I WAS MOVING TO LAS VEGAS FROM ANOTHER STATE AND FOUND WHAT SEEMED A NICE APARTMENT COMPLEX VIA THE INTERNET. STAFF SEEMED FRIENDLY ENOUGH BUT A BIT OVERLY EAGER TO RENT ME AN APT.... WERE THEY DESPERATE'! I WAS TOLD THAT MY EMPLOYMENT QUALIFIED ME FOE THE PREFERRED EMPLOYER PROGRAM. THIS MEANT ZERO APPLICATION FEES AND ZERO SECURITY DEPOSITS THIS PRETTY MUCH SEALED THE DEAL AS MY MOVING EXPENSES WERE HIGH ALREADY. INCIDENTLY, THE REGULAR DEPOSITS WOULD HAVE BEEN $50 APP FEE AND $250 SECURITY DEPOSIT. I FOR SOME REASON HAD TO PROVIDE ENOUGH PROOF OF IDENTITY (COPIES OF DRIVERS LICENSE/SS CARD), INCOME (W-2S, PAYSTUBS) EMPLOYMENT HISTORY(EMPLOYER,SALARY,ADDRESS, SUPERVISORS,TELEPHONE NUMBERS,LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT ETC..) AND RENTAL HISTORY (INCLUDING CONTACTS,PHONES NUMBERS,ADDRESSES,FAX NUMBER ETC..) TO GET A PASSPORT, BUY A HOUSE AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. IN 20 YRS OF RENTING FORM THE BEST APARTMENT COMPLEXES I HAVE NEVER PROVIDED SO MUCH UPFRONT PERSONAL INFOMATION. IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF IDENTITY THEFT ESPECIALLY. ALL THIS INFO AND $150 HOLDING DEPOSIT WERE WHAT WAS NEEDED PRIOR TO PROCESSING MY APP. HAVING GREAT EMPLOYMENT AND RENTAL HISTORY, A HIGH CREDIT SCORE AND NO OUTSTANDING DEBT OR CRIMINAL HISTORY I WAS ASSURED BY THE STAFF THE APP APPROVAL WOULD BE NO PROBLEM WITH NO DEPOSITS OR FEES NEEDING TO BE PAID. I WAS OF COURSE APPROVED BUT TO MY UTTER AMAZEMENT I MUST ALSO PAY AN EXTRA $500 SECURITY DEPOSIT PRIOR TO MOVING IN. I EXPLAINED TO THE STAFF PERSON I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REFUNDED MY $150 HOLDING DEPOSIT. THE STAFF PERSON SAID NO PROBLEM BUT WOULD LEAVE A NOTE FOR MANAGEMENT TO REVIEW THE APP AGAIN TO SEE IF THE DEPOSIT COULS BE REDUCED TO AT LEAST $250 IF I MIGHT CHANGE MY MIND THEN. I SAID I WOULD. SHE PROMISED TO HAVE THEM CALL ME THE NEXT DAY. I RECEIVED NO CALLS, SO I CALLED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS TOLD WE ARE TO BUSY NOW TO DISCUSS THIS AND WE WILL CALL YOU BACK... NO CALLS FOR 3 MORE DAYS SO AFTER LEAVING MESSAGES AND SENDING EMAILS I FAXED A LETTER TO VERIFY MY REFUND WAS IN THE MAIL HAVING ASSUMED THEY WOULD NOT REDUCE MY RIDICULOUS DEPOSIT. THEY FINALLY CALLED! NOW THEY WERE WILLING TO REDUCE THE DEPOSIT. I SAID IT WAS TO LATE I HAD ALREADY RENTED ELSEWHERE WITH NO DEPOSITS OF ANY KIND (I WASN'T EVEN A PREFERRED EMPLOYER APPLICANT!) I JUST HAD GOOD CREDIT ETC... SO I WAS TOLD IT IS PAST THE 24HR CANCELLATION TIME PERIOD I EXPLAINED I HAD CANCELLED THE SAME DAY. SHE SAID SHE WOULD SPEAK TO THE MANAGER AND CALL BACK. AFTER NO CALLS 2 DAYS LATER I CALLED AND WAS TOLD NO REFUND YOU DIDN'T NOTIFY US IN WRITING WITHIN 24 HRS AND HUNG UP.... LET'S EVALUATE THIS... I WAS SENT MY APPROVAL VIA EMAIL.... SO HYPOTHETICALLY I MAY NOT HAVE FOUND IT UNTIL AFTER 24HRS=NO REFUND, I WAS TO BE CALLED BACK WITHIN 24HRS TO DISCUSS A REDUCTION OF THE DEPOSIT DIDN'T HAPPEN=NO REFUND, VERBAL ACCEPTANCE OF CANCELLATION LATER OVERTURNED BY MANAGEMENT=NO REFUND. WE WILL LIE CHEAT AND STEAL TO GET YOUR MONEY BUT DO NOT EXPECT A REFUND. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THEY PROBABLY RIP PEOPLE OFF OFF THE $250 AND $500 DEPOSITS THEY CAN MANANGE TO GET AHOLD OF. OH AND FINALLY THE APARTMENTS ARE LOCATED LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM A PIG FARM
WHICH STINKS TERRIBLY.... KINDA LIKE THE WAY I WAS TREATED BY THESE PEOPLE SO IT IS YOUR MONEY AND YOUR SINUSES BUT BUYER BEWARE!!!!!!!!

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From: deesha88	Date: 04/08/2008
So where did you end up renting? I'm moving to Las Vegas this summer and would like a real person's opinion on where to live.

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