Van Metre Woodland Park
13025 Elm Tree Drive, Herndon, VA 20171
703-435-1900  WEBSITE save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
81%

overall rating:
3.8
3.5
3.54 Parking:
3.9
3.92 Maintenance:
3.8
3.81 Construction:
3.9
3.93 Noise:
4.1
4.09 Grounds:
4.0
4.02 Safety:
3.8
3.8 Office Staff:
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WORST APARMENT OF MY LIFE! (please read)

From: -Anonymous-
Date posted: 9/16/2009
Years at this apartment: 2008 - 2009
User Response is available. 1 response
 
THIS FREAKING PLACE IS HORRIBLE. THEY DOUBLE CHARGED MY RENT 2 TIMES IN THE 12 MONTHS I LIVED THERE. THEY WENT TO REIMBURSE MY RENT AND CUT ME A CHECK FOR THE FEE'S I WAS ASSESSED! THEY STOP PAYMENT ON THE CHECK AND HAD NO IDEA WHY THEY DID IT. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THEY SAID THEY WOULD CUT ME ANOTHER CHECK FOR MORE FEES ASSESSED. I TOLD THEM I WILL NOT ACCEPT A CHECK BECAUSE OF THE EXPERIENCES I HAVE SEEN WITH THEM AND MADE THEIR CORP ACCOUNTANT DEPOSIT CASH INTO MY ACCOUNT. I WILL GIVE YOU SCREENSHOTS OF EVERYTHING! I HAVE EMAILS (ENDLESS EMAILS TALKING TO 3 AGENTS) AND THEY ALL IGNORE ME. I MOVED TO HAWAII AND HAVE BEEN CALLING THEM FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS TO GET BACK MY DEPOSIT. IT IS LIKE THEY SCREEN MY NUMBER!!!!! I WANT MY F'ING DEPOSIT BACK!!!! WARNING TO EVERYONE......... MUST STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!!! TOTAL SCAM AND TOTALLY NOT WORTH THE MONEY PAID! STAY AWAY AND RENT SOMEWHERE ELSE (EVEN IF IT IS MORE EXPENSIVE.....IT SUCKS). THE "FREE CABLE" AND "FREE INTERNET" GOES DOWN ABOUT 8 TIMES A WEEK. I MEAN FOR 6-7 HOURS AT A TIME.......... LITERALLY!!!!!!!! IT IS STATED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE A 90 DAY WARNING BEFORE YOU MOVE OUT. I RECEIVED A LETTER ON OUR DOOR THAT SAID THEY WILL INCREASE THE RENT 500 DOLLARS A MONTH FROM 1800 TO 2300 DOLLARS IF WE WANTED TO SIGN ANOTHER 1 YEAR LEASE. I WAS SHOCKED!!!! THIS PLACE IS BUILT TO ****!!! THIS ISN'T EVEN THE END OF IT ALL. IN THE VERY BEGINNING WE WERE HAVING A HORRIBLE GAS LEAK OUT OF OUR STOVE, AND THEY TOLD US NOT TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY SENT AN EMERGENCY MAINT. REQUEST AND HAD SOMEONE UP THERE IN 1 HOUR. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND SORTA TIGHTENED THE KNOBS ON THE STOVE TOP. (THAT WAS IT!!!). HE SAID HE WOULD REPLACE THE STOVE AND NEVER DID. HE TOLD ME 6 MONTHS LATER THAT THE STOVE WAS REPLACED AND I LAUGHED BECAUSE HE NEVER DID. PLEASE PLEASE TAKE THIS AS A WARNING, DO NOT MOVE HERE. THE LEASING AGENTS ARE SCAMMERS AND ONLY LOOK OUT FOR THE COMMISSIONS THAT THEY MAKE WHEN YOU SINCE UP (---------, ------, ETC....) YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! YOU ALSO GET ADVERTISEMENTS ON YOUR DOOR ATLEAST 12 TIMES A WEEK FROM VARIOUS SOLICITATION PLACES. IT HAPPENS SOO MUCH I WAS SOOO ANNOYED I WANTED FOR ONE OF THE PPL WHO PUT THAT CRAP ON MY DOOR. I CAUGHT ONE ONE DAY AND I TOLD HIM TO STOP. HE SAID HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO IT BECAUSE HE IS DOING "COMMUNITY SERVICE". SOOO BE AWARE YOU WILL GET MASS AMOUNTS OF CRAP ON YOUR DOOR THE ENTIRE STAY THERE FROM EVERYONE YOU DONT CARE ABOUT. ALSO BEWARE!!!!! YOU WILL NEVER FIND PARKING AFTER 2PM, SO IF YOU GET OFF WORK AFTER 1PM BE PREPARED TO PARK ACROSS THE STREET AT HARRIS TETTER!!! LOL I AM NOT JOKING...... FRIDAY - TUESDAY IS HORRIBLE FOR PARKING.... THEY CALL IT THE MELTING POT THERE, BUT FROM AROUND 4:30-7:30 ALL YOU SEE IN SNOTTY RUDE INDIAN (FROM INDIA) FAMILIES STROLLING AROUND THE AREA OUT FOR A WALK. I TIMED THIS EVERYDAY AND IT WAS SOOOOOO FUNNY. GOOD LUCK! =)

Recommended: NO
Overall Rating
1 out of 5
Parking:
1 of 5
Maintenance:
3 of 5
Construction: 3 of 5
Noise:
4 of 5
Grounds: 3 of 5
Safety: 3 of 5
Office Staff:
1 of 5
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From: Anonymous Date: 09/29/2009
No offence, but you just sound like a whiney little racist prick.
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