Runaway Bay Apartments

If you are considering moving to this place, especially if you are military, do yourself a favor and RUN the other way. This has been one of the worst apartment experiences I have ever seen. Everything about this complex feels moneyhungry, poorly managed, and completely disrespectful to tenants. First of all, the apartments are ridiculously small for the price they charge. For the amount of rent they expect you to pay, you could easily find much nicer apartments with better amenities somewhere... else. The units are outdated and poorly maintained fixtures look worn down and cheap. They don’t provide basic things that many complexes include, like microwaves or ceiling fans, and the buildings don’t have elevators, which makes moving and everyday life unnecessarily difficult. The maintenance response time is terrible. Requests sit forever before anyone shows up, if they show up at all. On top of that, there have been multiple incidents of cars being broken into in the parking lot—windows shattered and vehicles vandalized. Security is clearly not a priority here, which makes residents feel unsafe. Another huge issue is how unprofessional and rude the leasing office staff can be. Instead of helping tenants, they come across as dismissive and focused only on squeezing as much money out of people as possible. And speaking of money—this place is full of random fees. They charge $15 for visitor passes, which is ridiculous. There are extra charges for all kinds of things that should honestly just be part of normal apartment living.The most frustrating part is how unfriendly they are toward military members. Even with military orders, they make people jump through hoops and still try to keep them locked into leases for as long as possible. My friend was told they couldn’t get out despite having orders, which is completely unreasonable and shows exactly where their priorities are: money, not people. To make matters worse, there have been roach issues, which is the last thing anyone wants to deal with when paying the kind of rent they charge. Overall, the entire place feels run-down, poorly managed, and focused only on collecting fees and rent rather than providing a decent place to live. If you value your money, your peace of mind, and basic living standards, you should seriously look somewhere else. There are far better apartments in the area that actually respect their tenants.
Military members especially: please steer clear of this place. Read More

I just moved in Saturday and by far amazing place. Everything works smoothly and is up to date. I would definitely recommend to friends and family members. I’m very satisfied and thankful.

Absolutely terrible floors. You hear everything and the creaks just from walking. If you’re not on a top floor, you won’t ever even be able to sit in your own living room peacefully.

The name says it all. RUNAWAY. Complete slum, buildings are beyond repair, they refuse to do the bare minimum such as clearing out dryer vents so you don’t have to dry clothes for 6 plus cycles (put in 3 separate maintenance requests in the 10 months I was there) thanks for the extra utility bills I truly enjoyed spending half a day drying anything. there were 2 shootings in front of my building in the first 3 months I was there. I had the renovated unit, it is slapping lip stick on a pig. They... nickel and dime you for everything. INSANELY over priced especially considering the quality. My balcony was detached from the building when I moved in which if you look around is not a surprise. All of the wood is dry rotted and decayed every where, to an unsafe condition. I moved out the very second my 10 month lease was up after considering just abandoning the lease as it was less than acceptable. I moved out the same time the neighbor below me moved Out as we could not “runaway” fast enough, other neighbors remarked they were jealous! Windows you have to use a screw driver to get to close all the way and can still hear a whisper outside. Valet trash pick up is spotty at best, engines revving for hours on end at all hours of the night. I could go on about what a disaster this place is. Hands down the Worst place I have rented across multiple states in my entire life and not even close. I am not one to post a negative review typically but I could not in good faith not warn others. It is a complete dump. Do not under any circumstances rent at this slum. High crime, high prices, low quality, cheap management and the most ridiculously low quality buildings you will find. Rented a 2 br townhouse a few streets away for less than what I was paying there. I’m sure their response will be “it is fairly priced compared to the market” it is not, you could make something out of legos with higher quality. Do not make the same mistake I did or the countless other residents who leave the second their lease is up. You will see a lot full of uhauls on a Saturday for a reason, they are RUNNING away from runaway bay. Read More

By far the WORST APARTMENT I have ever lived at!! They charge this "low" base rent to appear attractive to people but then find ALL kinds of ways to add fees to your bill. They charge for trash pick up whether you want it or not and they have the worst trash system after with trash ALL OVER THE PLACE. They charge for pest control but apartments have roaches there like they pay rent too! The visitor parking is a whole other thing. $5 per evening/night if someone is there after 6pm or else they... get towed. $50 per month to have a permanent decal. The one for my car get damaged trying to remove it when I got a different car and then I was billed another $30 per month to have it replaced, PER MONTH! Then billed for it again AFTER I Ieft to go live somewhere else because I didn't give them the damaged one. The place stinks ALL the time. They quote its non smoking but weed and smoking dwells there like crazy. My last might when I left had 3 water bills for some reason and another set of fees appearing like I didn't pay them before. They are extremely opportunistic and I would never suggest anyone every live here. The apartments look NOTHING like what they advertise and nothing about them are "updated" This "new" management staff is the worst and so are their policies. Its all a pile of crap! I wanted to leave the very first week I was there!!! My final bill had 3 water bills that were each double the charge of what I pay now for a two bedroom apartment when it's only a 1 bedroom and I have a way bigger and nicer apartment. The have it all thrown into their leases to protect themselves but I fell for it due to timing and but doing my due diligence. DO NOT DO IT!!! There are better places to live for the money!! Read More