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Frederick Gardens Apartments


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anonymous

Resident 2013 - 2015

7/31/2015

I lived at this apartment complex for 2 years. While at first, it was relatively inexpensive (although they charged us an extra $25 a month for having 2 people in a 1/1 apartment, we're a married couple..) and they seemed to respect our privacy - the situation seemed to decline as time went on. Earlier this year we had come home twice to letters on the door saying that there was a mandatory inspection the next day. These happened within 2 months of each other. One thing I had liked about this place was that they respected the residents privacy up until this point. Our air conditioning was having serious issues. You could be standing 5 feet in front of it and not feel any cool air. I called maintenance and the first time they changed the filter, which did nothing. I called the next day and was told they would look into it. I came home that evening and it was still hot in the apartment do I called the after hours number and was told because the AC was blowing air they couldn't do anything about it. I eventually ended up calling the property manager the next day and got it replaced, but the fact that it took 3 calls and my apartment being over 85 degrees before anything was done was ridiculous. Another complaint about the AC is that even when working properly, one window unit in the living room does NOT circulate cool air through the apartment. The last 3 months we lived here (May to August) we were sleeping in the living room. The utility bill is very high to be paying for not even having a comfortable bedroom. Very shady neighbors. I understand that the low-ish rent will attract that, so keep in mind there are people clearly selling drugs, yelling at each other, playing loud music, etc. I don't think this place does very rigorous background checks before letting people move in (in fact, I don't even think I had to show anyone my ID when I signed the lease). The laundry rooms are disgusting. There was one time where the smallest laundry room was absolutely covered in mud. Someone from the office had bothered to put up a "wet floor" sign but the mud remained there for about a week after that. A lot of cats running around outside. They're no bother but I'm worried about their safety and feel the apartment complex shouldn't allow tenants to let their pets roam freely. Overall I give the place a 2/5 rating. It could have been worse but it could have been a lot better. I recently saw they raised the base rent on a one bedroom to $560 a month - that is a high price to pay for poor AC, loud neighbors and frequent "mandatory inspections".

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