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River Oaks Apartments: I lived at River Oaks for Five Years (2002-2007) (Recommending!)

2009-11-08T15:20:45-06:00

From olliewhi: I did not experience any problems with maintenance and generally enjoyed living at River Oaks. I had a third floor apartment and did not experience any noise (well not enough to complain about), although I once had a neighbor who occasionally played drums in the early morning hours. Management responded ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: please believe these reports (Not Recommending)

2009-08-19T16:13:58-06:00

From Disgustedin09: Please believe all the negative reports you read on here. Unless your apartment is perfect when you move in and you make absolutely no messes, you will have a HORRIBLE experience. Problems will not be fixed, the staff will make excuses, your calls will never be returned and the office ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: A horrible experience (Not Recommending)

2009-01-29T08:28:17-06:00

From SW06: I lived at River Oaks apartments for a year with my boyfriend and it was an extremely negative experience from start to finish, including for several months after we moved out. The property is poorly managed by a rude person. Our move in date was screwed up by the rental ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Mark Kauer, property manager, couldn't care less. (Not Recommending)

2009-01-27T11:28:41-06:00

From heyjewels@hotmail.com: This place could be a great place to live if Mark were not in charge. The buildings are decent for the price you pay and the landscaping used to be very nice... but since Mark, landscaping and grounds stay a mess, among other problems. For instance, they like to charge ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Horrible! Do NOT live here (Not Recommending)

2009-01-04T11:24:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This complex couldn't be any worse. The ceiling/floors are extremely thin, so that every step your upstairs neighbor takes reverberates through the apartment. The pool and workout rooms are in constant disrepair. The grounds are constantly covered in dog poop, because residents do not clean up after their pets and ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Can someone give me the manager's full name? (Not Recommending)

2008-12-11T18:08:45-06:00

From enassau: Does anyone know Mark's last name? I'm going to be writing a complaint letter to the better business bureau and also the Columbus Dispatch. I have been trying to get my security deposit back for the last six months.Thanks! ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: River Oaks - What a Dump - Would Advise not living here! (Not Recommending)

2008-12-02T10:01:52-06:00

From matt7117: Ever since Avalon Oaks bought this place it has become a dump! Lights have been burnt out for months. The landscaping is a joke. Nothing is ever fixed and the office is never open during posted business hours. The manager Mark and the Girl in the office Jessica are quite ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Management and maintaince are horrible, dont live here!!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-12-02T08:37:20-06:00

From c1bengals85: I have lived here for 7 months and the only thing that is keeping me here is my lease. I put a work order in the second week i moved here to get the things fixed that was messed up and I have called 5 times about it and still ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Warning - Do Not Move here (Not Recommending)

2008-10-27T12:47:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place is falling apart. There is garbage all over the place. The landscaping is nonexistent and the office staff does nothing.If you need a repair done in your apartment it will never get done no matter how many times you call.The office is never open when it's supposed to ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Do NOT live at River Oaks Apartments - Columbus, OH. (Not Recommending)

2008-10-10T06:27:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: River Oaks owned by Avalon Oaks is the worst place I have ever lived. The office staff is the rudest staff I have ever met. They do absolutely nothing and are never there and never answer the phone. There in trash everywhere! No landscaping and I mean none. They don't ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Do NOT Live Here! (Not Recommending)

2008-09-18T06:40:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I recently moved out of River Oaks because the Manager MARK KAUER and his staff have turned the apartment complex into a dump. There is trash everywhere, the grass is never cut, there is zero landscaping and weeds have taken over the property. Lights have been burnt out for so ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Attn: Riveroaksapartments (Not Recommending)

2008-09-17T17:01:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Mr. Manager... You keep wondering why everyone is posting anonymously. Why in the world would anyone post their name? So you can find some reason to evict us for complaining? On another post you mentioned that the law does not say you could be held liable for injuries sustained from ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Horrible Place to Live!!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-09-08T11:56:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Do NOT Live here!!!!The management and staff REFUSE to fix the lights that have been burnt out for at least six months. Numerous cars have been broken into because off this. The grass hasn't been cut all summer and there are weeds everywhere. There is also garbage every where. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Horrible Management (Not Recommending)

2008-08-08T12:56:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My roomate and I lived at River Oaks for 3 years. We finally moved out last month. We really enjoyed living there during our first year; under the old management. The employees who currently work in the main office seem uninterested in assisting their tennants and have a terribly slow ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: the manager is a slimy peice of trash (Not Recommending)

2008-05-01T06:45:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: do not trust a word that comes out of this guys mouth, he will tell you whatever it takes get his desired outcome. i have lived here 4 years and never once been late on my payment, one month i paid it on the 5th (which i was under the ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: I would not live here again (Not Recommending)

2008-02-19T17:49:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at River Oaks for three years and just recently moved out. Every year the grounds and the management became worse. I had several friends that lived there and I believe as of April we will all have moved out to other locations. Just this year they raised the ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Don't get taken for a fool!! (Not Recommending)

2008-02-03T19:49:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for years and I am moving out as soon as I can! I have been here through several management changes and it only gets worse every time. The property manager is very rude and arrogant, and his customer service is horrible. There was even a time ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT! (Not Recommending)

2008-01-30T16:58:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live at River Oaks Apartments. They do not respond to maint. request! I called in a request weeks ago and they still have yet been to my apartment! The maint. man is really nice, but the management suckssssss! Mark and Jessica have NO idea what they are doing. Jessica ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Attention: User riveroaksmnger (Recommending!)

2007-12-04T16:47:36-06:00

From ConcernedatRiver: This review is in response to riveroaksmnger's response to the review: Read about this Dump! and others I have read.I have been with River Oaks Apartments for awhile now, and have been familiar with the complex under both management staffs. And comparing the two would be unfair I believe. Was ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Read about this DUMP! (Not Recommending)

2007-11-13T12:29:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I too have lived in the apartment complex before and then I came back to a hell hole. The maintenance are lazy ass's. I have sent at least 5 services request in one month and they have yet o fulfill one request. Everyday when I come home for lunch the ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Can't Wait to Move (Not Recommending)

2007-11-05T13:33:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at this community for just under 3 years and have seen it go down the tubes with recent management changes. The staff, especially the comminity manager is RUDE, unresponsive and have NO bussiness in the customer service industry! They act as if they are doing you a ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Overall a nice place to live... (Recommending!)

2007-10-16T13:16:50-06:00

From Charlie62680: Overall I have been happy living at River Oaks. I am not planning to renew my lease though due to the sudden increase of $65 for my little 500 and something sq. ft. apartment. It's not worth it. I have had recurring problems with the tenant upstairs whom I have ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: read this... (Not Recommending)

2007-07-15T23:51:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at river oaks for a year. when I first moved in, they had told me that the management had just changed. When i put the security deposit down, the management had given me an address for my new apartment, which had a fireplace. When time came to sign ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Perfectly fine place to live, RECOMMENDED! (Recommending!)

2007-04-05T17:45:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at River Oaks for almost a year now and am going to renew my lease for another year. I am a very picky person and this complex suits me just fine. The apartment was very clean when I moved in, and I have maintained that so I ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: gone downhill (Not Recommending)

2008-02-20T09:55:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: unfortunately, this apartment complex has gone downhill. we've lived here for over a year and we started out under different management. the new management doesn't treat people with respect and is very unprofessional. the grounds are a mess and no one shovels the walkways (they've been covered with ice for ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Not a Good place to call home... (Not Recommending)

2007-03-20T18:31:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at River Oaks for nearly a year and although the actual apartments are pretty nice the staff and management is awful!!! When I first moved into to River Oaks the management company seemed to be taking care of the premises and it's residents but since the old company ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: DO NOT LIVE HERE! This apartment complex sucks and is getting worse all the time. (Not Recommending)

2006-06-28T19:31:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in River Oaks for about 3 years. When I first moved in everything was great. I had a good price on my rent and the complex was still fairly new, staff was friendly etc. Then about a year later I guess someone bought it or whatever because the ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: A recent scare (Recommending!)

2006-06-06T08:57:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into River Oaks in Oct. My friend recommended it to me. I loved the large spaces, easy commute to downtown, and the reasonable rates. I have never had problems with the maitenance. I felt extremely safe there, until a car full of hoodlems came to my apartment, banging ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: not impressed (Not Recommending)

2006-05-03T05:22:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: pros
-relatively new, modern apartments with decent floorplans
-convenient access to 270, 670, downtown, osu
-rates rather low especially for the area compared to marble cliff and the quarry but definitely not luxury apartments

cons
-walls and floors are paper paper paper thin - be prepared to hear everything that goes on around you. ceiling ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Awful -- staff is none responsive to renters needs (Not Recommending)

2006-02-15T20:58:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Dirty and Noisy
If it isn't the train that keeps you awake it is the quarry noise. I fear that the water was vary bad and developed a number of mold issues with the water. ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Excellent experience, nice staff, reasonable rates (Recommending!)

2006-01-27T15:53:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in a one bedroom apartment here for over a year. I was shocked by the negative reviews I found on this site. The staff (especiallly Suzy) has always been very friendly and professional. I have had one maintenance request since moving in that was handled promptly and ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: NO..Bad management, maintance ok, (Not Recommending)

2005-11-11T12:27:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here and just found this site via a friend. I am shocked at the response the last 2 post must be from the office staff. All I can say like the past post, Shot up my rental rate when we moved in and the girls in the office ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Nice Apartment, Great Location! (Recommending!)

2005-11-02T12:53:37-06:00

From Sara2468: I have lived in River Oaks for about six months. The loaction is great and the rates are very resonable compared to Marble Cliff and the Quarry that are just down the road. My apartment is good-sized and very nice inside. I had no problem while signing a lease and ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Nice Complex, minor problems (Recommending!)

2005-10-29T23:34:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in River Oaks for almost 2.5 years now. I've had a good experience overall. They just got an entirely new maintenance staff, but they seem to actually be slower than the old staff (which was extremely fast-- like same or next day service). I like the girls ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: THIS COMPANY IS CON ARTIST!! (Not Recommending)

2005-09-24T21:53:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THE LAST COMMENT WITH A 4.0 RATING WAS BY AN OFFICE STAFF LOOK AT TO REPONSES DOWN, THEY MADE A COMMENT AND THEN POSTED ALMOST THE SAME THING FROM A TENANT..GIVE ME A BREAK..again CON ARTIST!!!!

I HAD A BAD EXPERIANCE WITH THIS COMPANY. I WENT TO LOOK AT AN APARTMENT ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: Great Community (Recommending!)

2005-09-19T10:09:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: River Oaks Community is very wonderful. The new staff is making lots of changes. They have a new parking lot. They starting sending community newsletters and having community. ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: DON'T LIVE HERE!! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-20T21:26:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My experience here has been a nightmare. Management and maintenance have been extremely rude and arguementative. There have been many maintanance issues which were brought up to both management and maintanance, however, nothing was ever done regarding our concerns. Noisy apartments, leaking windows, dirty move-in conditions, sub-standard apartment conditions, and ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: WARNING: GO ELSEWHERE!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-19T07:22:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in numerous apartments since moving to Columbus in 1998 and have never had such a horrible apartment renting experience. I have lived in a two bedroom apartment since July of 2004 and cannot wait to leave. Only two more weeks!! After threatening to take legal action they ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: SCAM!!! RUN WILL TAKE YOUR $$$$ (Not Recommending)

2005-04-30T18:24:10-06:00

From iamamom: My husband and I researched apartments in the Cloumbus area due to a transfer. After using THIS web site and others we narrowed it down to a few. Our first impression was, WOW what a great staff(we had delt with Rachel).
We were extremly mislead.
We filled out our app. on ... [click to read full apartment review]

River Oaks Apartments: overall a good choice (Recommending!)

2005-02-11T17:06:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for a year now and I like it here.
the apts are big and quiet. the place is great for dogs (especially big ones) with lots of open spaces. lots of police officers live here and the area is secluded so it feels very safe.
but the ... [click to read full apartment review]