Munzer.ca Comments about Marc Barchichat

These comments were made on the now defunct website: munzer.ca between May 2007 and February 2008. You can also view a pdf of the comments. I suspect that the positive comments were made by employees of Barchichat but, for correctness, I have included them. I leave it up to my readers to judge which of these comments are actually genuine.

2007-05-22
Absolute nightmare. DO NOT RENT from him, or his "company" 9137-1195 Quebec Inc.

2007-06-26 (I think this was my comment from back in the day)
I agree with the previous comment... don't rent from him. He is impossible to get in touch with and doesn't do any repairs that are going to cost him any money. He has threatened to raise the rent illegally. It has even been a hastle to pay him the rent. He's a slum lord.

2007-11-16
Generally he's a very good landlord. His service was prompt, he's easy to deal with and is very easily reachable. I look forward to many months of living here.

2007-11-16
Thought he said the elevators were getting fixed and they haven't, I'm having a pretty good time living here. The utilities are up to date and in good condition. Also, the superintendent always helps out as sonn as there is something to do.

2007-11-01
He is horrible, and has been brought up to the Quebec Bar for his questionable activities as a Lawyer. He also cheats/does not pay taxes. Shady, possibly violent, has walked into people's places when they were home (and when they weren't). He should be in jail.

2007-11-17
I don't know what moronic world those two positive raters are living on, but almost everyone in the buildings he owns on this street, plus shops he owns in the area, have filed at least one complaint against him. He must spend most of his time at the rental board. If he hasn't yet tried to increase your rent or let the place go to hell, just be patient...

2007-11-18
He's NOT a good landlord -- if you disagree you have not lived here, or you are one of the crooks htat work for him. Everything is dirty, messy, unsafe, building code violations, plus he harasses the women and walks into apartments with keys he is not supposed to have or use. We've all been to rental board court with him - he loses every time. Stupid and criminal. What a prince.

2007-11-23
Marc Barchichat is very dishonest and manipulative. Do not trust him or anything that he says. He entered my apartment numerous times without permission and proceeded to destroy the unit. I am unsure what his strategy is but I would say he is one of the stupidest people on the face of the earth.

2007-12-04
I lived at one of his buildings on Girouard. I had a major issue when the ceiling in my bathroom caved in after a water leak from upstairs was not tended (this after 2 registered letters and about 50 phone calls.. no exageration). I paid 500$ for repairs and am still waiting to be paid back. I am going to the regie this week to open a claim. When he first bought our building a year ago, he threatened to raise the rent from 500$ to 900$. The building bonded and fought him. Now he's scared to come around. One of my neighbours has video footage of him threatening to do a resires of things that are clearly illegal. If you have problems with him, talk to your neighbours. Despite what he says, he is a TERRIBLE lawyer and you have nothing to be afraid of if you take him to court, honestly, it's laughable. The Quebec Bar should strike him.

2007-12-04
My story is long and nightmarish. This man is terrible.

2007-12-04
If you're having trouble finding him, he now lives at 4309 Beaconsfield (double doors on the right) apartment #8. He claims to only work there (his Peel St. offices mysteriouly burned down) but he is around at all times. Known phone #s 514 286-7070 (work); (514)969-5873 (personal); (514) 286-3932 (Fax). BTW, to the person who paid for their own repairs: These are urgent/necessary; as long as your reg'd letters included this, deduct the fees from your next month's rent, and attach a copy of the bill to your rent cheque (and have evidence you did). He'll do nothing to recoup the money because he's not only criminal, he's stupid...

2007-12-04
To the person who had Video surveillance: Please bring this to the police. So many of us have opened files against him, it wouldn't hurt to have another bit of evidence fo when he is finally brought up on criminal charges. As for hi scourt "skills" I've been to rental board court with him: I wish I had a videotape, I wiped the floor with him, he was a fumbling dolt, it was pathetic. Even the judge tired of him. Kinda' funny, actually

2007-12-04
BTW, if you want to look at the Public Record of his disciplinary hearing at the Quebec Bar (for keeping a man's US$150,000 and not returning phone calls about it), go to:
http://canlii.org/fr/qc/qccdbq/doc/2007/2007canlii22021/2007canlii22021.... In French only... Looks like a pattern of avoidance...

2007-12-04
Marc Émile Barchichat does criminal things, and one day his record will reflect this. If we were all to withhold our rents, he surely would go bankrupt (again?) before he could take the time/money to take us all to rental court. Once I leave this building, I'm calling the city inspector and having the place condemned.

2008-01-07
Facts about Marc Barchicha:

1. When he first bought the building in 2005, he proceeded to try to raise all rents by whatever means possible. This included threatening to evict tenants on the basis that he would subdivide the flat if the tenants did not accept a rent increase.
2. Heating was included for all the flats. From one day to the next, he changed the centralized water heating system to independent electrical unit, placing the burden of heating on the tenants
3. Most flats accepted this. Those that did not had no choice but to pay the electricity bill and are still fighting to get their money back
4. The entire buliding is now in a pathetic/disgusting state. Elevators look like they are from a horror movie and so does the garage
5. The most basic repairs are NOT done.
6. He does not answer phone calls. In fact the answering machine on his phone is always full and you can not leave a message
7. He does not answer letters, even registered ones.
8. the only way to get anything fixed or done is to take him to court where he tries to use his knowledge (limited) of the law to weasel his way out, sometimes successfully so. AVOID THIS CROOK AT ALL COSTS. I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

2008-02-26
Barchichat has been taking to reading tenants mail. Envelopes have clearly been tampered with, and several investigations have been begun to by authorities to document this federal offense so charges that are brought will hold at trial. If you have information, more video footage etc., please post it here and inspectors will be in touch. That you. We will band together and this useless nuisance will be dealt with.