Arbor Glen Apartments

 
I have lived in a 2-bedroom unit at Arbor Glen by myself for the last 3 years, but enough is enough. My lease can't end soon enough.

To be fair, and to justify renewing my lease twice, I'll mention the pros... When I moved in, the place was very clean I was pleasantly surprised (I rented without seeing the place since I was living in NYC at the time). The bathroom/sinks were pretty new and the spaciousness was impressive. Management had left me a welcome basket filled with snacks and bottled water; I was definitely pleased.

Since then, however, things have definitely taken a turn for the worse. Not least of the problems is mice. I went home to California for the winter 2 years ago and came home to mice droppings in my kitchen pantry. I thought it was because I had left the apartment empty for 3 weeks, so I let it go, especially since management responded by sending an exterminator. But a year later, I found another mouse running around in my second bedroom. And when I insisted that maintenance come catch it while it was still in sight, they pretty much yelled at me, telling me that it was more important to shovel snow first. The mouse finally ended up dying in that bedroom. I guess it was slightly redeeming that one of the management boys came to pick up the body in the end. I thought that was the end of the mouse fiasco, but just the other day I found more mouse droppings in my kitchen pantry. Clearly, there's a pest problem in this place.

In addition to the mice problem, there's a serious issue with renewing leases around here too. For those of you accustomed to giving notice 2-3 months prior to the end of your lease, prepare yourself for a bit of a change. Leases at Arbor Glen are renewed 10 months prior to the end of your lease. That's right, my lease started in July, and they had me renewing in October of that same year. At first I just thought that was the way things were done in Michigan, but by the time I caught on it was too late. To top it off, when they had me renew the first time, they told me that my rent was going to decrease, including cable and pet fee, but when it came down to it, those weren't included. It seems the agent I first talked to was completely uninformed.

When they had me renew the second time, my rent went up again. When I learned that they were going to increase my rent again for a third year in a row, that's when I had enough and decided I was't going to take it anymore.

I'm sure it sounds ridiculous that I kept buying into their scheme and letting them push me around for so long. I should have never renewed a second time, but I was foolish enough to convince myself that the pain of moving would be worse than living here. But honestly, the way they have you renew 10 months in advance, it's not hard to get trapped. Basically, once you renew, you've committed yourself to living here for the next 22 months. Trying to get out of the lease is a joke too.

Finally, this place is a college student hell hole. When I first talked to the leasing agent back when I was NY, I was told that this place was quiet and that there were very few students around. What a load of bull! There are inconsiderate students everywhere. I've had drunk students knocking on my door in the middle of the night, people screaming and honking their cars outside at 2am, and I've even had my doormat stolen.

In the end, as much as I've enjoyed the space my apartment has to offer, it's just not worth all the other headaches.

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