Burk Management & Realty

We rented with Burk Management for a year in Fort SaskatchewanBrad seems very nice when you meet him however this company really isn't what it appearsThe place we rent was exceptionally cold in the winter months because of unfinished basement and garageWhen we moved out of our place, we had always paid our rent and bills on timeBrad insisted that our carpets, although we had hired a cleaner, were not good enough and that they needed to be doneWe agreed to pay $and have the carpets done againIt was agreed this would come off the damage depositOur place was left exceptionally clean without even any "wear and tear"We waited for our damage deposit to be sent back and it was delayedWhen we did finally get it in the mail, Brad informed me that they had cancelled our refund and stated "check with Shannon for details"They said that they were withholding money for "utilities"This means that the very high water bill that we had been getting was their worryThey reissued another cheque for us withholding money for this water billLandlords have days to refund if the place is in good condition like ours wasWe still have not received final paymentTrying to deal with Brad is like dealing with a childOur move out stated that all was good except for carpets to be done again, which we agreed toThis means that we expected to receive our damage deposit back within days without anymore deductionsThis was not at all the caseTrying to deal with Shannon in the office is a nightmareBrad shifts everything to her when he doesn't want to deal with itThe rental in Fort Saskatchewan appears nice at first glance, but it is a cheaply built home that I am sure doesn't meet code and is extremely cold in the winter with very limited parking on the small streetWhen we told Burk about our high water bills and asked that the meter needed to be checked, they said that we would have to pay the $to have this meter checked if nothing was wrong with itWe continued to pay extremely high water bills of $400+ every monthsOur rent was always paid on time, our bills were paid on time and in full during our time renting, we fixed up the yard that had been damaged from the previous renter, kept the home in extremely good shape with the grass always cut and we were treated like garbage at the end of it all When we did our walk out with Brad there was a sink hole in the yard that had just startedHe looked at it and laughed, as we had pointed it out to him, and said, "yeah we better tell the guy that owns this propertyWe don't pay for it luckily, the person who owns the house will have to pay for that, not really our problem."