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Here is my follow up, albeit a little late, but whatever! I don't get paid for this!
I have to say the year I spent in Galleria Palms was a pretty good year. No bug problems, only 3-4 police visits (more on that later), clean facilities, and helpful staff. There were a few issues, but on the whole, I can still recommend them to friends and family looking for a good place to stay so long as they're careful about a few things.
So, where to start? The maintenance staff were great. I had a few things break, and they were quick to come out and repair them. The first was the A.C. which I talked about in my first post. It never really ended up keeping the house cool, because the thermostat was in the coldest place in the house, and the living room couch was in the hottest place in the house by a south facing window. There wasn't much they could do about that unfortunately. I had a faucet break in my master bath, and quickly called maintenance, at ~1am because I kept twisting the handle under the sink and the water wouldn't cut off. I got a call back from the property manager ~10 minutes later telling me to pull it not twist (God i'm an idiot sometimes!). They swapped it out that morning. Then I had a garbage disposal crack and blow up. They fixed that a few hours after I called as well. Unfortunately, they didn't clean up too well, and the house smelt pretty bad for a few days. Lastly, the A.C. broke a few days before I moved out, but I really wasn't concerned at that point, because I was already moved in elsewhere.
During my stay here, they started repainting the curbs, dumpster areas, and road markings. It's much better looking now. I also rented a garage for a few months which had just been painted. They definitely do work hard to maintain appearances.
On to the police. I had some neighbors move in above me, and god did they know how to stomp. I couldn't hear 90% of the us-60 traffic right outside of my window, but I could hear them stomp 24/7. Turns out, they were pretty pissed off at me for "working on that motorcycle with power tools at all times of the day and night in the living room". Problem was... My motorcycle never came inside my apartment. They called security on me twice, and the police 3 times over the span of a month of them moving in. Finally I went to see Caleb the asst. mgr, and asked him what the heck was going on with these people. He had dealt with them, and they mistook my AIR CONDITIONER as me working on my motorcycle! They still thought I was too loud, though, even though I mostly was at home to sleep, and moved out. They got theres though... they pay the pet fees, and had to buy new carpets for the apartment they left.
That brings me to the fees. I probably paid for 2-3 months of extra rent in fees. This was COMPLETELY my fault, as my pay days were staggered. Make SURE to pay them on the first. They are serious about on-time payment.
I also spent 2-3 days cleaning before I moved out. Even so, I still lost my deposit and ~$50 out of pocket. They needed to clean the floorboards, stove shields, and dryer. A bit pricey in my opinion, and I shudder to think what would have happened had I not spent DAYS shampooing the carpet, scrubbing the walls and floors, cleaning the windows, fans, doors, etc...
So there is the bad and good. In a nutshell, pay on time, clean when you leave, and you'll love it there.
Why did I leave? My roommate moved out 6 months in to the 1 year commitment, and I didn't want another. Also, a friend of mine offered me a room down the street for much less, and I don't need the space of a 2br/2ba. Oh, and the $80/mo bump in rent on my renewal agreement (even though I could go to their site and get the same apt (even the same apt. #) for $70 less than what was offered in the renewal).
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