I’ve been a resident of this apartment c ...
I’ve been a resident of this apartment complex for almost three years, and unfortunately, since the change in management, the quality of living has noticeably declined. Communication has been poor, with many of my concerns going unanswered for months at a time. Recently, there have been several ongoing issues on my floor, including frequent outages of the lights, a broken AC system, and elevators being out of service. While frustrating, these issues became secondary after a much more concerning experience on Sunday night. My fire alarm began beeping due to a low battery, and even after changing the battery, it continued to go off. Since the system is hardwired, I couldn’t disable it. I tried contacting the after hours emergency maintenance line five or six times, but I couldn’t reach anyone (because apparently we dont have one at the moment—another significant problem). With the alarm constantly sounding, I had no choice but to leave my apartment because it was impossible to sleep.
The next morning, I called during business hours and left a voicemail but again received no response. When I finally managed to speak to someone later in the day, I was told that my situation wasn’t considered an emergency, which was particularly frustrating given that state and local laws require functional fire alarms. If a tenant can’t stay in their apartment due to the alarms, it seems reasonable to consider that an urgent issue.
What’s even more concerning is the thought of this happening on a Friday night. If it had, I would’ve likely been unable to stay in my apartment for the entire weekend without any response or resolution. This is simply unacceptable.
To add to this, I’ve been trying for months to get a maintenance request in for my dryer. For a while, they disabled the ability to submit requests online, so I called and spoke with someone who insisted they put it in for me. A month passed with no update, so I had to follow up via email. Someone finally came but said he didn’t know what to do and would come back with a solution. No one ever came back, and I still have the same problem.
It’s disappointing, especially considering how well managed the complex used to be, with prompt maintenance and a real sense of care for residents. Now, I feel uncertain about how any issue will be handled. For the amount of rent I pay, I expect to feel safe and be able to sleep in my own home, which has unfortunately not been the case.