I read so many bad reviews on this website that I didn't feel did justice to the apartment complex. I lived in a 2 bedroom at Washington Courtyards for over a year, and it was very comfortable, especially for the price range and size. They offer apartments with a sliding income scale, and I paid market rate for the apartment and found the price very reasonable still, especially for the up and coming area. The apartments themselves were very clean, including the oven, fridge, and stove, and maintenance requests were handled promptly. Carpets all newly replaced, very clean.

If you are looking for an exclusive gated-style community with no kids, then Washington Courtyards is not the place for you. There are many families who live there, and the kids play in the hallway, and there are social events held in the community area every so often. I found the vast majority of the neighbors to be hard-working people who kept to themselves and didn't make a ton of noise, but there were also a number of people who greeted me in the hallway when we passed each other.

I read some other reviews about cockroaches and I find them surprising, since we probably saw maybe three cockroaches the entire time we lived at the house, and the management came by twice during the year without my having to request, and sprayed for bugs. It's somewhat unreasonable to think that an apartment complex will NEVER have cockroaches, just because so many people with different living styles are jumbled together. I was pleased with how the management took care of the bugs issue without my having to ask. Overall, I say the roach issue is probably overblown.

I also felt safe walking to my car at night, I never felt I would be attacked or anything. I only heard of one person's house getting burglarized, but I think it was like a domestic thing and not a stranger. Neither my husband's car nor my own were ever broken into on site, although sometimes I would have to park in the back because the parking near my house in the front was taken. I did hear of other people's cars getting broken into, but I think if you don't leave valuables out, your pretty much safe. In fact, I moved to a "nicer" area shortly afterward, where my car indeed was broken into, but I had left something on the seat.

Overall, we saved a lot of money living in Washington Courtyards, including on energy bills which we really low (we spent like $60/mo, even running the A/C occassionally). I recommend this place for savvy people who can appreciate this place for what it is, a diverse community.

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 09/24/2007
$60 a month, is a lie. i bet managment wrote this themselves
From: Anonymous	Date: 02/27/2008
I totally agree. My utility bill was over $200 a month for 5 months because the incompetant management wouldn't fix the AC right and there are so many leaks in the windows' sealants that it drove all my bills up. This definately sounds like a certain female manager who shall remain nameless.

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