Landlord won&#39;t make amenities available and repeatedly lied about when they would be ready
<p>I live in a large apartment complex, aprox 300 units.</p>

<p>They advertise pictures of a pool and a gym on their website and they told us they would be available in 2 weeks.</p>

<p>After 9 months all 3 pools remain closed. Children Played in the parking lot all summer. We called the office probably 10 times over the last 9 months asking when the pools would be open and every time they said about "2 weeks"</p>

<p>After reading google reviews it's clear the amenities have been closed for over 2 years and the owners have no intention of opening them. Is there anything i can do? I feel lied to and there are hundreds of families that moved here with kids hoping they would be able to provide them a better life, everyone feels swindled. They still have the big picture of the pool advertised on their website it's the first thing you see on their web page.</p>

<p>You feel deceived, but is there any specific clause on your contract that states the landlord must provide a swimming pool?</p>

<p>If not, then you are merely a victim of false advertising. In most jurisdictions, advertisements are not considered contracts. The service provider has no legal obligation to provide the same product and/or service in the ad. Lying is not an offense as well.</p>

<p>You may be able to get some assistant by complaining their deceptive business strategy to some customer service council in your area.</p>

<p>If it is stated in the lease contract, then you can claim the landlord violates "clause (xxx).(yyy)".</p>

<p>If I was in your situation, I would consider taking this to a small claims court and sue for damages.  It is very likely the rental contract was written such that the landlord does not have to provide amenities, so going through a more formal process will likely be unsuccessful.</p>

<p>However, small claims court is sort of a DIY solution to the court system and the burden of proof tends to be a bit more lenient.  The clause you state, in the comments, suggest a pool would be provided as do the advertisements.  Will this be enough to convince a lenient small claims judge the the validity of your claim?  Maybe.  It is worth a shot especially because the cost to bring a case before a small claims court tends to be pretty small.     </p>

<p>Also if are willing to settle for a reasonable sum, say $600 or so, the apartment complex may be willing to settle.  You should not expect to win the entire cost of the rental, as you were only denied use to a small portion of the facilities.  You were, presumably, not denied the ability to sleep in your bed each night.</p>

<p>Please be aware that your thoughts and your case need to be well organized, much more so than the way this question was asked and the comments.  You can use the internet to help you prepare you case and be prepared with documentation and photographs.  Also, in some jurisdictions, it might be easy to win a small claims verdict, but almost impossible to collect.  In such a case you are better off not even bothering and just count this as a bad rental decision.  They happen.</p>

<p>Be sure to leave accurate and unemotional reviews of the complex if you do not successfully bring a suit.</p>

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