Ripoff Report Needs Your Help!
X  |  CLOSE
Report: #245068

Complaint Review: Robert L. Jensen & Associates - Fresno California

  • Submitted:
  • Updated:
  • Reported By: Fresno California
  • Author Confirmed What's this?
  • Why?
  • Robert L. Jensen & Associates 2160 N. Fine Avenue Fresno, California U.S.A.

Show customers why they should trust your business over your competitors...

Is this
Report about YOU
listed on other sites?
Those sites steal
Ripoff Report's
content.
We can get those
removed for you!
Find out more here.
How to fix
Ripoff Report
If your business is
willing to make a
commitment to
customer satisfaction
Click here now..

Robert L. Jensen & Associate is one of the big companies in central valley who manages from residential to commercial properties, but despite of what the company manages. The concern for many people here in central valley is the company work ethics, honesty and integrity.

Robert L. Jensen & Associate hired managers to manage buildings such as apartment's complex, but there have been numerous incident involving integrity, honesty and how their employee's (managements) treating their tenants. The company been known to mysteriously misplaced numerous tenants paper works, such as tenants contracts and other legal documents. The company then turned around and raises the rent amount from $50 to $100. This maybe okay, if it's done with honesty and integrity. Instead this was not the case for many tenants, especially the tenants who is on a signed contract for a certain time period.

When the tenants received notice that their rent is being raised, they were surprised, because they wonder how can the company and its manager raised their rent when the tenants is on a signed contract. So the tenants went to the manager office and asked the manager why their rent is being raised when they have signed a contract for a certain time period. The manager looked into the tenants files and said,we don't have your contract in our files.

My question is, how can a company and its manager misplaced tenants contracts when there is one file for each unit? Well, let's see, maybe the company and its manager trying to pull a fast one or better yet practicing dishonest business.

The company and its manager also been known to be racially motivated and incompetent about their job, especially when it comes to responding to tenants complaints. One particular manager who works for Robert L. Jensen & Associate seem to allowed only there people of color into the complex, ever since the company took over the complex about 1.5 years ago. The complex used to be more divers and now many tenants had moved due to various reasons, but the reason boiled down to the way managements treating their tenants, with poor attitude and unprofessional degrading manner.

The Tenants and Landlord Laws stated that landlords may not discriminate a potential renter base on color, creed, races etc., but yet this particular manager (Rick Larson) from Robert L. Jensen & Associate does it freely.

Who to punish this company and its associate? Well maybe if the company and its associate are to be exposed to the media, maybe and just maybe then, they will stop being a races b*****d and treat their tenants with a little more respect and dignity and maybe do their job with some integrity.

Sometime people who rent an apartment's wonder, when you come across an apartment manger that is dishonest and have no integrity or moral values. What would you do for those who don't have a voice of their own? The people who rent an apartment sometime feared that they would get rip off of their deposit or even be treated poorly, especially for those who don't understand about the Tenants and Landlord Laws.
Now I'm not saying I'm an expert in the Tenants and Landlord Laws, but I do know when something is not right. I also know that honesty and integrity should come with the job description as well as treating people with respect and dignity and with a little common courtesy.

WARNING:

A PRIVIOUS TENANT OF BRIARWOOD APARTMENT RECEIVIED $80 OUT OF $700 SECURITY DEPOSIT

PRIOR TO MOVING IN, MANAGEMENT DID NOT DO A WALK THROUGH INSPECTION WITH THE TENANT

MANAGEMENT THEN TURN AROUND AND CHARGED THIS PRIVIOUS TENANT OUT RAGIOUS CHARGES

IT DOES NOT COST $300 TO CLEAN THE CARPET. CARPET CLEANING IS BETWEEN $55 TO $65, THIS IS WHAT THE CARPET CLEANING COMPANY CHARGED AT BRIARWOOD APARTMENT

ROBERT L. JENSEN AND ASSOCIATES HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT WITH THE FAIR HOUSING DEPARTMENT

KNOW YOU RIGHTS AS A RENTER!!!!!!!!!

F.Y.I

ALL TENANTS AT BRIARWOOD

THE COMPLEX YOU ARE CURRENTLY RESIDING IN IS MANAGED BY
ROBERT L. JENSEN & ASSOCIATES
2160 NORTH FINE, FRESNO, CA 93727
559-252-4525

IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE BEEN DISCRIMINATED, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF FAIR HOUSING IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
559-244-2950

SECURITY DEPOSIT

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN YOU DEPARTURE YOUR UNIT: MANAGEMENT HAS THREE WEEKS AFTER YOU DEPARTURE FROM YOUR UNIT TO REFUND YOUR DEPOSIT AND/OR NOTIFY YOU OF THE CHARGES. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASKED FOR ITEMIZE CHARGES AND CONDUCT YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION FOR ANY POSSIBLE DISHONESTY WITHIN THE COMPANY OR YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE IF YOU FEEL THE COMPANY HAVE COMMITTED FRAUD

There is no longer a formal distinction among tenant deposits, i.e., security, cleaning, last month rent, pet, key, waterbed deposits, etc. California recognizes only a unitary security deposit. This is defined as any advance payment to the landlord to be used to remedy defaults in rent payments, repair of damage to the premises exclusive of normal wear and tear, cleaning upon vacation by the tenant, or to restore damage to specified landlord personal property in the custody of the tenant where the rental agreement so provides. Landlords may not charge any non-refundable deposits or "fees" {Civil Code Sec. 1950.5}.

The statute implies, but does not explicitly require, that this deposit be held separate by the landlord. Payment of interest is not required by State law, but several local jurisdictions do require it. Landlords who own rentals in Berkeley, Cotati, East Palo Alto, Hayward, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Santa Monica, Watsonville and West Hollywood must pay interest to tenants on deposits. Call the applicable rent board, city clerk or apartment association for further information or requirements.

The security deposit may not exceed three months' rent if the premises are rented furnished, two months rent if they are rented unfurnished. An amount equal to an extra one-half months rent if the tenant has a waterbed {Civil Code Sec. 1950.5}.

Within three weeks (21 days) of the date the tenant vacates the landlord must provide an accounting of any charges to the deposit in writing. The landlord may not charge for repairs, cleaning, etc., above and beyond reasonable wear and tear. The accounting may be mailed to the tenant's last known address together with any refund due. Failure to do this in bad faith subjects the landlord to any actual damage suffered by the tenant, as determined by the court, plus statutory damages of up to $600 {Civil Code Sec. 1950.5}.

When the landlord sells the property, before title passes, he must elect to refund any unused portions of tenant deposits to the tenants, with an accounting similar to the one mentioned above, or to transfer the unused portions of such deposits to the new owner through escrow, together with such accounting. Failure to do so subjects the new owner to joint and several liability with the old owner to any aggrieved tenants for damages {Civil Code Sec. 1950.5}.

Dylan
Fresno, California
U.S.A.

This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 04/21/2007 01:02 AM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/robert-l-jensen-associates/fresno-california-93727-1539/robert-l-jensen-associates-briarwood-apartment-management-are-races-rip-people-off-fr-245068. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content

Search for additional reports

If you would like to see more Rip-off Reports on this company/individual, search here:

Report & Rebuttal
Respond to this report!
What's this?
Also a victim?
What's this?
Repair Your Reputation!
What's this?

Updates & Rebuttals

REBUTTALS & REPLIES:
0Author
6Consumer
0Employee/Owner

#6 Consumer Suggestion

Actions you can take against the dis-honest managers

AUTHOR: The Reporter - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, December 09, 2008

You have stated that the tenants at Briarwood apartments complained to Robert L. Jensen and Associates, about the problems with the managers there. Have they contacted the fair housing board to voice their complaints?

I myself have been in contact with Robert L. Jensen, about illegal business practices in regards to how they have items removed from the premises. They use a little "mom and pop" business that goes by the name of Millers Hauling and Cleanup. This business has been known to remove items belonging to present tenants, while removing items left by previous tenants. They are an older hillbilly looking couple, that pull around an old bet up trailer, behind their pickup. They are working without a CA# (which is required by Ca. state law and D.O.T) , and without a current business license.

I have called an notified Robert L. Jensen about this issue, and it looks like they still use them. Plus, the man who runs that business is a registered sex offender, and the woman is an ex-con. This just goes to show that Robert L.Jensen is not responding, and taking adequate action to preserve the safety, and well being of their tenants. Due to this information I know of first hand, I would have to say tell anyone you know renting from Robert L. Jensen, SEEK LEGAL ADVICE IMMEDIATELY.

People have the idea they can't win against a big company like them, but when it comes to the renter , in California, the law is there to protect your rights, and safety. The bottom line is simple, when in doubt, seek out professional help. I feel for anyone dealing with that company, they are as bad a J.D. Home Rentals, and Sayland Properties, and a few other rental companies here in Fresno,Ca.

Respond to this report!
What's this?

#5 Author of original report

RESPONSED TO REBUTTAL

AUTHOR: Dylan - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, April 21, 2007

The tennants does have the lease agreement, but the company still tried to pull a fast one. It is sad that there are managers who manages apartment complexs that practices dishonest business.

Respond to this report!
What's this?

#4 Author of original report

RESPONSED TO REBUTTAL

AUTHOR: Dylan - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, April 21, 2007

The tennants does have the lease agreement, but the company still tried to pull a fast one. It is sad that there are managers who manages apartment complexs that practices dishonest business.

Respond to this report!
What's this?

#3 Author of original report

RESPONSED TO REBUTTAL

AUTHOR: Dylan - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, April 21, 2007

The tennants does have the lease agreement, but the company still tried to pull a fast one. It is sad that there are managers who manages apartment complexs that practices dishonest business.

Respond to this report!
What's this?

#2 Author of original report

RESPONSED TO REBUTTAL

AUTHOR: Dylan - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, April 21, 2007

The tennants does have the lease agreement, but the company still tried to pull a fast one. It is sad that there are managers who manages apartment complexs that practices dishonest business.

Respond to this report!
What's this?

#1 Consumer Comment

It is very hard to believe that renters are not given a copy of the lease they sign.

AUTHOR: Edward - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Saturday, April 21, 2007

It is just possible that you do things much differently in California. In every state that I have ever lived in where I have had to rent, I have always been given a copy of the rental agreement. I also have been given a walk-thru sheet that I fill out, and then I xerox a copy for myself. I would then get the office to initial and date my copy.

You wrote that the tenants have gone to the office to complain about monthly rates being raised, even though they have term contract. That the office mysteriously loses the renters contract. Are you claiming that no renter is given a copy of their lease? If you are expecting everyone to believe that no copy of a lease is given to the tenants, you asking for too much. Good luck to you.

Respond to this report!
What's this?
Featured Reports

Advertisers above have met our
strict standards for business conduct.

X
What do hackers,
questionable attorneys and
fake court orders have in common?
...Dishonest Reputation Management Investigates Reputation Repair
Free speech rights compromised

WATCH News
Segment Now