My husband and I have rented a one bedroom apartment with a den, and have lived here for over a year.
Pros: We love how it is in a secluded area in the woods-- a nice escape from the chaos on RT. 73. The external features of the complex are currently being renovated. The floor plans are nice! The foliage is maintained pretty well. Rent is decent for the square footage in this area. However, we get what we pay for.
Cons: The maintenance staff here is absolutely terrible! Requested repairs
...are completed haphazardly.
1) When we first moved in, there was a hole in our deck from rot (our upstairs neighbors had a kiddie pool on the deck, and it overflowed). It took maintenance several weeks to get to our repair... and their solution? Cut the rot out from the deck and slap a new unpainted and untreated piece of plywood there. A year later, there is a hole between the gaps and the deck is yet again deemed unsafe to sit on.
2) Before painting our bathroom, my husband noticed some discoloration on the ceiling. A week after calling, the guy showed up and said there was a possibility that there was a leak coming from the upstair's neighbor's bathroom. Instead of actually fixing the problem, he patched it up with plumber's tape and put some spackling on it. We still get paint bubbles and trapped moisture in the area where the leak is.
3) The plumbing absolutely sucks! Three times this year, we have had to have our shower snaked because there was a clog coming from the upstairs neighbor's bathroom.
The laundry situation is frustrating. It costs $1.50 to wash and another $1.50 to dry. The washer has destroyed a lot of my towels (snags them), and the dryer never properly dries my garments, regardless of the temperature. They are also not very high capacity, so it takes a lot for me to do my wash.
During the winter months, there had been a huge delay in salting and plowing walkways and driveways!
The management here definitely does not treat all renters equally. For disputes with our upstairs neighbors, particularly about the kiddie pool-- which having them on the deck is against the rules in the first place--, the management suggested because they are "multi-year renters" that it might not be even worth addressing our concerns to them. Of course, the management wouldn't do anything about it. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! We all pay the rent!!
Overall, it is such a shame to say this, but the cons outweigh the pros. I wouldn't recommend it.
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