This place is TERRIBLE. I have just moved in and I am counting down the days we can pack up and get the hell out of this place. The following are the reasons why I would strongly recommend NEVER even considering living here.
1.) I was flat out told by the apartment manager that the buildings were NOT insulated between floors when I complained about the people living above me. Therefore, you can hear EVERYTHING the people above you do. Coughing, laughing, opening and shutting bathroom drawers, EVERYTHING. And if you have heavy walkers like I do, you pretty lose your sanity on a daily basis.
2.) They advertise free heating and cooling. When I asked why the air conditioner doesn t get that cool I was told, It s not real air conditioning, it s a fan blowing over cold water . Translation: Even though you have a thermostat you really have no control over the air conditioning and if you live on the third floor you will FRY all summer. Also, these fans run on electricity so even though you don t have a heating bill, your electric bill skyrockets during the cold winter months.
3.) No one cleans up after their pets or puts them on leashes. My dog has been attacked 3 times by dogs not on leashes. The courtyard is virtually unusable do to the MASSIVE amounts of dog poop littering every square inch.
4.) They also advertise free continental breakfast. It is so pathetic that it doesn t even make me mad, I just laugh about it. Free continental breakfast Fox Meadows style is a box of Costco donuts and coffee that runs out by 7:30am due to the high numbers of elderly people who live here.
5.) Your garage does not have a code or anyway to get into it without the garage door opener. Therefore if you leave your garage door opener in your car or forget/lose your opener you can not get into your garage. You are at the mercy of the maintenance man to get you in.
6.) Dogs bark non-stop. We have had to go outside at 11pm on weekdays and ask the neighbors to please bring their yippy dog inside. Which ends up being pointless b/c the walls here are so thin you can hear dogs barking inside as well.
Overall, if you are considering Fox Meadows, turn around and run in the opposite direction, not even pausing to look back. This is an EXPENSIVE place to live in Billings and the corners they cut here do NOT make it anywhere near worth what they ask for rent! read more