Gas is NOT FREE at PLB I’ve been living in PLB almost three years and have had two rent increases: 3.82% and 3.84%. In those years the LA Rent Stabilization Board only allowed a rent increase3.00%. PLB gets away with the higher percent increase by adding in the 1% allowed for units that don’t have individual gas meters. That 1% is your payment for gas. In the Utility Addendum of my lease, it says that gas is at no charge to the resident. In addition, our monthly billing statement says, “Charges are allocated to residents based upon their lease agreements.” The charge for gas included in our rent is NOT in agreement with our lease. In my Better Business Bureau complaint No. 98675341, PLB admits that we pay for gas. PLB says, “Management reserved the right to change the billing methodology in the lease agreement.” This is true, but they must give the tenants a 30-day written notice before making the change. They HAVE NOT done this. (When reading my BBB complaint, ignore the trash-fee complaint, PLB has corrected it.) The WORST Part Every year PLB adds another 1% of your TOTAL rent to your rent increase. I was paying $12.55/mo my second year here and I am now paying $25.58/mo for my free gas. If this continues, I will be paying $39.11/mo next year. I don’t know how long PLB has been doing this, but if you are a long time resident you may be paying over $100/mo for your free gas. What to do I’ve been dealing with this, on and off, for over a year now. PLBRA will do nothing and I am 83 years old. I would like to see other residents at PLB move this issue forward. Maybe a class-action lawsuit is the only way to settle this matter. I have full documentation of all my efforts including my letter to the general manager of PLB, my exchange and rebuttals with them through my Better Business Bureau complaint, and other correspondence with Karsaz & Associates. I will share these documents with anyone who is interested.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:41:58 +0000
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