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Falkland Chase


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anonymous

Resident 2001 - 2005

9/29/2005

You could do worse

I moved into Falkland Chase with my fiancee in mid 2001. The things we liked most about this community and continue to like about this community are:<br><br>1. Park like setting. It really seems a world away from the metropolitan area it is in.<br>2. Very relaxed pet policy. Falkland chase is one of a handful of places in Silver Spring, ney, Montgomery county that will allow large dogs. You may have up to two.<br>3. Right next to the silver spring metro and bus station.<br>4. Maintenance is pretty responsive.<br><br>There is more to this list, but these are the big ones.<br><br>The negatives are:<br>1. The apartments are old. I think they were built in the 1940's and it shows. Nothing has been done to the interiors to modernize them. There is about 40 coats of paint on the walls. I'm sure some of it is lead based. It would appear that when a new tenant moves in they don't the least amount work possible to get the apartment ready.<br>2. The kitchens are a joke in the townhouses. They are ridiculously small and all the major appliances are about 3/4 scale. Space to put pots and pans is limited. If you enjoy cooking you will get pretty frustrated quickly.<br>3. We have had some rent problems and, no, we have never, ever paid late in my over 4 years of being here. We have had a court summons issued to us for a screw up on their end, which seemed extremely ridiculous considering they could have just contacted us about any back rent or whatever. However, this occured when Avalon Bay was the owner of the community so I'm hoping Home Properties is a little better with their accounting.<br>4. The amenity is a total waste of money and if you are thinking about moving here I would try and get that waived. The only amenities I see are one fitness center and two dog runs. The fitness center is a joke. If they invested some money in it could be really nice. But the loction is in a basement of one of the building and it get really musty in there. All of the equipment is over 4 years old and is beat to hell and the free weights are rusting. The dog run is just a fenced of portion of the property. You compare these amenities to the amenties next door at Lenox Park (which has a huge pool, a really nice fitness center, security, front desk, etc.) and you really question what that fee is used for.<br><br><br>There are more negatives, but mostly they may come down to personal taste. This place is a true find for this area. The dog thing is a big factor. We moved in some time ago, so our rent is much lower than what they are charging for market. If we had to pay more than $2000 for the townhouse we are in I might consider finding another place, but of course I don't know where we would go with our two large dogs.

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