Tenant Reviews for 12200 Overbrook Ln

THIS PLACE IS A DUMP! VERY NASTY AND DIRTY AND GROSS LANDSCAPING. THE MANAGMENT OFFICE IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. MAINTENANCE DO HALF AZZ JOBS! IF YOU ARE LATE ON YOUR RENT BY A DAY, THEY WILL COME IN AND TAKE YOUR ASSETS (TV'S, MICROWAVES, ANYTHING THAT IS NOT NAILED DOWN! THERE IS NO SECURITY WHAT SO EVER! CARS ARE ON FLATS AND THE LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT AT ALL! THE UNITS ARE ROOMY BUT VERY CRAPPY! I WOULD NOT ADVICE ANYONE TO MOVE IN THIS DUMP!

I personally experienced crime had three attempted breakins , prostitution within my building , drug use and paraphanellia in the building and foyer , a murder , and bed bugs within the building which management never notified any other units or tenants of the issue . My apt was completely flooded out floors , walls , electrical outlets and vents had water pouring out of them , and it took three days for the issue to be addressed . The last straw was when a large black rat was seen running within my unit and management addressed this issue by putting glue traps out and when the exterminator arrived management told him not to seal up any holes . The maintenance man came in and taped all the large holes which were found under the kitchen sink and under the sinks in both bathrooms with ie; computers land laptops ... This truly was and is ------ living at its best . I am currently living in a totally different environment now and am so bleesed and relieved to have left ! If you value your life and your safety stay away !!

NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND UNNEEDED STRESS- I moved into the Mansions at Shadowbriar in February of 2010. At the time when my roommate and I walked through the model apartment we were impressed with the openness of the floorplan and were excited to move in. The first problem we had was that our apartment wasnt ready the day we were supposed to move in, despite signing the lease and getting everything in order over a week ahead of time giving the staff plenty of time to have our unit ready. Our moving truck was already there the day we were supposed to move in so the staff decided to let us move in on our agreed date anyhow, even as they had maintenance still in it cleaning the place from the prior residents. The second issue became (while not an entirely major one) that our door buzzer (in this complex all the buildings contain 4 apartment units each that have one front foyer door to the 4 units) so that you can buzz guests in the door, never worked in our apartment. And has never worked the entire 2 years i've lived here. When I asked the front office staff about this they told me that it fell into the responsibility of the area Home Owners Association and that they (the apartment complex) weren't in charge of that. ???? Sometimes they are good about service requests but other times i've had to submit multiple requests to get things fixed. I've currently waiting to get my kitchen lights fixed so I don't have to cook in the dark anymore. This apartment complex has had a revolving crew of people who work the front office. In two years of living here i've almost never talked to the same staff member twice and they've cleaned house in the whole front office at least 3 times in the 24 months ive lived here. So its hard to build a relationship between staff and tenants when they are constantly changing the staff so they never get to know you. CRIME- I know its an apartment complex and crime is rampant in all complexes. In the first few months I lived here they did actually have a security person that drove around on some nights. Then it was every once in a while, then it stopped completely. The first year I lived here my roommate had her car broken into. My roommate got transferred for her job suddenly a couple months ago and with no other option I decided to stay here another year and my girlfriend moved in with me. Within the first couple weeks of living here, one night somebody punched in both of her door locks and destroyed her ignition in an attempt to steal her car. A police report was filed but the office staff basically just told me to get a copy of it to "put in your file" PARKING- When I first moved in here the parking was a free for all and it wasnt much of a problem because in my particular area there is plenty of parking. Particularly if you have guests over. After the first year of living here the management decided to implement parking passes to put on your windshield so that only residents could park in the parking lot and guests would have to park out in the street. Which would be FINE, but they management doesn't enforce it. There are numerous vehicles in my area that have been broken down with flat tires, etc and have not been moved in months. I've had to call the tow truck drivers myself to get them to tow off vehicles without parking permits. The cars that have flats and never move? Still sitting there despite my reporting them to the office staff. Despite my lease clearly stating that vehicles in disrepair and non driving condition are subject to tow. STAFF- Besides the office staff always changing every couple months, they've always been fairly nice to me. Though I am usually respectful to all people and expct that in return. However I constantly have to remind/ask them for things and get the feeling that they dont really care very much for their residents problems and well being. They want your rent money and thats it. For the most part they're kind of morons. I re-signed my lease a couple months ago but when rent time came this past month and their system showed that I was on month-to-month basis now (which i'm not because I already signed another 12 month lease) they proceeded to put not 1, not 2, but 3 different notices on my front door that I was now on month-to-month and needed to pay them the extra fee. After calling their staff at the office three different times to make sure my lease was in order, I finally got them to stop. All in all, i'm happy with my actual unit itself. Its open and nice enough. Although the walls are paper thin and it sounds like the upstairs neighbors are always stomping on my ceiling but that goes with apartment living so I cant fault the apartment complex management too much for that. I see a lot of complaints on this site about the landscaping, and while a lot of the plants are dead in my particular area, I can say that I do see lawn maintenance people come by weekly with mowers and blowers. And while the area isnt the cleanest most of the time, I do see staff walking the area picking up bits of trash now and then. I would trade ALL of that for some security that walks/drives the complex every night though. In a heartbeat. I just feel that the staff runs this place like slum lords and try to collect as much money from their tenants as possible with putting as least money as they can into the upkeep, maintenance, and safety of their buildings. For the money you can find nicer places in the area. I CANT WAIT TO MOVE OUT OF HERE.

I have not been happy in a while since living in Mansions of Shadowbriar. This place is always so dirty and the rain does not help the muddy sidewalks and walkways to the entrance. It is so gloomy living in this place. They need to do some serious landscaping and I am so tired of seeing trash everywhere. They want to charge you for every little thing but do very little for your needs. I believe if they make the neccessary changes to the place Shadowbriar will have huge potential. Starting with NEW AND IMPROVED LANDSCAPING! Wouldn't that make up for going on your balcony and feeling exciting about living somewhere beautiful! I am done. I am tired of living in a filthy environment and the light system is very poor. It is not enough lights that brightens this place up. I would not advice anyone to move here because it is not a desireable place to live. I'M OUT OF HERE THIS MONTH AND I WILL BE SENDING A NICE LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DUE TO THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION! HORRIBLE!

PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT LEFT AND RIGHT AND NOW THEY ARE FILLING THEM WITH 3RD AND 5TH WARD HOODLUMS! THIS IS BECOMING A DISSASTER BY THE DAY! NASTY AS HELL. THE PROPERTY LOOKS VERY BAD AND VERY DIRTY! DO NOT MOVE IN THIS PIECE OF ----! YOU WILL BE VERY UPSET. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE!!!! IF WANT TO BE IN THE HOOD LIVE IN SHADWOBRIAR. IT IS VERY DARK AT NIGHT AND PEOPLE ARE SUSPECTS. WHEN I SAY MOVE IN AT YOUR OWN RISK YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. THE UP KEEP IN THIS BUILDING IS VERY BAD. YOU WILL FIND DIRT AND TRASH EVERYWHERE. DO THEY CLEAN UP AT ALL THE ANSWER IS HALF ASSED AND THAT'S PUTTING IT MILDLY. THIS IS A DUMP! IF YOU LIKE TO LIVE LIKE A WELFARE CASE MOVE IN HERE. IT LIKE GOING TO A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY COMPARED TO EVERY OTHER APARTMENT COMPLEXES. AND REMIND YOU THERE IS NO SECURITY AND THEY WILL HAVE YOU WAITING AND WAITING FOR A SIMPLE THING SUCH AS FIXING A MOLD IN YOUR APARTMENT. THIS PLACE IS TRULY HORRIBLE. THEY LET ANYONE MOVE IN JUST TO FILL THE PLACE SO IF YOU SEE IGNORANT PEOPLE HANGING OVER THIER BALCONIES DRINKING BEER LATE AT NIGHT THAT SHOULD TELL YOU WHAT YOU ARE UP AGAINST. WHY WOULD THEY LET PEOPLE DRINK ON THE FRONT BALCONIES IN THE FIRST PLACE. TRIFILING.

i've tried writing a review on this place 3 yrs ago when they gave me nothing but problems trying to MOVE IN!!! Driving by this place gets my blood boiling and it's funny to see nothing has changed. I've never been so happy to NOT move into a complex. Everyone's been warned, this place is a rip off. Management will do anything to get your money.

THE APARTMENT THEY SHOW U WILL NOT THE APARTMENT U LIVE IN. I PAY 950 A MONTH FOR A 2/2 I WENT WITH A/C FOR 2 MONTH IN THE SUMMER. EVEN IF THOUGH I PAID MY RENT ON TIME THEY STILL DIDN'T FIX MY A/C. THEN I WENT TO REPORT THEM I COULD BECAUSE THEY COME AND CHECK SO THAT MEAN THEY DIDN'T VIOLATE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE MONEY I SHOULDN'T BE LIVING IN A PLACE THAT INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE TUB THEY PAINT IT AND U HAVE PAINT ON YR BODY. MOVE ANYWAY BUT HERE. I FEW TIME I BUT I PERM ON MY HEAD JUST TO FIND THE WATER WAS OFF AND HAD TO GO WHATABURGER TO WASH MY HAIR. IF U HAVE MORE THEN ONE CAR U HAVE TO PARK THE OTHER ONE ONE THE STREET. THEY NEVER CLEAN HALLWAYS. FOR THIS AMOUNT THERE SHOULD NEVER BE A PROBLEM. I LIVE ALONE AND MY WATER BILL IS 50 A MONTH AND I TRAVEL ALOT.

The apartments are okay but the landscaping is horrible. I am moving out next month. I am tired of coming home to a dirty hallway and trash all over in the grass and in front of my building. The prices are constantly going up and for what I am paying I can move in a much nicer complex that is gated and clean. I advice anyone to look at the upkeep before moving in. My roomate left me high and dry because she couldn't deal with the building and the problems we have been having. The office landscaping is very nice but that's just to lure you in. That get you with a move in special and suddenly inflate your rent which is unfair. My balcony is very ugly because all I see is dirt and ugly grass. My neighbor moved out last week without notice...makes you wonder. I am the side where the mailboxes are. It is like a war zone at times. I think mansions are moving in suspects just to fill the building. There is nothing professional about the neighbors but riff raff and section 8 type people. I am glad that I am getting married because my husband refuse to move in this crap. We are moving two blocks away where we are getting our money worth and accomodated for. It has not been a good stay but I did like my two bedroom when I first moved in. TIME TO GO BYE BYE....

I AM CURRENTLY LIVING HERE AT MANSIONS OF SHADOW BRIAR....MY LEASE IS UP IN A WEEK THIS WAS THE WORST APARTMENT I EVER HAD IN MY 28 YEARS OF LIVING......WARNING....WARNING.....WARNING...THERE IS CREATURES OF SOME SORT LIVING IN THE WALLS AND IN MY FIRE PLACE....I BEEN HEARING THINGS SINCE THE DAY I MOVED IN....THE MANAGEMENT IS HORRIBLE I NEEDED SCREENS IN MY WINDOWS SINCE I MOOVED IN THEY TOOK THE OLD ONES TO REPLACE THEM AND NEVER CAME BACK.....I COULDN'T MOVE. IN TILL AFTER 5 PM BECAUSE THEY WERE STILL TRYING TO CLEAN THE. APARTMENT.....THE CARPET WAS DIRTY HAD ANIMAL PISS AND FECES STAINS EVERYWHERE THE APARMENT STILL SMELLED HORRIBLE FROM THE LAST TENANTS....THE WATER BILL IS SO HIGH I COULDN'T BELIEVE I WAS USING THAT MUCH WATER....BUT I FORGOT THE TRICK U INTO PAYING 40 DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A WASHER AND DRYER....THEY RENT ISN'T WORTH IT.....YOU'LL BE MAD WHEN U WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORING HEARING YOUR NEIGHBORS ARGUE ... PLEASE IF YOUCAN SAVE YOURSELF AND YOUR MONEY....OH AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WATCH OUT FOR THE MOLD ON THE WALLS IN THE CABINETS AND ON THE VENTS....ILL BE GETTING CHECKED OUT SOON.......IF U DON'T BELIEVE ME LOOK OUT FOR MITCHELL KAREN JOANNE JUSTIN LISA I CAN'T REMEMBER NONE OF THE MAINTENCE PEOPLE NAMES BUT THE PEOPLE I DID NAME WORKS IN THE LEASING OFFICE.....

I HATE THESE APARTMENTS.. THE FRONT OFFICE SUCKS THEY PUT A LOCK ON MY DOOR BY MISTAKE MY RENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON TIME. THEY MAKE CHANGES IN THE LEASE AND SAY THEY NOTIFY YOU BY POSTING A LITTLE PAPER ON THE FOYER DOOR. THE WATER BILLS ARE CRAZY.. IF YOU WANT TO MOVE HERE YOU MIGHT AS WELL PUT YOUR MONEY IN THE TRASH. THEY NEVER FIX ANYTHING IT TOOK THEM 2 MONTHS TO FIX MY WINDOW WHEN THEY WERE THE CAUSE OF IT BEING BROKEN