The staff is attentive. Maintenance is timely. Apartments are attractive and comfortable. Unfortunately, it seems that top management is only concerned about the bottom line. We are the ideal tenants...retired, no kids, no pets, no complaints, always pay rent on time... Still, our rent was raised $50/mo each and every year for our first four years; then $60 last year. And we've just been informed that we're being increased $125 this time, if we choose to renew our lease. I suppose they need to cover the cost for recent exterior painting. They really need to spend more on pest control. As someone else has mentioned here, the rats are becoming a real problem. It was no exaggeration, if you go to the dumpster after dark, be prepared to be confronted by several rats.
When asked about the unreasonable hike in rent, they said that they are just keeping up with the market, and that they have no problem filling vacancies. Good for them, because they sure seem to have a high turnover rate. I think that we have been residents here longer than just about anyone else. But I guess they don't put any value on loyalty.
Another issue is that I was charged $160 in late fees because my bank-generated rent check supposedly never arrived at the office. I'd always paid through my bank's auto pay system. Delayne was not set up for EFT, so my bank would mail a check on the same date each month. This particular month, the office said the check did not arrive. I asked them to give it some time, as I would be charged by my bank if I had to put a stop payment on that check. Days went by, and the office asked me to come in with a new check. I did that, but was told I had to also pay an additional $160 in late charges. I tried arguing that I could prove to them that my bank mailed the check well before the due date, and asked them if they could prove that they never received it. My thought was that it may have accidently been tossed or mis-filed. I felt that my argument was being received by deaf ears.
There are tons of new apartment communities going up all around town and the surrounding areas. I would encourage anyone to take a look at those before coming here. And I would never go anywhere again, that did not offer a reasonable rate hike ceiling guarantee. read more