Sidelinger apartments seem like a good deal when you see them listed among all of those places in Portland without the things that Sidelinger includes in rent (ie garbage removal, heat and hot water). The honest truth however is that the buildings he rents out are not well kept. Things are patched over to make them look like new. Like other people said in their reviews, the moldy truth will reveal itself after living in one of these places for a few months.

The management is horrible as well. There is a lack of communication between Gary, his wife and their one or two secretaries. Whenever you leave a message it doesn't get to whomever you need it to get to, or never gets heard at all. This makes it very difficult to let the office know what it is that is going on. I had asked for them to take a look at my stove about three times because it would spark when I turned it on. At one point Maureen (Gary's wife) had told me that they would come and take a look at it and see about getting me a new one. She had said it wouldn't be any longer than a two weeks wait for someone to call me about coming in and taking a look. This never happened. They also raised my rent without giving me the 60 days notice that was written down in the lease. There are a plethora of other things that occurred that made this living experience pretty awful.

My advice is to keep looking if for other places to rent. If you are going to live in a Sidelinger building... at least don't plan on being there for more than a year or two.

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