The building and units are actually pretty decent. Unfortunately, the super is a disaster. As the previous poster mentioned, him and his wife are constantly high. His wife had cancer so I understand she might have needed to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, but John, the super, is also stoned pretty much all the time. My issue with 55 Charles St. E. was the fact that they actually sued me for nonpayment, when I had paid my rent. I made the big mistake of paying one month with a money order (while I was getting my cheques ordered) and this money order was apparently never received. I was also promised a free month which I repeatedly told the super I'd like to apply to December. He said ok, no problem, and ok, no problem to my money order. January 4th: I get a court order in my mail from the Landlord and Tenant Board claiming that I owe two months' rent. At this point, I spoke to the super and he became very hostile, denying the fact that I'd paid or he'd said ok to the free month. Management had no idea about anything and was clearly not communicating with the super. To make a long story short, I had to prove I paid my rent, get legal advice, track down my money order through my bank, only to send them a copy of the money order with their deposit stamp on the back. They never apologized, lost the $160 it cost them to file to the Board, wasted my time and caused me so much stress threatening to evict me. All this while I was doing my M.A.

Suffice it to say, I have never had such a horrible experience renting in my whole life. The other day, I passed by the building and saw the super and his wife on their balcony smoking. I can't believe they didn't fire him. Please be careful when renting here. The units do look great, but should you ever have an issue or trust your super with something, things could go very wrong.

Oh, and parking is a joke. The main entrance is always blocked off. They threaten to tow your car if you don't get a permit for your friends (sometimes the friend is only there for a couple of minutes), and on two occasions the superintendent entered my unit without giving me any sort of notice.