Business ProfileforMaine Properties, LLC

I was supposed to move into Winchester ***** on June 1, 2023, a new apartment complex listed by Maine Properties. After I paid the security deposit and was told my move in date, they pushed it back THREE times due to not having the Certificate of Occupancy from the City if ********. The final time being Tuesday evening at 9:24pm, THREE days before I was supposed to move in. When they emailed giving that update on Tuesday evening at 9:24pm, it was after they ignored multiple emails and phone calls for close to two weeks.When they finally emailed back Tuesday evening, they offered my security deposit back or an option to explore other locations within their portfolio. I reluctantly opted to explore options at their Scarborough location as I only had three days to find a place to live. However, they only had two bedrooms to offer and they were $600 more than I would have paid ($2,495 per month instead of $1,895). I asked that they pay the difference in rent and they told me that they would ask the owner of Winchester ***** to do so. Almost seven hours later (Essentially an entire day later. Crazy, given that time was of the essence), they responded around 7pm and told me that the owner would only pay $200 toward the first month of rent only (Meaning, I would pay $2,295 the first month and then $2,495 the following months). I understand that things like this happen with new construction. However, I would have asked for my security deposit back and found another place to live had they not told me, both verbally and in writing via email, that it would be ready for move in. Instead, they gambled with the move in date hoping that they would receive the Certificate of Occupancy in time. As a result, I lost money on movers, a storage unit, and other moving costs as I had to stay with a friend in ** until I could find a new place in Maine.Maine Properties is dishonest, unkind, and lack the skills necessary to run an efficient and effective business. Emails attached.