525 West Oakdale Apartments

One and done From: -Anonymous- Date posted: 12/4/2007 Years at this apartment: 2007 - 2007   This place is positively frightening. Florence, as stated in several other reviews, was an absolute nightmare. It was worse than living in a dorm. Guests arriving late at night were threatened and yelled at. If your laundry was not finished at 9:59, the room would be locked and your clothes left for the next day. I could go on for some time, but your best off reading the other reviews. I do not belive that she still works for Horizon, though, so that problem may be alleviated. Horizon is another headache. Apparently their staff and lawyers have never read (or sadly don't understand) the Chicago Municipal Code, as it relates to showing apartments (although neither have the apartment showing realtors in the City). On one occassion, they showed my apartment without any notice (which resulted in me getting locked out). The Horizon mamanagement and attorneys then informed that they did not need permission to show my apartment. They then proceeded with about 8 all day open houses in a two week period. The CMC clealry states a landlord must (shall) hive 48 hours notice before entering and a tenant cannot reasonably deny access if such notice is given. But don't expect them to understand or respect that rule. So if you decide not to re-sign your lease, be prepared for some constant, unauthorized interruptions. (note: Google Chicago Municipal Code for some nice landlord/tenant remedies) Last, but not least, the actual building. It's a great location, but the building is structurally a dump. The walls are paper thin. For the first two weeks, I woke-up constantly thinking that the person above me was actually walking in my apartment. The rest of the stuff--no view, bad smell, grungy carpeting--are all pretty obvious, so you really can't complain that you've been duped. Hope you read this before you rent.

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