Believe me when I say Iâm not a disgruntled tenant. But I WISH I would have listened to the reviews and saved myself time and money!
RODENTS:
Weâve been dealing with mice since our second month here. At first it wasnât so bad, weâd just see 1 every now and then. Then they started building nests...and now theyâre everywhere!
Theyâre defecating everywhere (including in our kitchen drawers), when they die it leaves an awful smell for DAYS, we even see them on our countertops looking for food! We pay a BOGUS mandatory pest control fee every month but all they will do is send out maintenance and then we have to spend OUR OWN money on traps, pellets and poison (after weâve already paid a monthly pest fee). Donât get me wrong the maintenance guy has become our friend, but heâs not an exterminator, his guess is as good as ours.
Also the spiders- yuck. Theyâre EVERYWHERE! Iâm a country girl love the outdoors but when you see more rodents and insects in the house than you do outside thereâs a problem.
FEES:
THESE APARTMENTS NICKEL AND DIME YOUR WHOLE YEARLY SALARY AWAY.
Rent and fees continue to climb every month or youâll see a new fee on your bill. They took away the deposit box and now you either have to pay within business hours (which everyone is at work) or pay online which -SURPRISE- is another fee to do. Heck every time new management comes in itâs like they add a few more fees and theyâve changed management 2 times in less than my 1 year lease and 3 times within the past 2 years. The money we pay is not applied to the tenants wellbeing.
LIVING CONDITIONS:
Iâm not sure why they advertise as a gated community, the gates are always broken. Or the call box to get in is broken. Thereâs absolutely NO parking spots after 5 pm (so hope you like to walk in all weather conditions) the only way you can have a guaranteed spot is...(drum roll please) you pay ANOTHER monthly fee for a reserved spot (im not talking about a car port spot either). Walls are really thin and the complex and apartments are not level which caused our key to break in the door :-). Thereâs a big hole in our floor that the renovators just put the flooring over. There are NO CLOSETS! You only get the one closet for your clothes. No pantry, no linen, no coat closets. They nit pick about what is allowed on the balcony. Because of the mice situation we wanted to put our trash can out on the deck and we got a letter on our door saying this was our âwarningâ, I could see if we lived where people could actually see our deck but our deck is hidden in the trees.
I thought Iâd go ahead and pay higher rent for quality living but thatâs not the case here. Honestly you can pay a lot less and get way more of the things that actually matter like a peace of mind knowing I donât have a mice in my drawer, or not having to walk in the snow down to my car, or you know maybe just to actually be able to get into my house (because between the gate and the un-leveled door your chances are slim- hope you donât have to pee!)
Alicia Watts
April 16, 2018
