Comments on: Several tenants of The Grove housing complex frustrated with quality of apartments http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/ The University of Maine student newspaper since 1875 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Puttin on the Ritz http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77692 Puttin on the Ritz Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:50:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77692 Ah, The Grove... where you can reach out of your window each morning and pick fresh fruit out of the tree. One couldn't ask for a more sophisticated residence. Water stains? Oh, you must be mistaking them for the subtle wallpaper molding. Cheap plumbing that frequently freezes? That's just the kind of edgy and modern workmanship I'm looking for. My friends, it's frivolity with a touch of frugality. Ah, The Grove… where you can reach out of your window each morning and pick fresh fruit out of the tree. One couldn’t ask for a more sophisticated residence. Water stains? Oh, you must be mistaking them for the subtle wallpaper molding. Cheap plumbing that frequently freezes? That’s just the kind of edgy and modern workmanship I’m looking for. My friends, it’s frivolity with a touch of frugality.

]]> By: Amanda http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77652 Amanda Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:38:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77652 When is the last time you needed an air conditioner in Maine anyway? If it's that hot outside, go to the lake. When is the last time you needed an air conditioner in Maine anyway? If it’s that hot outside, go to the lake.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77635 Anonymous Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:14:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77635 I rather think what we are saying is, your health should come first. I rather think what we are saying is, your health should come first.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77634 Anonymous Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:12:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77634 There is also a thing called 'Warranty of Habitability'. This issue sounds like it fits. The effected students should move out. I realize that is not always easy but I would be looking elsewhere. There is also a thing called ‘Warranty of Habitability’. This issue sounds like it fits. The effected students should move out. I realize that is not always easy but I would be looking elsewhere.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77633 Anonymous Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:02:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77633 Why don't you stop paying rent, put it in escrow, find another place to live. I think you are justified. Maybe you should organize a move out. That will get their attention. This really does sound like very shoddy work. Maybe the builder's name is on the application or permits at city hall. Why don’t you stop paying rent, put it in escrow, find another place to live. I think you are justified. Maybe you should organize a move out. That will get their attention. This really does sound like very shoddy work. Maybe the builder’s name is on the application or permits at city hall.

]]> By: Ashley Willow Johnson http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77569 Ashley Willow Johnson Thu, 31 Jan 2013 03:45:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77569 you heard wrong you heard wrong

]]> By: anonme 527 http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77263 anonme 527 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:50:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77263 http://campuscrestcares.com/ http://campuscrestcares.com/

]]> By: anonme 527 http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77262 anonme 527 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:47:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77262 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/acuho/talkingstick_20090910/index.php?startid=48 http://www.campuscrest.com/about/board.asp http://studenthousingbusiness.com/latest-news/1847-campus-crest-closes-construction-financing-and-increases-line-of-credit-student-housing.html http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/acuho/talkingstick_20090910/index.php?startid=48

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]]> By: anonme 527 http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77260 anonme 527 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:26:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77260 typical laws for rentals usually carry a clause that safety and maintenance costs not fixed by the owner after repeated requests and probably a certain duration of time can be deducted from the rental payment. people affected by problems may want to look into the specifics of that. similar rules hold true for contractors. just because it wasn't caught on final inspection, doesn't mean that shoddy work is not the contractors responsibility to fix. If past activity is any judge, this place could be an accident waiting to happen....an ornamental balcony...really?..just because the building inspector didn't observe anything wrong, doesn't mean that the work isn't shoddy. after all, a few inspectors probably aren't going to turn on every light and every plumbing fixture to verify that each thing works properly, nor are they going to test the capacity of a balcony...sounds like a water problem in this case...mold, stains on the wall...more dangerous than it seems...not something to ignore. typical laws for rentals usually carry a clause that safety and maintenance costs not fixed by the owner after repeated requests and probably a certain duration of time can be deducted from the rental payment. people affected by problems may want to look into the specifics of that.
similar rules hold true for contractors. just because it wasn’t caught on final inspection, doesn’t mean that shoddy work is not the contractors responsibility to fix.
If past activity is any judge, this place could be an accident waiting to happen….an ornamental balcony…really?..just because the building inspector didn’t observe anything wrong, doesn’t mean that the work isn’t shoddy. after all, a few inspectors probably aren’t going to turn on every light and every plumbing fixture to verify that each thing works properly, nor are they going to test the capacity of a balcony…sounds like a water problem in this case…mold, stains on the wall…more dangerous than it seems…not something to ignore.

]]> By: N http://mainecampus.com/2012/09/21/several-tenets-of-the-grove-housing-complex-frustrated-with-quality-of-apartments/#comment-77241 N Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:51:00 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3745824#comment-77241 I live at the grove. I give this place 5-6 years before it completely falls apart. Judging by how much revenue this place makes (620 tenants x ~$530 x 12 mos. = around $4 million per year) they'll sell out right before it sinks into the ground with a healthy profit overall; that must be the game plan. I also wonder how much money they made off the clearcut. You'd think a place called 'The Grove' would manage to keep one single non-nursery-grown tree on its grounds... Glad I'm only here for one year. I live at the grove. I give this place 5-6 years before it completely falls apart. Judging by how much revenue this place makes (620 tenants x ~$530 x 12 mos. = around $4 million per year) they’ll sell out right before it sinks into the ground with a healthy profit overall; that must be the game plan. I also wonder how much money they made off the clearcut. You’d think a place called ‘The Grove’ would manage to keep one single non-nursery-grown tree on its grounds… Glad I’m only here for one year.

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