Michael Kean

Review of The Champion Companies

The complex is located in a nice area and looks gr...

The complex is located in a nice area and looks great from the main road. However, the disappointment begins as you pull into the complex. Near the rental office it looks fantastic. The flowers are bright and nice. Trash is picked up and the dumpsters near the complex are always clear of trash. Well when you begin to venture through the complex the truth begins to show. Trash and used cigarettes are everywhere. Mulch beds are littered with cigarettes. Note: They even had a fire in a mulch bed earlier this year because someone threw it out and it caught fire. Fire department was called to put it out. Trash around the dumpsters (away from the rental office) are left out because people are too lazy to through their trash in the dumpsters. Glass sat outside all over the road for several days until I called to tell the office that no one has been out to clean it up. I was told that the maintenance crew goes out daily to police the area for trash. "I don't think so." Then there is the units themselves. First of all you can hear everything from your neighbors above and below. My neighbor below thinks he lives in a house and plays his sound system which vibrates throughout my unit. I have called and complained numerous times and nothing has been done. You can even hear their conversations. There isn't any soundproofing at all. The walls and floors are just thin. The remodeled units are poorly done. It's not worth the money. Molding was poorly done and the "wooden" floors are bowing now. They repainted the interior doors and you can tell. They should of applied another coat. Carpet is OK. You can see the patch work on the walls after they repainted it. Inspect your unit before you rent it to make sure this stuff is done right or they won't fix it. They raised the garage prices to $85 a month from $65. Why? Your guess is good as mine. They don't even have garage openers. Why pay that much? They said it's the market value for their area. That's strange. The complex I'm moving too if only $45 an it's around the corner. Finally, the staff at the rental office are nice until your moved in and then when you complain about something it appears as if you just committed a crime. Or they just take your complaint and don't do anything about. Such as the Sr. Community Manager guy does. Before I rent here go out and check out the newer apartment complexes. They cost about the same and will at least get your moneys worth.