Horrible experience dealing with management. I had a new job in Austin and I assumed Abbey Road Apartments was a legitimate business. I paid an application fee and deposit up front and was told that if the room was not what I expected once I arrived, I could get the deposit back. I was silly enough to trust Abbey Road with no lease signed and a verbal commitment to all of this. This was two months before my move-in date.
A month later, my job has switched locations and I have to cancel my stay. Abbey Road refused and still refuses to return my deposit, despite giving them a 1 month advance notification of my cancellation. They state that their policy is to keep both app fee and deposit, even though I was never given any paperwork or information to that effect.
Essentially, I am out a few hundred dollars for trying to work with this company in advance of my moving in. Do not trust management to practice business ethics.