The Murray Apartments Scam

My Murray Nightmare

This section outlines the mold and health issues that I had while living at The Murray Apartments in Summerville South Carolina including:

an environmental report (see documents) on the mold in my apartment stating that normal levels are around 600 and my report had levels at 1.5 million (see lab reports)
the theft of personal items by The Murray staff (see videos)
staff going through my personal items (see videos)
staff taking pictures of my medical bills (see videos)
I can only imagine what happens in female renters apartments given the previous three items
the lies and cover up while being told that I was the only person with mold issues(see videos/emails/recorded phone calls)
management, upper management, and The Murray attorneys not taking any action after being informed of the theft, photographing my medical bills, and going though my personal items allowing the same employees to have access to not only my apartment but the hundreds of other Murray tenants (see emails)
on site manager refusing to watch the videos of the theft and other issues that happened inside of my apartment after I offered to show him (see audio recordings)
The Murray as required by law failing to provide a safe and habitable living environment by not remediating the mold issue and allowing the same employees that stole, went through my personal items, and photographed my medical bills to continue to work at the location while have keys to my apartment even after expressing concern for my safety (see emails)
The Murray staff being told what should be done to remediate the mold issue by the contractor (see videos) but failing to do it including being told to throw away the ceiling vents but instead reusing them with the mold and rust still on them while also placing them on my kitchen counter (see pictures)
The Murray even after breaking their side of the lease refusing to return my deposit and reporting it to all three credit reporting agencies affecting my ability to get into other apartment complexes (see reports)
The Murray not informing me that there was a mold issue when they are required by South Carolina law to inform tenants of any potential health hazards
failing to inform future residents in the lease agreement that there is a potential health risk due to mold being found in multiple buildings and apartments
after speaking to multiple other residents I found out that other tenants in my building and another building were having mold issues also
I will be adding to this list

I grew up in Summerville and was excited to be a part of the Nexton experience when I moved into the Murray Apartments In early 2022. I had to wait for construction to finish on the 400 building before moving in to unit 4422. During the Spring I started having health issue that i have never experienced before and started seeing my family doctor and specialist at MUSC. but no one could pinpoint the cause of my issues. I underwent a series of tests including a CT scan, MRI, allergy test, and a breathing test of which came back as negative for allergies or any lung disease. During this time I discovered mold around all of my air conditioning vents which posed a problem because I have been taking biologic injections for over 20 years that significantly lowers my immune system.

I hired an environmental company to come out and analyze the apartment to determine the extent of the mold issues. After viewing the pictures sent to the company when booking the appoint the technician would not enter the apartment without wearing a full body suit with breathing machine. The technician took multiple samples and sent them off to be professionally analyzed. The very next day, I assume after seeing the technician put on the full body suit in the parking lot, the Murray sent out an email informing that there would be an inspection in the 400 building. I replied to the email informing them that mold was found in my apartment and that I was having health issues that could be from the mold exposure. The samples were sent to a certified lab and the results were astonishing. I was told that a normal count was around 600 and anything over 1200 was a sign of issues. My count was 1,5000,000 so I gave copies to my family doctor and specialist at MUSC and was advised to vacate the apartment as soon as possible.

After learning this I went to the corporate office in downtown Charleston to speak with someone from upper management to resolve the issue. I was told no one was there but was contacted via email by two members of upper management (see emails). After trying to meet with one of the members (see emails) I was eventually told that I had to speak to their attorney and would no longer be able to meet with them (see emails). After informing their attorneys that I had medical bills, cost of the environmental report, and having to discard most of my belonging due to the mold I asked them how they were going to help. Their reply was they would give me extra time to move out with zero compensation for my belongings or anything else if I signed a release that I could never sue them for health issues, I could never tell anyone about the mold issues or ever say anything bad about The Murray. They also stated the mold was "alleged" to be in the apartment so they denied any mold ever existed even after their employees spent days in my apartment removing drywall with mold on it (see pictures). Come back for updates