Apartment Ratings | Northern Oaks Ratings and Reviews

Northern Oaks: look b4 u move in... (Not Recommending)

2008-05-22T22:41:46-06:00

From sexxxymarissa: i've lived here for over a year, and management has changed 3 OR 4 times since then. I wouldn't be surprised if these people left as well. They didn't evict many people..most left of their own free will...IDK WHAT APT YOU LIVE IN BUT NONE OF THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: just moved in (Recommending!)

2008-05-21T10:15:03-06:00

From captainswife: i just moved in here. i didnt know about this ratings site or i would have never stopped here. im glad i didnt read the reviews here tho, i love my apartment. ive only lived in 2 other places but i really like it here. i was told my the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: NORTHERN OAKS RENTERS BEWARE!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-09-13T08:20:01-06:00

From madh07: I LIVED IN NORTHERN OAKS IN 2002 AND THE MANAGEMENT HAD PROBLEMS BUT THEIR CORPORATE WAS RESOLVING THEM. SO WELL ITS 2007 AND I GET A JOB NOT CLOSE FROM THE APARTMENTS, I SAY WHY NOT CHECK THEM OUT?? BAD IDEA. I SPOKE WITH THE LADY ROSANNA ABOUT A 1 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Terrible Property (Not Recommending)

2007-07-24T16:12:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived there for 5 years and since the new owners purchased it the property has gone down the drain. There is no safety, property destruction, the say that certain dogs are banned but the allow them, Black and/or Regular Mold being covered up with pain, terrible maintenance (took ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: DON'T MOVE HERE!!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-07-11T22:19:21-06:00

From regretedrenter: I moved here from california in february 2007(big mistake!!!!) the first time I came they showed me a model wich it was a really nice and clean apartment ad staff was really nice and helpful. so i signed the lease.when I got here from cali. is lik everithing changed. the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Beware!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-02-19T08:24:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The office people are so rude they dont corporate with anything. Maintenece never comes out when you call them and when they do come it is 4 to 5 days after. The hot water cuts off every now and then. People get tired of bathing in cold water. These apartments ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Does maintenance even exist in this place? (Not Recommending)

2007-02-16T23:36:37-06:00

From Houcitiboi: I moved the beginning of january 2007 to my apartment. for the most part it's quiet and I don't have any problems, EXCEPT when it comes to the maintenance. the day I moved in I put in a request to have my A/C fixed, there was a hole in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Why Me (Not Recommending)

2007-02-01T04:55:15-06:00

From myeallen: I was desperate for my own place because I did not want to go home with my mom. I signed my lease there for a one bedroom with a den for 589.00. Which was too much. The apt was not available for me to view. I hired movers and took ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: (Not Recommending)

2006-10-27T13:19:00-06:00

From keithmybaby@yahoo.com: I STAY HERE FOR 6 MONTHS MORE AND THIS PLACE IS NOT WORTH IT AND TO SPEAK ON ONE REVIEW I READ IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU CLEAN UP CUZ THE FIRST DAY I MOVED IN THERE WAS A ROACH THIS HAS TO BE A REVIEW FROM SOMEONE WHO WORKS ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Don't ever sign a lease here!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-10-23T15:17:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I made a mistake when I signed a lease at these apartments,yeah they are cheap with a lot of space, but there maintanence is terrible, I moved in on Aug. 1st, and they promised to respray our countertops because we don't have any paint on them and they never do ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Unhappy, not a place one can call home! (Not Recommending)

2006-10-15T22:28:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am living here for almost 7 years, it was very good for the first years until MBS took it over and it was down hill from there. Management changed and everything else with it. The laundry place is a mess, no hot water, water leaks, the trash in not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Not friendly staff. Informed that my problems were not important (Not Recommending)

2006-08-08T11:21:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Staff do not want to help. They put you off day after day. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Not to be called a home (Not Recommending)

2006-07-02T13:35:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: People, you don't want to move here. Infested with roaches. The so-called staff, including the manager can care less about your needs. If something is broken, be prepared because it will be a long haul before it is fixed. Maintanance is a joke. I've been having a faucet leakage (real ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: (Not Recommending)

2006-04-26T11:21:51-06:00

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Northern Oaks: Hot Water (Not Recommending)

2006-04-24T22:32:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a resident for about 4-5 years and at this time not happy with the complex at all. This is the 2nd time in 1 year that the tenants have been without water and seems like the company doesnt seem to care at all, especially when there are children ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Good 4 now (Recommending!)

2006-04-19T12:34:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for almost 6 months. I am not an employee of MBS. I have not too much to complain about but trash and how long it took me to get a patio door. I only like Dorothy and Chyna from the leasing office , Kristal with her ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Would not recommend (Not Recommending)

2006-03-09T21:11:27-06:00

From unhappyrenter2006A: Complex has gone down hill since being taking over by the present management company in fall of 2000, Management seems more concened about renting the apartments than keeping its tenants. Safety is not a
main concern. Safety is left up to the
individual tenants. From what I can see
managment rents ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: got robbed and vandilized while there (Not Recommending)

2006-03-09T18:07:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is not a safe place to live. I would not even take out my garbage alone. I was robbed during the day, and then I had someone throught rocks at my sliding glass doors. management, especially dorothy would not do a thing to help me.
At least once a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: LIKE LIVING IN HELL??? MOVE HERE!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-03-02T17:18:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where should I start? First the office people must not even have an interview process I guess if you got past Kindergarten you are a shoe in for this job, since you don't need to even know how to count! I asked for a 1st floor and glad I looked ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: need to be closed (Not Recommending)

2006-01-30T12:25:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: never in my life would i think houston would have such nasty apts.The people in the office need to live the way the people live in the apts..no warm water, roachs, kids running around wild. load music and break ins happen anywhere even in the highest price places, but they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: do not move to northern oaks apartments (Not Recommending)

2006-01-27T11:55:47-06:00

From vndsfernandes@ikon.com: They lie about every thing. They are not safe. Some one tried to get into my apartments while i was home alone. They said they had no security so that is not their problem. They are cheap, but i would rather pay more to know i was safe. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Good place if they fix the gates.. (Recommending!)

2006-01-24T15:43:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It is not a bad place to live. They need to fix the gates in a bad way. It has been at least 2 or 3 years since the gates worked last. (pretty sad) Yes, any criminal can just drive in, but that is anywhere you live. Homes get broke ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: nasty (Not Recommending)

2006-01-11T14:18:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: sorry this is the worst place, enen apt finders wont recmd them. moved in maggot in frig had to live with that nasty smell for a few days. stove not working right and new frig wounldnt cls right, guess they werent paying my lights for me. pipes not hooked up,toilet ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: NOT ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE (Not Recommending)

2006-01-02T12:50:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I move into this appartment complex 3 months ago. Let me tell you management surley knows how to sell an appartment. From the outside, during the week, during the day, it is a lovely property. Nice and neatly trimmed grass, model appartment was excellent. Then the horror started, moved in, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: NO WORDS CAN EXPLAIN MY PAIN (Not Recommending)

2005-12-29T11:34:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: They lie about a lot of things to get you in. Once your in there's no way out. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: (Recommending!)

2005-12-02T16:51:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived @ Northern Oaks for 2 years,
and have lived in several apts throughout the Houston area. I understand, unlike others (as I see by their comments) that no place is immune to breakin's, car theft and loud music etc.. Yes, somtimes we have been left without hot water, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: My Poor Mom (Not Recommending)

2005-11-06T22:51:47-06:00

From NOMANSLAND: My mom was placed in this HELL HOLE after the "Great Storm of 2001" that flooded her home. She is disabled and they can't seem to provide a parking place for her to access her apartment with out getting jumped by the du-rag thungs that hang out by the washing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: GHETTO ISN'T THE WORD FOR THIS PLACE (Not Recommending)

2005-10-09T21:16:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: GHETTO GHETTO GHETTO!!!!! I'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR AND TRUST ME IT HAS BEEN A LIVING HELL.ROACHES HAVE BECOME PART OF OUR FAMILY THEY EAT,SLEEP AND EVEN BATHE WITH US.THESE MAINTENECE PEOPLE ARE A JOKE YOU CALL THEM AND THEY NEVER RESPOND.COLD SHOWERS ARE BECOMING TO BE PRETTY NORMAL NOW.AND ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Terrible place to live (Not Recommending)

2005-08-03T13:35:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: No hot water, management very unprofessional, maintenance is a joke and enters your unit without notification. No way! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Roaches, Roaches, Roaches (Not Recommending)

2005-07-08T16:13:58-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Thank god im moving out of this ghetto place, i clean my kitchen every single second...and roaches come from everywhere, me and my husband fog the place, and even more came. unless you want to kill them everyday i would not move into this nasty apartment complex.. this complex is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Need a cold shower? (Not Recommending)

2005-06-28T11:05:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you enjoy cold showers, move on over to Northern Oaks. You are GUARANTEED a cold shower at least once a month. When the gas bill isn't paid and the gas company shuts off the gas. It's always a part they're waiting on. The PART they are waiting on is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: HORRIBLE (Not Recommending)

2005-06-15T23:32:30-06:00

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Northern Oaks: The apartment was beautiful but the management company was bogus. (Not Recommending)

2005-05-27T11:57:17-06:00

From elanna_love@yahoo.com: I lived at northern oaks for a full year and i have to admit that i never had a problem out the management until the stove fell on top of my 2 year old daughter. I called for maintenence for assistance because i was pregnant with a child and my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: No No No, Hell No to Northern Oaks (Not Recommending)

2005-01-09T17:36:07-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Any one who has anything postive to say about these apartments obviously hasn't lived anywhere nice in their whole life. Management is the worse. All they do is threaten to call the police on you when you have a complaint. Maintenance is the worse. I would rather live in a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: No Complaints (Recommending!)

2004-09-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I dont know what all the comments about this complex being so horrible is. I recently moved in and have had no problems. I had a problem with my washing machine conectors, I put in my request and it was fixed in about 2 days. As for the lights not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Nothing but hell.. (Not Recommending)

2004-09-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The lights never work, inside or out. When you are the only white girl in the complex and you live alone, lights are very immportant to you. My hot water never worked and my light bill was twice as much as my friends who live in houses. The management is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Just Say No (Not Recommending)

2004-07-28T00:00:00-06:00

From RighteousRa: I moved in to this place a little over a year ago and now I wish I had not renewed in May. It is a good price for the square footage and my master bedroom is huge. However, I wondered at first why every neighbor around me moved out within ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: All that glitters is not gold (Not Recommending)

2004-07-01T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Let the truth be told all that glitters is not gold. I moved out several months ago. In the beginning it was nice and quiet. The apartments are insulated very poorly and the noise level in the apartments are higher than usual. The sq. footage is great for the price. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: Not one of the better apartments to live in (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: We moved in Nov 2002, nice rent for the sq feet that you get. However these apartments provide no security what-so-ever! We had our truck stolen from the property and our apartment broken into. It is a gated community however the gates are always broken. The police are here at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: (Not Recommending)

2004-03-30T00:00:00-06:00

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Northern Oaks: not at all liked (Not Recommending)

2004-02-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well I had lived into a one bedroom apartment in June of 2003. It was my first apartment and didn´t know at all what to look for in the complex. Well it isnt the place where you want to live. Parking is ok, but if you aren´t careful you might ... [click to read full apartment review]

Northern Oaks: If I had only known (Not Recommending)

2003-10-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We moved in site unseen (never do this). When we got there the place looked ok. The longer we lived there the more we started to understand we had moved into hell. There wasn´t to many mornings that we didn´t come out and there were not less then three cars ... [click to read full apartment review]