I have very low standards for the places I choose to rest my head, but this complex just beats all. The pizza delivery guys are scared to come out here, just as a minor indication of the community.

My roommates and I chose this place because of the rent. That's it; we figured we'd deal with whatever we had to, provided we could live so cheaply.

That was a mistake. We didn't think we'd be living without hot water, an oven, a dishwasher, a heating system, a washing machine, working toilets, or power outlets. The toilets haven't worked since the day we moved in. Maintenance came and refused to fix one toilet, instead breaking the other one. Now both toilets run and one is without a flusher. The washing machine broke after about 3 uses. No comment from maintenance. As a matter of fact, the only thing I've ever heard from maintenance is the demand that I clean up my neighbor's litter and the threat of a $500 fine if I didn't. Lovely.

That, by the way, speaks tons about the management. Well, all of the different management. As far as we've been told, we've gone through 4 different sets of management in the two years we've lived here. The only thing they've collectively managed to do is mishandle our money and take away one of the parking spaces our lease gave us. So far the management has charged us 3 times for a water bill from April '05, and we've settled it with them every time. They've threatened us with eviction 5 times. Each time it was because their accountants lost the paperwork detailing our rent payment. We threatened legal action for harassment, they backed down. I was threatened with eviction four days ago for the sixth time, meanwhile our lease is up in 34 days. Lovely. They promise to fix your toilets when they break and they don't follow through. They promise to evict you, but hey, they don't follow through with that either.

Ground floor apartments have serious centipede problems, by the way.

I've had a car broken into in the parking lot and parking has been more tightly restricted every six months. The cops said that there's so much trouble with auto break-ins in this neighborhood they doubted they'd find anything. Comforting, yes'

I've had at least 3 people try to sell me drugs while I sat on my porch and about the same number of people try to buy drugs from me while I sat on my porch. Slightly intimidating.

I really have a hard time imagining a worse housing situation for the $1200 we pay a month. The apartments are falling apart, the appliances and fixtures are all less-than-functional, the management is aloof at best- catatonic at worst, and you'll probably have a number of things stolen from you while you're here. So, if you're willing to slap a $1200 price tag on a miserable life, with no hope of help from those who house you, go ahead.

Oh, and you really can hear it every time your neighbors go to the bathroom. Well, you can hear every step they take, for that matter.

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