Overall, the cost that you pay for this apartment is good. I pay 1150 a month, and my apartment in 750 square feet in a fairly respectable part of town. The apartment are old though. The appliances are dated, everything is covered in and inch of paint and there is no proper ventilation. You will constantly have to battle mold in the bathroom, and if your neighbors smoke, you will smell it coming through the vents. Also, the hot water goes out about every other month for couple hours. However, the
...biggest issue is the management.
They're almost uniformly incompetent. I once received a notice stating that I was in breach of my lease agreement because of our satellite dish. I found this somewhat surprising, given that I don't even have cable. When I called to ask about the satellite in question, they informed that they had placed that notice on everyone's door. They had decided to threaten every single one of their tenants, rather than look around the complex and actually check their facts. Approximately a month later, I received a notice of eviction because the previous tenant's renter's insurance had lapsed. They had sent me a letter with my apartment number, and the previous tenant's name, stating that I was going to be evicted in three days! Again, had they bothered to double-check ANYTHING they would have noticed the discrepancy. Every time I've made an appointment with the front office, they've either been unpardonably later (by 2 hours at least) or flaked entirely. My most recent annoyance is that they decided to destroy our staircase without notice. Annoying, but as I had an alternate (though inconvenient) route, it did not seem like such a big deal. However, it took 3 weeks for them to replace the stairs, forcing me to trek through my neighbor's staircase and spider infested bushes to get home.
I've lived here for three years, I'm a fairly easy-going person. I've never had any problems with any of my neighbors, and I like the neighborhood. If you're wired the same way, you'll probably be fine. However, if you want to live in a place that is even moderately well-run, I would suggest you look elsewhere.
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