Let me just say, I have been living here for almost 10 full months.. So I have plenty of experience on the subject. The easiest way for me to explain my situation is by a list, so here it goes.
1) No Privacy! The Maintenance workers are aloud to enter your apartment ANYTIME they feel like it. If you EVER get a letter on your door, they were more than likely inside your apartment that VERY day.
2)Pool Problems! Yes, it is nice to have a pool to swim in everyday. But also take into context the fact that as soon as you jump in you are risking a major bad skin reaction since they rarely check the clorine levels or PH levels. Out of curiosity one day I decided to check the pool stats with my handy dandy pool tester which I bought from Smith Pools a year back and guess what!!! Everything was WAY off... Dangerously So! The Clorine Level was extremely high and the PH level VERY LOW! A concoction for a major mishap if I ever did see one! DO NOT LET YOUR CHILDREN SWIM IN THE POOL!!!
3)Can anyone say NOISY!'! If I had spent just 1 night in this apartment before I had signed anything I would have realized this immediately!! The Walls are almost as thin as Paper! Unfortunately it is almost impossible for any kind of intimacies here without an audience.. I dont think ANYONE likes that!
4)Staff! First things First, ----- has absolutely NO backbone!!! A Major pushover if there ever was one!!!!! All you have to do is argue your point and she gives in. However, Recently the apartments have hired a new person for the office named ----. Now, to be honest I dont undertstand why ----- is above ---- when ---- does everything ----- should be doing. Next, The Maintenance Crew, Which includes a ---------------------------------------------------. You would imagine that a maintenance crew who gets most or All of there fees covered would at least get off there butts to help when needed. However it looks like the only thing they know how to do is be -----s eyes and ears while they sit in the stupid golf cart pretending not to notice your new Dog or Cat you brought home which they will be puting a stupid paper on your door the next day saying you have to pay 250.00 per pet and have violated your lease agreement... blah blah blah... Next is the Security Officer.. I have seen this guy walk around numerous times and even do a bunch of the work that the maintenance crew decided to neglect. I dont know if he gets paid to do the trash but I see him doing it more than the Maintenance guy. The Security here is probably one of the only working things in the entire complex. They must have gotten lucky or something..
5) Parking.. when there is a major college party anywhere in the complex good luck finding parking!!
6) Fire!! Yes, there are numerous fires on file here at the apartments. So just hope to god you dont live anywhere near someone who smokes or has parties....
7)Pest Control.. You have probably already heard of this from other people but just let me help make everything clear... What they spray and where they spray does nothing for the entire apartment. The only places they will spray are the bathrooms and kitchen.... everything else is left to you even thought you pay an extra amount each month for pest control... Scam' Maybe!
8)Good Luck breaking your lease! If you sign a lease you are therefore bound to your given apartment unless you are willing to keep paying for it and living somewhere else! Doesnt make sense' Well let me explain further.. If you do get your apartment and sign the lease, from that point on you must keep paying the monthly rate even though you move out prior to your end date. So say I moved in Jan 1st and signed a 6 month lease, then decide to break the lease in Feb, I must continue to pay the monthly rate until that apartment is once again filled IF they allow it to be filled! ANOTHER SCAM!!! WHOA!
9)Gun Range. At 9am every morning the shooting next door begins... yes at first this is kinda annoying but after a few day it kinda grows on you. As a matter of fact I am actually looking forward to visiting said Gun range again soon... YEY!
10)Fishing Regulations. In your lease agreement it says you are NOT aloud to fish.. However if you are caught nothing will happen... so have fun and catch a big one!
Side Note: Dont mess with the gator! If seen you will be turned into animal control
11)Sprinkler Systems: Should a sprinkler head be broken, the water will continue to run every night at the same time since the maintenance crew sucks and will wind up flooding the walkways and cause major insect problems wherever there is a leakage.
12) Playground: Somewhat clean but easily flooded! If it rains then you might want to look elsewhere for your childrens fun time.
13) Did I mention Parties!!! Whoa, this is one of the biggest party arenas in dade city florida!! Even though they charge college students more to live here, some reason they still decide to gravitate here and take over! If you see a party, RUN! We are not talking small potatos here... we are talking a full blown garden! Meaning, where you see college student in sweetwater you will also find Alcohol and Drugs!
14) Speed Bumps... WAY to high! I rub almost EVERYTIME I drive over them...
15) Gates: Sometimes nice, sometimes not so nice... Here at sweetwater would be the not so nice I was talking about! If the key pad actually works you also have to worry if the gate is going to close early or if someone if behind you which completely skips doing to code all together.. anyone could pretty much enter these apartments.. So PLEASE WATCH YOUR CHILDREN CLOSELY!!!
16) Sexual Predators.. Yes there are a couple whom reside here, so keep a look on the sexual predator database for all updates!!

Thats enough for now... Happy Apartment Hunting :-)

User Responses
From: Freeinternet	Date: 09/03/2008
You should probobly find a differnt apartment complex. Sweetwater is horrible. Trust me.
From: Anonymous	Date: 06/17/2009
the parties wouldnt be so bad if the office staff has the security back and do something to help him out, but like it says ----- has no back bone and wont stand up for her security person. yes they have found drugs out here and a lot of drugs and there is a lot of drinking going on. the students live in back and speed right through where the play ground is so dont let your kids play on the play ground unless you are out there watching them.

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