Don't move here unless you want to be subjected to misanthropic drop-outs.
I just moved in and already the entrance gates have never been fixed more than a day and the exit gates are stuck open all of the time, I have had to 'Raid' my entire place for ants (because they obviously did not do a pest spray before I moved in), my microwave got so hot that it burnt out (note: microwaves should not get more than luke-warm on the outside when in use), they do lawn maintence over the entire complex every other day and they start earlier and earlier each time, people let their dogs dump everywhere and never pick it up, people will park their big trucks in two of the tiny spaces and the management will not do anything about it, people will also park their cars and leave them in the same space for more than two months and I have already had a run-in with 'CJ' the apartment manager.
About the 'run-in'. They decide to repaint the complex and give a time period of about A WEEK (!!!); I have tons of plants. When I originally called about what to do with my plants and to get a better estimate on the days the painters would be out, I was told that they would only be painting the trim and the railings. When I called the day painting began the apt. manager (CJ) told me they were painting everything and I had to pull everything inside or else deal with the consequences. When I asked about the Directv dish (that we were told by the installer to not move unless we paid a worker to come out and fix it again) she said move it or deal with it being painted.
This manager is not helpful and could not offer any suggestions or solutions and then, when my husband called in and spoke to one of the 'Goldie Hawns' that work there she said the painters do cover what is left on the porch and no one has yet to report any missing or damaged Directv dishes. What?! God forbid the God-forsaken management tell me this!! God forbid the manager actually care about the comfort of a resident and the painters didn't cover the two plants I couldn't move into my apartment because they were too heavy (and I couldn't afford to pay movers to move them from the porch and then pay to move the plants back in a week).
This management is horrible and the staff are all little, brainless, blonde girls. This property is illogically run and gives business women a bad name. It is like the complex is run by Goldie Hawn from Laugh-In.
What is Equity thinking?! Does Equity not understand common procedural protocol for resident managment. Where does this 'you-should-feel-priveleged-to-live-here' mentality come from?!! I have traveled all over the world and the only places I have seen this type of brutal, misanthropic mentality is in the overcrowded cities of New York or Moscow. This is Austin,TX!!! Get over yourself!
My husband and I are preparing a letter of complaint that we will send to the Equity Corporation.
DON'T MOVE HERE!