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This is the worst apartment complex I ever lived i...

This is the worst apartment complex I ever lived in and I lived in many. First of all, I moved here thinking I could save some money - boy, was I wrong! Even though I pay in rent less than $3,000 the electricity costs per month are $400 minimum! (I say minimum since we stay at $400 only because we work full time, come home late and out most weekends, keep our apartment at 68 F when we are in (obviously switching off all heating when we are out) and we have new windows and balcony door so there are no drafts). We talked to several neighbors who like their apartments a little warmer, you know, small kids and such - they pay over $500 a month! Mind boggling! My previous rent was a little above $3000, but the electricity bill was never more that $80! The problem is that Carlmont Heights roofs has NO insulation whatsoever, so if your apartment is directly under a roof (which is 50% of all apartments here) - you are screwed big time. If you think the situation will be different in summer - you are wrong. Since there is NO insulation it gets extremely hot inside. If you touch the ceiling in summer - it is hot to the touch! So you will then need to buy an air conditioner and waste your money on that thing running constantly. I can't remember a day when we felt comfortable in our apartment temperature wise. Second of all, I don't think there is insulation in the buildings anywhere, because walls and floors are paper thin. We hear everything! When our neighbors below switch on a hood above the stove in their kitchen we hear the deafening noise AND the biggest portion of the smell and smoke goes into our apartment, not outside. On top of that he buildings are old, the smell inside is musty, mold-like. I can't wait for my lease to contract to end to get out of there.

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