I could not find Greenview on any apartment ratings site, so I luckily found this one. They have new owners, and these people are the absolute WORST. DO NOT LIVE THERE. My mother lives there and is getting ready to move, and when she does, I am reporting them to the NY State Attorney General's office for fraud, and for taking advantage of people over 60 years old.
They make their 55-and-over communities appealing, when they are anything but. There are no amenities at any of their communities, even though you have to pay very high rent to live there. Their landscaping is horrible. They have ONE MAINTENANCE STAFF to cover ALL of their properties. Which means simple requests like changing light bulbs, takes literally weeks to fulfill. ANY OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX YOU LIVE IN HAS THEIR OWN MAINTENANCE STAFF ON SITE.
A few weeks ago they had an asphalt company come to do work at my mother's community at 7:15 am, and never even sent a notice to the residents saying that the roadway inside the complex would be blocked for several hours. Meanwhile, the Town of Islip zoning laws do not allow any type of construction to begin before 8:00 am on weekdays. Another time, Suffolk County Water Authority had to shut off the water in the complex to do some work, which was fine, except again, no notice or other form of notification was sent to the residents, telling them they wold be without water all day. Whenever you call the main office, you always get a recording and they never call you back; you always have to call them at least three or four times to finally get them to return your call.
My mother wanted to renew her lease with Greenview for one year, and was told that the leases are now only a two-year option, when you used to have an option of a one or a two-year lease. This option was in effect for the entire time this complex has existed, which has been for more than 30 years, until these new owners took over Again, no notice was ever sent to notify the residents of this change.
They make you pay a $500 non-refundable deposit for any pets, while most complexes only charge $250-300. They make you pay a carpet cleaning company out of your own money to clean the carpeting before you vacate, but if they find one little stain or spot on the carpet, they take $1200 from your security to replace the entire carpeting, when what they really do is clean the stain and dye the carpeting, and pocket your $1200. They also automatically take $450 out of your security when you vacate, to cover alleged 'upgrading.' Which again, is a total crock, because when my mother moved in two years ago, there were several large stains and cracks in the ceiling in one of her bedrooms, and two years later those cracks ans stains are still there, even though my mother has made several complaints to the main office about such ( I made her take photos as proof).
One of my mother's friend's who lived in Greenview moved a couple years ago, and Greenview took her entire security, claiming a stain made by her dog ruined the carpeting, which was a complete lie, because I had been in this woman's apartment, and she always kept it immaculate. And isn't that what the $500 pet deposit is for? She tried to take them to court with photos, but unfortunately did not win. Judges in landlord tenant court rarely side with the tenant, by the way, regardless of the circumstances.
According to NY State landlord tenant laws, landlords are responsible for the basic wear and tear on their apartment after a tenant vacates, within reason, (ie, painting, carpet cleaning, etc.). The reason they get away with everything of this nature, is because they think they can take advantage of senior citizens, because they think that their residents are stupid and do not know any better. They also do not include heat and hot water in their astronomical rents, even though the NY State Landlord Tenant guidelines mandate that a landlord must supply heat and hot water free of charge to their tenants. Any other apartment complex you go to, you are not charged heat and hot water.
These people are crooks, and only care about how much money they can get out of you. They see the senior citizen element as naive and easy to take advantage of. DO NOT LIVE IN ANY OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. Live somewhere where you have a pool, tennis courts, a gym, a clubhouse, beautiful landscaping etc. lIve somewhere where there is a maintenance staff on site, and where you get something for your money. Greenview does not have any of these things, and all they care about is your monthly rent checks, and how much money they can steal from you when you leave. read more