Don't move here. They'll try to take advantage of ...

Don't move here. They'll try to take advantage of you. It is loud as hell during the school year. It's next to the loudest bar in Tallahassee and a crazy fraternity. My windows and walls shook from the noise. I had a puppy upstairs bark around the clock for months. Phoenix South denied it existed.

Also, don't plan on having any friends with cars over. If you do then you should have them over before 5 pm. You have to get a parking pass that's good for only 2 days each time you have a guest over. Their office is a few hundred yards away and are open from 9-5 five days a week (9-1 on sat?). So that's when your friends can come over.

My girlfriend's car was towed. I stopped the tow driver on Jefferson street and had to pay $110 to drop it. He took it 100 feet from where he picked it up. Phoenix South said the tow company patrols. But even their sign said 'roam tow 12am -7am'. It was 6pm. I looked up the local laws and it was clearly, illegally towed. I talked with PS for weeks to get $110 back. They finally changed their story to fit the law but their new story still described an illegal tow. The tow receipt even said it was a roam tow. They told me to park in the street. My girlfriend got a ticket from the city for parking in the street. Basically, the system is set up tow your friends' cars and make money.

Then they put a note on my door saying essentially, "We will take your deposit if you don't sign our 'intend to leave form.' I thought this is bs because they can't just add a condition and threaten to take my deposit. That would have to be in the lease. So when I go sign the form it actually is a form saying, "PS can take my deposit if I don't move out on time." It seems like they count on college kids to sign it without reading. Essentially, they said, "Come tell us you're leaving but we actually want to subject you to additional liability if you don't leave on time." It was just how the note on my door described the form I had to sign. Then threaten me with taking my deposit.

They also put a note saying the fire department came by and said to remove everything outside except for welcome mats. They then copied and pasted the FD seal onto their flyer. I doubt the fire department bans a plant next to your door. It seemed extreme and exaggerated. I didn't call the FD to verify because it didn't affect me.

It's not all bad. It's close to campus. The staff are nice people. They will feel bad for you, listen to you and do what they can. Except, they can't or won't do much. Eventually, I was able to complain my way to a different apartment in the same building because of the noise. Ironically, the guy who lived in my new apartment moved because the guy downstairs smoked a lot. The maintenance is reliable and good. I only wish they had appointments. They came into my apartments when I was sitting in the bathroom. It was weird. In the end, Phoenix South is in it to make money. You are chained to the lease once you sign. After that, there's no hope unless you have $1500 to end the lease. Thankfully, my lease expires next month.