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| - Weiner is a great company to rent from until you move out. Just as everybody has said here as long as you live in the house/apartment, they are great. They responded to any problems, they were always friendly when we called and we felt like we had a good relationship with them.
The thing about Illinois is that there are basically no tenant protection laws. As a previous rentor from Ma. and Ca. I was very surprised to learn that in Illinois, painting for example is not considered normal wear and tear and the landlord can and will cover their costs from your security deposit. So do not expect to get anything back on your security deposit.
We even cleaned the house, top to bottom (we had a friend who is a professional cleaner help clean the kitchen and bathroom, but they still charged us for cleaning, listing things like oven, counters, baseboards, things that I KNOW that we cleaned, and cleaned thoroughly. After speaking to them about it they did refund us an additional $100.00 which is why there is a three star rating not a two star.
So I don't necessarily blame Weiner, more than I blame the broken tenant/landlord system in Illinois and especially Champaign. If you are aware that as a tenant you have VERY little power to get anything back on your deposit then by all means rent from Weiner. Of the landlord companies operating single family houses in Champaign, they are definitely one of the better ones.
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