Lakes at North Port Apartments

After calling twice with no answer, I was able to set up an appointment online. Upon walking in, the desk attendant just stared at me without saying a word. I told her that I was here for a tour, but she told me that the apartment that I had applied for was already taken.
It seems like the courteous thing to do would be to alert someone before they drive out to your location for a tour that there is no availability. Truly unbelievable. But I guess it showed me that I dodged a bullet with this… management staff. Read More

Before doing a tour with the office, get a chance to meet the residents by walking around. Multiple buildings will have roach infestations and the office will claim it's being worked on. Most of us have been home going on two years with Covid, we can say for sure that many visits didn't happen. So, who's not being honest, the pest control company, or are the requests only ‘documented’? I recall being told once that the pest control plan for roach infestation was waiting on budget approval.… Residents keep paying a pest control fee for nothing. I know that neighbors who moved in after me left within months due to the infestation and I can't blame them.

Forget about a deposit coming back. I had the place cleaned, baseboards repaired (which were noted as damaged at move-in) at my expense when they weren't from existing water damage prior to move-in, maintenance requests showing leaking windows from rain, which happens a lot in Florida, among other things. Always reported on time. Instead of a call or email, received a letter about collections due to damages, yet was inspected prior to move out and told everything was fine. Have a feeling the office administration felt they could place charges outside of what maintenance reported.

Maybe send an email if there are charges, even if they are illegitimate. Property management had no problem sending a survey and request for a recommendation after move out but no contact otherwise? Definitely no phone calls - call records would prove that.

Paying rent online, you'll get a nice fee, minimum 35 but up to 100! So much for convenience. As for the amenities, you won't be using the clubhouse, it was a storage room the entire time I lived there, and the pool was constantly closed for various issues unrelated to covid. The more recent Maintenance staff are actually decent people who do a good job, as long as they are approved to use resources, it's out of their control. The problem becomes the property manager. Corporate offices should really interview the majority of residents, without notifying the property manager ahead of time, and they will hear the same.

Costs are cheap but expect your rent to raise at a minimum of $200 a month each year. Apparently, they justify it by claiming it's their ‘market value'. While new locations are built nearby, they aren’t infested with roaches yet, new appliances and not falling apart cabinetry such as what I and many other residents at lakes of north port experienced. Read More

I saw the bad reviews when I moved here but gave it a chance anyway. WORST MISTAKE IVE EVER MADE. There literally is not enough space to write all that is wrong here. The ONLY reason they have ANY positive reviews is that they bribe people with winning a free months rent from a drawing if they post a good review. Trust me as a single mom I could use a free months rent but I still never posted a fake review! Mold, roaches, constant maintenance issues that either take forever to get fixed or not… fixed properly at all, no parking at night (unless you walk across the whole complex) it just goes on and on. PLEASE don't make the same mistake I did. I cannot wait til my lease is up!!! Read More

Moved from CT, due to COVID, wasn’t able to home shop. This being our first time living in an apartment we were expecting the worse, instead have had no issues. When we first got here the AC stopped working, and it to a week to get approval and unit installed. Rent does include water and trash pickup, no bug issues, except did get some wolf spiders in the beginning, found out if you live near the woods down here your going to get them. Electric bill for size of the apartment is very low. Pets… allowed is nice. We have nice neighbors, it’s quiet. Bad side not much storage, no patio or deck. Read More