I filmed bats in my ‘luxurious’ condo constructing — now I’m getting evicted

That is completely batty.

A TikToker has gone viral for sharing the situations at his so-called “luxurious” condo constructing in upstate New York, claiming it’s gotten him evicted within the course of.

The 33-year-old man, who goes by “Donny Skipper” on-line, discovered himself in sizzling water for a collection of movies that present damaged elevators and doorways, “mysterious” flooding, and even bats hanging out at The Lofts at Concord Mills in Cohoes, north of Albany.

He mentioned he’s shelling out $1,879 a month for a one-bedroom condo, with the owner trying to improve his hire to $2,004. That’s, till his movies took off.

“My household and I’ve lived in my ‘luxurious’ condo for 3 years, and we’ve at all times paid hire on time and handled the property, workers, and neighbors with respect,” mentioned the TikToker, who declined to share his actual title with The Put up due to privateness considerations.

He claims every little thing was going swimmingly till a yr in the past, when there was a big “workers turnover” and upkeep appeared to fall by the wayside.

“Issues appeared to fall into a continuing state of disrepair and the advanced leasing workplace, managed by Lincoln Property Firm in Dallas, TX, grew to become a crew that might be very dismissive with requests for repairs,” he advised The Put up.

“They at all times made me really feel like I used to be within the flawed for asking for them to maintain issues correctly maintained.”

The Put up has reached out to The Lofts at Concord Mills and administration corporations Cadillac Fairview and Lincoln Property Firm for remark.

In a satirical clip with 2 million views, the TikToker took viewers on a tour of his “luxurious” condo advanced, highlighting unexplained swimming pools of water within the entryway, out-of-order elevators and even a stowaway bat.

“What I really like about The Lofts is how the entrance door generally doesn’t work once you put your key in it,” he says within the video posted final month.

“Typically you do get little spillages round, however that’s luxurious, it retains your ft clear. Even the stickiness, it makes certain you don’t slip,” he continued within the clip as he stepped round puddles.

Within the second installment of his TikTok collection “exposing” his “company landlord,” which scored over 212,000 views, he claimed he’s awoken some nights by bats in his HVAC system.

Per The Lofts web site, the owner guarantees a “distinctive mixture of luxurious, type and comfort,” full with “one of the best and hard-to-find facilities.”

The TikToks took a flip when his landlord allegedly knowledgeable him his lease wouldn’t be renewed in Could, leaving him lower than three months to relocate his household.

“Anybody who follows my channel is aware of that I’ve a household — a spouse and a toddler — and this company is forcing us out of our dwelling,” he advised The Put up. “All I did was converse up about unsafe situations.”

In his newest video, posted Saturday, the upbeat TikToker up to date his captivated viewers on transforming he says is underway at his constructing.

He claims building has left nails protruding of flooring boards; the principle elevator continues to be out of service; and the pool closed following an inspection.

He advised viewers he’s within the technique of organizing his neighbors, with the purpose of pursuing a category motion lawsuit.

The TikToker claims Lincoln Property Firm, which manages The Lofts at Concord Mills, has been linked to hire pricing software program from RealPage known as YieldStar, which has come below fireplace for accusations of synthetic hire inflation.

He mentioned his landlord was trying to hike his hire by 6% for a one-year lease, earlier than he launched his TikTok collection.

“My hope is for these giant company landlords to lastly be held accountable for elevating rents, getting enormous income because of YieldStar’s algorithm-based rental software program however not taking good care of the properties or the individuals who reside there,” he advised The Put up.

“They shouldn’t have the ability to market these poorly maintained buildings as luxurious.”