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I work in the apartment business, and we HATE this site. Hate, hate, hate it. It's like a great big bathroom wall on the internet where anyone can write anything without accountability. Since the postings are anonymous, this allows competitors to write anything bad they'd like to about other properties.
We once had a job applicant allege in a post that our company discriminates against renters. (We are among the more fair-housing friendly companies around.) It was obviously not a renter's post, but apartmentratings.com refused to remove it, even though their terms of use prohibit inflamatory or defamatory statements.
We've had applicants with really lousy credit whose applications were denied go online and post that our leasing staff is "INCOPITENT." (We were really, really glad to not have them as residents!)
So, our site offices monitor apartmentratings.com regularly, and exercise damage control. Whenever they see that, say, a resident has posted a nasty review, and coincidentally was recently told not to park in the handicapped parking spot, they post a glowing review as "anonymous." Most of my colleagues in the industry across the country engage in this practice.
Last edited by Emory Kappa; 10-30-2006 at 11:40 PM.
Reason: Edited because I don't always spell well!
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