My family needed a short-term rental after selling our house and before moving out of state and after a lot of research and visiting Spalding Bridge several times, we were really excited to rent there. The location was decent, we faced a nice little forest and the unit had just been renovated.
Unfortunately, our good experience ended the day we picked up our keys. On entering the apartment for the first time, we discovered that the renovation team had not actually completed the renovation. The
...bathroom mirrors were missing, bath faucets were either missing or not attached to the wall, the smoke alarm was beeping incessantly, the kitchen counter wasn't properly attached and the kitchen cabinets were not properly attached to the wall (they were leaning forward at a very visible angle. Also, we discovered the hot water heater was not properly working. The maintenance crew worked on it and told me they were going to replace it (while we were at our old house moving). That night we went to give our 11 month old a bath and discovered our hot water heater was still not working and that it had not actually been replaced when they said it would. I think all of this combined would have been fine to deal with and move on, but we continued to have problem after problem.
The final straw was that there was a lot of moisture and mold in the apartment. We brought it to their attention and they brought us a dehumidifier and said that should help and they didn't detect any mold. We are well-educated people and former homeowners, so we are familiar with moisture and mold and we knew this would not actually help. We were constantly sick for 3 of the 4 months we were there and the mildew smell was unbearable. I also had constant headaches. Just the other day, we found a piece of wood my husband had laying on the floor in our guest room and the side that was on the floor (carpet) was stained from laying in WATER. So, at least one of our bedrooms had damp carpet and we didn't know it. It kills me to think what my son was exposed to. :(
The mold issue is something I would highly recommend looking into if you are thinking about moving here. We were on a ground floor apartment, which I'm sure made it worse, but it should still not be something anyone has to live with. It was disgusting. I believe they just laid vinyl and carpet over wet or moldy floors because the smell was the strongest down on the floor.
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