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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:59:43 -0800
From: Richard Childers <fscked@sbcglobal.net>
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To: sheila@ppmrentals.com, jessica.ppmrentals@gmail.com
Subject: Regarding Torts And Binding Arbitration
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Sheila,

Not having read your letter(s) yet, I wish to bring to your attention 
two Wikipedia articles on topics you should familiarize yourself and 
your clients with:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_arbitration

Although you insistently demand past rent, I say that this entire 
contractual relationship has been rendered null and void by the 
relentless bad faith practices of your client.

For instance, when I moved in, there was a half-inch wide gap, between 
the frame and the fixed half of the sliding door, by the kitchen, which 
provides a second exit.

When you assumed responsibility for the management of the premises and 
toured the complex in the company of Jessica, I explicitly pointed this 
gap out to you, and Jessica photographed it. But no repair ticket was 
issued by you, and no efforts were made, after the tour, to address this 
problem.

It turned out that the reason the window frame had a gap was because it 
was not even fastened in place. The window slid in the frame, and 
created a THIRD, UN-SECURED, UN-DOCUMENTED back door.

There is no way that such a thing could have happened by accident.

In fact, the whole sliding door/window frame is installed backwards. The 
sliding portion is on the OUTSIDE, where it is LESS secure, so that one 
cannot even do the old "drop-a-stick-into-the-frame" trick, to hold the 
door closed.

(Paul told me there are several others installed the same way.)

And so, lacking evidence to the contrary, it would seem that someone in 
a position of responsibility, mis-installed the door, so that it did not 
SECURE the premises, so much as it offered an ALTERNATIVE, UN-SECURED 
entrance - presumably, to facilitate burglary ... or, perhaps, rape.

This state of affairs persisted until, if I recall correctly, early 
November 2014 - when Paul finally came to seal the gap with some 
insulation ... discovered that the window actually slid, freely, in its 
frame ... and secured it, with a few sheet metal screws.

And so for most of 2014, PPM, and the owners of this property, were NOT 
providing my family with what they CLAIMED they were providing my family 
with.

My wife and four daughters were exposed to the threat of being raped, in 
their beds, while sleeping, for the better part of a year ... while 
paying $985 a month for the privilege.

And your lack of diligence - may I say - contributed SUBSTANTIALLY to 
this state of affairs.

In my opinion, you, Sheila Bearden,  are not competent to manage an 
apartment complex.

So, go read up on torts, and binding arbitration.


Regards,

~richard

Richard Childers
707-725-7995