MCM Properties

Renting an apartment is stressful enough! My boyfriend and I walked in after seeing places listed on their website that were in our price range– they kind of laughed and explained we couldn’t get what we wanted in our price range, but they’d help us look. They called us back in to tell us they found something and the landlord had lowered the price. so we went to look. Two realtors went with us (can’t remember their names) the gentlemen told us the fees that were to come with the apartment so we filled out paperwork. Once the landlord «accepted» our applications they said the rent was going to be more than they had explained and the fees doubled and there was now a «cleaning fee» that they didn’t disclose the amount. Very misleading and felt taken advantage of.

Neighbors warned me about Maryanne Crush, Broker at MCM Properties, but I decided to give her a chance anyway. She has developed a terrible reputation around the area, and now I know why.
Originally she seemed very nice. I asked another realtor at MCM Properties to come by our house and give us some ideas on our home renovations before putting more work into the house. We intend to sell our house in the next 2 years. Maryanne decided to come along and gave some good advice about the house, and said she would be interested in being a listing agent whenever we decide to sell.
But then we ended up getting a call from the office that a garaged parking spot was available on our street. The spot was owned by Crush Properties, Maryanne’s own business. We immediately took it, even though we didn’t like the terms of the lease. Two months down, plus first month’s rent, and two months notice to back out. As we returned the lease with an extremely large check, the receptionist let us know that the price might be going up in 2 months. Probably should have backed out then, but since it’s South Boston, and parking on our block seemed like a miracle, we went ahead and took it anyway.
Not a week into the lease we discovered that the property wasn’t well maintained. The «garage» is really a covered parking spot with no door. Trash was left within the space, and weeds and water puddles blocked the entrance to our parking spot. We called several times, but Maryanne was always in a «meeting» and never returned our calls.
Still, we figured we could live with it for a while, and decided to wait and see if the rent went up. While waiting, we ran into another parking spot renter who warned us that they don’t plow on time in winter, and that the puddle ices over. Also, the renter said that the rent always goes up $ 25/​month yearly.
After we received notice that the rent was going up, we also received a note saying that we would need to increase our deposit by $ 50, since the 2 months we paid in advance were no longer the correct amount, and that we would have 5 days to sign a new lease.
I attempted to call Maryanne several times again, and finally got a call from her. I explained that we would be willing to pay the additional amount IF the puddle problem was solved. I consider ice a safety hazard and am unwilling to pay for parking that could potentially damage our car. She said she would look into the issue over the weekend and call us back the next week. It has now been over a week, still no call from her, and I’ve called the office several times again asking for a return call.
No way will I use MCM Properties for the sale of our house in the future. I don’t deal with people who treat their customers in such a way. It’s a shame, because under normal circumstances, this would be an ideal parking spot, but instead of this being something great, the whole thing has left a bad taste in my mouth.