LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A young mother tells FOX5 she is heartbroken after signing a lease and moving into a new unit, only for a “notice to vacate” to be posted on her door days later.
It’s a property FOX5 has covered extensively: the Paradise Spa complex, on South Las Vegas Boulevard. It once hosted the Rat Pack, but now it’s being slowly demolished.
A vacancy order filed in Clark County’s District Court orders all tenants off the property by August 30, but a pregnant mother signed a one-year lease at the complex.
Brittany Ramirez said when she saw a quaint two bedroom unit for $750 a month online she jumped at the opportunity.
“We were like ’What? That’s awesome!’” Ramirez said.
Ramirez said she was told she couldn’t see the unit in-person because the property management company she was working with told her the unit was being watched by a “housesitter.” So, she relied on the photos online.
“We fell in love with it and we were like, ‘This is the one,’” she said.
The first wave of disappointment hit when she arrived at the complex and saw the condition of the unit on the outside, Ramirez said. But, she figured they’d make the most of it. She was just happy that her growing family was moving into their first home together.
“My mom always said, ‘It’s not about what the outside looks like, it’s about how the inside is, and it’s how you make it,’” she said.
The second wave of disappointment hit one week after moving in when Ramirez said a “notice to vacate” by August 30 was posted on her front door.
“Then I just broke down crying because I was like, ‘What do you mean, we have to leave?’ I was like, ‘I have nowhere to go other than my mom’s, but there’s five of us, and now I’m pregnant,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez said she’s out nearly $3,000 for first month’s rent, a security deposit, and other fees.
The Paradise Spa property is in the process of being sold to a home construction company.
A court order filed in Clark County’s District Court in June 2024 prohibits leases at the complex for longer than one month.
The Paradise Spa Homeowner’s Association President, Dennis Snapp, said when that court order was signed, individual owners of the units at the complex were notified.
“How we got here, I do not know,” Snapp said.
According to Clark County records, Ramirez’s unit is owned by a LLC.
FOX5 wasn’t able to get in contact with the LLC’s owner directly after multiple attempts, but the attorney for the property management company listed on Ramirez’s lease said in a statement, “they’ve been advised the owner is looking into the court order because they had no previous knowledge of it.”
“I’ve done everything within my power, the court has done everything within their power to tell us to be sure and get the word out, and owners know this,” Snapp said.
Meanwhile, Ramirez blames herself.
“I should have looked it up and did more digging into it, but we were so excited,” she said.
The property management company’s attorney also said in that statement that they are sympathetic to Ramirez’s situation and invite her into the office so they can assist her.
Since then, Ramirez told FOX5 she was offered back $500 in moving fees after she turns her keys in.
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