Fabian Calvo, slum lord and GOP state house candidate
CLEARWATER — While campaigning for the state House of Representatives, property owner and radio host Fabian Calvo has touted his skills in opearating a $20 million real estate company that spans the state.
Fabian Calvo claims to be a common-sense conservative Republican running for the Florida State House of Representatives, District 45. Fabian is running for State Representative to stop the fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer money in Tallahassee and to reform state government.
"I am a successful small-businessman who believes state government should be run like a business," Calvo wrote in campaign literature. "This is the type of leadership that is needed in Tallahassee, leadership from the small business world, people that have created jobs, paid payrolls, balanced budgets."
Renters and former property managers of Calvo say that's precisely his problem. He's a slumlord, they say, alleging he fails to pay his debts and lets property degrade into disrepair. Two ex-employees are taking him to court.
Calvo, whose company Calvo Management International owns 500 apartments and houses nearly 1,000 tenants across six counties, said the criticism is a baseless attempt at slander or blackmail.
Cindy Salo was hired by Calvo as the manager of Crystal Palm Apartments in Crystal River last year. She served as the on-site operator of the 40-unit complex, signing leases, collecting rent and coordinating repairs.
But the apartments, she said, were falling apart. Doors and walls rotted. Stoves, fans and refrigerators broke. Central heat and air-conditioning stopped working for months.
Salo said attempts at repair were stifled by Calvo, who delayed paying contractors until months after their work. Others weren't paid at all. One cleaner who was never paid threatened to protest outside the complex.
"He's late with all the vendors and he's late with the people who work for him," Salo said. "He can't pay, but he wants everyone to do the work for him."
Residents at Crystal Palm say the problems have lasted for years.
The sink in Rose Mastin's two-bedroom unit leaked for months, flooding her bathroom. A glass window fell on Cortney Carmichael's 3-year-old daughter. Bad wiring ruined their electronics. The locks on their front doors fell out.
Every month, they pleaded for help.
"Fabian's problem is he won't release the money," Mastin said. "He knows about all these problems."
See the complete story on this slum lord at http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/radio-host-and-florida-house-candidate-fabian-calvo-is-slumlord-critics-say/1027956
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