Do yourself a favor and stay away
September 7, 2019 - Review from Apartments.com
If I had to describe Camden Dulles Station Apartments the best description that I could give is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. While living there things were pretty decent, minus the crowded garage. However, things changed dramatically once we informed the leasing office that we wouldn't be renewing our lease. Camden offers a "cleaning program" to all of the residents. We initially declined, due to the condition of our apartment we felt that we could clean it ourselves. The leasing office proceeded to ...
send several emails informing us of the potential fees that we would incur if we decided to clean ourselves. So basically we were bullied into signing up for the program. Our lease was up on September 1st, however we vacated the premises 3 weeks prior, to move into our home. We were informed that turning in our keys on this date would lead to additional fines because it would be considered breaking the lease. Regardless of the fact that we had paid up through the remainder of the lease. To avoid the additional hassle we kept the keys. During the preliminary walkthrough, the maintenance technicisn told us that he didn't see any issues with the apartment and that our unit was slated for renovation. He also stated that, "inspecting the appliances and everything was pointless because they're going to be thrown out." Fast forward to September 1st, we're hit with a final water bill of $50. Keep in mind we moved out 3 weeks prior. When I brought this up to the leasing office, we were told that the bill isn't due to usage but rather a split between all of the residents. (Please keep this in mind if you're considering moving here because they will not tell you this upon move in). So we paid the remaining balance and turned in our keys. To our surprise, we received another bill on the 6th. The fees on the bill were for an another WATER BILL and cleaning of a stain on the carpet and two of trays on the stove. The leasing office simply talked in circles and couldn't give me a logical explanation for the addirional cleaning expenses. So what was the purpose of paying the $175?!!!!!! They also stated that the cleaning of the trays didn't leave it salvageable but isn't that considered normal wear and tear? This has been the WORST move ever. Just know that the other reviews stating all of the BS fees are legit. I'm sorry that I didn't take heed to them. Hindsight is 20 20. Do yourselves and stay away from Camden properties. They are the definition of crooks and shady practices.
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