Submitted by LLoo21 t3_10edq1g in RhodeIsland
This is appalling. Do any of you know the landlord or any renters? I can't believe he gets away with this.
Edit to include link: https://upriseri.com/one-of-rhode-islands-top-slumlords-receives-a-sunday-morning-wake-up-call/
> Sounds like like we need to eat the rich
Couldn't be worse for you than eating lead, at least.
High fat, no protein
And often no (back)bone!
Those last 3 words are going to become the latest protest movement in the near future... im calling it now!
Or just have the State do its job. Right now the State is the one already eating the rich.
https://upriseri.com/one-of-rhode-islands-top-slumlords-receives-a-sunday-morning-wake-up-call/
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OP forgot the link. I don't know anyone affected by this but god damn do they have my support.
Yes!! This is the article that I read. Tried to attach the link but obviously failed. 🙄
This is eerily similar to what I endured as a tenant in Providence some years ago. These men dont give a fuck. They want their money even if their houses are dilapidated and hazardous. He won't pay up and fix a thing until he is forced to do so with a series of lawsuits, which are expensive to fund and time consuming. This guy isn't the only one doing this to Prov tenants. My slumlord was from MA, too. Collected 5 grand a month from a house filled with mold and lead. Wish the state would get involved. I'm glad their voices are being heard. I dont miss living in Providence.
I think they should renovate his home until it's up to the same standard he maintains in his rentals.
Everyone should go to tacobell and then make a deposit at his door, on the door, on the windows, just about anything basically.
Ooh wow I know this guy and he is a total piece of shit, not surprised to see his name in this article. Actually I'm thrilled he is being called out.
Eat the rich
My mom used to live on the corner of Cowessette and Coit avenue's and her landlord was illegally renting his basement to her. She didn't know this and when it was found out she ended up losing her place to live. He was a real asshole-he killed two of our cats because he didn't like them and screwed me out of $500 pay when I worked for his pool installation company (I was helping her with the rent-I guess he figured since it was going to him anyway it was OK to not bother paying me).
That's awful. So sorry you and your Mom endured this type of treatment.
Sounds like a good place to forget to turn off the stove
Ironically it's right across the street from where The Station nightclub used to be. Since she was a nurse my mom was out there helping the night the fire happened. I'm lucky I was living in Cali at the time as I almost never missed a Great White show whenever they played there.
Is this in reference to something specific?
At least this thread but I believe there have been others as well.
What is the recent Sunday Morning Wake Up Call being referred to?
Look at the top comment, friend.
Ah. Thanks. It wasn’t there when I commented.
Two Providence Journal stories. Both require subscriptions, but are good, long reads.
And here's the story about one family and lead poisoning at one of those properties
I hope to see updates! I'm convinced most of the multifamily, mill town style building that make up Providence's neighborhood are plagued with these problems. Rented one in Fed Hill where the absolute bare minimum would be done. This sounds even worse.
They will not touch paint unless someone complains. I bet they don't even check it to keep their consciences clean.
What the fuck do we do? How I see it;
A. Enforcement needs to be stepped up and we need to reevaluate standards for all of the buildings that are reaching a breaking point; we all know these in question were built around the same time. The one-off buildings that make up this city make it easy to hide all sorts of issues. I imagine going after a 20 story apartment building is a lot easier than 5 standalone 4 unit multis. That shouldn't be an excuse though.
B. I've always heard about the red tape surrounding building new. Is there truth to this? Might be something to address since the only new buildings I see are far out of my price range to rent solo. Although I'm definitely not making crazy money, I still consider my pay pretty good in comparison to those around my age/demographic.
C. Honestly more of us should probably get off our butts and protest/demonstrate. If it keeps going the way it is, this should naturally happen anyway. The more press coverage on the problem, the more pressure there is on our politicians.
Here's a link to the lengthy Providence Journal story about Anurag Sureka and Pioneer Investments LLC, which requires a subscription:
And here's the story about one family and lead poisoning, which requires a subscription.
Check Wayback Machine on Internet Archive (easy to Google!) to see if there's a cached version that bypasses the paywall.
Currently $1 for three months. Please consider a subscription.
I actually have one through work. Suggesting for those who can't justify even that, or simply don't want to. Many people may just want to read only that one article.
Webarchive for those who are paywalled:
Whenever I read disgusting stories like this (the slumlord not the poor victims) my blood boils. We still aren’t that far removed from The Jungle, are we?
Yes. Let’s do Walter Bronfart next
Found this on here. Seems quite a few previous renters have tried to warn others off about this POS. https://www.reddit.com/r/RhodeIsland/comments/smhmtp/anurag_sureka_aka_pioneer_investments/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
This shit pisses me off as a landlord, there's still plenty of money to be made without absolutely fucking every tenant you have. It's a shame when greed wins over self pride.
I was hoping it was trillo
Rickshmitt t1_j4qbbmc wrote
Well it seems like the appropriate people to contact in these situations have not been doing their job at all. 3 confirmed cases of lead poisoning and still no state or agency intervention. Sounds like like we need to eat the rich