I've lived in Sunset Apartments for over 16 years. I decided to move because I had become and here's why:
1. I asked for a 6 month lease when my lease ended in February because I wanted to move. Immediately my rent went up by $100. Why, I have no idea. It doesn't make sense. On the website it says that a 6 month lease is available, but there's no indication of rent, for any of the apartments.
2. The apartments have absolutely NO insulation and are cold in the winter and hot in the summer. There are no double paned windows, which would help. Adding to that since there's very little insulation in the apartments, and I could hear what my neighbors are doing, such as flushing the toilet or taking a shower.
3. The kitchen very small with very limited cabinet or counter space. There's not very much room on the shelves in all of the closets and laundry room. Besides, there is no pantry to put things on or in and I had to put my food in the cabinets The kitchen counters stain no matter what spills on them because they're so old.
4. I was given a plunger for the bathroom and told that if my toilet clogs I was to use it to fix the problem. The thing is I'm NOT A PLUMBER and shouldn't have to do that. I thought maintenance was included in my rent. I guess not. I'm also supposed to replace the batteries in the smoke detectors, which I don't mind doing, but I'm too short to get to the ones that are high up on the wall and I'm not about to climb a ladder to put the batteries in. Maintenance should do that. Another thing I was supposed to do was clean out the garbage disposal when I spilled spaghetti in it and clogged the darned thing up so I did, but it didn't help. Maintenance eventually came in and fixed it, it turned out the stupid thing was broken anyway.
5 Besides all that, I was told I had to pay for burner pans for the stove because mine were dirty. I told the manager that I needed new ones and she replied, in a condescending voice, that I should have known they were dirty because they set off the smoke alarm and that I would have to buy them myself because I only had a 6 month lease. Unfortunately, she told me I had to pay for them.
6. The air ducts don't get cleaned out very often. That should be done once a year, in my opinion. I have allergies, and dirty air ducts make it worse. The only time that's ever been done is when I specifically asked for it.
I thought that maintenance was included in the rent, but I guess not. I had to pay for all kinds of things that I shouldn't have to and have to perform things I have no idea how to do, such as plumbing.
Sunset Apartments nickels and dimes you for everything. I got a notice that I owed $3.45 because I hadn't paid enough rent. I paid exactly what was in the system, nothing more, nothing less. The office could have picked up the phone and called me just to let me know and I would have paid it. I realize it had to be put in writing for the record, but calling me on the phone and recording it in my record seems much more courteous. Then I noticed a credit on my account for five cents. If I paid $3.45, then where did the five cent credit come from?
I paid $894/month for rent, which is ridiculous for an apartment that has never been touched since it was built. The only thing that has are the refrigerator, stove and dishwasher. New tenants are paying over $1000/month just for a 2 BR/2 BA apartment in this complex, which is ridiculous. There are completely renovated apartments in town that have lower rents. If I were just moving to San Angelo I would not choose Sunset Apartments. This place is just not worth it. read more