Consumer Protection PLUS

There is continuously people at this apartment outside doing drugs, lighting items on fire in parking lot causing fire department to show up, and other disorderly conduct. Not sure who to report this to but I've had a lady from this building bang on my door (I live in building next door) along with multiple other of my neighbors at 6 in the morning demanding to use my phone and calling me foul names when I said no. They're have been several people in my next door unit who have complained about the behavior.

For over a year we’ve had a lot of issues that have not been fixed or addressed. I have gone down to the office on multiple occasions and expressed my concerns. We have had black mold and we complained about it continuously for months and when they finally came in to fix it, all they did was wipe over it and painted. We have had water damage for over a year and we did have code enforcement come in and all of these issues are now worse because we now have no walls. They keep telling us that they will be fixed, but it is in violation because the studs are showing, and there are nails that are coming through because my younger child was hurt several times. They put us up for eviction three days ago. I asked them before I paid my rent which is almost $2500 monthly. I also had asked them if I could have something in writing that these things would be fixed before I paid my rent and I was told no. Like I said, this has been going on for over a year and like I said, I was having no walls that has been since early November.

The Board of Directors has called several times to please replace the light bulb in the pole on lot 78 at EaglesNest Resident Inc.
This is a senior resident community, we need the light for protection.

Thank you,
Jessie Kohler

Our apartment complex, Lake Maggiore Apartments, has changed the terms of all the residents lease without consent. They are enforcing an unfair policy where there can only be one car per apartment, meaning families, married couples, and roommates are limited to one car. They recommended to residents that we park downtown and walk, park in the street, or sell our cars. I literally have nowhere to keep my car at the complex I pay rent at. The lease we signed said we could each park our cars. In addition to this, the fire alarm in our building is faulty. It goes off in the middle of the night regularly. This has been going on for months now. In addition to the concerns I have over the safety and efficacy of our fire alarm, none of us are sleeping. The apartment complex is placing under undue duress and hardship, with no recourse. I want them to abide by the terms of the lease agreement we signed, and I want them to fix the fire alarm for the safety of all residents.

Complaint against Mr. Randall Martel Timeline of Events

September 7, 2022 – Mr. Nick Ekonomou executed a contract with licensed general contractor Randy Martel of Randall L. Martel General Contractor, LLC and his contractor Jaco Briones Pinto Sampaio (AKA Jaco Briones) of Sky Home Solutions, LLC.

September 12, 2022 – A $25,000 down payment Flagship bank cashier’s check was issued to Sky Home Solutions and it was subsequently deposited into the bank account of Sky Home Solutions.

February 2023 – 5 months after the contract was signed. After doing approximately $4,000 of work, the job was abandoned. The wooden trusses that I purchased for the project, at the request of the contractor, were left uncovered on site and have sustained water and mold damage. My pleas to both Mr.
Martel and Mr. Briones via emails and voicemails for them to resume work have been ignored.

It has recently come to my attention that Jaco Briones Pinto Sampaio (AKA Jaco
Briones) of Sky Home Solutions, LLC. obtained more than $55,000 in accounts receivable financing by using my contract for this project as collateral/basis to obtain said cash advance, although he had abandoned this project, and he knew there are no receivables for anybody to collect from this project. See attached accounts receivable financing collections letter from Park Avenue
Recovery.
Jaco Briones Pinto Sampaio (AKA Jaco
Briones) of Sky Home Solutions, LLC contact
info is:
Phone: (941) 413-8223
Email: [email protected]

March 10, 2023 – Mr. Nick Ekonomou sent a demand letter to Florida State Chapter 558, in a final attempt to resolve the construction contract disputes between us, before proceeding to litigation.

March 16, 2023 – We have received an email feedback from Mr. Jaco Briones saying that he is willing to return the money and leave it up to Nick to find someone else to finish the job.

April 10, 2023 – Mr. Ekonomou wrote a final demand letter for Randy L. Martel General Contractor

June 7, 2023 – Mr. Ekonomou filed a PCCLB Complaint Against Randy L. Martel General Contractor

June 21, 2023 – We have received a confirmation email from Eric Warfield, Investigator that the complaint against Randall L. Martel, (CGC56682), d/b/a Randy Martel General Contractor, LLC, has been received at our TAMPA Regional Office for further investigation.

October 18, 2023 – We have sent a follow up email with this subject “Follow up case status - State of Florida DBPR Case 2023032659 - Randall Martel”

October 18, 2023 – We have received a reply from Mr. Warfield stating that the case is currently under review with the DBPR Office of General Counsel and as result, information related to that case is PRIVATE and not available to the public at this time.

Broken elavator for 3 weeks at 2452 Brazilia Dr

I made a payment online & it said it didn’t go through so I repaid it. The amount came out of my checking account twice. Pinellas County Utilities stated they never received first payment & would not issue a refund. Filed a claim with Wells Fargo that they denied stating the utility company did receive the money. I am now out $273 that I had to pay again in order to keep my water on.

Duke energy is going to pull my electric meter because it is a safety hazard because the Pinellas Cascades Mobile Home Park has not done or notified Duke Energy that the permanent repair has been completed and inspected .Duke Energy has not been able to read my meter electronically because it was damaged by the voltage arcing from hot wire to outside of electric box

The lighting in our hallway has been out for over a week despite multiple requests for repairs. The lack of lighting has created unsafe conditions, leaving all three floors in complete darkness. I personally experienced difficulty navigating the stairs and nearly fell, and I am particularly concerned for residents with young children who are also at risk. This is a serious safety hazard, and I urge immediate action to resolve this matter.