Don't expect to get your deposit back.
Ok, first the pros.
The townhomes of Katharine Court are decent. Our utility bills were good. There is a fenced yard in the back. there is lots of room and a walk up attic in each one. They are probably among the best townhomes in the area due to the fenced yard and reasonable rent.
Now the cons.
Don't expect to get your security deposit back.
The landlord (Ned Jordan) installs cheap carpet. After 2 years it was already pulling up and forming humps in the living room. Carpet is supposed to last 10 years. he replaces the carpet after every tenant moves out, and takes it out of your security deposit. He also charges you a cleaning fee to get the carpets cleaned before he changes them.
He repaints the townhomes after every tenant moves out, and takes it out of your security deposit.
Some of the windows are painted shut. After 4 years he still never got some of them opened for us.
The doors are drafty, he would not repair the weather sealing around them. We had to put towels under the doors in the winter to block the drafts.
We finally got mad enough at the terminex and landscape contractors that he uses that we told him we would cut our own grass. The landscapers just go crazy with the weedwackers and damaged several little statues we had in the back yard.
When we moved in, all the appliances were 17 years old. The refrigerator was so bad that it was rusting through the door and growing crops of mold along the seal, but he kept telling us it was fine and we could scrub it off. I finally had to threaten him that I was going to throw it in the yard and buy one for us to get him to replace it. We had to do the same thing with the dishwasher. It wouldn't wash, and the drain was continually backing up on it. His answer: It isn't used to wash dishes, it is a dish sanitizer.
Last but not least is the noise. The townhomes are right by the hospital and a fire station, so every time they go out, you hear them loud and clear. read more