Tempe, Arizona SperlingViews

If you like the outdoors, forget it. Six months out of the year it's at least 107 (may-Nov), you heard it right. An average of 107 for at least six months. There are jobs, but mostly call centers that pay $10-$12. (I work in sales but recently got laid off) the public services are worst then you ever experienced or read about. Most people here have never heard of getting anything right. The food is bad, the rental landlords take advantage of every law they can hand out. And do....Since the rental laws were written 60 years ago, and are still in force today and all on the side of the landlords. For instance: Should you rent, and have a problem with the owner, or management company or manager. They can evict you and you'll be on the street within 10 days. Wheather you show up in court or not. Let's say the manager does'nt like you for some reason. They can have your served to court, but not in person. The law here does not state you have to be served in person, so what happens is you come home one day and the door is locked, and you have no recourse but to move when you can, with the manager present. No proof is need that you were acturally served.

Yes, it's true, have a girlfriend who this happend to.

Smog is really bad, there's no real entertainment (unless you are a swinger since this is the swinger capital of the U.S.), the jobs dont pay, all services are way over priced and the people on the road are not even following the "basic" rules of the road because of the lack of officers on the road. What a mess. I'm leaving within the next 4 months never to return. Good Luck

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