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Arbour Apartments: You get what you pay for - maybe a little less (Not Recommending)

2009-09-01T15:48:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We've lived here for just 2 weeks, but have noticed a few problems thus far. At one point, the water was shut off for a few hours without giving tenants notice. Today we received notice for ONLY the hot water to be shut off for maintenance, but the cold water ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Run away fast! (Not Recommending)

2009-08-04T09:00:06-06:00

From jrik23: This apartment has been a nightmare. 1) Management will lie to you to get you to move in. They will claim they had only one available when in fact they have several. 2) Management doesn't care about you. They will never allow for an appointment to speak with the manager ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Attitude from Management (Not Recommending)

2009-08-03T14:35:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I know of at least three different owners and I have seen mulitple changes in the staff in the front office. It seems that none of them can stand the manager, Melanie. Either she fires them or they leave. Once when I argued with Melanie about maintenance, she told me ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Don't get sucked in just because you have a pet!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-05-25T21:57:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I go to Seminole Community College and my girlfriend goes to UCF and Arbour is within good distance of both as well as groceries, entertainment, and other amenities. The model apartment was pretty cute, they just about guaranteed me wood floors, and I could have my dog no problem! Don't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Someone is entering my apartment and they are playing with my things. (Not Recommending)

2009-04-14T17:38:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am afraid to give my name but I believe someone keeps tampering with my things in my apartment. When I first moved into my apartment it smelled like a dirty dog. I couldn't breath. I had to go to the front office three times to have someone to clean ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: VERY RUDE AND NASTY STAFF!!!! WORST PLACE TO LIVE (Not Recommending)

2009-04-13T13:25:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Be aware...the worst place to live is Arbour Apartments. Three years living here and is being a nightmare but of course the rent is affordable. The managment staff have changed twice and is been worse. The new manager Melanie is nasty, rude and not professional at all. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Not safe, bad management (Not Recommending)

2009-02-26T14:25:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here from Aug 2007 - Aug 2008. For the first few months, it seemed like a decent place to live. I was new to the area and I didn't what exactly I wanted in an apartment/community. PROS:-Relatively cheap: $705 for a 1 bed/1 bath, includes water, cable, internet.CONS:-Not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Do not move here unless you have nowhere else to turn- they hide many things. (Not Recommending)

2008-12-04T17:35:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The only reason I moved here was because I had no time to search for other apartments. NEGATIVES- When I got in, my bathroom tile was peeled up everywhere because of severe mildew problems (that little fan in the bathroom? Doesn't work) and it took them weeks to outsource people ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Instead of "Nightmare on Elm" it is "Nightmare on Arbour" (Not Recommending)

2008-05-02T18:21:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where do I begin. First the carpets are disgusting, if you like living in filth this is the place. They do not only give you an apartment with dirty carpet which is noticable the moment you walk-in, They also give you "Great appliances" If you like the ones that come ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: what a cool maintenance team! (Recommending!)

2008-02-13T12:08:42-06:00

From ljs.1115@yahoo.com: I moved in here at Arbours a little over 2months ago. THese guys are great, they have responded quickly to anything I have needed. Just wanted to say thanks a lot guys, figured you all deserved a quick shout out!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: For anyone interested in Arbour Apartments-Pros and Cons (Not Recommending)

2007-08-13T17:03:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at Arbour Apartments for one year with my girlfriend and we both feel similar about the properties:Pros- Inexpensive(comparatively for Orlando), pet friendly, few parties, decent maintenance staff, and people are generally niceCons- Poor management staff, grounds constantly littered with trash, drug dealers frequently live and operate out of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Stay Away (Not Recommending)

2007-07-24T08:30:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: One word: gunfire. Happened right outside of my front door one Tuesday night thanks to a drug deal gone wrong. Management refused to do anything about the residents involved and Orange County police gave nothing more than a slap on the wrist (and gave a hard time to the surrounding ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Please be on your guard (Not Recommending)

2007-06-22T18:07:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into this apartment 1 year ago. I will summarize first the good points I have found. 1) Close to UCF 2) I have a few very nice neighbors 3) Free cable 4) No extra for water. Now for the problems I have encountered 1) Completely ineffectual management and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Do not (Not Recommending)

2007-05-06T16:54:38-06:00

From cindasoot@hotmail.com: I have lived in Arbour Apartments for the past 2 yeras. I wish I never moved in. The maintance is slow, the office workers sloppy and 'attitudinal!' Maintanance even hangs up phones when called- hows that for service. In the past year I have had the roof leak, pieces of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Bleh... full review (Not Recommending)

2007-05-02T10:09:55-06:00

From Whayst: Noise is a big problem. The place is falling apart. Sinks are rusting (they spray paint over it), mysterious pools of water appearing in hallway (due to bad foundation), cheap but clean carpets, nice sized rooms, nice big windows, expensive public laundry units (try to get the apts with laundry ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Not that bad... (Recommending!)

2007-03-29T10:05:49-06:00

From Elizabethb345: I have lived here for about 8 months. Most of the claims on here are pretty bad. I have had nothing like that happen to me. I have seen a total of 3 roaches in my apartment since moving here and that doesnt seem bad to me considering in live ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Go somewhere else!! (Not Recommending)

2007-03-03T18:32:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved here site unseen from MI but had a friend check out the apartment. They gave me a different one than they said all the way at the back of the complex around the back of the building. There were people constantly walking close to the windows of my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Good luck with this one!! (Not Recommending)

2007-02-22T10:10:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you like cockroaches and enjoy living with lizards & all sorts of insects, then you've found the right place. I've seen lizards coming into my apartment from POWER PLUGS!! When there is a problem with the apartment, I don't even bother reporting it cuz that's absolutely pointless. Dealing with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Dont even think about it.... (Not Recommending)

2007-02-01T22:28:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've only lived here for six months but i cannot wait until my lease is up. This place is no where near worth how much i pay. Mostly inhabited by college students who sleep all day and party all night, not to mention the walls are paper thin and i ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Should have an option for 0 stars (Not Recommending)

2007-01-31T09:46:16-06:00

From lagunas3: Do not let any complex increase your rent. It is completely negotiable. I was paying 700.00 per month while my neigbors were paying 900.00 for a 2 bedroom.
My unit had old cabinets with many dents and were painted many times. The refrigerator was noisy and produced condensation. There ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Garbage City!!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-01-16T14:42:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Holy cow the people before me got it exactly right on the garbage part. Huge dumpsters with closeable lids left wide open and overflowing with garbage. I have seen at least 30 different cats that run wild in the complex. Garbage does get left on porches and I saw one ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: BE VERY THOROUGH BEFORE SIGNING ANYTHING! (Not Recommending)

2007-01-11T22:43:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was excited about moving to Orlando. When I moved in, it looked very welcoming. I've read a lot of the reviews on this page and I've never had problems with wild parties or drunk kids throwing chairs in the pool.

I have, however, seen more than my share of roaches. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: MY ROOF COLLAPSED (Not Recommending)

2007-01-02T03:20:30-06:00

From pissedoff459: Yea, so the "maintenance" was doing work on our roof (we live on the second floor) at 7 in the morning to say the least, and the noise was so unbearable that I actually got so angry after talking to the office that I punched the wall...but that's not the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Not so Bad if you like wildlife and wilder neighbors (Not Recommending)

2006-12-27T14:04:12-06:00

From freddiegotfingered: Been Here for over a year soon to move out, and cant wait. The office staff is slow, rude and the worst part is they act like your the problem. since I've lived here i have had four sets of neighbors, one that threw crazy techno parties, one that would ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: worst apartment you could find (Not Recommending)

2009-02-27T10:04:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: once you sign the lease, you are doomed.the way they run the apartment business here is: keep everything the cheapest possible - used frig, ranger, 20years A/C..... the A/C runs so loud that you can't get into sleep in a summer night. But you have no where to complain, the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: DONT DO IT!!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-20T11:49:42-06:00

From i_hate_arbour: I lived at Arbour for a year and i was so happy the day my lease was up! I moved out in july of 2006 and now it dec 2006 and I STILL haven't gotten my deposit back yet. They always say they are gonna call back but they dont. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Keep looking!! (Not Recommending)

2007-02-16T11:06:37-06:00

From itsmektothec: Although the prices are reasonable and the actual apartments aren't that bad, I have yet to meet a person living here who isn't miserable and wanting to move. Everything that can go wrong has gone wrong. The A/C went out in August. That took 3 days to fix because they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Not That Bad!!! (Recommending!)

2006-11-11T20:55:02-06:00

From Foxieluv27: I've been living here 4 months and they area has been quite. I haven't had any bad experiences since. The rooms are spacious where you may not find at many other places. There is always parking. I must say Im comfortable. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Maintence was amazingly slow and clueless (Not Recommending)

2006-08-12T22:54:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Main office had terrible hours, and no after hours numbers or anything. One weekend a water line broke and flooded out a place because no one, not even the police could find someone to call. Half the electrial in our apartment was non-functional for over half a year despite constant ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Management sucks!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-09T15:55:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Arbour for about three years, and as time has passed I have seen the management team get worse and worse. I enter several issues that I had with plumery and they never came to fix it. Even the new higher management gave me her word that someone ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: ew (Not Recommending)

2006-08-07T16:40:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND LIVING HERE! THE INTERIOR LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE IT WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY 70s. THEY ARE USUALLY DECENT ABOUT GETTING TO YOU WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING FROM MAINTENANCE, BUT YOU CAN GET THAT ANYWHERE. THE ONLY POSITIVE THING IS IT'S LOCATION ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: STAY AWAY!! (Not Recommending)

2006-07-17T11:28:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: By far the worst apartment complex. If anything goes wrong with the apartment and you ask them to fix it for you, it will take them at least 3 weeks just to come and see what's going on. Their maintenance guys just come and take a look and their "BRB" ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Do not sign a lease! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-29T18:21:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The one bedroom is okay for a single college student who eats out all the time, sleep all day, and party all night. The place is mainly for college kids who have nothing else to do but eat, sleep, party and make noises. Ligting is very poor. Beware if you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Noisy neighbors, (Not Recommending)

2006-04-11T19:03:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Very noisy- management makes you sign a lease saying you'll be quiet, but doesn't enforce it. I've called the police 4 times because the racket goes on until nearly 4 am some nights- on weeknights even.
Plenty of parking, but the spots are narrow and hard to get out of when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: This place sucks (Not Recommending)

2006-03-13T16:49:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just moved to Orlando from another city and for this to be my first experience having my own place, I HATED it. The staff is rude and no one can do anything without you calling eighty times for the same thing. My refrigerator has broken down more than twice ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Affordable and Comfy 2/1 Deluxe! (Recommending!)

2006-03-07T13:48:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for the past two years and have honestly had a positive experience w/ hardly any complaints.

It's too bad that the majority of people who do these ratings are those who are disgruntled former residents. Whether, these accusations are true or not; there are always two sides of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Are you kidding me? (Not Recommending)

2006-01-28T10:04:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Disturbance of 01/27/2006

Statement regarding disturbance @ **** Spur Road, my apartment number is ***. The apartment having the party was to the right of me (the only other apartment on my floor. That party started at about 10:30PM, I could hear the music as crisp as if it was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: People treat you how you treat them. (Recommending!)

2006-01-21T17:41:08-06:00

From mcmarciemar: I enjoy my view. I am nice to the maintance so they generally take care of my concerns. I did have to go a week without a toilet once when mine broke and they had to special order one. The mail room with packages can be a nightmare if you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-12-12T22:02:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: They do a horrible job fixing what needs to be fixed and they never come back when they say they will. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: DONT SIGN A LEASE!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-09-08T11:10:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I visited almost every apartment complex in eastern orlando, and yes this seems like the best for the money since its close to school. Wrong!! I didnt agree to sign the lease until day of move-in, and am i glad. The walk up to the apartment was enough, the porch ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Sunami Deja Vu (Not Recommending)

2005-08-10T09:17:53-06:00

From sunamivictim: Talk about floods! I had 2 all within 2 weeks time.....and when i asked for just a little sympathy...a small request..... to knock off a little bit of rent for my inconvenience, I was basically told "oh well" and "no". So i didn't pay and moved....guess what? THEY'RE trying to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Real Slum Lords (Not Recommending)

2005-08-03T15:06:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Sinks that look brand new...are really painted over with latex. Both apartments I lived in, neither had properly working smoke detector. Both apartments had leaking showers that were never fixed. One apartment had missing floorboards under cabinets in bathroom and kitchen. Stove: only 1 of 4 burners worked. Have a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: Crappy Crappy Crappy! (Not Recommending)

2005-08-02T23:08:36-06:00

From upsetannoyedpissed1: This is the ABSOLUTE WORST place I have ever rented. Have you ever walked in on the so called "professionals" in the office? If you sit in the computer room long enough, you'll get an ear full of loud ghetto gossip along with the foul language they all use. How ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: I enjoyed my stay here! (Recommending!)

2005-07-25T17:39:51-06:00

From g_star1981: Ok to begin, this place isn't the lap of luxury but it does have a good homey, welcoming feeling to it...the living is comfortable and quiet. While attending UCF my roommate and I lived here for 1 year then moved to a more luxurious apartment complex, but only to find ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: (Recommending!)

2005-05-31T20:23:37-06:00

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Arbour Apartments: Cheap is what you want and its what you get! (Not Recommending)

2005-03-28T14:11:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was looking for an affordable apartment after the hurricanes and only this place was left... I got a complaint about my motorcycle because it was in the breezeway. A $10,000 bike isnt going to spontaneously combust!!! Then they said they want us to pay $10 to use the ammenities ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: It's great (Recommending!)

2005-03-01T08:37:18-06:00

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Arbour Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-02-23T11:58:49-06:00

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Arbour Apartments: Living in La La land (Not Recommending)

2004-10-28T20:10:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for a year and was glad to leave this place behind. The office people are like Laurel and Hardy honestly when it comes to basic questions, just visit the office and you will see what I mean. The pools are sometimes filthy and closed. Students throw the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Arbour Apartments: I would not rent (Not Recommending)

2004-10-21T03:46:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After living in this place for about 6 months, I doubt I will renew my lease. After having 3 floods (yup floods) in my kitchen from crappy roofing, I moved into a 1 bedroom. I thankfully will be out of here in January. ... [click to read full apartment review]