Do not listen to the few people below me who say S...

Do not listen to the few people below me who say Sterling deserves a 3 out of 3. They are most likely the *ssholes who make Sterling such a terrible place to live. Let me start off by explaining why the buildings themselves suck. The layout of every apartment is awful. Every bedroom window faces storm lights and highly frequented areas. My room is on the third floor facing the smaller pool in phase II. I had to buy a blind fold to wear when I sleep because the blinds don't block any light and I'm not willing to get charged for putting holes in the walls to hand curtains. Also, because the design of the room, you have to have your bed against the wall with the window next to your face. I've tried rearranging things; it doesn't work.

Parking is terrible. Even if you don't want a reserved spot, you still have to pay $10 a month to be able to park in the garage. I pay $660 a month for a 4/4, and I thought some of that goes to security and maintenance- WRONG. Everything gets broken, including the garage gate and the clickers.

People are always getting drunk and smoking pot, but please don't think that's why I hate this place so much. It's because the people here are spoiled brats that have no understanding of repercussions. They know if they break something, it will get fixed and they might get fined. My parents work themselves to sickness to be able to afford my rent, so I really despise the jerks who put holes in the walls, break every exit sign, throw empty beer bottles down stair wells, put the pool chairs in the pool for maintenance to get, smoke cigarettes in the halls, break the fob locks, leave garbage in the halls, scratch pictures of penises into the elevator walls, and make living here so agonizing.

The only good thing about Sterling is that I've never gotten overages. This place is far from being anywhere near "green" but I still don't pay extra every month. But I guess that's why rent is so fricking much. To add to the comment made previously about Sterling not recycling; this is 100% true. I talked to a maintenance person who said it's too expensive and nobody separates their trash so it all gets thrown out together. It's completely unbelievable how warped and money-hungry this place is.

And one last thing, pets are not allowed at Sterling. I am moving out in two weeks, and I have lived in both phase I and phase II for a total of a year and two months. So, I am going to admit it: I'VE HAD PETS THE WHOLE TIME! And guess what? They have caused ZERO damage to the property. I can't believe pets aren't allowed, but disgusting animals are.