FORECAST FOR FAVORITISM

Today I noticed an advertisement for Spring Gate Apartments on the internet. It looks as though deceptive business practices and false advertisements aren't illegal any longer.  I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact that numerous business partners and affiliates of Rockland Place pay campaign contributions, hire expensive lobbyists, and have strong ties to the Democratic party.
Price: $931, City: Rockland, Square feet: n/a - Location: 52 Hannah Way, Rockland, MA, 2370, USA - Come home to the quiet relaxation of Spring Gate Apartments. Private and luxurious, this is a haven with numerous amenities. Spring Gate Apartments is perfectly located near major freeways with access to downtown, shopping, medical facilities, and.......
Property Type: Apartment - Listing type: For rent
Listing status: Active - Bedroom: 1 - Bathroom: 1

As the ad claims, this HUD subsidized housing complex is truly a haven. As I've witnessed, it's a haven for crime; it's a haven for drugs; and it's a haven for fraud. I suppose the person or persons writing the Spring Gate Apartments ad believe 'quiet relaxation' to mean living under the duress of threats and physical assaults. Let's not forget all the beatings and the most recent 2011 blood bathings on the walls and floors of the laundry facility, inside and outside of 63 Hannah Way.... Ahhhh, quiet relaxation indeed!


So, what's so deceptive about the ad?  Here's the truth about Spring Gate Apartments: It is still the same Rockland Place Apartments in Rockland, Mass. minus a few of the people who were concerned enough to have reported crime, abuse, deceptive business practices, and other violations which still continue today. Spring Gate Apartments is only 'private' to those households who allow violent loved ones, with police records, to reside in undersized units...(Of course, there are some tenants who remain overhoused too.)  Management kindly accommodates select nuisance, drug-dealing, and violent households with employment, lease invisibilities, on-premise parking privileges, etc. while several legit households are denied the same leniencies. Sometimes Management even forbids a handicapped person access to the same common areas most other residents have!

Management's lease invisibilities not only provide refuge to those committing crimes, but also lowers genuine household income for Management's favored households. Some innocent and legit residents who leave Spring Gate Apts., leave due to the ongoing violence, retaliation, noise, and because they refuse to sign misdated and fraudulent documents Management insist they sign. These documents help owners collect more undeserving funds.
     MassHousing backs up all of these deceptive business practices. And, it's become obvious to me and to others that HUD and some politicians also play a key role in supporting these unethical and even illegal practices at the 'new and improved' Spring Gate Apts. As a tenant here, just try to get a trial in front of a judge at the Brockton Housing Court. I'd be surprised if Management's unethical and illegal conduct were ever put on court record, especially when unrepresented persons are further tormented into unwanted mediation proceedings. The corruption and the good ol' boy network needs to stop.
     The truth of it all is, Spring Gate Apartments is a prime example of unfair housing.  Rockland Place dba Spring Gate is a cover-up for drug deals, violence, and fraud. It's a money machine for partners in crime, and a luxurious prison facility for those who've never committed a crime.
     As far as safe, decent, and affordable housing goes, it just doesn't exist at the 'luxurious' Spring Gate Apartments. Sadly, those holding the power to resolve the serious difficulties in this unfair and chaotic living environment, won't. They 'chose not to get involved at this point in time' while others simply choose to run deceptive ads.