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| - i will give you the rundown of what i wish i had known before i signed away 12 months of cleanliness and good sleep (i am entering month 5!). If i was still in college i could probably deal, but i unfortunately i am getting older and am a part of the 9-5 crowd. It IS much cheaper now though then when i signed a lease, which might make it more bearable for some.
LOUD. I made friends with the neighbors so i woudn't feel guilty about asking them to SHHH. but we discovered i can even hear when they open and close the drawers in their room--so i don't think its their fault. you hear everything above you and next to you, people are outside all hours of the night, cops, parties, kids yelling, anything. it is NOT a quiet complex.
NO PARKING. You get one space. If you have roommates, good luck. The only spots left over after 7 pm or on the weekends are in the front of the complex.
They have ROACHES. but they "dont have a roach problem' (to quote the front office employees). so i guess they are not roaches. I think they are the new breed of "dont let people find out that we have a roach problem" roach. San Tropez DOES pay for the exterminator to come every week, which is good. But we still find little ones in the bathrooms, and B I G ones in the kitchen, at LEAST once a week. Bad. Our apartment is clean. and fairly empty. we dont know where they come from. but i know what they are.
NO CELL RECEPTION! Few people get cell phone reception in our 1st floor apt. (it is partly below ground). It is a DEAD zone for AT&T and Sprint customers, I had to buy a LAND LINE for this reason. Congratulations, though Verizon, you are the most reliable in our household.
It doesn't feel clean. Our unit wasnt cleaned well, if even at ALL when we first moved in so we had to call 4 times to get them to come back. ick.
If you are left with no other options (i strongly urge you to FIND ONE) and have to live here... the upside is that maintenance is quick about fixing your problems and the workout room is usually empty. i suggest a 3rd floor unit so you dont hear as much noise from above you, and a can of Raid for the not-really-roach roaches.
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