Abbolone & Scullin Realty

I never write reviews but I felt obligated to warn future renters after the severe distress, frustration, and financial losses that I've experienced with Abbolone & Scullin Realty. The entire staff is unprofessional and rude. The apartment that was "sold" to us was inaccurately promoted as a new finished rehab with central ac. Upon move-in the apartment was not finished, most appliances weren’t installed, and there was no central ac. Furthermore, the walls were only primed and never painted. My first few weeks in the apartment were spent hounding the company to install the missing appliances and supply some form (window units because they refused to finish hooking up the central ac) of ac (the situation was made worse in that we moved in during a heat wave and had to keep our pets at a friend’s house to protect them from the heat). We never succeeded in getting them to paint amongst these issues because the owner refused to work with us. The owner, an ex-lawyer, was uncooperative and frequently threatened us with his knowledge of the law. After negotiating and making an earlier move-out than the original lease, we were hit with large sums of fees out of our deposit that I can only reason were spiteful fees from the landlord for leaving the lease early. At this point, we would have had to go to court to recover that money because dealing with these unreasonable people was futile. This was by far the worst renting situation that I have ever experienced.

I would urge anyone who is apartment hunting in Philly to stay far far away from this company. When I first rented an apartment from them, I had no idea that it was completely infested with roaches. After trying for 3 months to get the management company to address the problem, it got so bad that I had to move out early. Dealing with the nasty owner during this process was almost as bad as living with the roaches. Apparently, I am not the only one who has had these types of experiences with Abbolone & Scullin. If you look on citysearch, there are a bunch of reviews that tell similar stories. I hope this review saves you the headache.