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EXPOSING WRONG DOINGS – PART 6

We put together a timeline of events, not every detail is included. 1) In 2016, a For Lease sign was put in the window on the lower level. Note: There were people inquiring and showing interest. 2) The gym owner was seen checking the place (lower level) out in 2016. 3) The DCRA business filing for the gym was effective on 1/30/2017 as Foreign (Virginia). 4) Application for CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY – OFFICE – 4013 Gault Place Partners LLC (alias name used by the Menkiti Group/Aroli Group) Application date: 2/21/2017 & signed and dated 2/9/2017. 5) A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY was issued on 02/24/2017, description: OFFICE with no Lot number listed. 6) Application for a CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY in reference to the gym dated: 3/1/2017, but it appeared that a 7 had been written over the 6. 7) A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY- Gymnasium – was issued date: 3/1/2017, 4013 Gault Place Partners (alias name used by Menkiti Group/Aroli Group) property owner and office address listed. 8) The gym’s business license Start Date: 04/01/2017 – End Date: 3-31-19. 9) A DCRA Inspector filled out a 4 POINT SURVEY – VACANT- dated: May 17, 2017, attached to the 4 POINT SURVEY was the NOTICE OF VIOLATION with the 3408 18TH ST NE address and responsible party, 4013 GAULT PLACE PARTNERS – alias name used by Menkiti Group/Aroli Group – 3401 8TH ST NE Washington DC 20017 (their Office address) – Owner, Tenant, Agent or Violation not checked and the rest not filled out – May 15, 2017 – (2017) VACANT PROPERTY sticker was placed on our entrance door – 06/21/2017 at 11:50 AM, photos stamped 06/21/2017 at 12:06 PM and 12:12 PM, on the OFFICE ACTIVITY SHEET Dated: 6/21/2017. On the 3408 property DEED, the zip code is listed as 20007 NW-Northwest zip code. Note: Before the Change to 003 – Vacant, It was listed on the (2017 Current Value2018 Proposed New Value) DC Tax and Revenue Use Code: 46 – Store Barber/Beauty Shop – Tax Class: 002 – Commercial. When it was changed, it changed to Use Code: 42 – Store-Misc – Tax Class 003 – Vacant. No Barber/Beauty Shop existed the whole time we been here as tenants (a pattern). At the beginning of the summer of 2017, the lower level was painted and prepared which was told to us by the gym owner it was going to be an exercise class for a small group of people. Note: At that time we were unaware, it was going to be a gym. 10) The gym B___ _ F_ was up and running in the late summer. 11) AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE FILED in court Aug 17, 2017 – In reference to the gym owner and wife’s residential – served a copy of the complaint and summons – Aug 16, 2017 at 7:16PM. 12) The gym owner & wife unknowing to us was summoned to appear in Landlord & Tenant Court for failing to pay rent for their residential rental from July 1, 2017 to Aug 1, 2017. Note: A timeline of what was going on behind the scenes that there was more going on than met the eye. 13) A third party processing center contacted us through an email letting us know that our managing agent was accepting monthly payments for our rental unit on Aug 14, 2017 at 3:59 PM. 14) Third party processing center recap – The resident called in to get access to profile, result of call – I provided the password to log into account – Aug 15, 2017 at 11: 41 AM. 15) Third party processing center email recap – Detailed reason for call: Trying to submit a payment but the system is not allowing them to see the balance or submit a payment. Result of call: Advised there is a block placed on this unit. Referred to the management company for further information and other payment alternatives. You may reach The Menkiti Group at (202) * – Sept 1, 2017 at 9:40 AM. 16) Emailed the Menkiti Group (the landlord not management) in reference to being blocked from making a online payment (rent) and we would drop off the check – Sept 1, 2017 at 11:39 AM. 17) Email reply from the Menkiti Group representative – Thanks for dropping off your check. Here is the contact info for _ M_ _ (3rd property manager) Note: Contact Info included – Sept 1, 2017 at 2:25 PM. 18) Switching back to the gym owner and wife’s residential situation – during the pendency of this case the rent was paid through the court registry until Jan 2018. 19) Email from the principal of M_ _ A__ LLC confirming receiving the rental payment – Sept 8, 2017 at 8:40 AM. 20) Email from M_ _ A____ LLC informing us they were our new property management – Sept 14, 2017 at 7:48 PM. 21) Email from the third party processing center concerning cancellation of recurring payments for 3408 18th Street NE, #F22-incorrect (should be Apt. A – a pattern) Wash; DC – Oct 3, 2017 at 9:50 AM. 22) Gym owner and wife’s court hearing (residential) scheduled for Oct 11, 2017. (Timeline of what was going on behind scenes.) 23) Gym owner and wife’s court hearing (residential) scheduled for Nov 3, 2017. 24) Email recap from the third party processing center – the reason: needed assistance voiding duplicate payment – the result: complete – Nov 6, 2017 at 3:53 PM. 25) A third party processing center email – we have reached out to the residents and voided duplicate payment transaction and reprocessed the charge, and that the residents account still reflects charges for both October and November confirmed attached payment history – Nov 6, 2017 at 4:05 PM. 26) Email copy sent to us from M_ _ A_____ LLC to the third party processing center stating the issue is not the password rather the fact there is a $_____ credit on the account. As a result, we were unable to make any payments and want to be assured that the rent can be paid and not double charged like we were the previous month – Dec 1, 2017 at 7:58 PM. 27) We went to The Menkiti (Group) office to notify them, there were problems with the gym (B____ _ F_ ) after numerous talks with the gym owner who described it as a exercise class with a small group of people, and said to take it up with The Menkiti Group (Landlord), who never notified us about a gym. We wanted to talk to the two (2) top members on the CEO & Leadership Team at the Menkiti (Group) office but was told one was out of town and the other wasn’t available. We did take some of it up through their representative, concerning what we were dealing with such as bumping, vibrating the floor, loud talking, laughing, loud music, weights hitting the floor, waking us up with 5:30 AM classes (several times starting as early as 4:45 AM). We never heard from The Menkiti Group during this time – Dec 13, 2017 around 9:42 AM.

We found out a few weeks later that one of the representatives from the Menkiti Group was on the same (undisclosed) Board as the gym owner, but later left. 28) The vendors on ladders pointing up the bricks and painted the whole front of the building without us being notified. The vendors acted like they were instructed not to talk to us, gym owner was present – Dec 23,24 2017. 29) Email from M_ _ A___ LLC concerning an Estimates Schedule of Additional Rent – Jan 2, 2018 at 8:10 PM. Note: There was no additional rent added. 30) Gym owner and/or others ordered weights and other equipment and had it delivered to the back of the property – Jan 25, 2018. 31) A male arrived climbed up the ladder to make an attempt to put up a big B___ F_‘s sign on the building. After loud talking and drilling under our window, again not being notified, the attempt was unsuccessful the first time – Feb 15, 2018 around 4:00 PM. 32) A male on the ladder attaching the sign to the building. There were off and on excessively loud drilling, hammering, and loud talking on top of having to deal with the consistency of day to day gym activities. We were not notified – Feb 19, 2018 at 5:09 PM to around 7:12 PM. 33) The gym added other Pop-Up instructors and their clients around March of 2018.

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