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Royal Rentals: DO NOT LIVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2009-09-21T12:06:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: these people are scum. they will take your security deposit FOR ANYTHING. i lived here, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE DUMP. they had maybe 7 other tenants in the WHOLE BUILDING. the water heater BARELY worked, air/heat SUCKED. stove/fridge from 1950's im sure, and they were TERRIBLE. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: ROYAL RENTALS OWNER KEVIN WILLIAMS WAS SUED FOR FRAUD IN 2001 (Not Recommending)

2009-09-06T18:10:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: That's correct, KEVIN WILLIAMS is a FRAUD who will NOT give your security deposit back. When you move out, he'll find all sorts of BULLSHIT to charge you for. I am a victim of this FRAUDSTER. I was charged $746.33 when I moved out. Cheap does not equal good, much ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: DO NOT LIVE HERE! (Not Recommending)

2007-09-21T15:20:27-06:00

From neelyjade: I rented an apartment on Lincoln for the summer. It was basically just to have an apartment to keep my parents happy but I stayed at my boyfriend's place. I was never there! The apartment was absolutely disgusting when I got it. My mom and I spend hours cleaning but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: IF YOU LIKE TO BE FINANCIALLY RAPED THEN YOU SHOULD LIVE HERE. (Not Recommending)

2007-06-28T00:29:42-06:00

From RELLYBONE@YAHOO.COM: This group has been created to warn all you Carbonites who rent apartments to stay far far away from Royal Rentals. The price up-front may be quite enticing but YOU WILL PAY in the END!!! From automatic deductions for carpet cleaning to purely fictitious damages and outrageous cleaning charges. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: awful (Not Recommending)

2007-06-11T19:49:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: whatever you do, do not rent from these sleezeballs, they are nothing but trouble, and in typical schiester manner, take your entire deposit and claim bogus reasons for keeping it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Dirty Place and definitely a security deposit rip off (Not Recommending)

2007-03-16T14:25:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The carpet in the halls was ancient and dirty. The refrigerator was from the 60's ice build up in it to the point you could not close the door. Although, I cleaned the place before I left they took my deposit and charged me an extra $200. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Terrible! (Not Recommending)

2007-01-30T09:43:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It was horrible. 404 E. College. Nice sized 2 bedroom but horrible. Radient heating about caught my pillow on fire, Window AC ran like crazy. My water heater in the winter gave me a 3 minute shower if I was lucky. I complained and they came and said it was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Good Place to Live (Recommending!)

2007-01-15T15:22:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Stayed there almost 2 years with no problems.
Good place to live in Carbondale. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Sign a lease before your credit check!!!! no way around it! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-30T13:58:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was so interested in these little apartments. UNTIL They informed me that they wouldn't run my credit until after I signed a lease. The lease would lock me into paying higher fees if my co-sign didn't get approved. I said i would pay for the credit check, still they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: BEWARE - THIS PLACE IS THE WORST! (Not Recommending)

2006-08-25T22:32:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: They don't fix stuff. Hallways are dirty, lighting poor - loads of bugs! Owner doesn't care how much you complain. Furniture is broken, but it has to stay in the apartment. Cabinets are at a slant; carpeting is stained.
The owner is a moron who wants your money and that's ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: DO NOT RENT HERE (Not Recommending)

2006-08-23T18:17:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The owner of Royal Rentals only wants your money. He does not care about his renters and disregards their requests. You have to fight for everything and usually you get nowwhere. He will not even return your calls.
Stay away from this place! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: PLEASE DONT RENT HERE (Not Recommending)

2006-07-14T17:51:26-06:00

From Faithful_Gurl: HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Evrything is broken, wrongfully charge you for everything and real bad bug problem!!!!!!!!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Horrible (Not Recommending)

2006-06-17T09:21:36-06:00

From RoyalRenter: My experience with renting from Royal Rentals was a nightmare. Please be aware: their proceedure is to get prospective tenents to sign a contract for the apartment prior to checking their credit. If you or your guarantor's credit is not sufficient, then you are still forced to take the apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Good place to stay (Recommending!)

2006-05-29T16:40:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I stayed with them 3 years. They were nice, took care of any problems. I would stay there again if I were coming back to SIU. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: They are the biggest security deposit ripper i have ever seen (Not Recommending)

2005-07-05T00:38:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I was the best tenant they ever had, who paid the entire rent in advance. I cleaned every corner of my appartment before i left. Yet they took all of my money away, giving reasons to the problem that already existed before i moved. For their safety they even took ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: They're not so bad... (Recommending!)

2004-10-28T17:39:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The rent makes it one of the cheapest places in C-dale. Most of their apartments are furnished (refrigerator, kitchen table, chairs, desk, bed) which is perfect for people who are just out of the dorms. Unfortunately then you can't get new furniture.

I currently live in the studio apartments on S. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: cheap--but dirty (Not Recommending)

2004-10-23T19:16:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i lived in the lincoln apartments. and i was warned that i'd never seen my security desposit again and i didnt. i cleaned top to bottom at my place. but refused to have a capret cleaner come in when i was a single female living alone, so i knew i'd ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Shitty Place to Live!!!! (Not Recommending)

2004-10-21T23:17:48-06:00

From meglet420: The landlords are rude, the apartment falls apart... and they don't give a crap! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: No (Not Recommending)

2004-09-21T00:00:00-06:00

From goss: Try to avoid Royal Rentals as long as you can. The place is dirty, cold and dangerous.
It's cheap but you will end up with paying a lot extra because they will do everything to keep your deposit. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: don't rent it (Not Recommending)

2004-06-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in this apartment for last 6 months and believe me the most hated thing is that the things don't get fixed. u got to sign a work order miles from ur place and then also ur not sure whether the things will be fixed. anyways i don't ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Do not rent from Royal Rentals (Not Recommending)

2004-04-22T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you got this far, and are considering renting from Royal Rentals, here is some sage advice from someone who lived there for two years- positively absolutely DO NOT rent from Royal! I lived in Cdale for six years and have heard from many many other people who rented from ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: (Not Recommending)

2004-03-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: KEVIN WILLIAMS THE OWNER OF ROYAL RENTALS IS A THEIF AND A CHEATER. HIS POINT IN LIFE IS TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THE COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT MAKE A MISTAKE BY RENTING FROM HIM. KEVIN IS A SOUTHERN ILLINOIS LOOSER THAT DESEARVES A SWIFT KICK IN THE ASS. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: Nothing "Royal" about these apartments (Not Recommending)

2004-01-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I´m currently living in a Royal Rental property. I´ve read the other reviews and have heard from friends how the landlords make up false charges that they deduct from your security deposit. When my next door neighbor moved out last semester she only got $65 out of a $200 deposit ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: They eat your deposit !!! (Not Recommending)

2003-10-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: have lived in Carbondale for over 10 years. I have had 6 landlords all together. Royal Rental is the worst rental service I have ever had. The manager (yes, it is that smiling woman)pretends to be nice but full of evil thoughts and bad deeds. The landlord is cheap who ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: (Recommending!)

2003-08-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in the Hays(I think thats the street) building for roughly two years and it was an experience. The building was poorly insulated so it cost a fortune for heat and AC. Fortunately the others living in the building were quiet and it allowed for lots of uninterrupted study ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: FREEZING (Not Recommending)

2003-02-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live in a 2 bedroom house on S. Logan owned by Royal Rentals. It is VERY poorly insulated, turning up the furnace is a waste of money because all of the heat flows out of the gaps between the doors and windows. I have plastic over all the windows ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: GHETTO (Not Recommending)

2002-09-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Royal Rentals Argonne apartments for 5 years. The building was old, asbestos was falling down in the laundry room and it was dirty and smelly down there. There was no carpet, no central AC, heat did not work that great in the winter. The appliances are old ... [click to read full apartment review]

Royal Rentals: (Not Recommending)

2001-01-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ... [click to read full apartment review]