Monday, March 31, 2008

Seven Reasons We Hate Sudler

Sudler is the property mismanagement company of the year, we opine. Here are the reasons why we hate Sudler:

1. Known for cruelty and callousness in published reports in the Chicago media. Blames the elderly for their deaths by fire in building it manages:

Investigation into fatal fire in Lincoln Park continues
2 dead, 3 injured


Eighty-seven-year old Asli Azizi was found in a hallway. She died from a heart attack apparently due to stress from the fire. Said Steven Levy of Sudler Property Management. "This is a lesson for people."

http://www.abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=4975945

Lincoln Park high-rise fire kills two

The building is operated by Sudler Property Management. Some complained that fire alarms failed to sound in the building. Linda Maccarty, a long-time resident, added that there was no preparation for an emergency by Sudler. “They hand out evacuation plans, but there are no fire drills.”


http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago+news/2007/1/26/Lincoln_Park_highrise_fire_kills_two

2. With the tactics of a demogague, blames rising assessments at condo buildings in Chicago on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which happened in New York City and Washington D.C., close to 1,000 miles away, in another part of the U.S.

Most buildings have seen expenses rise lately. High insurance premiums are the big culprit. "Insurance rates have gone through the roof," says Steven Levy, president at Sudler Property Management, LLC, a Chicago-based firm that manages 120 condominium and co-op buildings.

Mr. Levy figures insurance rates have increased 40%-100% in the past year mainly because of the risks associated with potential terrorist attacks. Of course, highrise buildings have had the biggest jump in insurance premiums.


http://www.roszakadc.com/fees.html



3. Deadbeat. Court seizes money from Sudler's bank accounts:

City of Chicago v. Sudler (2006)

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAG0MB0GHFHDG0MD

City of Chicago v. Sudler (2004)

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAE0MB0GCFIJH0MD

4. Negligent: Apparently refuses to pay taxes.

City of Chicago v. Sudler (2003)

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAD0MB0GAGECJ0MD

City of Chicago v. Sudler (2003)

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAD0MB0GAGEDA0MD

5. Cheats contractors out of money -- until they take the matter to court.

JOHN PLUMBING v. Sudler (2001)

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=CAAB0MB0BEJGDI0MD

General Electric Co. v. Sudler (1998) [Default Judgement for $3100]

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=BJJI0MB0BFBFJC0MD

6. Bad for business. Gets its clients, condominium associations, into legal troubles in Housing Court, apparently, for mismanagement (i.e., slumlord behavior):

City of Chicago v. 1116-20 N LAKE SHORE Drive Condominium Association and Sudler (1998)

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=BJJI0MB0EAEDFA0MD

City of Chicago v. 1430 N LAKE SHORE Drive Condominium Association and Sudler (1998)

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/Finddock.asp?DocketKey=BJJI0MB0EAEDFB0MD

7. Hypocrites. Despite refusing to pay its own bills, in a timely fashion, as demonstrated by the above-cited court cases, litigates repeatedly against individuals throughout Chicago for monies allegedly owed:

https://w3.courtlink.lexisnexis.com/cookcounty/FindDock.asp?NCase=&SearchType=2&Database=1&case_no=&Year=&div=&caseno=&PLtype=1&sname=Sudler&CDate=

2007-M1-711004
SUDLER PROPERTY
SENSER MARK
05/11/2007

2006-M1-706622
SUDLER COMPANY
BIGGS AMANDA
03/27/2006

2005-M1-716568
SUDLER COMPANY
WELCH DENISE
07/21/2005

2005-M1-148997
SUDLER COMPANY
PARK FOREST COOPER
07/18/2005

2005-M1-127133
SUDLER PROPERTY
JELLINEK JOHN
04/26/2005

2004-M1-726586
LUNT AVENUE CONDOM
DRUGAN PAUL
10/21/2004

2004-M1-726599
LUNT AVENUE CONDO
GERNHARDT CRAIG
10/21/2004

2003-M1-732708
SUDLER PROPERTY
WALKER LESLIE
12/24/2003


1998-M1-727619
SUDLER COMPANY L L
VILLALON ROBERT
09/24/1998

1998-M1-709296
SUDLER COMPANY
WEINSTEIN LISSA
04/09/1998

1997-M1-720462
SUDLER AND COMPANY
SILVERMAN DAVID
07/09/1997

Conclusion

So, to conclude. The assessments at your building in Chicago in 2008 are going up because of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City and Washington D.C. ...if you die in a fire, it is a lesson to you....shut up, or Sudler will sue you....but Sudler will not pay taxes or other monies owed, well, because they said so.

How on earth does Sudler keep any clients with this track record?

Fire Sudler -- before it's too late.