Dartmouth mother of two felt “bullied” into signing fixed-term lease in Ocean Breeze

Destiny Beals sits on the couch in her living room, holding her 7-month-old son who desperately wants to escape her grasp.

When Destiny Beals moved into her apartment in Ocean Breeze, she expected to be able to stay and live with her family for a few years.

According to Beals, Universal Property Management, a realty group managing leasing agreements in Ocean Breeze, told her and other residents not to worry about the details of their fixed-term leases, and that construction would not impact them for years to come.

“It felt like I was being bullied and pressured,” Beals said in an interview. “We are literally just being thrown to the wolves right now. We have no recourse.”