I moved into this building because the rent was cheap and the great location; those are about the only two good things I can say about this place. I have finally had it and am leaving this place. Below are a few things I would suggest thinking about before renting a place at the Windsor House.

- Pest infestation: This apartment building is crawling with cobkroaches. I have lived in DC for 10 years, and I have never lived in a place that is literally crawling with cockroaches. It does not matter if you put our roach bait, spray or clean with bleach, this place just produces massive amounts of cockroaches. My final straw happened when I was napping on my coach and was awoken by a cockroach crawling on my arm!! To my knowledge, they don't offer extermination services. In the two years, I lived there, I have not seen an exterminator in the building.

- Terrible management: Yes, Wanda was a terrible manager, but she's gone. Amazingly enough, Borger Management has managed to find someone even more incompetent and rude than her. I know it's hard to believe, but trust me, Niyi is far worse than Wanda. Niyi attempts to intimidate tenants--not sure if it's because I am female--and is awful with people. Beyond the terrible manners, Niyi will flat out lie to your face. He has said a number of things to me, and when I follow-up, he completely changes his story. Put everything in writing!

- Garage Door Left Open: Yes!! The garage door to the underground parking garage is left open, and I have seen random cars drive into the parking garage. Honestly, what's the point of paying $200 for parking if the Windsor House will leave the garage door open. I have complained about this, but it has fallen upon deaf ears.

- Mold in the Air/Heat Vents: In late spring/early summer of 2009, I was constantly getting sick. I originally thought that I might have developed allergies, but I came to find out that the air/heat vent was full of mold!! I found the mold when I attempting to tighten the vent's screws (vent rattles a lot). I saw that the whole side of the vent was covered with mold. I immediately reported this to Wanda (she was still at the Windsor House), and she said there was no way there could be mold. I told her that there was and it needed to be cleaned out immediately. Her response was to send Ray with bleach and a rag to wipe the mold off. Yes, that was the solution. I'm no mold expert, but I don't think that's the proper way to get rid of mold.

- Maintenance: The Windsor House will only send meintenance to your apartment if it is something that may cause serious damage (major leaks, mold, etc.). We put in a request to fix a sink door in late 2008. Needless to say, the door has yet to be fixed (yes, almost a year since that request was submitted).

Like I said, if you're strapped for cash and want to live in this area, the Windsor House is an option. If you can afford any other building in the area, I would seriously urge you not to live here.

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