I was so excited to find a place in Fairfax County that was in my price range and looked like it would be a great place to live. It wasn't until after I moved in that I found out that I lived in the "Ghetto" of Centreville. Now being originally from the "Ghetto" in Alexandria, I was not worried and laughed about it. Before I moved in, Michael the property manager said I could not have new carpets. When I went to do a "walk-thru" the day before I signed my lease, I was disgusted at what I saw. Cat urine and feces stains everywhere! Vents are black from the previous tenant smoking. Apparently they lived there for 5 years and were truely disgusting! When I moved in, I was told that there was a tray under my washer incase water leaks. That was fine with me until I saw it was green water that was leaking out. My washer was mildewed and when you would walk into the apartment, the smell of mildew would slap you in the face! It was gross. So I got them to change the carpets (the day of my move-in)and eventually give me a new washing machine. It only took a month and a half of them BSing me but I finally got it. Then my first month's electric bill was $222 when I lived alone and never cooked. I moved in in December and later came to find out that the reason my apartment never heats up is b/c I did not have any heat. My unit was broken. When the maintenance guy came, he said it was the thermostat and "tweeked" it and everything was fine. Shortly after, this guy was let go b/c of other issues. I went without heat for 3 months. It was always too wet or too cold to fix and they couldn't fix it with snow on the ground so I had buy a personal heater. It wasn't until I left out the Virginia codes that I got heat. Hmmm, lets see what else...Oh, I got roaches from someone else. I called and went to the office 3 times and Michael, the property manager at the time never wrote my name in the book for the exterminator to come. So I went over a month living with roaches, ants, and clicker beatles. I finally took matters into my hand and called Grady Management. That is when a sorry excuse for an exterminator came out to spray behind my stove and in between the cabinets. Gee, why didn't I think of that' Needless to say, I still have roaches. Maybe I still have bugs b/c I never received the new weather stripping for the front door and bugs always crawl underneathe there. I spray my fower down with Raid several times a week just so I can see how many dead bugs I can collect. There is a lot of unsafe activity that goes on in this apartment complex as I am sure in a lot of complex's. People sitting on the stairs hanging out, people smoking weed in the breezeway, and people hanging out on the streets at night. There are also gunshots that come from the woods but I was told that is the hunters hunting for deer at night. If the noise from the gunshots don't bother you, then your neighbors will. The walls are very thin and you can hear your neigbors all the time. Oh, and if you want to sit out on your deck during the summer, search somewhere else. I have wasps! There are wasps all over the property. I have complained and never received any help to get rid of them. Michael, the old property manager, the winner of the worst manager ever award, he just said not to worry, he is highly allergic to them and they never bother anyone. That just doesn't satisfy me. I like not being scared to go outside and would have liked to have a deck with flowers but that wasn't possible. Since Michael left the property, there is a new manager, Wendy. I hate that property and would never want to live there again, but Wendy is more incharge. My aircondition broke and she sent someone out that day. Bad management has a lot to do with a property. I hope Wendy can change that place for the better. Proper management has a lot to do with the way an apartment community is run. The new manager seems to be doing the property justice. The maintanence staff also works very hard to try and keep up with the property. All in all, the apartments themselves are nice and spacious. Lots of closet space and the rooms are a very good size. Unfortunately, it is other things you have to deal with while living here.
And one last thing...watch out for all the spiders and bugs beside your front door. For those who have anxiety, don't live here.

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From: Anonymous	Date: 04/11/2009
Incredible! Where is the health department?

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