I submitted the below to the BBB:

I submitted the below to the BBB:

I signed a one year lease on 9/23/2010. My rent is $925.00 per month.

On 8/15/2011 I received a letter saying that in order to stay in my apartment, I would have to pay $100.00 more per month for a month-to-month lease, $75.00 more per month on a 6 month lease, and $50.00 more per month for a year lease.

On 8/16, I called the apartment manager, JG and voiced my concern that the flyers in the box in front of the complex state that $925.00 is what 1 bedrooms go for, and asked him specifically why I would have to pay more to stay if a new tenant could step in and take my apartment for the same price. His response was "Those are old flyers. The prices have gone up and we need to replace those."

I have checked the box repeatedly, and as recently as 9/13/11, and the flyers still say that the one bedrooms are $925.

On 8/24, I notified JG via email the following: "Just wanted to let you know I won't be renewing my lease and will move out by the 23rd of September. I would certainly stay month to month at my current rent, but can't justify the extra rent of $100 a month."

On 9/12, I checked the Cornerstone Apartments website and an apartment identical to mine was listed for $925.00. It didn't say which unit, and I can't assume it was mine, but the pictures showed an identical unit.

On 9/12 I first called the Cornerstone office to voice my displeasure, and was told to call JG directly. I called JG, left him a message letting him know I saw the apartment being advertised for the same price, and asked for him to call me back. He didn't respond and on 9/13 the listing had been removed from the website. This is not a coincidence.

Rather than keep a good tenant in good standing, which I am, at my current rent, they rip people off by charging more to stay. Then they advertise the apartment for what I was paying. They should not be able to get away with this.

I was lied to and told to pay more instead of being taken care of.