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Carlton Arms of Winter Park


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sunshine2512

Resident 2012 - 2014

12/24/2014

I DO NOT recommend renting here at all, I lived there 1 and a half years because it was all I could afford. Rent is the cheapest in the area which seems attractive but the apartments are not worth price difference of living anywhere else. - The apartments are old and are always in need of heavy repair, the complex doesn't keep up with most of the repairs, even though the landscaping looks great. For example, my air conditioner went out one weekend after many nights of having problems which were ignored by maintenance, in the middle of a heat wave in the summer. It was not deemed an emergency so it took almost two weeks to repair. I was only offered an apology after dealing with no air conditioning in extremely humid 100+degree weather. Maintenance come and go from apartments with no warning or notice that they have entered other than signs of heavy dirty boots left on carpet, they are very seedy people and mostly hangout around the complex. - I have lived in many places in Orlando, this is the first where there were ALWAYS cockroaches (or "water bugs" as the landlords refer to them) even with monthly toxic extermination and keeping apartment as clean as possible. - Neighbors are mostly older and retired so they are constantly watching i.e. viciously complaining for anything one might do such as: parking in 'their spot' even though there are no assigned parking spots, having visitors, noises/ the walls are super thin, how one uses on site laundry, and speed when driving through the complex. - They require the use of a sticker on vehicles to identify residents which clearly state the name and area of complex which has resulted in stolen vehicles. Personal property has also been stolen from pay per use covered parking spots, the night guard is useless. - Any problem one might have is rudely dismissed by office staff which presents itself as courteous before signing the lease and are countered by the landlord, Don Schmeltzer who always passively threatens retaliation. They will keep security deposit to remedy pre-existing repairs and/or add yet another layer of paint to everything from the door jams to the air filters.

    Review 8 out of 39

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