I was relieved to read other people are having the same experience living at the Overlook as I have had. I am not usually a complainer, so I feel terrible calling the "courtesy officer" in the middle of the night when the drunks are outsie in the parking lot screaming, breaking bottles, etc. As another person mentioned, the single pane "school bus windows" in the bedroom make it IMPOSSIBLE to get any sleep at night. The parking is ridiculous. The more businesses that move in downstairs, the less parking they leave available to the tenants which is already dwindling as it is. My car has been hit several times on the doors from people opening their door up into my car, and someone backed up into my car smashing in my back bumper and never left a note (not a shock). I didn't even bother to mention it to the staff knowing that I would be told that "they are not responsible, per my lease I signed". The lobby and elevators ALWAYS have dog piss in them from scumbags waiting until the last second to take their poor dogs out. The apartments are infested with german cockroaches and FLEAS (my cat has been treated over and over and my apartment as well, to no avail).

The ONLY good thing I can say about this place is that the staff has been very nice to me. Both the staff in the office as well as the maintenance people are all great (to me at least). But other than that, t here is literally NOTHING good I can say about the Overlook. I am moving in a month and I am counting down the minutes. My only advice is that if you have a job and you require any amount of sleep at night, DO NOT LIVE HERE.

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From: Anonymous	Date: 09/02/2009
How Cockroaches Enter Your House, And Where To Find Them UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Nothing inspires more disgust than the sight of a cockroach crawling across your floor, but an entomologist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says residents often inadvertently invite these critters into their homes. "German cockroaches, which are the most common type of cockroach found indoors, do not travel outside of structures," says Glenn Holbrook, assistant professor of entomology. "Residents often bring cockroaches into their homes in containers from infested warehouses, stores or other homes." Holbrook says the nymph stage cockroach is quite small and can be transported into homes in paper bags and particularly cardboard boxes. Cockroach nymphs often settle in the corrugated passageways in cardboard containers. "Roaches love to live in small places where they can feel surrounding walls over their entire body, so cardboard is perfect for them," Holbrook says. "The best bet is to leave any boxes from stores or from friends outside." Holbrook says roaches can hide in any kind of box, regardless of its contents. "They can hide in an electronics box as well as in a box containing food," he says. "Many warehouses and warehouse-style retail stores store food containers and other merchandise together." Once cockroaches are in your house, Holbrook says there are several likely places to look for them. --Kitchens. The availability of food makes this the first place to look for cockroaches. "Cockroaches don't need much -- after all, they're scavengers," Holbrook says. --Bedrooms. If homeowners like to eat in bed or keep glasses of water at the bedside, these habits might attract roaches. --Pet areas. Holbrook says the most often overlooked food source for cockroaches is pet food. He recommends feeding the pet once, cleaning out the food dish every day and never leaving pet food out overnight. "We raise research cockroaches in our labs and do you know what we feed them?" he says. "Dog food. They love it."

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