The Grand Apartments

Description of Work: So SIngle Parents are banned from The Grand? Dear Readers, I have been paying multiple visits to the GRAND apartments at Bethesda for a month by now. What happens here is so interesting. Let me tell you all the story ( I just would like to remind you the body of the residents living at Grand are over 55...anANYBODY qualifying the requirements can live there but.... I am not sure about that is the truth)l Below is the letter I have written to the genera manager, I would like to start my letter with introducing myself to you. My name is Hande. I am 30 years old,married and a mother.2 years ago with a sharp desicion I was separated with my husband and moved to Istanbul. When I was back in Istanbul, I created my own mothers club and also started blogging. In my blog, I share my experiences with my audience. Mostly I amtalking about the products or places or the people who influenced me. On may, after my employment with this pharmeleugical company, I moved back to USA(maryland) Right now I am living at Avalon Traville in a townhouse. I beloeve, living in a townhouse with a toddler is so hard! Today I went upstairs 3 times before going out to the car in the garage because my son kept forgetting things in the car. Lets come back to the topic. It is because of the hardness of living in a townhouse with a todd, I was decided to move to a place without any stairs involved. I looked into this place of your called the Grand in Bethesda. First of all the color "purple" is my fave and guess what the leasing consultant LaToya showed me a place which has hallway covered with purple carpet. Boom! In addition, this place was 2000$, renovated and free garage space. More over there were no amentity fee attached! I fell inlove! Gave Latoya all my HSBC bank information, and a letter from my emloyer . latoya told me that those were not the required materials. She asked me to get a letter from my employer who is living 10,000 miles away, a letter with my income on it. But it was friday. Saturday and Sunday were holiday, and monday was labora day. So we set Tusday as our meeting day. On Tueaday when I called in the office Latoya was not there on her desk. The answering person took my name and number and assured me that she will call back... She never! Today, when I went there, they told me that the unit was gone! Latoya gave me some other options to look at. She did not even ask me to come in to talk or did offer me some other apartment! Just sent me away! I asked for the manager of the building but she said you wee away. After my insist she called the assistant manage Jerome in. Jerome told me that he will call you and ask for your permission to make adjestments( which I believe and seems like my right ) After seeing two different places, I liked the last one she showed me and I was gonna settle since I qualify all the requirements(!) but this time Jerome was like "unfortunately this, unfortunately that" I was thinking that The Grand apartments were managed with "fair housing" rules. So, why is this discrimination towards me? Is it because I am a single mom? Please tell me that this is just a misunderstanding. All happening was not intended to stop me renting there! And.. Please investigate who rented the apartment which I applied to? Is it a friend of Latoya? Jerome? So trouble renting was intentional to get their friends cheap apartment? I appreciate you reading this far. ;...... After this letter manager contacted me and so interestingly apartment of my choice became available! As a resulck and applied to the apartment. Even though I have all the proving material and documentations guess what? They denied my application! Here I checked the denial report... And the report seemed very interesting. It was saying that I was rejected due to 3 reasons. (not one.. they are smart? or thnk they are smart) 1- Rent-income ratio? It is very interesting because when you multiply my mothly income with 3 and adding the money in the bank rt of this ration is 20K more. SO how come? 2-C.History not sufficient? Well, the last time (like a week ago) when I checked my history , mine was 711 but today they are saying 645... How come? 3-Cri. history??? In the end, these EXCUSES doesnt seem to me so real. There is no wonder why most of the GRAND residents are over55....

Description of Work: We rented an apartment here for approximately 6 months during a corporate relocation.