I cannot say enough horrible things about Affinity Property Management & the on-site/off-site staff for the Raleigh Scholls Apartments.
I have lived at these apartments over 30+ years, & it used to be a wonderful place to live....up until Brad Woolverton fired the original long time staff & brought in these hacks (aka Affinity).
Since the shakeup, a once peaceful & beautiful complex to live in has turned into a haven for drug use run by slum lords.
Both the on-site & off-site staff do not even pretend to care about the tenants, the cleanliness of the complex, or the safety of the tenants.
Complaints/concerns are blatantly ignored, they are flat out rude to the tenants, they screen phone calls & ignore voicemails, if you call Affinity directly.....they screen calls as well & just send the VM straight to the on-site staff (who, of course, ignore them).
Maintenance requests are either done in a half assed fashion...whatever is quickest & cheapest...if they are done at all.
I moved to a downstairs unit, a year ago due to health reasons, & I have had to complain about the constant noise from my upstairs neighbor on a daily basis. According to the lazy staff, it is reasonable noise....so constantly blasting the TV/stereo at all hours of the day/night is reasonable, slamming doors/cabinets at all hours of the day/night is reasonable, excessive stomping at all hours of the day/night is reasonable, incredibly loud crashing (so loud & aggressive that it makes my walls shake) at all hours of the day/night is reasonable, the upstairs neighbor throwing his cigarette butts on my patio all the time is reasonable, the upstairs neighbor getting in my face & confronting me is reasonable.
All I ever get is the same excuse "we have looked into it"...which is BS. Yet they got all over my case for my 4lb service dog crying ONE TIME, & according to my neighbors, they didn't even hear it happening.
The staff, both on-site & off-site, pick & choose which rules they are going to enforce & who they are going to enforce them on. Since I am vocal & refuse to allow them to bully me, they dismiss me completely, unless it is to falsely accuse me of something.
The grounds around the complex look like trash...mainly because there is trash, dog feces, & cigarette butts EVERYWHERE!!! The excuse is that staff is not on the property on the weekends.....but this is happening ALL THE TIME, not just on the weekends, & staff has been seeing observing these issues & walking right by them. I guess since they do not have to live here, it doesn't matter how trashy it looks to them.
We have had an enormous hole dug up in the courtyard for a year...not only is it an eyesore, but it is a safety hazard. The trach compactor is ALWAYS broken. The washers & dryers never work properly. There is an ongoing rat problem.
I have caught a maintenance worker on nanny cam talking disrespectfully about me TWICE. I guess having to do his job is too much of an ask for him, & apparently I am a "bitch" for daring to submit a maintenance request.
I have also been informed by other tenants that the staff has blatantly talked crap about me directly to them, or that they have overheard them talking poorly about me, & mocking my disabilities.
A long term tenant recent gave notice, & the office staff's response was to tell the tenant that they were happy she was leaving because now they can rent her unit out for $400 more a month.
It's pretty clear that all they care about is money, & they want to run all of the long term tenants out in order to rent out their units at a higher cost.
This used to be an all utilities included complex, but they just spring it on us...after we all signed a lease...that as of June 1st, no utilities are included & we now have to pay garbage, water, sewer, & electric.
I have asked SEVERAL TIMES what these additional funds they are gauging us for will go towards & I am ignored every time. Clearly the funds are not going towards upkeep, repairs, upgrades, a compactor that work, washers & dryers that work, or any safety measures.
I have given the owner, Affinity, the on-site staff, & the off-site staff ample time to address/correct any of these issues, & they have chosen to sit by & ignore.
I have now submitted a formal complaint to the Better Business Bureau, Tenants Advocacy, the housing authority, & have sought legal advice. read more