How does your apartment complex rate?

[JonInKC]

While looking at apartments online I found this site. If someone has written a review of your apt., it's on here. If not, write one of your own.

http://www.apartmentratings.com

There was some funny stuff on there about mine.

[aephi alum]

I've lived in a house for the past 5 years, but I looked up the apartment complex where my husband and I lived before moving into our first house. It was very nice when we lived there... good maintenance, well-kept grounds, friendly neighbors, nice and quiet (except for one couple who lived near us and argued all the time ), etc. But according to the reviews on that web site, it's gone way downhill since we moved out. They started providing apartments to welfare recipients, rent-free - which would be fine if they behaved and obeyed the rules, but apparently they don't. It's noisy and dirty, drug deals are frequently conducted right out in the parking lot, and dead bodies have turned up around the place a few times. I'm so glad we moved out before this happened...

[kddani]

I think the people that tend to post on those things are a little dramatic or usually only seek to post a review when they have something negative to say. I've lived in my apartment complex for over 2 years, and the reviews that they have on there are kinda silly/way overexaggerated. There are some things that I agree with- the one office manager woman is rude to a lot of people, and they ding you to death on BS stuff when you move in/move out. But other complaints were just crazy. Saying the maintenance guy never came- everything has always been done for me same day, sometimes within the same hour! Some people want everything. I'm familiar with a lot of the complexes around here, and I think people's expectations can just be insane.

[JonInKC]

Someone commented that the quality of the tenants moving in has gone way downhill so you feel like you're in the ghetto...lol Also, that unless you like the smell of curry the hallways are disgusting on a hot day. It's funny cuz it's true...

True story - I noticed this WEIRD smell one evening. Never smelled anything like it, like some weird chemical. Apparently one of my neighbors noticed it too, because I looked out the window and lo and behold a fire truck has pulled up next to our building and two firemen are questioning some fellow down on the first floor. I looked down from the top of the stairs to see what was going on and one of my neighbors yelled up "It's ok, it's just one of our nasty neighbors!" Now that I think about it, what if he was making some kind of bomb or something. Eeesh.

[ADqtPiMel]

I used this site when we were moving to DC - I think people exaggerate.

[Jill1228]

I am taking a look at it now. Pretty interesting reading. I read the reviews on the last 3 apartment complexes I lived in...

they were pretty much right on the money