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NYHabitat

Apartment Rental

“Perfect site to get a legitimate room with no games or BS!”

7/23/15

After wasting my time with other websites and providers, I finally found NY Habitats. If you are looking for a stress-free, hassle-free experience for finding a room in NYC, I fully recommend them. The best thing about them is that they are a licensed real estate company. You have to pay a fee, but I was glad to do it because I was tired of dealing with scammers and crooks from other websites. NY Habitat is an actual company with a nice office and licensed agents. I found my room on their website and was soon in contact with one of their agents, Cornell. I told him my criteria and he gave me different options. I was able to check out the room in advance, met the owner. Once everything checked out, that's when I paid the fee. I received a receipt and a contract that stated the full terms of the rental. Then on the day I moved in I paid the owner directly the first month's rent and security. Don't hesitate to use them, this is a legit company you will not get ripped off. I've already referred some of my friends to them. If you looking for a room in NYC, your best bet is to go with these guys.

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Roommates.com

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“I agree”

8/26/14

I agree. Roommates.com is a huge waste of time and money. I was looking to rent a room in NYC. After upgrading for the 1 month unlimited access, I sent out about 40 inquires. Of the 10 or so that actually replied, 9 were from scam artists. The tenth I'm not sure that he was or not. The site does alert you about scammers. Basically everyone that replied to me, I received a message from the administrators that the user was a fraud and suppressed. Complete waste of time and money. I don't mind paying to upgrade if I'm going to get what I need. With this site it's not worth it. I believe almost 90% of the profiles are scammers. Zero stars.

Tip for consumers:
Don't waste your money.

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Customer-Support -. – Roommates.com Rep Over a year old

Hello,

This is Roommates.com Customer Support.

I am sorry to hear that you were contacted by a scammer and I understand that finding a roommate can be a difficult and frustrating process, especially if you are not receiving as many responses as you'd like.

If you paid for a membership and the message received was a scam message, you are entitled to a refund.

When a fraudulent account is detected by our Fraud Department, the account and any messages sent from that account are automatically removed in order to protect the legitimate members of Roommates.com. Unfortunately, many times scammers don't make themselves known until they get you to email them through their private email address, which Roommates is not privy to. We are doing all we can to protect our members and keep scammers from posting on our site.

Roommates.com is a bulletin board service. As always, some areas may have more roommate potential than others, but aside from your My Matches List, we also offer a Power Search, and a Basic Search option that can assist in increasing your Match list.

Please contact our Customer Support through the website and we will be happy to assist you with a refund.

Roommates.com Customer Support
support@roommates.com