Palmetto Palms


Country United States
State Cuba
City Columbia
Address 9401 Wilson Blvd
Phone 1 803-691-4663

Palmetto Palms Reviews

  • Jul 24, 2014

Planning to rent a mobile home and/or lot from Palmetto Palms in Columbia, South Carolina? You should reconsider doing so, unless you want to live under the tyranny of General Manager, Andy "Adolf Hitler" Barnes and his assistant, Loretta Robinson, Sales and Lease Manager. Mr. "Hitler" Barnes rules Palmetto Palms with an Iron Fist, which includes, under the guise of "community beautification", harassment and intimidation of tenants possessing late model automobiles and homes. Tenants, including those who own their homes outright, have been ordered to paint and make outrageous improvements to their titled property and site, even for slight cosmetic deficiencies, for the purpose of beautification and to increase the resale value of the community. Those who failed to comply with Mr. "Hitler" Barnes' draconian demands, some of which are not covered in the month to month lease or the law, would be bombarded with a barrage of unofficial "Eviction Notices" and other harassing, and threatening notices. While mobile home communities do have a right to maintain certain aesthetic standards, certain tenants, particularly Hispanics, have an uncanny ability to commit, with impunity, the same "violations" as other tenants, particularly African Americans. For example, certain tenants are harassed for failure to mow their lawns, while others have lawns with large bare areas, which have needed seed/sod since at least 1984. Failure to mow lawns will result in a charge of $50 added to the rent. Why would tenants who have too much grass be charged, while tenants with too little grass not be charged? Also, certain tenants, especially Hispanics, park numerous vehicles on their lawns or store paint cans, lumber and other debris on their site in violation of "community rules" with impunity. Such exemptions do not contribute to the aesthetics of the community. All lawn care and other "community rules" must be enforced uniformly. Apparently, Mr. "Hitler" Barnes and his assistant, Loretta Robinson, are attempting to transition Palmetto Palms into an all Hispanic community. Tenants, including month to month tenants, do have rights that protect them from the discriminatory practices of landlords. Of course aggrieved tenants have the right to either move or sue for actual and punitive damages, perhaps in a class action suit. So, by all means, rent a mobile home and/or lot from Palmetto Palms Mobile Home Park in Columbia, South Carolina, if you enjoy living in a concentration camp.

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