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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY IS ANOTHER
NORTH PHILLY SLUM LORD
Below is my story and documentation of the shittiness of Temple University's Graduate Housing-Triangle Apartments and the people that are responsible for Triangle Apartments.
Timeline of events
August 4, 2002 -
drove to Philly to pick up keys. I found apartment uninhabitable, despite
the fact I called to make a check in appointment.
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batteries missing from the smoke detector |
missing a desk and dresser from my bedroom |
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exposed wires in my bedroom |
cable outlet hanging from the wall |
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carpet near the air condition is stained |
shade broke in my bedroom |
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stains on the carpet in the common room |
unpainted patches to the wall |
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chipped paint near outlets and in the bathroom |
filthy bathroom door |
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front of baseboard heater is loose |
kitchen walls are dirty |
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missing ice cube trays |
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August 5, 2002 - wrote Tim Hicks, Resident Director, an email listing all of the problems. Notice how the email says not to ignore me? Of course my email was ignored.
August 14 - Called Shante Yelverton, a RA, and she said she was unaware of all of my current problems. In addition, she said she requested the problems in my apartment to be fixed long ago.
August 15- Tired of being ignored by Tim I figured I'd give him a call. I called and left a message on his voice mail asking him to call me. I left my phone number and when I could be reached.
September 1- Moved in. NOTHING was fixed. In addition, I no longer had a bed to sleep on. I spent the day calling and complaining until I got a bed to sleep on. The rest of my furniture did not arrive until Monday afternoon.
September 2 -Late in the afternoon my desk and dresser arrived allowing me to finally unpack. Classes started on September 3.
September 9 - Dropped a letter off for Tim Hicks and Jack Niven, Director of Housing, documenting all of my problems.
September 16 -Spoke to Rose Something, about all of the initial problems. In addition the ceiling began leaking. Here are some pictures.
September 19 -The plastic bag I taped to the ceiling with duct tape, masking tape and box tape fell, dropping cups of shit brown water on me at 6am. Not how I want to wake up. I walked over to the Office of Incompetent Housing and demanded a meeting with Tim Hicks. When I returned Tim Hicks was leaving, and blew me off. He did not take the time to sit down and hear my complaints. I told him if he did not fix my ceiling I was staying in a nice hotel in Center City until it was fixed and Temple was paying the bill. Repair men were sent to my room and screwed a tarp to my ceiling.
February 20, 2003!!! - The tarp is still hanging from my ceiling. I have yet to receive a response to my letter, but my account has been credited because of the gross incompetence on part of Temple Department of Graduate Slum Housing.
Near the end of the semester - They took down the tarp and patched the holes. The leaked a lot less than before, but there were still some drips and the ceiling sagged. The didn't bother to paint the patch job.
May 24,2003!!! - I graduated and left that dump. I strongly discourage anyone from attending Temple.
Another person unhappy about-university housing.
December 6, 2003
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