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Complaint Review: WILLIAMSBURG TOWNHOMES - Garland Texas

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  • WILLIAMSBURG TOWNHOMES 1423 Forest Lane Garland, Texas USA

WILLIAMSBURG TOWNHOMES , Williamsburg Townhomes at 1423 Forest Lane, Garland, TX is running a SCAM.It's a ROACH INFESTED, CRIME RIDDEN, DILAPIDATED SLUM RUN BY FOREIGNERS WHO HAVE NO LIVABLE UNITS BUT THEY CONTINUE TO LIE TO PEOPLE TO LIKE THEIR TOWNHOMES ARE SAFE AND CLEAN WHEN THEY ARE NOT. THEY ARE JUST ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM PEOPLE KNOWING ANY DAY THE CITY WILL SHUT THEM DOWN. Garland Texas

*Consumer Comment: THE RUMORS ARE TRUE, PLEASE FOLLOW WARNING

*Author of original report: INDYTONY78 YOU ARE THE OWNER. YOU ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, INCLUDING THE BBB, FILING THE SAME REPORT TRYING TO DEFEND THOSE RUNDOWN APARTMENTS. YOU ARE A SCAMMER.

*Consumer Comment: To the person writing the false statements

*Consumer Comment: HERE IS THE LIST OF SEX OFFENDERS AT THE SCAMMER WALTER MIELCZAREK, WALTER MIELCZARAK LOCATION

*Author of original report: Williamsburg Townhomes a "Nice" Community..NOT

*Consumer Comment: Peaceful and safe

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Beware of Williamsburg Townhomes located at 1423 Forest Lane, Garland, TX 75060. They are overrun with Felons, Crime and Drugs. I went to look at an apartment because they were so cheap and they advertise on Craigslist and when I went there they showed me a unit that had roaches everywhere. The lights were off. The carpet was old, smelly, dark and moldy. The place was falling in basically. I couldn't believe how much in disrepair it was. Their were cops swarming the place also as it is in a bad neighborhood. I have never seen so many police everywhere. It looked like a police state. 

They have one unit they always keep empty to show people and collect fees for running the application even though they knwo the unit isn't fit to live in. They keep the door wide open to passerby's walking by. Even dogs and cats can enter. Rodents of all sorts. 

AVOID THIS PLACE. I guess the fees they collect they use to pay the utilities on the place. Or something. I would rather sleep in the open rather than sleep in that dark, musty, moldy, roach infested rat trap. I'm serious. i believe its safer and more sanitary outside. Who knows what's in that carpet. They could have at least paid someone to clean the carpet but I guess the old man who looks to be from Iran doesn't understand that Americans don't want carpet that reeks with odor. YUCK!

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#6 Consumer Comment

THE RUMORS ARE TRUE, PLEASE FOLLOW WARNING

AUTHOR: CAMKAY! - (USA)

POSTED: Friday, September 01, 2017

Unfortunately i am living breathing proof that the apartments are running a complete scam. Unfortunately all the rumors are completely true.
The lease is up at my current apartment complex and so i was in search of a new place to call home. With time not on my side, i signed up for an apartment locator in hopes that the service would alleviate me of the search. I received a text from the apartment complex itself and they said they were running a move in special with no deposits on one and two bedroom town homes with 1.5 baths for 400 and 580 a month and a 80 dollar application fee. I drive up to the complex noticing that its not a very welcoming property as there are a lot of maintenance issues that were noticed before even entering the apartment. I was met outside by a gentleman that looked very busy showing multiple other applicants in need of a place to stay the homes that were advertised on there website. Speaking very fast, he walked me through the strip of warn down homes in search of one with the door open. He stated that he had 8 town homes were available and that 4 apartments were available however it didn't look like he had that many units in the entire complex much less un-inhabited. I step into the home that he led me into and he instructed me to look at the apartment and get back to him outside as he was showing other families property at the same time. I looked around and noticed the one and a half bath he stated was actually just one bathroom with multiple doors. The smelly, damp, and dirty dark blue carpet was covering up some extremely old wooden floors that were weak making sure that every step was heard. The wooden ceiling was held up by poorly painted off white (as if a smoker had been smoking in them for years.) color. with the paint dripped down to the moldy green colored accent wall to the pepto bismal pink colored wall across. My first thought was to run, but i kept an open mind knowing that i don't have any time to be picky. After assuring myself that it would be better than living in my car, i walk up the stairs in fear for my life that a stair would give out. and i would fall through, I noticed the one bathroom that was mentioned earlier was the first room you see, followed buy a connecting room which would be assumed to be the master bedroom. The room was decent size, and the window covered an entire wall, as if there was a balcony there but there wasn't. It was then i noticed that there were no light sockets throughout the entire building. not even the bathroom had a single light bulb or place to screw one in. I went into the other bedroom and noticed that it had a decent sized closet with another closet on the other side of the room, very dirty and cracked windows, and all rooms kept the dark dirty and neglected look that seemed to have matched the look of the entire complex. The smell of damp carpet was something that kept my attention as i kept telling myself that i needed a place to live and that i could make any place look livable. With the price of the two bedroom sad excuse as a town home. I went outside and told the gentleman i would like move in as soon as possible. He walked past me and told me that the application was 80 dollars and that i could pick it up in the office. I went to the office and i grabbed an application, gave the gentleman my last 80 dollars and filled it out. I later went online to do some research on the area and found that several complaints had be made regarding this apartment home denying a lot of people based off various ridiculous findings, like someone getting in trouble back in 1993, or something along those lines. Although there is no questions regarding felonies or arrests except for when they specifically ask if you have been arrested for a sexual charge, but I put that i have a DWI on my record anyways on the side of the application however most were getting denied for withholding truth on the application. Its not withholding truth if the question wasn't even asked. I was told from the person that gave me the paper that the apartment approval process was decided by retired ex law enforcement that still use there database to do background checks. After 3 had passed since i turned in my application i give the apartment complex a call and was told that due to my credit that i was denied. However i checked my credit and have A+ credit, with perfect renter history and no serious criminal background. As I went into more detail into my search i found that my credit wasn't even ran. Nobody had even checked it. So they had absolutely no reason to deny me which gave me more of a reason to do some more research. I sent two boys out there as undercover interviewers, They acted as if they were in need of an apartment and they interviewed the property manager with questions regarding the complex complaints online. It was documented that the property manager got extremely nervous and would not make any type of eye contact as he told the boys to apply if they wanted to, without giving any suggestions on if it would be approved or not. He mentioned the process of the approval and the process, he lied a lot and said that he had no evictions in the last 9 years due to screening for good tenants, but later the boys went back to the property dressed in less professional attire and interviewed the tenants who were proud to say they sold drugs, had been evicted from multiple houses, and that the gentleman was running a scam just collecting application fees from the people like me with no where to go. Unfortunately this gentleman took the very last of my money scamming me into an apartment that many have tried and 100% of them were denied. I am now homeless as time is up, and i have no more money too apply for other places. Please learn from my mistake and save yourself from the terrible road blocks that i am currently experiencing and just believe what you read on the internet regarding this place. I thought it was a bunch of upset people that didn't get approved, but they are all 100% correct, and i wish i had listened to them before. PLEASE BEWARE THE SCAM ARTIST!!!

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#5 Author of original report

INDYTONY78 YOU ARE THE OWNER. YOU ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, INCLUDING THE BBB, FILING THE SAME REPORT TRYING TO DEFEND THOSE RUNDOWN APARTMENTS. YOU ARE A SCAMMER.

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POSTED: Friday, October 16, 2015

Williamsburg Townhomes Owner and Secretary are SCAMMING THE PUBLIC!

THE BBB HAS GIVEN THE APARTMENTS AN "F" RATING!

READ THEIR ONLINE REVIEWS!

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There is nothing I hate worse than a SCAMMER.

 

Someone who PREYS on the VULNERABLE and the DESPERATE for FINANCIAL GAIN.

 

The Owner of Williamsburg Townhomes, WALTER MIELCZAREK, is NOTHING BUT A SCAMMER.


WHY DID YOU ALL LIE LIKE YOU CALLED MY HR WHEN MY HR REPORTED NO ONE CALLED? WHY ARE THEIR MULTIPLE REPORTS ALL OVER GOOGLE FROM OTHER PEOPLE SAYING THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM?

 

WHY ARE YOU TELLING PEOPLE THEY HAVE JUDGEMENTS WHEN THEY HAVE NO JUDGEMENTS?

WHY ARE YOU SHOWING AN EMPTY APARTMENT THAT YOU KNOW IS UNINHABITABLE BECAUSE IT IS UNLIVEABLE!

SEXUAL PREDATORS AND FELONS EVERYWHERE. DRUGS, CRIMES, POVERTY AND POLICE IS ALL YOU WILL SEE AT WILLIAMSBURG TOWNHOMES IN GARLAND TEXAS.

WHY ARE YOU AND YOUR SCAMMER SO-CALLED 'SECRETARY' NOT INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT THE SEX OFFENDERS YOU HAVE WALKING AROUND THE APARTMENT? LIVING IN THE APARTMENT? ALL SOMEONE HAS TO DO IS A SEX OFFENDER CHECK ON GOOGLE BY RUNNING YOUR ADDRESS!

WHY ARE YOU LYING LIKE THE AREA IS NOT A DRUG INFESTED, CRIME RIDDLED AREA WHEN I PASSED SEVERAL COPS IN LESS THAN A MILE FROM YOUR APARTMENT! WHEN I SAW NOTHING BUT CRACKHEADS AND THE DESTITUTE WALKING AROUND YOUR APARTMENTS!

THE MEDIA SHOULD RUN A STORY ABOUT YOU SCAMMERS. SCAMMING THE PUBLIC. 

YOUR COMPLAINTS ARE PILING UP ONLINE!

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#4 Consumer Comment

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AUTHOR: Indytony78 - (USA)

POSTED: Monday, September 28, 2015

 Listen you are entitled to your opinion, however, that being said. I am not an employee, or owner, i only have a friend that lives there and i visit frequently. Again i maintain your accusations to be false for the majority of your statement. My friends apartment does not have roaches, rats or any other type of rodent or pest. On the few occasions a pest problem has presented itself (which is pretty common place in Texas and especially right next to a large creek) the landlords have responded in a timely fashion and resolved my friends issues. I welcome you to come sit at the entrance for a 24 hour time period and tell me how many cops you see enter the property, (most likely none, there is the occasional cop who drives thru just as they do any neighborhood), hope many drug transactions you see happen on property, (i have never witnessed any and ive been there at all times of the day and night), how many vehicles that actually pull up with that bumping stereo crap, (again, none of that), hmm, any other of your accusations.... You are obviously offended that you were turned down to live here, so most likely something about your situation didn't fit. Funny thing is must people know before they even apply that this is a second chance apartment, thus you must have had something in your background that prevented you from renting here. Oh and to your comment about calling code enticement, yeah they are here regularly, probably in part bc of people like you, funny thing, the city still hasn't shut the place down, maybe that's another sign that your complaint is bogus. Bottom line is this, it is a privately own and operated business, the owners/managers can be selective to whom they approve and whom they deny, it is a peaceful place and there is a great balance of people living there. I know that some of the tenants have even express concern to the owners when a trouble maker moves in. So find something more constructive to do with your time and leave these folks alone. Again i do no live there, represent the apartments in any way, i am only a frequent guest of a resident and have always found the place safe and pleasant. AND TO CLARIFY I'M SAYING YOUR CLAIM IS A COMPLETE FABRICATION

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#3 Consumer Comment

HERE IS THE LIST OF SEX OFFENDERS AT THE SCAMMER WALTER MIELCZAREK, WALTER MIELCZARAK LOCATION

AUTHOR: James - (United States of America)

POSTED: Saturday, August 15, 2015

These people are running a scam. They are conning members of the public into paying application fees when they aren't processing applications. They just LIE to people like they have judgements or their income could not be verified. When people have NO JUDGEMENTS and their employers state they were NOT CALLED.

DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE.

The owner, WALTER MIELCZAREK, and his secretary are SCUM.

I did a simple google search of sex offenders at (((REDACTED)))Garland, TX and it came back with TWO Sex Offenders from the Texas Department of Public Safety site. I have attached the image as I took a screen shot of the webpage. 

The apartments are falling down. Unlivable basically. Very dirty and nasty. Soggy floors, the roof is falling in and they have all sorts of characters in and out. The owner has even gone to the BBB and other sites to put FAKE REVIEWS. He is under the FAKE NAME "TONY M." Talking about how those crime infested, dirty run down apartments are "nice".

He is SUCH a liar.

DO NOT TRUST THESE PEOPLE. WALTER MIELCZAREK HAS ONE FAKE POSITIVE REVIEW ON THE BBB'S WEBSITE UNDER A FALSE NAME BECAUSE THE BBB SENDS LETTERS TO THE COMPANY TO APPROVE OR DENY THEIR OWN REVIEWS.

Now HOW is "THAT" FAIR??

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#2 Author of original report

Williamsburg Townhomes a "Nice" Community..NOT

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POSTED: Saturday, August 01, 2015

The rebettual from IndyTony78 is a total lie. Just a garbage lie. I know it must have been placed by the Owner of these ragtad, run down, crime infested apartments. All anyone would have to do is drive by Williamsburg Townhomes and ask to see the UNITS. Even an older apartment complex if its been taken care of can still be nice. Some of the nicest buildings in the world have been remodeled from time to time to keep them looking nice. Broken Windows, Rat Droppings, Roaches, Fridges falling over, Stoves that are discolored and sinking into the floor, A roof that appeared soggy and was falling in, Carpet that is old and mildewy, Lights fixtures that do not work, Badly peeling paint, carpet that was so old and in such a need of replacement that the smell alone was so bad the folks had to keep the door of the apartment wide open  which let animals run inare NOT the standard for apartments. Frankly, Williamsburg Townhomes are the WORST apartments I've EVER seen. The place is a SCAM. An utter SCAM. The owner and the crackhead who works in the office are SCAMMING PEOPLE out of their application fees and these two despicable individuals are building up quite the online reputation. When I placed my complaint I came across SEVERAL OTHERS. Even the Better Business Bureau has given this apartment an "F" RATING

Here's my take.. The owner and his crackhead secretary "She looks to be either a methhead or a crackhead but one can easily tell she has strong drug use" or most likely from some extremely poor Eastern European country. I've never seen the owner but this woman is clearly from Easter Europe (going by her looks and accent) and they are trying to carve out a living at ALL COSTS in the U.S. by PREYING ON THE POOREST AMERICANS, who are MOSTLY MINORITIES THAT ARE ON HARD TIMES. Williamsburg Townhomes, located in Garland, is in an extremely poor impoverished area with a HIGH police presence. I have never seen so many police and crackheads, etc. Walking around. When you drive up in the apartments you quickly discern how much of a DUMP the place is. 

These folks do not have the money to rehab this place (which should be CONDEMNED by the City of Garland) so they try to CON THE PUBLIC out of money to help them do it and they do this by running FALSE ADS on craigslist and the Green Sheet of Dallas telling people they have an available unit when in fact they do not. They have units that are in such a state of disrepair that they know the city of Garland would NEVER let them rent them out because they would never pass CODE INSPECTION. As a matter of fact, that's what I'll do come Monday morning. FILE A CODE INSPECTION COMPLAINT with the CITY OF GARLAND. I saw NUMEROUS CODE INFRACTIONS but people just have to report them. The units are not liveable. They get people whose only other option is being HOMELESS and they sucker them out of their application fees.

There are people who are being denied because they failed the background check when they DON'T HAVE A BACKGROUND. When they pull their credit reports, etc. NO BACKGROUND CHECK HAS BEEN RUN! NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN ASSESSED! When they call their employers HR Department NO EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED! This is all a BIG SHAM. EVERYONE IS NOT LYING ON THESE PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE TELLING THE TRUTH. THESE FOLKS ARE CROOKS. GOOGLE THEIR COMPLAINTS YOURSELF! Just Google "Williamsburg Townhomes Garland Texas Complaints" or something similar and you will see the complaints. Posted by various people at different times. ALL ALLEGING THE SAME THING. THAT THEY WERE CONNED.

 

The Owner of Williamsburg Townhomes in Garland, TX and His Secretary are:

CROOKS

CON ARTISTS

SCAMMERS

I ALSO NEVER SAW ANY OTHER WORKERS OTHER THAN THESE TWO. 

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#1 Consumer Comment

Peaceful and safe

AUTHOR: Indytony78 - (USA)

POSTED: Friday, July 31, 2015

 I have a friend who lives here and have been there several times in the 3 years he's lived there. I have never witnessed anything this person is describing. I have left my windows down and nothing had ever happened to anything in my vehicle. Management is always very friendly and knows tenants by name. Through taking with management and my resident friend, new tenants are screened to ensure the community remains quiet and safe for all current residents. I've been in a few apartments, including a couple they show and even though they are older apartments they all are in good condition. People need to remember these were built in the 50's, that's over 60 years of people living in them, yes they are going to show signs of age, everything including people show age at 60 years. The community is always quiet, none of that loud bumping car music, people there have respect for their neighbors. I, in over 3 years I've been going there and I go a few nights a week, have never seen cops "swarming" around, and if they are referring to the police in forest lane, hello, the police station is 2 blocks away, of course they are on forest, but that's what makes me feel safe and my friend too because you know the cops are seconds away. Again, this persons review is completely bogus, if you're honest with the landlords they will take care of you, if you try and play games or bs them about your past they will not rent to you.

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