I rented an apartment here for 1 year. Upon moving into the apartment, only 2 of approximately 20 outlets in the apartment worked. Then, we started experiencing problems with the AC unit. It was running 24/7 to keep the house at 75 degrees, even in months where the average temp outside was in the 80s. This drove our power bill through the roof, but management always insisted the unit was fine. The stove was on uneven flooring/ground, which resulted in liquids pooling in a corner of a pan- made the stove top useless. We started noticing cockroaches in the guest bathroom 3 months after moving in, but management never handled it. Even after \"roach treatment\" was applied by management we continuously had roaches. A construction company was doing work on the balcony outside our front door at one point and rammed something through our wall. There was a hole letting in bugs and hot air for almost two weeks, although we reported it the day it happened. I still have photos and emails from this complaint. At one point, the big fluorescent light in the kitchen burned out. We were going to replace it ourselves but management told us we couldnt, because it was under a plastic covering it was something they had to handle. We waited almost three weeks and cooked in the dark with candles because they couldnt come change a lightbulb we werent allowed to change ourselves. At one point we noticed discoloration to the wall in the guest bathroom, which appeared to be mold. We reported it to management who ignored it for over a month. By the time they decided to deal with it, the wall had horrible water damage and had to be knocked out for repairs. This left the guest bathroom as a construction zone for at least a week. Lastly, the cleaning. We moved out an entire month before our lease was up and just bit the bullet with the final wasted month of rent. During that last month we came in almost every day to do cleaning to ensure we wouldnt incur any last second \"cleaning\" charges; this included cleaning on top of the fans, which is where a lot of apartment management companies try to get you. Guess what? A month of cleaning was apparently not clean enough. We were not returned our security deposit AND were charged for the cost of a cleaning company to come in post our move-out date. We were so done with the place that we just shut up and paid.Other things about living here that would also lead me to recommend finding another place: 1. The pool reeked so strongly of chlorine that you could smell it even when the pool wasnt visible to you (from around the corner and the mailbox area). I know they need to keep things clean, but we were afraid to ever use the pool because it smelled like that chlorine content was way to high. 2. Parking is non-existent. You only get one spot per apartment, not per tenant, and youll find yourself fighting for a spot if you ever come back to the apartments past 5:00 p.m. Same goes for guests; hopefully you never have any, because they wont be able to find parking. 3. Constant sound from the 10 and McDowell, ambulances and car chases can be heard at all hours. 4. Because of the lower prices, youll find that a lot of families move into these apartments; this meant we had kids drawing on, screaming outside of, and \"ding dong ditching\" our door all the time- for some reason they were never supervised. 5. Our apartment was broken into while we lived here. There were no signs of forced entry and we did NOT leave the door unlocked. The only way this happened is if somebody with a key from the management team either came in and forgot to lock up, or one of their employees unlocked our door and stole our stuff. This was ultimately the last straw that led us to leave, as we started sleeping with the door barricaded with actual furniture from fear.Ill be honest, if none of this screams red flags to you then youll be okay. However, if any of it does, dont waste your energy on this place. This isnt luxury; its below poverty, and the management will be sneaky about making everything seem out of their hands. more ... hide ...
