I'm going to number the biggest issues we have with the place.
1). PARKING--If you have a car, good luck finding a parking spot close to your building when you get off from work. I strongly encourage anyone thinking of moving here to drive through at a time when most people are off from work. There's no assigned parking, no guest parking, and tenants can have as many guests or vehicles as possible. Take a look at it for yourself. The writer of the previous reveiw is happy there are no "parasitic" tow trucks. However, I think after you move in here you'd be happy if the place developed a few parking rules and enforced them so you could actually carry stuff into your apartment from your car after a long day. Otherwise--enjoy the hike to your building.
2). WASHER/DRYER "Option"--The writer of the above review cites that he/she had the option of a washer & dryer. The washer/dryer "option" is an extremely expensive one. In fact, it would be cheaper to go out and purchase your own washer and dryer to move into a unit, rather than rent the outdated machines they'll rent to you monthly.
3). PESTS--My apartment is crawling with pests of every species, except ---- roaches..thank God! Spiders, chiggers, ants, and crickets are all over the place. Good luck getting rid of them.
4). NOISE--You will hear a lot of noise here. Again, take a look for yourself and come here when people are off work and the students are out of classes. The walls are thin, and the floors are just as bad. We can hear EVERYTHING our neighbors do upstairs. You'll also hear people walking up-and-down the stairs outside of your apartment.
5). APPLICATION FEE--$300 to apply for the privledge of living here. That's right, it's not a security deposit, but a non-refundable application fee. It's the biggest scam I've ever heard of: who in their right mind would believe that those are reasonable fees associated with applying to rent a very small apartment' You will not get the $300 back as you would with a security deposit.
6). POOL--I saw another review where the reviewer stated that the pool in the picture is not the same pool here, and another reviewer--presumably a staff member--claimed that it was. If you like the pool in the picture, walk around the leasing building and see the pool you're really getting. The pool is small, not maintained well, and is crawling with non residents all day long. In fact, I have driven onto the property behind cars loaded down with people who came here just to get into the pool. Again, this goes to parking problems and extremely poor property management.
7). RENT DEDUCTED TWICE IN A MONTH--The previous reviewer stated that the property management was professional in its response after it deducted residents' rent electronically twice in a month. However, I ask why it should've occurred in the first place! It shows a very dangerous lack of disorganization that could've caused some residents fortunes in over draft fees and countless phone calls to other creditors trying to explain the mishap. That wasn't just a simple mistake, and actually, similar mistakes like that in other professions could have been considered criminal.
8) PENALTIES--The previous reviewer stated that the property management is very forgiving. However, before you sign your lease and make a decision on this place, read the penalties. There are even penalties stacked onto penalties. For example, say for whatever reason your rent check doesn't clear. There's a huge penalty for the bounced check. A penalty is understandable, however, but you will also receive another huge penalty because the bounced check made your rent payment late, so you will get a huge penalty for that in addition to the bounced check penalty. There are so many penalties...just read the lease.

I and others moved here because we liked what we saw on first glance. It's a very beautiful place on the outside. However, please take heed of my suggestion and see this place for what it's really going to be like after hours, not during the day when a lot of the other residents and guests are out at work or running about.

User Responses
From: bikerbabe75	Date: 09/17/2007
From the new manager.....Good Job.
From: Anonymous	Date: 01/16/2008
I wanted to add one more thing in response to LR0381's response. What are you talking about--do you even have any idea? The washers and dryers in these units are ancient and there's always problems with them. I sure could find a better deal on used appliances that actually work than what you people charge for them. Secondly, I didn't appreciate your comment in response over my complaint about parking. TO ANYONE READING THIS: understand that the same smart ass way that she responded to me on here, is the same way they respond to you in their office when you're making a complaint. Like she said, she worked/works for Belmont for 4 years. I wouldn't be surprised if she was the one who called my roommate a "-----," and an "a**hole" when he complained about parking at the leasing office.
From: LR0381	Date: 02/15/2008
My name is Lauren and I never once used foul language nor treated anyone with disrespect. I was not the person who used derogatory language towards your roommate. My point in writing a response to your review was to try and put the residents in the shoes of the office staff; the leasing office is not an easy place to work.

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