[ SECRET POST #3181 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3181 ⌋

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Re: Apartment Questions

[(Anonymous)]

Every place does have terrible reviews, but you have to read between the lines on them. Instead of a resident claiming there are criminals, google the last 5 or 10 years of police reports for that neighborhood, for example. "Bugs" can mean anything but actual reports of cockroaches or bedbugs should hold more weight for you - and what the management did about them.

"Bad neighborhoods" show up on city crime reports and some rental websites will also link you to the same records Zillo uses for housing sales, showing how many and what type of police calls occur in a neighborhood. You can see whether the worst to happen is a noise complaint or "suspicious person" walking down the sidewalk, or whether drug arrests, murders, burglaries, etc are common. Also, pay attention to those noise complaints. The more often the cops get called to handle noise complaints, the less likely management is going to do shit-all about everything from noisy neighbors to a leaky faucet.

Be critical when you visit. Don't just look for aesthetically pleasing locations - and for the love of god if they show you a model, ask to see THE ACTUAL APARTMENT before signing anything. We were bait-and-switched on a townhouse, they insisted the prior residents would not let us walk through their home (lies, it's legal for the landlord to give 24 hours notice and request access to your unit) so we got shown a model with nice new windows and everything in tip-top shape only to be rented a unit with 1970's-era windows that lacked weatherstripping, a front door with a 1" gap between the frame and the door, and a kitchen half the size of the model, among other things. We spent more on heating bills that winter than our actual rent.

Moreover, look to see how well the hallways and grounds are maintained, as well as the unit itself. If it's empty when you see it, look to make sure everything from baseboards to ceilings to doors/handles and appliances are in working order. Look for cracks, gaps, broken anything - a cracked window that hasn't been replaced, gaps in the caulk around plumbing, window seals and screens, places where carpet and linoleum should be tacked down properly and aren't, etc. If they've had time to replace carpet and paint walls, there shouldn't be any other major repairs to be done - and if there are, it's a red flag that they just want the unit rented out ASAP and don't care to vet their tenants well.