The apartments located at 220 Georgia Ave. in Lorain are owned by two slumlords.  Slumlords who have allowed their property to become infested with cockroaches and are blatantly ignoring severe housing & fire code violations.   On 10/17/2018 the Lorain County Health Inspector received a tip from a concerned renter who reported the multitude of issues.

The tenant who has lived at the property for more than a year stated the following: “There are no fire extinguishers, the smoke detectors in the hallway’s don’t work.  There aren’t any smoke detectors in the apartments.  In winter time you get homeless people that sleep in the hall-way, there’s been cockroaches here for going on two years.  There’s also been bed bug outbreaks here since I’ve been here and for all I know they have only been dormant for the past 6 months or so.  I’ve never seen the owner and the landlord does nothing about it.  Absolutely nothing”.  In addition, immediately after it was discovered that the Health Department had been contacted the woman received a threat that she would more than likely be facing eviction for her report.  That’s illegal…

The landlord of the property is a man named “Brian”.  Brian operates as the face of the company for the owners (we cover them in detail below) who reside in California.  The apartments maintenance employee is a live-in tenant named “Josh”.  Josh has no certification, experience or training in maintaining an apartment complex (unless you consider smoking crack and getting paid cash in return for performing sexual favors with men a job or a skill).

The wonderful property is owned by the following slumlords: Brar Jasbir Singh & Brar Kanwaljit Kaurthat.  Both of whom bask in totally opposite living conditions than that of their tenants.  A lavish lifestyle would be putting it mildly for the Brar’s…  Their personal home in California (1721 Dashwood Dr Roseville, CA 95747) is valued at more than $600,000 and they have additional properties located in and around Lorain County that all in all total in the millions of dollars.  Tenants have reportedly never seen the two owners and are only in direct communication with the active landlord, Brian.  Proof of their ownership can be found below… 

Slumlord Warning:  Scumbagged.com is actively pursuing any and all slumlord submissions.  If you’re a slumlord and you intentionally screw your tenants over on their security deposits, force them to fix rodent issues (or refrain from fixing up your property in general) – expect to be held accountable.  Gone are the days of rinse and repeat outfits.  You will be thoroughly investigated, exposed and held accountable for your fuckery.

Health Inspection

The health inspector will be paying a visit to the apartments in the coming days to inspect and investigate the myriad of issues.  The complaints appear to be directly violating many health, housing and fire code violations.  Most of the apartments are in total disrepair and have holes in the walls, stained or missing carpeting, broken or leaking toilets and improper wiring.  The most severe issues are obviously from the two years worth of a cockroach infestation, no smoke detectors inside any of the apartments, the smoke detectors in the hallways don’t function and there isn’t a fire extinguisher located anywhere on the property.  In addition to these violations, any apartment complex that has more than two units is supposed to have a technical name for the premises.

COBRA Says:  A great fucking name for this place could be “The Cockroach & Bed Bug Inn” or “Slumlord’s Ailing Apts.”.  

Readers Note:  An update to this article will ensue after the inspection has been completed.

The Cost?

The cost of living in this dilapidated & destitute shit hole might come as a shocker as well.  Two bedroom units go for $475/month – $550/month depending on how many occupants.  For less than an additional $100/month tenants could rent apartments in the nearby city of North Ridgeville starting at $575/month (Hidden Creek Apartments).

Not So Fun Fact:  Tenants also cannot change the temperature in their own apartments.  The boiler is set to one flat setting which heats the entire building.  As a result those who reside on the bottom floor average a temperature of 93 degrees during the winter time.  Sheesh… 

A Questionable Deed

Upon further investigation into the rats nest it was discovered that the $350,000 price affixed with the purchase of the property in 2005 may be an illusion.  According to court documents the property was essentially handed over via what is known as a “Survivorship Deed”.  Interestingly enough a survivorship deed is generally utilized for married couples… Essentially if one were to pass away – the survivor would be entitled to the parcel(s).  However in this case, the deed clearly passed to both Mr. & Mrs. Brar which means neither have passed.

Furthermore, the company that owns PIERCE PROPERTIES II., LTD is hidden by a registered agent out of Elyria, and therefore the original owners name isn’t public.  Interestingly enough, the structure of PIERCE PROPERTIES II. isn’t something that’s exactly parallel to the way the Brar’s operate.  As it stands, all properties are held within their personal names and have zero corporate structure whatsoever.  It’s the little things that make you wonder… Let the digging begin, aye?  

The Bottom Line:  If you live here simply do some of the following things.  1.)  File a complaint within the courts related to the variety of issues.  Until all issues are rectified you will not be required to pay rent and cannot be evicted during the process.  2.) Place calls, take pictures and have documentation ready to provide to health inspectors and or any and all court matters.  3.)  Think about suing the owners for negligent behavior & 4.)  Sincerely consider moving…

SCUMBAGGED Tip:  It’s unbelievable that people allow their properties to become so dilapidated.  When fully rented, the total yearly income of this shit-hole equates to $60,000 per year.  This is a huge tax write-off property and ladled with tax incentives due to it being in a lower income and higher unemployment city.  Most people wouldn’t give two fucks about this in ordinary circumstances.  Unfortunately for these owners, Scumbagged.com isn’t an ordinary site and therefore they now have to held accountable and liable for their disastrous and declining investment…

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