Fifteen 50 Apartments

After being blamed for clogging the kitchen sink, it was finally revealed that our unit, like many others in the complex, shares old, narrow pipes with 4 other units, and so we get all of the backflow. Our unit has flooded on multiple occasions. Most recently, this occurred on a weekday at 5:30 pm, so there was no leasing office staff to be found. A call to the emergency line was returned two hours later, and maintenance refused to come out (flooding throughout the unit was not considered… enough of an emergency). It was only at 1:00 am, when it flooded even more and we called once again that they came--at 3:00 am. They asked for permission to come back "first thing in the morning." Well, at 11:30 am, when the flooding went from the kitchen, through the living room, and into the bathroom, I called once again and then they finally arrived. Here we are days later and the house smells like rotten eggs and feet, there is dirty equipment laying about, and a large chunk of carpet padding has been cut out and not replaced. There has been no follow up as to when this will be taken care of. My calls remain unreturned.
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Number of times you'll hear gun shots: too many to count
Beware that 89119 is a high crime zip code. And this apartment complex no longer has security guards on property--despite promising 24/7 security. All that remains is poor lighting and a broken gate which, if it is ever closed, is only at night and only sometimes works. Our bikes, which were locked up outside on a bike rack by the mailboxes, were each stolen.

Additional notes of caution/warnings:
-the unit constantly smells like weed
-the leasing office is rarely open (limited hours plus they all take lunches together, so there's no hope of getting access to the office anywhere near lunchtime)
-the leasing office rarely follows up (see first paragraph for vivid example)
-if you make the mistake of leasing here, be sure to read your contract thoroughly. The office tried to hold us to requirements that we did not agree to (such as buying a ridiculously high renter's insurance policy).

Bottom line: look for other places. I previously lived in a complex in the same zip code and paid significantly less than what I pay at 1550, yet I never experienced these problems. Read More