Dalia Rose

Review of Triplett

This is, without a doubt, the WORST place I have e...

This is, without a doubt, the WORST place I have ever rented from before. I would give it zero stars if I could--hell, I'd give it NEGATIVE if I could! They will fee you out the ass for anything and everything, regardless of whether you are at fault. It all started when my roommate and I found out that they do not regulate key copies. Their keys in no way say "do not copy" on them, and they told us to "make as many copies as we need" when we were only given one key to the apartment. Out of curiosity, we asked if they changed the locks when new tenants moved in, since every Tom, Dick, or Harry could have made a copy in the past and kept it for all we know! Their reply was no. When we expressed concern over safety issues, they simply stated that they had "never had a problem with it before". So, naturally, when we requested to have our lock changed for safety concerns, they charged us for that.

And that was only the beginning. While not clean zealots, my roommate and I take pride in keeping a tidy apartment for ourselves and our guests. That didn't stop the roaches from deciding to move in. When we called and asked that they get someone out ASAP, they said they would "take care of it". And by "take care of it" they meant that they would send a man with a sprayer to shoot some apparent roach-killing agent around the apartment for all of 0.5 seconds and call it good (I was there to witness this "professional" at work). Suffice to say they had to send people out at least two more times before we stopped seeing the pests.

Then there's the smoke. For a "smoke free" building, the halls sure smell a hell of a lot like someone used them as their personal ashtray. Let's not forget the "secure" building entrance, which is often propped open for anyone to just waltz right in. Oh yeah, and the "snow removal", which is shoddy at best and fall-and-crack-your-head-open normally. Good luck driving up that parking lot hill when we get our usual, wonderful mix of Iowa snow and ice. You're going to need it.

LONG STORY SHORT...

I could write a novel--nay, an entire goddamn SERIES--on how terrible this place is. Save yourself the time, money, and complete frustration and RENT FROM SOMEONE ELSE.