PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T RENT FROM THESE THIEVES!!!!! The houses/apartments are so cheaply built…read moreand expect the renter to cover expenses for repairs. For instance, the yard wasn't rented with grass, if you want grass, you pay for it and do all the work. The houses are wired for electric garage door openers, but no garage door opener. If you want one, you can pay for your own. They plant flowers in the front flower beds, but when they die, as they are seasonal, it is your responsibility to replace them-though landscaping is included in your rent. They literally lock the controls to the irrigation system, so if it rains for a week straight, you're still watering the lawn-at your expense. The appliances are the cheapest money can buy. The refrigerator shelves fall off and you have to use a hammer to close the dishwasher.
We rented the house sight unseen (military) and could only go on the pics of the house emailed to us by the manager. When we arrived, the house was completely different. The pics were of a different house and the house we ended up with was a DUMP!!!! An unlivable, embarrassing DUMP!!! We were promised a GIANT yard for our dogs only to arrive to see a postage size fenced in yard. The yard allowed for a large fenced in yard, but I was informed by the developer, the price of fencing went up so we only get half of a yard. Which we could see from the 1" gap under the exterior door.
The owners/managers of the properties have TERRIBLE business practices. The owner himself told me he was changing landscaping companies simply because he fond another company that would do it cheaper. The original landscaping company had been hired by the owner merely one month prior to the owner terminating the agreement. The landscaper had hired several new employees and purchased new equipment to serve the needs of all the properties owned by this company. It is shameful to have done this to the small local business, simply because someone offered to care for the landscaping at a lower rate. Our experience with the new landscaping company was what we expected. They literally mowed around a dog run. The type of dog run which hooks to the house of some such and when there is no dog tethered to it, is just sitting on the ground. THEY MOWED AROUND AN EMPTY DOG RUN. They also uprooted and disposed of a very valuable plant which we financed and planted, per the owners request. When I asked the owner if they were willing to replace the plant, they never responded to the request, as it would have required them to compensate us for the $70 plant. BUT.....they saved a few pennies by going with this landscaping company.
The landscaping isn't critical. I outlined this to provide a clear understanding of the business practices of this company. Additionally, the house we rented was on a street full of houses which were exactly the same as each other. Like a cookie cutter neighborhood. This was not a big deal, but what is a big deal is that not each renter pays the same amount of rent. Our neighbors paid $175/mo more than we did. FOR THE EXACT SAME HOUSE!!!! How fishy is that??? Our neighbors had to pay twice for the same pet deposit. They were unable to prove they paid the deposit and because this company can't hold an employee for more than three months, the administrative office is unable to access their own financial records. Meanwhile, the pet deposit and pet rent are nonrefundable. The nonrefundable pet deposit is reasonable, but why then, do you have to pay $10/mo for each pet in addition to this? PET RENT??? REALLY? So if you have 3 pets, you'll pay an additional $30/mo in rent, AND you can kiss your pet deposit goodbye. With regard to the security deposit, you can kiss that one goodbye the second you hand it over, because there is NO WAY this company is giving you one red cent when you move out. They will without question justify not refunding your your money.
I can not express enough how miserable we were living at this property and how horrible it is to have to write a rent check each month to a company with such disgraceful business practices. Paying rent is not my issue, it's contributing to this nightmare of a company of swindlers and liars that killed me!!!