I moved in 4 years ago, and was not warned about the sulpher smell or the dead cell zones. Those are my two biggest pet peeves. It took a very long time to finally figure out what the smell was. My boyfriend forwards his Verizon phone to the landline every day, and I switched to Sprint (it's the only one that gets service where we are) because I had to make a lot of long-distance calls during the day.

My other major complaint is the numerous rent increases, even when it was obvious they had other vacancies in my exact floorplan. I will be asking for a major rent decrease before I renew (if I renew).

Yes, there was a lot of construction, but the pool & cabana area is gorgeous now, and I love the new exercise room/equipment.

There are also many people who skirted the pet fees & deposits for a very long time, and the new management got their repair staff to make notes of which apartments had pets (that were unreported). Next day, those residents would get warnings to come in and declare their pets or be fined. Some residents tried to ignore it, or get around it, and in the end, were fined more than they would have paid if they had just declared the pet. That is the purpose of a fine/punishment for breaking a contract agreement.

That said, of course I don't want to pay extra for having pets, but it's either that or to live in a complex that doesn't charge for it, and I'd get crappy carpets, no pet-waste-trash cans & green baggies to put my dogs poo in, and whatever other crappiness that comes with low-maintenance complexes.

The deposit I understand, if pets do pee in the carpet, that doesn't come out easily. The monthly pet rent, I don't agree with. The only thing it could be for is to refill the poo bags that are available for pet owners to use. How much could those things cost that they'd have to charge more than $1-5/month for'''

Yes, the coyotes are a major concern. I've seen them here and there (not in packs, just loners). I never let my dog out by himself (I'd never do that in any apartment complex. After being warned about the coyotes, I'm now very watchful if I walk my dog late at night.

Yes, the kids are playing and yelling and screaming (I live right across from the pool) during the day, and that means it's actually a nice complex where the kids _can_ play outside.

I'm a night person, and I hated the construction during the mornings, but with every single complaint out there (other than the ones about management not responding or treating the residents rudely), there's always the flip side to the story.

The management has been spotty (repairs taking awhile, slow return phone calls when it came to my rent increase issue) but as I have been courteous with them, so they have been with me as well.

I think it's a nice higher mid-level complex (if that makes sense), and I like it here, but I don't think it's worth paying $1885 for a 1000 sq ft apartment (so we not likely will not be renewing even though I have enjoyed living here for the last four years or so). I hear they're giving new renters a better deal, and while that sucks for me (I will be trying to finagle them into giving me the same deal if they want me to renew), I suppose it could be worth it for someone else.

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 06/01/2009
Your right in the fact that they are charging people more to renew than the people coming in. What's with that?
From: Anonymous	Date: 06/02/2009
I bet those used car salesman did'nt disclose the dead cellphone Zones and raw sewage smell when you signed the lease!(They claim they are unaware of it!)Make sure your pets don't sneak out the front door when your not looking,or coyotes will tear them apart!All in All it sounds like you don't mind constant rent increases,raw sewage smell,packs of coyotes,overflowing Trash Dumpsters,Drunks Urinating by the pool bushes, and Dead cellphone zones....Where did you live before?....IRAQ!
From: rocksugarbaby	Date: 06/05/2009
You're going month-to-month then? Signing a lease would make them unable to raise your rent for that amount of time. I would never go month to month for more than one month, it's a huge waste of money.
From: Anonymous	Date: 06/05/2009
My rent fluxuates monthly. My base fee is $1995.99 $65 for pets; however, I've paid up to $2150 one month then $2054 the next, and then $2092, etc. My rent fluxuates every month. It's ridiculous. This place sucks!
From: Anonymous	Date: 06/29/2009
How does your rent fluctuate monthly?? Did you not sign a lease?

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