The Apartment No One Can Rent: Our Story at 205 N 72nd Ave Unit B in Yakima, WA

From January 2023 to May 2025, my family lived in 205 N 72nd Ave, Unit B, Yakima, WA — an apartment that became the center of financial stress, emotional hardship, unexplained experiences, and landlord neglect. We paid $1,725 a month (later meant to drop to $1,700) and tried our best to be good tenants.

Despite everything we endured, we were evicted.

Today, the apartment sits empty, now listed at $1,600 a month — far below the original asking price. Given what happened inside that unit, the vacancy doesn’t shock me.

A Strange, Heavy Energy From Day One

The apartment never felt normal.

• Cold drafts in warm weather
• Lights that flickered without reason
• Doors that opened by themselves
• Our dog stares or growls into empty corners

My wife’s mother had passed away, and the apartment carried a heaviness we couldn’t explain. It wasn’t just a feeling — sometimes, it felt like someone else was in the room with us.

But the clearest moment came from our youngest child.

Our Youngest Spoke to Someone We Couldn’t See — Caught on Blink Camera

One day, our Blink camera recorded our youngest child sitting on the floor, smiling, laughing, and talking to someone who wasn’t there.

She paused between sentences. Waited. Responded. As if someone was actually speaking back.

There was no one in the room.

No siblings. No pets. No adults.

Later, when we asked her who she was talking to, she answered simply:

“Grandma.”

My wife’s mother, who had passed away.

Whether you believe in ghosts or not, that moment changed how we looked at everything happening inside the unit.

A Water Heater Leak Immediately After Moving In

During move-in week in January 2023, the new water heater leaked, soaking the flooring and creating moisture problems. It was the first red flag — and the first indication that maintenance wasn’t what management had promised.

The Bathroom Damage Went Far Beyond a Leak — It Caused Rot, Mold, and Damage All the Way Into the Garage

One of the worst problems we dealt with in the apartment wasn’t just a bathroom “leak.” It was a side slash in the plumbing — a break that needed a real part replacement.

Instead of installing the correct hardware, maintenance covered the slash with cheap caulk, literally gluing over it as a shortcut. No real seal. No replacement part. No durability.

The caulk peeled off almost immediately. The water sprayed again. And this pattern repeated for almost two years.

The Long-Term Damage Was Severe

Because the repair was ignored for so long, the water didn’t stay contained. It spread:

• under the bathroom floor
• into the walls
• through the subfloor
• and finally down into the garage ceiling below

Inside the bathroom, the floor corner became a disaster zone.

What the Photos Show

As the pictures make painfully clear:

• The flooring in the corner is rotting and eaten away
• Water soaked into the subfloor, leaving large dark stains
• The wall trim and paneling near the tub is warped, cracked, and separating
• The top layer of flooring peeled back, exposing decayed, crumbling material
• And in the damaged area, you can clearly see mold growth

The mold appears as:

• darkened patches
• blackened edges
• and fuzzy, moisture-soaked areas consistent with long-term fungal buildup

Families — especially families with children — should never be forced to live with mold exposure.

The Damage Reached the Garage

Because the bathroom sits directly above the garage, the water eventually leaked down through the structure.

This caused:

• huge water stains spreading across the garage ceiling
• dark discoloration consistent with prolonged moisture
• signs that water had pooled or dripped repeatedly over time

The stains were visible from below, showing exactly how far the issue had gone due to neglect.

The Proper Repair Came Years Too Late

Eventually — nearly two years later — they finally installed the correct part that should have been used in the first place.

Only then did the plumbing issue stop.

But by that time:

• the bathroom floor was destroyed
• mold had developed
• the garage ceiling was stained
• and the damage was already baked into the structure

This was the condition we lived with while paying $1,725 a month, even though they were supposed to lower it to $1,700 when the maintenance fee program failed.

Locked Out of Paying Rent — Then Punished for Being “Late”

In early 2024:

They locked me out of the rent payment app and website.

Later, they locked out my wife as well.

We literally could not pay rent, even though we tried repeatedly.

When we told management, they gave excuses and no solutions. Then they blamed us for being late.

We weren’t avoiding payments. We were blocked from paying.

The Latchel Fee That Never Delivered

We were charged an extra $25 Latchel fee for:

• Faster maintenance
• Better response
• Priority service

None of that ever happened.

Eventually, the property canceled Latchel altogether, and our rent was supposed to drop from $1,725 to $1,700 — but we were never properly adjusted or credited.

Washington State Rental Laws Played a Big Role

Under Washington’s newer tenant laws, landlords cannot raise rent dramatically while existing tenants still occupy the unit.

Large increases can only happen:

• With proper notice
• And only after the current tenant moves out

In early 2025, the owners sold the property.

Immediately, the new management listed our unit for almost $3,000 a month — something they could not legally charge while we lived there.

It was only after we were pushed out that they dropped the price.

Now?

The apartment is sitting empty at $1,600 a month

— over a thousand dollars less than what they tried to list it for.

Evicted for Being “A Little Late” — After They Caused the Problem

After months of:

• Being locked out of the payment system
• Dealing with leaking appliances
• Living with unsafe conditions
• Trying to communicate with management
• Being overcharged due to their errors

…they evicted us for being a little late.

Late because of their own system. Late because we couldn’t access the site to pay. Late because they refused to fix the problem.

No understanding. No flexibility. No effort to work with a family.

Today, the Apartment Sits Empty — And It Makes Sense

Since our eviction, the unit has remained unrented:

• First listed for nearly $3,000
• Dropped repeatedly
• Now sitting at $1,600

And still… no takers.

Maybe people notice the damage. Maybe they feel the energy. Maybe they sense something is wrong.

Between the leaks, the neglect, the financial mishandling, and our youngest talking to someone unseen on camera… 205 N 72nd Ave Unit B in Yakima, WA is not a normal apartment.

Haunted or Not, the Real Horror Was the Neglect

Regardless of the paranormal experiences, the facts remain:

• We lived there from January 2023 to May 2025
• The water heater leaked from day one
• The bathroom leak was never fixed
• We were charged for maintenance that didn’t exist
• We were locked out of paying rent
• Washington law prevented the rent increase they wanted
• They tried to list it for $3,000
• Now it’s stuck at $1,600
• And our child said she was talking to grandma — caught on camera
• Then we were evicted instead of helped

No family should go through what we went through.