Monona Lakeview

ZERO STARS.
Since being bought by Katz properties they have taken a nose-dive (look up Katz reviews for ALL their properties). Do not move here under any circumstances.
There was a car fire here on Jan 20th, extensively damaging the building. The burnt car carcass remained in the basement/garage until May. servepro (company hired to “repair”) severely mishandled our homes leaving them open with no security for over 72 hours while we were displaced. Katz did not even have a way to contact all of… the tenants & did not send a statement until days later. There were tenants that had no idea about the fire until they tried to come home/were alerted by neighbors. There was burglaries &squatting. We were rushed back into our homes Jan 31st even though the moment you entered the building, there was an undeniable, strong smell of burnt rubber & chemicals (the building still has a smell to this day). I felt sick within minutes of being inside. All they offered was 11 days prorated rent. It couldn’t be more clear that their main &only priority is profit. There is still soot damage visible throughout the building. The burglaries continued even after we moved back in. We were told to find “street parking” until further notice (there is no street parking here, one side is the lake, the other side is monona dr and this place is a bad joke). The building is a continued health threat. They repainted the hallways & instead of washing the soot off/taking proper precautions they painted right over it, so if you move here the walls may look fresh, but there is likely soot under there & you are compromising your health without even knowing it - they surely won’t tell you & will just be smiling in your face.
The prices have gone up massively since Katz took with zero justification. No amenities. The small laundry machines that do not work well are $2 per wash $2 per dry.
The staff is crass, condescending & unprofessional. No one deserves to live this way. There are vacancies here because people are leaving constantly. Before all of this I had neighbors that lived here for DECADES & it has become intolerable and dangerous so they’ve left.
The only plus side to living here now is that I have become well versed in WI tenant laws. These people are absolute crooks.
If you’ve already signed a lease, look up the Tenant Resource Center in town, they are your friends. Get personal security cameras in your homes ASAP. Communicate via email so you have a paper trail.
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