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Complaint Review: John Boone Huston - Warsaw Ohio

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  • John Boone Huston 23841 Township Road53 Warsaw, Ohio USA

John Boone Huston Home for rent in Downey, ca Warsaw Ohio

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I was looking for a house for rent on April 24, 2016 for me and my family and came upon an ad that advertised a house for rent in Downey, Ca for 900.00 a month and utilities paid. I sent an email to the poster asking for more information on the house for rent and pictures.

On April 26, 2016 I recieved an email back from a so called John Boone Huston. This is what his email read " 

Thanks for your email and interest in renting my House. My name is John Boone Huston. I am the owner of the House you are making inquiry of…Actually I resided in the House with my family, Presently my House is still available for rent, (rental ready includes utilities) More so Now, My family and i are currently in (Ohio) for an International Christian Missionary. Please i want you to note that i spent a lot on my property that i want to give to you for rent so i will solicit for your absolute maintenance of this House and want you to treat it as your own, It is not the money that is the main problem but i want you to keep it tidy at all time so that i will be glad to see it in a perfect condition when i come for a check up. I know how hard is it for someone to earn 1$ nowadays because the money doesn't come easily and that is why I make it fair in putting the rent for so low for someone to be able to afford every month. I also want you to let me have trust in you as i always stand on my word. My wife and i bought the House when we got married. When we left the state I had a thought of selling the House so I had to look for an agent, after getting one, we got a deal but later my wife advised against that and saying it is of no use selling the property we just have to rent it out to someone who can take good care of it till we return. The House is available for a Long and short term lease, As long as you wish to rent. I saw senses in her advice and i accepted it. So I contacted the agent back and requested for my keys and documents. I do not work with the property agent any more due to the fact that their charges are very high so am renting my beautiful family home on my own and we seek the best responsible tenant to live and maintain our property. Because of this reason and more we need a responsible person that can take very good care of it as we are not after the money, but want it to be clean and for you to take it as if it were yours. The House is located at: (((REDACTED))) Downey, CA (((REDACTED)))  
 
Bedroom: 2
Bathroom: 1
The rent is: $900
Security Deposit: $800
Pets Allowed: All Pets
Availability: Available Now for move in.
 
At the end of the email he included a so called rent application asking for my name, work phone, how many people will be staying in the house, any pets, my monthly income, my proffesion, when i expect to move in, ect. Towards the bottom of the email he also included "NOTE: You may drive by anytime to view the House from the outside and living environment of the House as you won't be able to inspect the Interior of the House because i have the keys/document of the House with me. It is located in a cool, quiet and safe neighborhood. Looking Forward to read back from you with the rental application form so we can proceed.
 
On April 26, 2016 I replied and told him i was interested in renting the house I asked how much was needed to move in and when or how I will be getting the keys. 
 
On April 27, 2016 he responded "I am asking $1700 for total move in cost and i will be mailing them out to the accepted tenant via FedEx, But at first get back to me with the rental application form so we can proceed further more. I filled out the application and emailed it back to him.
 
The same day he email me back saying " Congratulations!! your application was approved and that I will be getting the keys and paperwork to the house in 24 hours as he will be sending it by Fed Ex overnight. Then he included pictures of the inside of the house. In addition, also made me verify my address information and included the contents of the package he was sending which was 
1) The entrance and the rooms Keys.
2) Receipt of payment.
3) Lease Agreement Form.
 
Almost immediately after he sent this email i recieved a text message from him from area code (336) which is from North Carolina. He asked if I had the security deposit available now and I told him if its okay to send him 400.00 today and 400.00 once I recieve the keys, he said "okay thats fine". He then told me i will be making the payment via Money Gram. I read alot of scam artist who use money gram in the past but what made it strange was he was okay with me sending 400.00. Usually a scam artist will try to get you to send the entire amount. So he gave me his wife's information. 
 
I told my wife about this house and that this man was willing to let us make 400.00 now and 400.00 after and she was stoked. After all this was our first time actually renting and moving out to a house of our own since we have been living with my mom, my wife and my two kids. My two kids go to school in Downey which is another reason why I was excited to move there as it was closer to school for them. After my wife picked up the kids from school she passed by the house and seen there was a sign on the lawn that read "For Rent" and it had contact information to an property agency company.
 
I contact Mr. Boone imediately and asked him if he indeed was the owner. He said, yes. He also included the rent was higher before when he had an agent but now he is renting the place on his own because an agent charges too much. I sent the 400.00 that day and provided him the information and he said he will text me once he sends out the keys.
 
On April 28, 2016 I asked if there was any update on the package and he responded, " I will be going to mail them out soon. About 3 hours later he send me a text saying he already sent out the keys and provided me with the tracking number and also included a picture of the shipping label. Told him thank you, and that I was going to let him know when I got the package. He then asked for me to send the additional 400.00 because his wife was asking for us to make the payment. So since he provided me with the labell and tracking information i sent him the additional 400.00.
 
On Friday April 29, 2016 I sent him a text on my way to work asking him if he sent the package because i had inputted the tracking information on my phone but I was not getting any updates. All i said was "shipping label created. He replied the package will be delivered today. It seems they are having some problem with services but you will get it today.
 
About a few hours I checked the tracking information and still no updates. I sent Mr. Boone a text asking about any updates on the package and he replied, "call your wife now, she will tell you what we talked about".
 
I got home that day and my wife said she talked to Mr. Boone on the phone and apparently he said the package was returned back to him because Fed Ex wasn't able to deliver the package because it contained house keys and legal documents. And Mr. Boone was also requesting for us to send him the additional 900.00 which would of made (1,700) so he can re-send the package. 
 
By that time I was fed up and told my wife I was not going to send him anymore money because that was not the deal we had agreed upon. The deal was 400 then 400 after the keys were recieved. I sent Mr. Boone a text explaining my frustration and also telling him that any issues between Fed Ex and him were his problem. I provided my part of the deal and that he should do the same i don't care how he did it. He replied saying he was sorry for all that was happening but just needed the 900.00 to re-send the package and will also give us 2 months of free rent.
 
On April 30, 2016 I asked him my wife wanted to know if he was sending the package or if he was returning my money back....(no answer). After text after text that I was sending him asking for an answer he responded 5 hours later with " I don't know what to say. I have pleaded with you and your family that i am so sorry for the inconvenience so when I make the 900 payment I will get the keys for sure.
 
I replied that I wanted my money back and that I found another house to rent and wanted to use that money for the down payment. About 6 text messages later and phone calls (all at different times) I still haven't heard from him.
 
 

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