10/12/19
They'll do anything to get more money from you.
Be careful, they will nickel and dime you when you try to leave. I was month to month and left for a new job. Even if you're month to month they require 60 days notice, which I gave. I physically left before the end of my 60 days but completely agreed to paying whatever forward rent I had to the end of the 60 days. I gave them my keys early WITH A CLEAR VERBAL AGREEMENT that I would be paying until the end of my lease and it wouldn't effect anything with my deposit or incur any fees.
A month or... so later I get a bill saying I FORFEITED MY DEPOSIT by giving my keys early. If I had known this I would have just given my friend the keys to give on the last day. Instead I'm out $250 for trying to do the right thing and let them get the apartment back on the market earlier. Again, there is no way I'd give them the key when I left if I knew I'd be losing my deposit for it.
This isn't the only time they will try to scrounge every bit of money out of you, but this was the first time where I was clearly lied to (knowingly or unknowingly) about it. Be careful.
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Property Manager at Margeaux Metairie Apartments responded to this review
We never intend for a resident to leave on bad terms. The details of your contract are clearly laid out in your Lease Agreement. In order to avoid having your deposit forfeited, you would have had to either complete your notice period OR paid any... sums owed prior to your move-out date. Had you paid what was owed prior to moving out, your deposit would not have been forfeited. By your own admission, you turned in keys and left early. We try to be very transparent with the fees/costs associated with moving early. You said you gave a verbal agreement that you would be paying until the end of your lease, but that is not what happened.