Security here is a joke. Anyone from the streets can enter all buildings. Mail boxes are damaged. The new elevators that had cameras are removed by vandalism. Pet rules are broken. Dogs that weigh more than 15 pounds are not permitted. Only one animal per unit. Some unit owners have two or three pets. Dog bites happen frequently. Again the management office does not care.
The Management Office does not have copies of keys to let the exterminators in the units when ten unit owners are away accompanied by someone to make sure nothing is touched by the exterminators and they just spray. In both buildings roaches outnumber the people living here. The people in the management are not properly trained to Buckley Towers Condo. Complaints go unanswered.
Incompetence, ineptitude and stupidity...3 elements that combined are extremely dangerous, especially if you are running a board of directors of 2 buildings.
Hiring managers without a license knowing it was against the law.
Having as a vicepresident a guy that did not even live on the property and was not authorized by any resident.
Charging a $3300 assessment to do repairs in the buildings and using the money to cover unpaid bills.
Having residents that after 4 years had not paid said assessment.
Allowing residents to not pay their monthly fees for years and doing nothing to fix this.
Having 17 phone lines for an office with 1 phone and 1 fax.
Building a brand new gate house without the corresponding permits and after more than 1 year tearing it down because it was illegally built.
Having elevators go 2 or more years without inspections...elevators are 40 years old.
Paying 80 grand to put a tile floor that after 6 months started cracking.
Having a 30 grand shortage on monthly fees and getting a loan from the Small Business Administration
for 2 million dollars that was not voted for as condo docs request.
"Doctoring" the office books in order to get that loan, if not, how other way would you get a loan if you are loosing money on a monthly basis?
Attempting to get another loan from a bank that turned them down for the reason stated before.
Not notifying any resident as to when the loan was received and what they did with that money.
Building an unnecessary fence with part of that money.
Towing cars of residents that owed fees knowing that it is illegal.
Using a towing company that could not/should not tow cars from this property because they were breking a "distance law"that exists in Miami Dade county.
Since very few residents paid their monthly fees, money was not enough, so they kept raising the fees and assessing residents in the worst recession in decades instead of trying to collect from the ones that did not pay.
This caused a lot of people to go into foreclosure/bankruptcy(myself included...it also cost me my marriage).
What did the state, through its regulating offices(DBPR - Ombudsman) do?.....ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
I've lived in this country for 20 years, worked hard from day 1. Bought an apartment, worked more, bought a bigger one, had an 870 FICO credit....today I have nothing,zero, nada.
I lost my house and had to move away and begin renting, today these incompetent thieves are trying to get me to pay for their f**k ups.
Buckley Towers Condo Association Reviews
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Security here is a joke. Anyone from the streets can enter all buildings. Mail boxes are damaged. The new elevators that had cameras are removed by vandalism. Pet rules are broken. Dogs that weigh more than 15 pounds are not permitted. Only one animal per unit. Some unit owners have two or three pets. Dog bites happen frequently. Again the management office does not care.
Roach Infested
The Management Office does not have copies of keys to let the exterminators in the units when ten unit owners are away accompanied by someone to make sure nothing is touched by the exterminators and they just spray. In both buildings roaches outnumber the people living here. The people in the management are not properly trained to Buckley Towers Condo. Complaints go unanswered.
Incompetence, ineptitude and stupidity...3 elements that combined are extremely dangerous, especially if you are running a board of directors of 2 buildings.
Hiring managers without a license knowing it was against the law.
Having as a vicepresident a guy that did not even live on the property and was not authorized by any resident.
Charging a $3300 assessment to do repairs in the buildings and using the money to cover unpaid bills.
Having residents that after 4 years had not paid said assessment.
Allowing residents to not pay their monthly fees for years and doing nothing to fix this.
Having 17 phone lines for an office with 1 phone and 1 fax.
Building a brand new gate house without the corresponding permits and after more than 1 year tearing it down because it was illegally built.
Having elevators go 2 or more years without inspections...elevators are 40 years old.
Paying 80 grand to put a tile floor that after 6 months started cracking.
Having a 30 grand shortage on monthly fees and getting a loan from the Small Business Administration
for 2 million dollars that was not voted for as condo docs request.
"Doctoring" the office books in order to get that loan, if not, how other way would you get a loan if you are loosing money on a monthly basis?
Attempting to get another loan from a bank that turned them down for the reason stated before.
Not notifying any resident as to when the loan was received and what they did with that money.
Building an unnecessary fence with part of that money.
Towing cars of residents that owed fees knowing that it is illegal.
Using a towing company that could not/should not tow cars from this property because they were breking a "distance law"that exists in Miami Dade county.
Since very few residents paid their monthly fees, money was not enough, so they kept raising the fees and assessing residents in the worst recession in decades instead of trying to collect from the ones that did not pay.
This caused a lot of people to go into foreclosure/bankruptcy(myself included...it also cost me my marriage).
What did the state, through its regulating offices(DBPR - Ombudsman) do?.....ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
I've lived in this country for 20 years, worked hard from day 1. Bought an apartment, worked more, bought a bigger one, had an 870 FICO credit....today I have nothing,zero, nada.
I lost my house and had to move away and begin renting, today these incompetent thieves are trying to get me to pay for their f**k ups.
Thanks for everything Buckley Towers.