Brad Bakke of Edina Apartments
This article was written by a different renter who had a similar, terrible renting experience in Minnesota.
Why to Avoid Edina Apartments owned by Brad Bakke. You can view the original post on why to avoid doing business with Brad Bakke and Edina Apartments here: Edina Apartments Scam
If you don’t believe me, read this post on Edina Apartments.
Edina Apartments, which is owned by Brad Bakke of MN Minnesota uses false and nit-picky reasons to his tenants when they move out of their home. I lived at the 5330 France Ave. - which is located in Edina just south of Minneapolis. Mr. Bakke has multiple buildings in Minneapolis and Edina, as well as in St. Cloud, MN (Saint Cloud).
I was a good tenant to have. I cleaned the piles of phone books from both entrances, moved the soaking rug in the entrance multiple times (due to a leaky roof). I painted my cabinets that were white (but faded to yellow) to a true white. I cleaned all the fixtures that seemed to have a tar-like substance so you could see the shine of the metal again. I changed about 30 fuses (fuse box in basement - building uses ‘old’ fuses - causes a shock, as in you would die, risk if you improperly install them) thoughout my stay at Edina Apts.
When I moved in, the place was barely even cleaned. I don’t think a vacuum or even a mop were used (there were discarded swiffer pieces all over the place on the floor). The cabinets were dusty, and the oven wasn’t clean. I would say that it was an embarrassment for Edina Apartments, and for Brad Bakke himself as a landlord.
Another embarrassment for the building itself is the fact that the heater is basically warped and never stays on in the winter. There are horrible, horrible bugs that get into the building. I was on the top floor, I imagine they get worse as you go down. The appliances were better in my grandma’s house (not kidding). The wallpaper is horrid. The wood floors are warped. The lawn is mowed about every three weeks, and the public floors are mopped/vacuumed about every 4 weeks.
Here is a run down of the ‘penalties’ I incurred from living at Edina Apts:
-Clean behind refrigerator $20
-Change front door lock $75
-Clean behind oven $10
-Clean kitchen exhaust fan $5
-Clean under kitchen sink $5
-Remove adhesive (valid) $10
-Clean dining room walls $10 (the walls were covered with REALLY old wallpaper)
-Clean windows $65 (we cleaned the windows)
-Clean ceiling fan $10
-Clean storage locker $15 (these are public lockers, anyone could have put something in these lockers - they are not ‘assigned’ to anyone)
-Damaged screen $25 (hope he used tape)
-Water damage $30
-Junk computer in garage $35 (these garages are NOT locked - why assume its me)
-Old motor oil in garage $25 (see above - NOT locked)
My total Deposit: $800
What Mr. Bakke gave me: $467.11
Thats $340 off my original deposit.
Avoid this guy at all costs. And ‘move in specials’? WTF does that mean.
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This article is simply to be used at your own discretion. It is an informational article with possibly some sarcasm and/or satire also injected - although much of it remains the truth.
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