If I could give 0 stars I would. I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy. It's an absolute scam.
DO NOT MOVE HERE!!! First and foremost, it is evident that the sole focus of the company is making money and charging fees wherever possible. Instead of fostering a positive living environment, the management seems to prioritize finding new ways to extract additional charges from the residents. Furthermore, so-called "remodeled" apartments are nothing short of disappointing. The management's definition of remodeling appears to be limited to a hasty paint job, with little attention given to actual improvements. The lack of quality and attention to detail in these "remodeled" units is disheartening and misleading, and we're left with subpar living spaces. In addition to these issues, the overall level of organization and professionalism within the company is severely lacking. Communication from management is often inconsistent, delayed, or entirely absent, leading to confusion and frustration among residents. Lastly, newly implemented assigned parking system has been nothing short of a nightmare. It seems as though there was little thought or consideration given to the placement of assigned parking spaces in relation to the corresponding apartment units. Instead of ensuring proximity and convenience for residents, the assigned parking spots are scattered randomly throughout the complex, leaving residents to trek significant distances from their parking space to their apartment unit. This lack of coordination and planning demonstrates a complete disregard for the comfort and convenience of the residents. Save yourself the headache and do not move here.
Experience was not a good one anyway you look at it. The staff was unprofessional and unable to assist in an efficient and effective manner. For 6+ months, there was a broken sink in my apartment. Management and staff were unable to successfully coordinate between the necessary repairmen and myself in order for that to be remedied. Additionally, not all charges on move out were assessed in accordance with the lease. Upon my request to speak with someone regarding this, I was ignored. Should you consider moving there, be prepared to (1) be overcharged; (2) not be provided promised living conditions in one form or another; and (3) not have any sort of effective or efficient communication with Bent Tree or Air Communities staff. Bottom line, I would not recommend engaging with Bent Tree Apartments, or with any property its parent company, Air Communities, owns due to their lack of care for their residents. Following up on my customer experience after being directed to Air Communities. The customer service I received throughout this process has again been tangibly distasteful. It is clear that residents are considered a disruption to this company and not a priority. The Air Communities team made a unilateral determination with zero transparency to the customer on how or why they are able to operate not in accordance with the terms and conditions of the lease. Good to see another company free driving into residents' wallets as they please. Also, the posts regarding parking are true. It's a hassle. Residents speed through the parking lots creating i excess risk for pedestrians and children in the area.
I do not recommend this place, it is very dirty, there are many animals.
Stay away from this apartment complex! I was treated wonderfully when viewing the apartments, however after not being able to move forward I was informed that the refund process ($600) would begin and I would be refunded in the next 48-72 hours. It has been almost 2 weeks! After I realized earlier this week that my money had not been refunded, my friend checked our application status online, and it was still showing In review. After calling the office I was very rudely spoken to and the woman seemed baffled as to why I was online checking the status, of course because I had not received my money! She then informed me that the process had not even been started and that i would have to wait another 48-72 hours. Unacceptable!I have even contacted corporate and will make every effort to make this situation known, and I will also be contacting my bank to have every dime returned. Stay AWAY.
(Sorry this is lengthy) I am a fairly new resident I moved in march 1 of last year(2022). My lease ends June 5 and fortunately, I will not be renting with this community after my lease ends. First bad experience I had, before I moved in. I obviously had a normal tour where I was asked if I had a dog or plan on getting a dog I said no because that was my honest answer but living on the East Coast by myself, I needed a companion, so I did end up getting a dog, a German Shepherd. when I went in to register him, that is when I noticed that they had restricted dog breeds (as when I did the tour she did NOT tell me that they had restricted breeds and to keep that in mind if I ever did want to get one) and I had already registered him as an emotional support animal which he is and let me tell you this process took close to two months to get approval, a very unnecessary amount of time. after I was working with the then manager, who has now been promoted, she told me that the female who took me on a tour told me they were restricted breads after I continuously told her that no one informed me of that, but they made me feel like I was wrong and they're always right. Thankfully after having to go has doctors appointments five times to fill out forms and get doctors notes. I was approved to have my dog with me. my second negative interaction was, yes the electronic door lock. I had gotten a notification on the app that the battery was running out and they did an auto service ticket. I had exchanged emails and text. We agreed on a Tuesday while I was going to be here for them to come and drop off batteries and that Tuesday came and they never stopped by then a few days later I was coming home after work, and my lock was making an ongoing humming noise. Come to find out the battery had died and I was unable to get in my apartment through the front door. I made another ticket in and this time they did come to drop off the batteries, while I was not home and when I did come home, I came to find that the front door was literally cracked open and the batteries look like they just opened the door, threw the batteries in the front walkway, and walked away. They were scattered in my front walkway. It's just overall very disappointing community. You pay fees for trash, but you have to walk your own trash to the dumpster so what is the fee for? Overall, I would not recommend this community at all. If you need a community in the area, lakeside apartments (yes different company too) are literally amazing. No trash fees, they give you trash bins on move in date, open parking with no fees, if you have a service dog or esa, mine got approved in three hours and all they needed was for me to fill out a form and the form I had used here at Bent tree and my pup got approved for my move in date. Would totally recommend lakeside apartments over Bent tree unfortunately.
EDIT: In response to management's reply. None of the tacked-on fees were disclosed to me during my move-in process. I discovered them long after I had signed my lease. I sent numerous emails to the leasing office that went unanswered before I finally contacted upper management in AIR communities. It was only then I received a phone call. I never returned the call because I had already made up my mind to move out based on how poorly the parking situation was handled as a whole. I have since left Bent Tree and cannot be happier with the decision to move. Do not move here. Listen to all the bad reviews. Find a community where you are valued and respected as a resident. Save yourself a headache and move elsewhere. Parking is a mess to put it mildly. All apartment units are assigned two parking spaces. If you pay for a third or fourth vehicle to be parked in the community you have to park it in Guest Parking. There are 35 marked guest parking spaces in three different locations throughout the community. These spaces are always full. Forget ever having guests over since these are filled with residents who own more than two vehicles. Management told residents to call the towing company if someone has parked in your reserved space. When residents called the towing company we were told towing was not being enforced in the community yet. This has lead to residents placing cones, tables and chairs in their assigned spots. One vehicle misplaced causes a domino affect as there is no longer ANY open spaces. They got rid of the car wash area to allow more parking but the issue continued. So we ended up with no cad wash and nowhere to park. In addition to the parking, you get to pay $60 a year just to have a package locker. If you don't pick up a package after two days you are charged $10 per day until you pick it up. There are frequent vehicle break-ins in this area but residents aren't allowed to equip their homes with Ring security door bells. This is a lease violation according to management. Upon move our you are required to pay a $125 cleaning fee or proof of a hired professional cleaning service. Management is largely unresponsive to phone calls and emails. Plan to go in person to the office if you need to speak to someone. There are much better places to live for a lower price. Avoid Bent Tree!
I WOULD GIVE THIS 0 STARS...Here I am again with another issue this company needs to fix. I drove around 20-25 MINUTES looking for a parking spot in my own community THAT I PAY $15 dollars for EVERY MONTH. For a company that charges this much and doesn't have enough parking spaces to accommodate people getting home late is RIDICULOUS. I had to park in Little Rocky Run and walk 10 minutes just to get home.... Instead of building a stupid fcking dog park why don't you build more parking spaces? I saw at least 10 reserved parking spaces that were empty.... instead of up charging residents for premium parking spots why can't this cheap ass company provide more parking?! Im 100% positive Im not the only one with this issue. I can't wait move out and never step foot in this complex again!!!!
They are not taking responsible about residents living in their properties. Anything happens to your unit forget about talking to them. Call insurance and ready to hear the insurance is not covering any damages. Assistant manager, Bee? or Vee? girl with a curly hair, she is worst ever I dealt for customer service. I have no idea how she climbed up to be an assistant manager. Worst beyond worst to talk to. Oh~~ good luck finding a parking spot after 10pm even with paid parking permit.
Just I can tell you horrible management and shoddy apartments. You can hear neighbors voices even the siphon. You wont find a parking spot after 7 pm.if you are willing to wait a month to unclog your clogged sink, welcome to Bent Tree Apartments. I m sure you will not do it.
DO NOT MOVE HERE! When i moved in my apartment had a gnat infestation, was not cleaned, had pee in the toilet, vents painted closed, and floorboards not glued down. For all of this, they offered me $30 in concessions and didn't even send pest control for over a week. Months later I broke my lease once I was able to leave (i would have left earlier if i was able due to the condition) they charged me $5,000 to break my lease even though a new tenet was going to move in 2 weeks after me. So they faced no losses and are still making me pay the fee regardless of my experience at the property. I recommend to move literally anywhere else but save yourself the trouble and DO NOT LIVE HERE. Update: I reached out as suggested in the owners comment below and now haven't heard back in two weeks. I was really hoping to come to a resolution but even the management company has proven unwilling to help. They also changed the comment they originally left which was apologetic to a generic response.
Be very wary of the new management company (Aimco). Bent Tree was previously managed by Lincoln Apartments with whom I had a good experience. I lived at Bent Tree for two years and Aimco took over during the last month of my lease. They used a photo of someone else's laundry room to try and prove that I did not clean my apartment (I did. I left it better than I had found it) and claimed a "hair" was left in the medicine cabinet resulting in a cleaning charge. Only after threatening to take them to small claims did they waive the charge. The apartments are good and the community is nice but the new management is to be avoided.
I moved out months and months ago. I was curious to see if the apartments reviews were going to continue to go down.... as I KNEW THE REVIEWS WOULD. Shockingly, I saw a bunch of 5 star reviews. Then, I saw who were writing the reviews. If you look at the actual people writing positive reviews, you can see that they all work for Bent Tree in some form. Whether it be landscaping people or contracted people in the rental property industry. THAT IS NOT HOW YELP IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! These people writing positive reviews are extremely biased.... and probably ARE NOT RESIDENTS! I hope Bent Tree isn't paying them extra or pressuring them to write false reviews. Obviously, it is one of the two.
Current resident! I ENCOURAGE YOU TO RUN AWAY FROM THIS PLACE ASAP! see MOLD and MILDEW build up IN OUR HVAC UNIT! DISGUSTING!! I can go on and on and on.... just don't bother with this dump
Lived here for two years and I would not recommend it to anyone. Parking is a nightmare and even after reporting cars that have been in the same spot for days without a Bent Tree sticker, management won't do anything. They threaten towing but never actually tow. Residents park in visitor spots or behind other cars. Management is not responsive online or in person. There is a bogus fee for paying your rent with a card. In the apartment itself, paint chips from the walls and the bathtubs. Blinds break easily or straight up fall down. There is little to no warning from maintenance. The package room is a nightmare. The only good thing are the door locks.
The worst place to rent from!! You will never find parking after 9:30pm-10pm!!! On top of that my car got towed last night and I had to pay $160 to get it back today! The management run by this apartment sucks and they do not care! I highly advise the people to find somewhere else to rent. I can not wait for my lease to end in a couple of months!!!
BEEN a loyal person of this community since 2015. All I'm going to say is a lot of residents have been upset with the money hungry people running this company. Parking has been absolutely outrageous. They charge extra just to assign you a spot far away from your building. Not only that but their management team is unprofessional as they do not know what they're doing or aren't responsive to any issues throughout the community. If you are a resident who wants to be getting robbed you should probably think about living here unless you're smart, find somewhere else.
Rude staff, hidden fees. Maintenance is slow to respond OR shows up sporadically requesting that you vacate your apartment for the day.
The office management people are not there to listen to you. They're only there to get the money is what I have felt from them. They were not friendly at all when I was speaking with them. I would ask them to fix something in my apartment and they would just start talking about different thing and don't even listen to what I'm trying to say. Everyone in the office is not willing to listen. If you're just going to live here and not do anything else, it's the best location but if you're really going to live here like you're living at home, this is not the right place for you to live.
Previous management company did the parking lot surfaces recently it's just been only 1~2 yrs. I do not understand. This is very inconvenient since there are not many parking space. It's even worse making separate visitor parking spaces also payed premium parking spaces in front of the building. Everything is MONEY!! The new policy is very inconvenient. They should restore the original parking policies. They need to upgrade the inside of the building not outside. It's getting dirty, not clean the stairs at all. I really don't appreciate how they managing this community. It's getting worser and worser I've living here almost 4 yrs. Manage people are not nice whoever working in the office. Even maintain people don't clean after working in my apartment. They even opened window and left. The trashes were sitting there for couple days. I don't recommend this place. I'll move out when my lease ends.
am a resident who moved to bent tree 13720#301 on 8/30/22 and have been living there ever since. However, the rent is automatically transferred every week. However, the payment was made on May 3, but an additional payment of $103.63 was made. Then, they acknowledged that it was the office's fault and did not return the money or say they were sorry. Also, I called 4 months ago to say that I was moving in August, but they said they would understand. I answered it, but when I found out yesterday, they said they had never received a call. Yes, they told me to pay more. Yes, I decided to meet with the manager at 10:30 today. I have one day off a week. It was an important day, so I missed a day and my son also missed it. However, they unilaterally canceled the appointment, and I went to the office, but they unilaterally told me I had to pay more rent. The manager couldn't even meet me and was dumbfounded. The evidence is here, but I don't know why I have to pay more.
Avoid this place if you think you will need flexibility on your lease. If you break your lease early they charge you 3 months rent. 3 months!
if I could have less than a star I will give it this horrible apartment complex. Since Lincoln property sold to the new owners this has become so horrible and unsafe place I will not recommend it to anyone. Now a lot of drunk people live in the complex and they don't respect the piece of the other tenants They stay after 1 in the morning drinking in the balconiess and playing music very laugh and some of us have to work early in the morning and we need to rest They also are leaving the dog without leash and one of the dog bite my brother I am glad it was not a child I can't imagine the damage that he could to a child. The new staff in the offices not doing anything about those incidents or to solve the problems. We send them an email because they have been doing some construction work in the complex and they scratch our new car that we get from the dealer not too long ago GUESS WHAT THEY HAVE NOT ANSWER TO THE EMAIL NOT EVEN TO BE RESPECTFUL. Another issue in the complex is that now if you came after 9 pm you will not find a parking space. You have to go and park far away in the street IMAGEN IF YOU ARE A WOMEN AND YOU GET OFF FROM WORK AT 11PM AND YOU HAVE TO WALK IN THE STREET BY YOURSELF SOMETHING DANGER CAN HAPPEN TO YOU. Also the personal in the leasing office are very slow and rude if you can to pick a package you have to way a lot of time and they always make a face to give you the package its like if you are living in the complex free and they are not getting pay from the rent that you are paying. I live here for more than 3 years when LINCOLN PROPERTY HAVE THE COMPLEX AND I DID NOT COMPLAINT. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. NOW I just want my lease to finish and move from this very unsafe apartment complex.
You're done being treated like "family" as soon as you sign your lease. The leasing office is severely understaffed, they never answer their phones when you call, and when they do they hang up on you. My partner slid on a water heater cover and fell in when it was raining. We told management, they did nothing but ask if he was fine! What if it were a kid? Worst attitudes ever from leasing agents, as if your problems are your own fault. QUICK to bill you for leaving anything outside your front door. Take your money ANYWHERE else. This is their job, they don't care that it affects your livelihood.You pay for parking, but they will tow you no matter what! But once they tow you the leasing office cannot help you, even though you had your paid parking pass on the top right of your windshield. Sounds great right? Their package delivery system is a joke. You pay $50 annually for a locker system, and they don't even notify you when your package was delivered. You have to go into the LuxerOne app and talk to their customer service. Leasing office will tell you there's nothing they can do. I had my package stolen recently, the leasing office asked if I had called the police already (sounded like sarcasm). It was a $4 package, I don't need the police, I need the protection and surveillance I was promised when I bought a locker space. Truly counting down the days until I leave this disgusting establishment. The manager's name is Sonia, and she is far from a decent manager. The property manager's name is Andrea, and she's even worse. Need a maintenance request? By your third submission, they should be on the way. Maintenance men are no issue, in fact very thorough and quick, perhaps the nicest thing about this place.Leasing office is truly ran by grown women who act like high-schoolers. God forbid you're passionate and upset about your problem, they'll pretend they never received your voicemail. But once you go into the leasing office physically they act like that had never happened. AVOID this community like the plague. I'm counting down the days until I get to leave this horrible place.
I loved the management when it was ran by Lincoln. It is now ran by Aimco, and I have never encountered more issues at any apartment complex than at Bent Tree. It took over two months to fix our porch when there was a safety concern, and I have a toddler! There was a misunderstanding regarding visitor parking, and my friends car was towed. I spoke with the office staff and asked to speak to the manager. The manager was never put on the phone, and I had to speak with the assistant manager. That woman made me feel like an idiot. Horrible customer service. I have no idea how they will keep residents with management like this. Good luck. I will never renew my lease now that management has changed. Horrible. JUST TO ADD TO THE MESS, I was able to give the name and exact date of the person from their office who gave me incorrect information, but it was MY FAULT since they are not able to verify what was said during the conversation. WHY NOT ASK YOUR EMPLOYEE WHEN THEYRE IN THE OFFICE AGAIN?!?! WORST MANAGEMENT/CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER!!!!!!
They go into your apartments without letting you know, they leave important information out all the time at the time of signing the lease. The leasing agents simply do not do their job, and when they do it's almost as if it's a bother. This complex is not worth the money it charges. There's huge rodents running around the complex, the dog park doors have never worked in the 22 months i lived there, neither did the dog pet spa. The water fountain in the dog park doesn't work. There's been a pot hole by the pool where we walk for months now & they have put a cone over it for just as long & they keep ignoring it as it continues to get worse. For the amount you pay the maintenance just isn't there & they are careless about it. There's also no parking anytime after 7-8pm unless you park 5-10 minutes away from your apartment which is ridiculous because you have to pay $15 extra on top of the rent (which includes random fees that constantly change with no explanation) for parking. You're just paying for the location & because it looks pretty decent.
WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! Do not even think of living here! You will be completely ignored & DISRESPECTED by Management once you sign a lease. Management also has terrible customer service. Like other reviewers have commented this place has a serious mice INFESTATION- SO GROSS!! Do an about face & RUN THE OTHER WAY.P.S.- They have those stupid little digital front door locks & they will ABSOLUTELY ENTER YOUR HOME WITHOUT FIRST NOTIFYING YOU AND GAINING YOUR CONSENT. Good thing I had a camera in my house or I would have had no clue they entered my home.
BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE! My family and I have lived here for many years. The complex was sold to people that don't know what they are doing. They are rude and disrespectful. I have put in my complaints. still Nothing they want you to email your complaints but nothing done in a timely matter. I have been complaining about my outlets for months nothing. there is only four that works in the apartment. (NOTHING) The parking is HORRIFIC if you come home after 6 good luck in finding parking. The only way you have parking near your house is if you paid for it. You can't go out on weekends because if you come back late you have to park at the CVS and walk back. You pay for your trash to be picked up and the trash service that they use leaves trash in the breeze way and it is not picked up. You have to use disinfectant for the equipment in the gym its always dirty and dusty. They have TV's but they don't work the equipment is old the tread mill skips.It's extremely hot the air is never on. No fans,you have to make sure you bring lots of water. I went the other night to the gym and I could not get in they most have changed the system, and didn't notify anyone. The RENT and FEES that they attach is astronomical!!! My friend lives in Woodway apartments and she doesn't have any problems her place is larger and she pays less for rent she said their staff is great. My lease will be up in November, I will be put in my notice OCTOBER 1st. I would rate the complex with new management -0. If I listed everything I would be here all day. BEWARW ITS NOT WORTH THE STRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please be carful and find another place to live. I lived there for 2 years, be careful, the only thing these people are professional at is taking your money, for no reason. they will charge you and charge you for everything and nothing, I mean nothing. I just moved out, and I left the place spotless and spent hours to make sure it was in the same or even better condition than it was in when I first moved in, I even took photos of everything and every room before I left They asked me before I moved out if I want to hire the cleaning crew to clean the place for $125, I turned the offer down since my place has always been extra clean. They still charged me $125 and multiple other fees by the hundreds, they even tried to charge me $5,600 for early termination and only when I showed them all the paperwork and proved to them that I didn't break the lease they baked down from charging $5,600 but still charged me hundreds for other made up services. I asked them for invoices for all the services they performed to the place after I moved out, but the ignored me until I threatened them that I'll take them they sent me fabricated invoices and fake charges, they even went as far as dating the invoices to an earlier date when I was still living there. I moved out on June 5th 2023 and the invoices they claimed they paid those companies to clean the place and paint it were dated for May 9 2023. How do you pay for cleaners to clean the unit while the tenant still lives there, that means they entered my unit without my permission, cleaned the place a month before I moved out and left before I got home that day of the 9th of May These people have no shame, and I will take them to court. Please save yourself the headache I'm going through right now and find another community to live in. Stay away from place if you want to enjoy your renting experience I will be taking them to court soon for falsifying documents and invoices and let the court decide the future of those guys Please note that the review below states that it is a gated community but it isn't gated, go drive there and see, that have no gates at any entry point of this community. Not sure why she would say that if it isn't true. Be careful from this place
The layouts are good but you can easily hear the people above or below you. Also don't bother cleaning on your way out because they'll hit you with a bill anyway. I Mr. Cleaned the hell out of my apartment and they still hit me with a $200 cleaning fee
New management is sucks I never ever seen before They work like stupid
Just to know Sonia put my new rent on hold as I previously wrote a negative review. Even they overcharged me, I'm glad I'm out of Bent tree. Be aware of sounds, allergy, parking, and management.
Bent tree managements is the worst! I am glad I moved out of this horrible place! They overcharged for everything! They could care less about listening to the renters and doing what's is fair. I was charged $75 for blinders I requested to have replaced a while ago. They didn't do their job and then I was charged after move out? Apartments are old! I had horrible allergies while living here. Thin walls and divisiones across apartments I could always hear the neighbors from upstairs! They always charge a 125 cleaning fee after move out. Even thou they say is optional! Do your self and find something better than this old apartments being managed by an abusive company like Aimco!
The parking is horrible! They first charge for it, then you have only a specific spot to park in, you can't even choose. It's always far away from where I live and on top of that the maintenance teams keep parking their trucks in multiple spots and I can't even go inside until I find one and get them to move.
This is the absolute worst place to live. Bent Tree is run by awful people. We were one of the apartments in the fire there recently. Everything was destroyed except our bedroom. They didn't let us into our apartment until over a month later and then only finally found us a way in so they could continue with their construction. To get us into our apartment they knocked down a wall ruining the majority of items in the only room that wasn't destroyed by fire. We also found out that people had been stealing things from our apartment in the time that they wouldn't let us in. They blew us off about these issues. Even before the fire they were horrible. They knocked down our smoke alarm while in our apartment working on something. When we told them it was broken they said they would be right on while completely dismissing us never being fixed. These are small overpriced apartments run by lazy people who do not care about their tenants needs. They treated us terribly during an already difficult time.Sonia who we have primarily dealt with is the absolute worst and has not helped us in any way and I am certain I will never hear back from her about the insurance claim from them letting people steal our stuff instead of letting us in sooner.
Writing this review while I'm parked at Bella Pizza because I do not have anywhere to park. Even though there are 20 reserve parking spots open , that nobody reserved....I must say, this is the dumbest thing I have ever seen
The parking space is very limited. You can waiste your money to reserve a spot or waist your time trying to find a spot very far away from your unit, if you can find one. There should be a warning about the limited parking before applying for a lease. On the contrary, I was told by a staff member that there was plenty of parking, but that is not the case. I guess lying is one the selling strategies use by the leasing office.
Did a tour of the property, liked what I saw, applied right on the spot. Unlike EVERY place I toured, to apply I had to pay a $500 deposit with a $50 application fee. No exaggeration, I was turned down within 2 mins! They instantly took those funds out of my acct. One week later and I still do not have my $500 back. Aimco management company conveniently does not have the info on their website on how to contact them. I just found a post where someone went thru the same thing last year. HOW DO YOU TAKE MONEY INSTANTLY, REJECT THEM AND THEN NOT REFUND THE REFUNDABLE MONEY??? DO NOT APPLY UNLESS YOU HAVE $500 TO THROW AWAY!!!!
The only Thing thats decent about this community is the maintenance team Antoine, Mario, Jim, and Collin are excellent but Andrea on the other hand is a absolute joke
This apartment community is the worst I moved in to become close to work and the staf was so helpful to move me in. But once I moved in it was a nightmare they don't have parking for the tenant Instead they build only payed parking spaces and there is no street parking I had to beg for devices at my apartment for three months and when I contacted the manager expensing my concerns she was upset about it. The halls are dirty and no one cleans them . The staff is unprofessional and I was getting prank phone calls because I complained and the staff was entering my apartment when I was at work without notice I had a hidden camera I had to move from the constant harassment.
The past 3 months have been a nightmare. They're renovating all the apartments which is fine but taking way too long for it. The noise starts at 8am Monday through Saturday all day until 7pm. We are exhausted, our animals are scared and changed their behavior and it is just stressful. They came to replace all of our windows and bothered us 3 more times to check if everything was completed- couldn't that have been checked only once? I'm so so happy when our lease is up so we can get the hell out.
Parking here is a HUGE problem. I've lived here nearly 6 months and every time I get home after 9 pm I have to drive to the other side of the apartment complex to park (a 15 minute walk to my building). If I arrive after midnight I have to pray that someone is leaving because I have literally not found parking multiple times (to the point that I literally go home, PARK, then UBER places cause finding parking is so insanely frustrating after a long shift - I work two jobs a 9-5 job and as a bartender). Maintenance is also a huge problem. My heater broke in December and I put in a ticket and went to the office (because otherwise it would have taken weeks for them to come out, and frankly I am not keen on letting my apartment stay at the 20 degrees Fahrenheit my thermometer was reading). The first maintanence team told me that the heating system was broken and they couldn't replace the entire thing (as itll be too expensive and they'd need administrative permission) after imploring them to fix it they explained they didn't think they'd be allowed to but they left to ask. After a couple hours a second team came back and closed all the vents forcing the little heat in the system into my bedroom and told me 'they were done and fixed the problem'. Obviously this isn't a fix, the first team came back after the second left and explained they weren't allowed to replace the system because itll take too long and itll be expensive. Luckily this winter wasn't terrible, but to this day my heating system is pretty wonky and I have to blast it to have a decent temperature in my apartment (electric bill due to this went from 80/mo it was in November to 200/mo just to get my apartment at a constant 67 degrees). Some maintenance workers try really hard to fix problems (notably Percy and Miguel) but others seem to have given up at this point and don't really care, so be wary. The grounds are pretty dirty due to their lack of trash containers, and their "valet trash collection service" that is mandatory sucks. You also will constantly get spammed by random newsletters and I assume companies that have a partnership with Bent Tree. I suspect that pests will become a problem once spring warms up more. My apartment is very clean (I clean-mop-sweep everyday) but when I was sweeping my floor yesterday I noticed three ants scampering around as well as a beetle. Though this is the first and only times I've seen pests inside the apartment, I assume that the fact a beetle was able to make it in when I keep the apartment locked down and clean constantly (never open windows or doors unless I am walking in and out) shows that pests will begin to be a problem. As noted by someone else Bent Tree does has numerous fees and honestly if they can get away with charging you more I wouldn't be surprised. The apartments though cheap are poorly made (I used to be a home remodeler and I noted that my 'hard wood floors' were already peeling after being installed 'a month before I moved in' and that the double windows are ancient and poorly installed). When my neighbors upstairs were moving in the ceiling shook and I had a lot of white dust and paint on my furniture which I had to clean up. Honestly I wouldn't recommend anyone to live here unless they are on a budget and can put up with all of this. I will probably be moving out as soon as my lease terminates because frankly I would rather commute from Sterling to my jobs in Chantilly than to put up with this place again.
I lived for 2 years, do not move there please, you will stuck with all kind of unjustified and unexplained fees.I left the place in excellent condition and I have photos of every room, wall, cabinets and bathroom I even cleans the edges of, the door handles and now they bill me for cleaning, paint and god knows whatI moved out the first of June and they charged for parking for the month of June and I don't even live there They took my deposit , they sent me 4 different amounts and they even tried to bill me for $5600 for early termination fee although they had a signed copy by me of my move out notice 60 days earlier, they had to adjust it when the found out I have my copyPlease go elsewhere and look for a better place to live, you will regret the day you moved in there and you will count days waiting to move out, they owe hundreds if not thousands plus losing your deposit This place is running a huge scam with their vendors and locker room policy, they will charge $100 a year to have your package deliver to a locker room regardless what size it is. You will have to carry huge boxes and walk with them to your unit in rainy weather and go to third floor with itThey even sent my furniture that got delivered to me to the locker room and I had to drag boxes of furniture to my 3rd floor apartment Please don't make the same mistake I did and sign a lease with these guysI am in the process of taking them to court and finding out I'm not the only one taking legal action against them.This place should be investigated by the BBB, the state attorney general office and take all measures to stop them from taking hardworking people's money just because they think they. An get away with itStay away
UPDATE: MOLD AND MILDEW BUILD UP if your looking for a place where nobody knows whats going on or whats happening this is the place for you. you need a question answered? that will never happen. you want to move parking spots? its going to be like pulling teeth. please spend extra money and go somewhere else between ALL THE HIDDEN FEES and broken amenities ITS NOT WORTH IT!!!
I would rather sleep in the street with the homeless than leave in this property.... The worst management ever... you can hear your neighbors what they are doing through the walls... that's how bad these apartments are
Like majority of what other residents have said prior, Bent Tree apartments is EXTREMELY money hungry, uncommunicative, and lack so much professionalism that we all are ready to LEAVE ASAP. My family and I have only been here for 3 months ... if you are late on rent once 11:58 hit they charge you 100 dollars (not including all the extra fees they charge you )then if your late not even a month on rent they try to evict you ... mind you the only thing they do is email you calling, emailing , texting them is straight pointless no matter what the situation is .. I could say so much more but the other reviews tell it all ! PLEASE DO NOT MOVE HERE (they are nice and very communicative until you move in it's a freaking trap ) forget the 1 star it's a 0 out of 5. Tell your family and friends to tell their family and friends NOT TO MOVE HERE ITS NOT WORTH THE BULL.
I had a disappointing experience with Bentree apartment manager, Afrah Oram. It's frustrating to feel misled and taken advantage of, especially when dealing with something as important as lease negotiations and rental increases. The lack of transparency and accountability from the apartment manager has left me feeling frustrated and undervalued as a tenant. It's completely unacceptable that you kept me waiting for three weeks, fully knowing you could not negotiate the significant rent increase. This kind of delay and miscommunication shows a lack of respect for my time and concerns as a tenant. Furthermore, the fact that an exorbitant fee of $1000 was charged to me despite my intentions being clearly communicated to the leasing office adds insult to injury. It's unfair for the management to penalize me for their own inability to effectively manage the situation. My intentions were clearly communicated to the leasing office, yet I were still charged an unjustified fee. It's disappointing that the property management appears to be more focused on maximizing profits than ensuring the satisfaction and well-being of their tenants. Andreas at the office can to attest to my intentions, this speaks volumes about the lack of consistency and professionalism at the property. If even the internal communication among staff members is lacking, it's no wonder that tenants are feeling mistreated and undervalued. The negative impact that this experience has had on me the is evident of this review, and it's truly regrettable that I choosed to lived at this property. As a tenant, you you should feel supported, respected, and appreciated by the property management, but it seems that Bentree apartment management has fallen short in providing these basic standards of care and consideration. Let it be an advise to others to stay away from this property, as it seems that the management prioritizes financial gain over the well-being and satisfaction of their tenants. It's disheartening to see a property that neglects the needs and concerns of the individuals who call it home.
The customer service is horrible. I was wasting 30 mins to visit Bent Tree Apartment. I had an appointment two days ago. But their employee locked the door and let me wait for them for 20 mins. The lady who talked to me was completely rude. No explanation for late or any greeting. Her face made me feel like I owed her a thousand dollars. I had no idea such a person could be a customer service representative with this attitude. I feel deeply sorry for their company. BTW, the information on their website is not accurate. You will get a different move-in date or price when visiting this place.
Updating this review to give a bit more transparent information:-there have been a couple nights where there have been 0 parking spaces in the entire apartment complex. I had to park in a fire lane, and emailed to say I was parking in a fire lane and never heard back. Reminder that you pay $15/car per month just for basic parking.-constant construction is going on. We have had people doing some construction on our deck without any type of notice. Just this morning I heard some noises outside and found someone on the deck with a ladder. Again - didn't receive any type of notice or time frame for this to be completed, and my screen door curtains were not closed.-our door will not completely shut to them point of it jamming nearly everytime we try to close it. If you're moving in, I recommend buying something to seal the door and also have something for under the door to stop air from coming in. We can see right through our door currently. We also still have water damage on our ceiling that we were told would be fixed back in July.- I have really tried to be patient and understanding, but I regret moving here every day. No one has reached out to me since our move in to discuss these concerns. I very strongly advise you to look elsewhere. The cost seems cheap, but our rent has gone up a lot more than we were initially told, and the itemized statements are extremely hard to understand/disorganized. I really hope something changes very soon. Again - I'm not one to take the time to write bad reviews, but this living situation is pretty bad to say the least. I have been a resident at Bent Tree Apartments for a little over 2 months. Pros: -convenient location to 28, 66, etc. -maintenance team rocks, and is very friendly and efficient-dog park for dog lovers and owners-pretty neighborhood with lots of trees and paths for walki Cons:-hidden fees everywhere. Our base rent for a 2Br/2B is under $1,552, but with water, trash, sewage, parking, etc it equates to ~$1,670. This doesn't even include the $300 admin fee we paid for a gym that isn't open, the $50 locker fee for packages that are still delivered right in front of my apartment, $50 charge of each pet per month, $3 for pest control when there is a big bug problem, and my separate bills for internet and electric. On top of that late fees are charged the day after you miss rent and they charge $100. There is NO grace period whatsoever (in the lease agreement)-floors are so uneven we can't even put things on our shelf without things rolling off. Water damage on ceiling hasn't been fixed, and we have reached out multiple times. -super loud environment. We are located right next to a major road which factors into noise, but additionally the walls are so thin you can hear your neighbors very easily - even them turning on the shower -little to no visitor parking, especially after 7pm. They provide about 15 spots total for visitor parking for the entire community, so if you plan on having guests over, they likely won't be able to park there unless they get there very early in the day. -has no communication about lease or move in info until the day before I moved in. Received the finalized lease document less than 48 hours before move in. I hate writing bad reviews, especially because my boyfriend and I were so excited to live here. We will not be renewing our lease and we urge anyone to read this and think carefully before renting. Hopefully things change for future renters because it really could be a nice place to live.
I'm beyond livid with this apartment complex, especially Bryce Whiley. The apartment might be bearable, but Bryce's deceit has transformed my living experience into an absolute horror story. Let's dive into the parking nightmare Bryce created. From the get-go, Bryce spun a web of lies about assigned parking spaces. It's been a never-ending month of circling like vultures, desperately searching for a parking spot. Bryce's pledges to sort out this catastrophe have been nothing more than a string of empty promises. And the absurdity of the "guest parking spots" saga? Brace yourself - those spots aren't for guests at all, but rented out to who-knows-who, conveniently skipped over during our initial discussion. To paint a clearer picture of this parking chaos, let me emphasize that we were guaranteed two parking spots before signing the lease. The cruel reality? Not even a single spot has been delivered! It's an absolute parking pandemonium, and Bryce's reassurances are as hollow as a ghost town. Adding insult to injury, surprise fees are like a twisted game of hide and seek. Every visit to the leasing office uncovers a new financial burden that conveniently materialized after the lease agreement. When we attempted to confront Bryce about these issues, he not only interrupted us incessantly but also shamelessly ignored us when we demanded answers. Post-lease signing, Bryce's demeanor transformed from seemingly pleasant to outright disrespectful. It's like he flipped a switch, and now he couldn't care less about our concerns. To any future residents, consider this a red alert: Bryce's promises are a farce, especially when it comes to parking. This place is a parking nightmare, and Bryce is the architect of this twisted parking fantasy. Spare yourself the headache - this complex is not worth the frustration and disappointment it brings.
Beware the early termination fees... out of the 3 years we lived in this complex, we had a rollercoaster of an experience. Good: - Property was nice - Maintenance team was fantastic Bad: - Corporate office is going to try to get as much money as they can out of you. Termination fee costs 3 times what the monthly rent costs. My husband got a job in a different town, so we needed to move. They said it would be difficult to rent the apartment in the off season and wouldn't let us try to find a replacement renter. It took 1 month for them to fill our old apartment and they just get to keep the other 2 months of rent that we paid them. - Office staff has a high level of turnover, therefore most staff in the leasing office is untrained. - Extra amenities (gas grills, fire pits, etc.) rarely work due to misuse and lack of upkeep. Update: I emailed Susan and she just said that she would look into it. As expected, I never heard back from her again even after following up. All of these "I can help" responses on here are just for show.
The Property manager Sonia in the leasing office is absolute unprofessional, she never answered any of my calls nor emails, even lived there for three years. They have the worst costumer services, rude all the time, they don't have any respect for residents. Please stay away from this nasty community, parking and cleanliness is the biggest issue of this community plus worst management.
1.they startiing less very quickly and have a lot of promise but 90% of this promises will not be true. 2.they have alot of fees on the monthly rent and even don't have explanation for that. 3. parking spots is the biggest problem i have ever seen. when start the less they told us you can have up to 4 spots for 4 car but after a month they gave us just two. and now we park two of out car outside of the bentree apartment.
I am a current costumer for Bent Tree apartment, my ac hasn't been working for the last 2 weeks, I was told ac part had to be special order so I'll be 4 weeks without ac, just go somewhere else to rent
I recently had the unfortunate experience of living at Bent Tree, and I must say that it was an absolute nightmare. I cannot stress enough how much I would advise against signing a lease with this establishment. First and foremost, cars in the community have been being broken into on a regular basis. The lack of adequate security measures is evident, leaving residents feeling unsafe and vulnerable. It is deeply concerning that the management has not taken sufficient action to address this ongoing problem. Furthermore, the removal of community amenities, such as the car wash area, only added to the disappointment. These amenities were likely key selling points for many prospective tenants, and their removal without any alternative was a significant letdown. It reflects poorly on the management's commitment to providing a comfortable living environment. In addition, assigned parking spots were a complete mess. They were unorganized and often located far away from residents' actual apartment units. This inconvenience alone would be frustrating, but coupled with the lack of attention to detail, it became clear that the management prioritized revenue over resident satisfaction. Charging fees for package delivery is an unnecessary and unreasonable practice that showcases their profit-driven approach. The maintenance staff is equally disappointing. They take an exorbitant amount of time to address maintenance requests, and even then, the quality of their work was subpar. It was disheartening to witness them casually strolling around on golf carts, seemingly uninterested in their responsibilities. Visitor parking is also an absolute nightmare. If you have more than two cars registered, you were forced to park in the visitor parking area, despite paying a parking fee. This resulted in a severe shortage of parking spaces for actual visitors. Finding parking after 12 pm is nearly impossible, leaving residents and their guests frustrated and inconvenienced. In conclusion, Bent Tree Apartments is without a doubt the worst complex I have ever had the misfortune of residing in. The constant break-ins, removal of amenities, disorganized parking system, excessive fees, and careless attitude of the management and maintenance staff all contribute to an unacceptable living experience. I strongly advise anyone considering these apartments to explore other options. Save yourself the headache and find a community that values its residents' well-being and satisfaction.
New change of management companies = terrible service. Moved out about a month about to Bell Fair Oaks - much better service. Both my boyfriend and myself had tried via e-mail and phone to contact them 7 times over the past two weeks regarding the move-out inspection follow-up without any response at all. The management company before had their faults, but was at least responsive. The previous maintenance team even came out after hours to address issues for us. This new company could care less if your unit was on fire. For the price you pay for be in Centreville for God's sake, you think they'd give a damn about their residents.
During my time at Bent Tree the quality of life has gone down significantly.1st - The parking situation currently is a disaster. All but a couple dozen spots are assigned parking. This parking might not be anywhere near your apartment and is a separate fee. The little visitor parking that exists is functionally non-existant since it's always full with residents cars. You will not be able to have anyone visit without risking their being towed.2nd - The removal of several amenities to make room for additional parking.3rd - A lack of enforcement of the non-smoking policies. These policies are not effectively enforced and people openly smoke on their balconies and parking lots.4th - Their "newly renovated apartments" had many, many issues with the installation of doors, windows, and appliances incorrectly or sloppily. While maintenance did correct these issues they clearly went with a bottom of the barrel contractor for these renovations and did little to no follow up to make sure things were done properly.Do not rent here, it is not as advertised.
Currently live here now, a new company took over and the staff are rude, liars, and do not care about their residents. Always noisy, never any parking. They added a new policy about parking but still is stupid and useless because they only want your money, so they get you to update to "better parking". Added more charges to our rent. Called them about some issues and they said they'd get back to us, never did. Also said they left messages and I don't have any from them. If I can get voicemail from automated machines, pretty sure I would've gotten their messages. PLEASE SPARE YOURSELVES FROM LIVING AT A TERRIBLE PLACE.
During my time at Bent Tree the quality of life has gone down significantly. 1st - The parking situation currently is a disaster. All but a couple dozen spots are assigned parking. This parking might not be anywhere near your apartment and is a separate fee. The little visitor parking that exists is functionally non-existant since it's always full with residents cars. You will not be able to have anyone visit without risking their being towed. 2nd - The removal of several amenities to make room for additional parking. 3rd - A lack of enforcement of the non-smoking policies. These policies are not effectively enforced and people openly smoke on their balconies and parking lots. 4th - Their "newly renovated apartments" had many, many issues with the installation of doors, windows, and appliances incorrectly or sloppily. While maintenance did correct these issues they clearly went with a bottom of the barrel contractor for these renovations and did little to no follow up to make sure things were done properly. Do not rent here, it is not as advertised.
I'm definitely agreed with others because this complex is very limited of maintaining services. poor help from office stuff also new management came witha lot of changes of ripping off more money from actual residents and new residents .. i wont recommend this place for living..
I'd previously given this complex a better rating, but with inconvenience after inconvenience compounding, they're quickly falling out of favor with us. The office staff try to be helpful, but the new property management company, AIMCO, is just way stricter, more bureaucratic, and prone to mistakes than the old one. Towing is strict, parking limited, and LOTS of hidden fees. You pay WAY more than just rent here. Not a great place if you love animals or privacy, as they will often just barge into your apartment, giving you "notice" by saying, "sometime this week." Overall, it's become your run-of-the-mill, poorly-managed complex, run by a big company with low standards.
The worse community ever,
Been a Resident for almost 3 years, 1) Black Mold, in living room and Bathroom 2) Never a place to park after 7 pm 3) No one will respond to any requests or issues 4) This month I have had my washer broken twice, same issue, have done 5 maintenance requests have only been dealt with once 5) Was charged for a Dog for a whole year after they made me kick out my dog, asked for a refund for the charges, never got back to me, been over 3 months and have called/emailed multiple times 6) Constant Vehicle Break Ins 7) Overall management and leasing office have incredibly poor communication 8) Amenities are very cheap, washer, dryer, sink have broken in the double digits this year a lone let a lone previous
No charging stations are installed here.
We've waited 15 months to finally write this -To start, there is an ample of fees you pay before move in so please read your lease carefully. -Be mindful that the pet fee at move in is not a pet deposit so you do not get that returned to you. -The office is impossible to reach unless you physically go in to see them. -The apartment itself is very nice initially. But through time you can see the damages that we're covered up and the first floor will have ants, spiders, and all sorts of other creatures crawling through. -our ceiling was falling apart and had massive water damage the first week we moved in but the office was closed Sunday and Monday so we had to call maintenance emergency. It still took a day or 2 for them to come out and fix it -They do not respond to you if it is a concern you have in regards to the them. -the best part about this complex was the location and the maintenance team. The list goes on but just save your time and money.
As I look at the google reviews... I see that I am not the only one who feels that AIMCO.... ESPECIALLY THE DISCONNECTED CEO.. places profit BEFORE the resIdents' comfort, security.... AND SAFETY. The minion named ""George" (I am actually laughing right now because he has the perfect 'minion name'), seems to have some kind of response to every critisism.... and, yet, never takes responsibility. The CEO, who is hanging out with his republican rich friends on his yacht right now.... and couldn't care less about what is actually HAPPENING TO REAL PEOPLE... who HE SHOULD CARE ABOUT (FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES)..... trained "George" well. "Avoid those regular humans AND DON'T get caught up with THEIR ISSUES, GEORGE, while taking their money. Write a bunch of comments that make us look like we care! While making passive aggressive remarks! I NEED MORE MONEY! Good job George. Here is your bonus thst comes straight from the mouths of our tenants children!!!!" CHECK OUT ALL REVIEWS ON ALL WEBSITES before you sign a lease with Bent Tree! The only reason that I don't post this review on other websites is because I am aware of the lack of ethics going on with the management company... and, I need to maintain housing. I fear "retribution" that will actually be "retaliation" if the CEO and his minions find out who it is that spoke.
Worst place to move into. Parking is messed up, maintenance never come and if they do they dont listen to the preferred time. Leasing office oh man where do I start. They never answer. Always say this and that and dont keep their words. Airbag theft literally all the time and they dont do anything about it and only send emails. As if that will help? Dont return deposit and charges for paint when they should be responsible to repaint the walls for next tenant. No visitor parking without a pass from the leasing office when they literally close so early. So no last minu guests. So much more but i am too mad to talk about my experience at bent tree. Seriously, go somewhere else people.
I want to share my disappointment with this apartment complex, especially with Bryce Wiley from the leasing office. Even though the living space is okay, dealing with Mr. Wiley has been a bit of a letdown. From the start, there have been problems with promised parking spots. Despite Mr. Wiley saying he'd fix things, the parking situation hasn't improved. Also, details about certain parking spots weren't shared upfront, causing unexpected issues. On top of that, surprise fees keep popping up. Every time we talk about it with Mr. Wiley, it feels like our concerns are ignored or interrupted. After signing the lease, Mr. Wiley's attitude changed, and it's not for the better. He used to be helpful, but now he seems disrespectful and dismissive. This has made our living experience more frustrating and disappointing. To anyone thinking about moving in, I'd suggest being cautious with Mr. Bryce White and the leasing office. Transparency is lacking, concerns aren't being addressed, and the way things change after signing the lease is a letdown.
They are not taking responsible about residents living in their properties. Anything happens to your unit forget about talking to them. Call insurance and ready to hear the insurance is not covering any damages. Assistant manager, Bee? or Vee? girl with a curly hair, she is worst ever I dealt for customer service. I have no idea how she climbed up to be an assistant manager. Worst beyond worst to talk to. Oh~~ good luck finding a parking spot after 10pm even with paid parking permit.
you will get horrible service and maintenance, everything in apartment is old so like your AC may not work heat may not work, they will avoid all cost to fix it and will take several months to service and fix it if your lucky. The customer service in the front office is nice but on weekends only have one person in the office so you will be waiting in a line about an hour min. Word of advice, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS CRAP HOLE, YOUR BETTER OFF PAYING A BIT MORE AND GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE BELIEVE ME. They don't really follow up, logistics are very unorganized,
I wanted to switch my unit to same size onther unit because of Mold, water leakage under floor, high hamidity and hamidity smell in my unit.The management team is not able to fix this problem, because they are careless ,unprofessional every day they defruad the residents.Always my children have complain from headach, sore throat and body pain.I bought a dehumidifier to control hamidity it did not work properly because there is water leakage under floor.The Leasing Office offered me extra money or my new income. meanwhile I'm living here for 4 years I don't have late payments or no paynalty.They don't look at my 4 years record. Just they know how to take money from residents' packets. We do not feel safe and happy here, so the best judge is very human's own conscience !
I cannot wait until my lease ends and I can move out of this dump. I would have given this place about a 3.5/5 under the old management. Under the new management though, even 1 star is too much. They changed the visitor parking policy so that you basically cannot have a guest stay more than 3 days a week, and if the visitor parking fills up, then sorry, guess your guest can't stay. There were not issues with parking before. Worst case scenario is you had to walk a little farther to get to your apartment. It's ridiculous. There also has been a big increase in the amount of trash I have seen around the apartment complex since the new management took over. It's not just trash either, but dog waste as well. When I brought this up to management, they basically ignored me. I had to email them at least 3 over the course of a few days before they finally had someone clean the trash up. While on the topic of being ignored, chances are you will have to email management multiple times before they even respond. So yeah, don't move here.
My partner and I lived at Bent Tree Apts from Mar '22 to Jan '23. We terminated our lease early because it was that bad, so bad that we paid hefty termination fees to get out. Tip: get a lawyer to look at your lease before signing anything! Before our move-in day, we were unable to get in contact with the leasing agent that coordinated our move-in. We later found out that our leasing agent left the company and forgot to transfer our information to another agent. Our move-in day was also on a Sunday so the leasing office would have been closed. Good thing we kept bugging them about it--otherwise, I'm convinced we would have never gotten our passcodes while still getting charged rent. Within the first week, we noticed evidence of previous water damage all over the apartment unit (e.g raised flooring, cracked walls, water stains). There was also an ant infestation that came from outside our first floor unit; we had to seal the trim with tape to keep them out. Another issue is that there is a shortage of parking spaces. We paid for general parking spaces every month but were not guaranteed spots after 7pm. A few months later, our ceiling flooded with sewage water near the HVAC vents on two separate occasions. This explained where the signs of prior water damage throughout the apartment unit came from. Another big concern was that the maintenance team entered our unit for an unannounced VA state inspection. The maintenance team told us at the door that they knew some units did not receive a notice, but they still apparently needed to enter that day anyway. Luckily, we happened to be home at the time and were able to calm down our anxious dog. If this is a routine state inspection, shouldn't they have known about this for a while? Why couldn't the maintenance team have rescheduled the inspection when they realized that some units were not notified? We felt very strongly about this because we had a lot of concerns about our rescue dog being home alone with any strangers in the unit. When we brought this concern to the attention of the leasing office, they told us that all units were absolutely notified ahead of time. It took a lot of persistence on our end before they finally checked their e-mail distribution list and realized that some units indeed did not receive the notice. However, instead of apologizing for the gaslighting, they shoved this under the rug and promised not to do this again. Except it did. Needless to say, we lost all trust in Bent Tree after this experience. There was a drain in the hot water heater closet that collected the runoff from the HVAC of all the units above us and it constantly dripped with water. A sewage smell appeared every 2 weeks and it permeated throughout the entire apartment. There were random fees added to our invoice every month; however, we don't know where that money went to as they never did any landscaping in the Fall or Winter and only raked the leaves twice the entire season. The complex was hideous with all the leaves that would rot in the grass and encourage snakes to hide underneath (and yes, we did see snakes). Bent Tree's online portal is also a mess and you can't track what you're being charged for as the charges are not listed in any sequential order. As others have mentioned, we received an automated message that our batteries for our door lock were dying and scheduled a date and time to have replacements dropped off. They were never delivered and we had to buy our own out of fear of getting locked out of our apartment. We confirmed later with the leasing office that their AI assistant rarely works. Maybe they have it figured out by now, but I wouldn't get my hopes up on it. Overall, terrible experience that negatively impacted our quality of life. You could rent a better apartment at a similar price point that comes with fewer headaches.
The location is great. Everything else sucks.
They put in new lockers for package drop off and they lost my package. Do not trust this company. Very unprofessional. Don't live here. Parking is still a nightmare.
Just to know Sonia put my new rent on hold as I previously wrote a negative review. Even they overcharged me, I'm glad I'm out of Bent tree. Be aware of sounds, allergy, parking, and management.
This apartment Complex has gone downhill fast. I would advise anyone thinking about moving into this complex to please think long and hard before doing so. I've had nothing but bad experiences with the current management and maintenance team. On May 21, 2018 5:54 PM, I submitted an online service request for my dryer that stopped working. After 4 days, still no one from maintenance had shown up. So,I submitted another request on May 24, 2018 at 5:06 AM. That morning I went to the rental office and personally complained about how long it has taken to get maintenance to my apartment to fix the dryer. The girl in the front office stated she'll let maintenance know to "stop by." A few hours later, someone finally showed up. The Maintenance technician that showed up informed me that if he was not able to fix the dryer he would pull a working dryer from another apartment. I left that day for vacation and received an email stating the dryer was fixed. I returned home on June 1, 2018 8:00 PM from vacation. A letter was left in my apartment saying the problem was fixed and it had something to do with the timer knob. I went to use the dryer, that was supposedly fixed, and it was still broken. You would think they would test it out before telling you they fixed it, but that was clearly not the case. I made another call and was told that the maintenance supervisor would be at my apartment Saturday morning to fix the issue. Saturday morning came and went. I stopped in the rental office, once again, to address the issue of not having a working dryer for weeks and they informed me that there was nothing they could do until possibly Monday. I informed the rental office that their answer was unsatisfactory because I needed a working dryer to wash and dry military uniforms for work on Monday. How can management can allow a tenant to be without a dryer for several weeks? They had the audacity to tell me to take my clothing to a laundromat and to bring them my receipt to "pay me back" or to wash my clothes in my apartment and that they would let me in to a vacant apartment to dry my items. In all of my frustration I ended up looking up YouTube videos and fixed my own dryer. I'm sure someone from the apartment will read this post and find a way to charge me money for having to do their jobs...
They are not even desolved one star. You cannot imagine any worst than this apartment. The manager forgot what she said everytime and change her word. Made me pay $300 for repair and clean. What they told me was that they are going to sue me if I am not paying what I didn't desolved. Noise between apartment is a nightmare here. PLEASE DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!! YOU WILL REGRET !!!
Probably the worst ran apartments I have ever lived in. As touched upon by other commenters, you will be walking from giant or an adjacent neighborhood if you get home a little later. Management will never respond to you about anything. Th floors are uneven, I had a burner not even connected to anything. This place is absolute trash. Please do not move here!!
Actually Bent Tree Apartment looks great when you see it from outside. but the service is too bad. and the maintenance team they do not care. and I have very bad experience started from the first day I moved in. the apartment was very dirty and need a lot of maintenance. reported and they fix some of what we told them after many weeks. and I had to call them and run to the office many times. and I had to take pictures to show them and to have them sign and date on the pictures. and all that just to try to push them to do their work. Complained about the electricity bill which comes over $240 every month while the normal average up to $120 they told us to contact Dominion VA power first. but there was nothing wrong with Dominion. then I had to report it again with their office and now I have been waiting over two weeks for their response and to send their maintenance team. They tell you that their policy to fix whatever in your apartment within 48 hours from the time you report the issue. Do not believe that because they take weeks. The windows are too old and has too many problems. if you ask them to replace just a light bulb in your apartment, it takes days to be replaced. They tell you that their policy to fix whatever in your apartment within 48 hours from the time you report the issue. Do not believe that because they take weeks. and they have very poor customer service
Have lived in this community 4+ years and I made the mistake to renew my lease for one more year and I just found out that I have to pay $15 a month for every car parking and they argued that they sent me a letter which I never received. The community its smoke free however my neighbors smoke every day and if I turn my AC off the entire apartmen smells awful and the leasing office managers are not doing anything. also $15 a month for trash removal and I have to walk to the dumpster and put the trash away. $5+ monthly fee for the company that generates an Online monthly bill. DO not move to this community unless you want to pay extra money. I also have put up a request 4 months ago because there is a water leak in both bathrooms and the floors and drywall is damage and the maintenance crew never shows up.
If I could give less than 1 star I would. I am very laid back but I would not recommended this apartment complex to anyone! I moved in a year ago because the rent was low. I quickly found out that there were a number of hidden fees that I was not told about, which made paying my rent difficult. There were little things in the beginning that bugged me. My apartment was blowing cold air when the heat was on. I put in 3 service requests and each time the man who came put my heat up to 98 degrees and said it clearly worked fine. Then, they decided it was time for a new gym and leasing office, which, after 5 months is still not up and running, yet were still paying to have a gym which is not built yet. In April, there was a fie in which a man passed away. I have talked to a number of residents that were in that building and said no alarms went off and people actually drove to the local fire department to tell them what was going on. This was concerning to me so I went back to my apartment and realized my smoke detector was from 2001 and was not working. I also had no sprinklers in my apartment and no pull fire alarms in the hallways of my building. I went to Sonia the manager about this. She told me it wasn't that big of a deal and I was overreacting. She informed me that the building is up to code because they are following the code of the year my building was built which was in the 1980's. I asked to get out of my lease and she told me no because although I lived across the street from the big fire it was not my building, therefore I had to wait it out. I then talked to Aimco who also told me there was nothing they could do. I had Sonia and a representative from Aimco come to show me where my pull fire alarms were. I was informed that I had to go down 3 flights of stairs and to the building next door and pull their alarm. Which to me sounded ridiculous! But, no one seemed concerned, only me. In August there was a fire in my building. The alarm was pulled but because my specific "breezeway" did not have a pull fire alarm I had NO IDEA there was a fie until I went to take my dog out and saw 4 fire trucks outside my building, saw the fire hoses, and heard the alarms. Just a heads up, you need to figure out a way to be safe for yourselves if you are living there. You will get ZERO help from anyone in the management. Luckily, I have moved to a much better and much safer apartment that is NOT owned by Aimco and who actually care about their residents.
Update: Still the worse and I won't be renewing my lease. Just awful! Except the maintenance team. The maintenance team is awesome! They are extremely responsive and get things done. This property does not deserve the dedicated maintenance team they currently have. I hope one day, the maintenance team realize how good this are and leave this property... Awful! So before I leave, I will post pics of how the Apts are old and deterating. They don't care that the ceiling looks like it's damaged by water. It's really sickening.. STAY AWAY! I AM TRYING TO SAFE YOU A HEADACHE! P.S. the reason they can't find me in the system, is because they messed up my rental portal. So I had to give them a 2nd email that I don't use just to be added. Since the office worker couldn't find it or knew what to do... So unprofessional and not trained... Garbage! RUNNNN!!! Update: It's worse now then 11months ago.... Don't live here! Management is the worse! More of the staff are not professional at all and lie. Not all of them. The manager is a joke and never is available or calls back. Apartments are not kept. Stay anywhere else but here! They make you pay for parking and after the 1st, rent is late and they add a fee! No grace period.
I lived in the first floor and it was a struggle every night to get sleep. The floor above us is EXTREMELY CREAKY and the upstairs neighbor moves ALL NIGHT LONG. We hear everything. Not to mention, the people outside are loud at night. I'm honestly shocked to see reviews above two stars. Do not live here...
We have been living in this complex for about 1,5 months. Even though the leasing office rep who was signing us up and worked with us was very responsive and nice, there were so many issues with everything else. There has not been a week when we wouldn't have to go to leasing office or submit the requests for maintenance. Initially, when we came to check the apartment, there were issues with a lot of things (so it wasn't inspected by their staff). We filled out the inspection sheet but still not everything had been fixed until today, even though we brought it up few times. I guess as long as it's not life-threatening, they don't care about your comfort. It is just an old complex poorly maintained. We were happy that we could lock in the rent for more than a year prior to moving in, but now we wish we could move out...
So unprofessional people/staffs, worst after management changed, they are not sure about what they are doing, if you need to meet the staffs regarding anything makeup your mind to separate couple of hours for even a small stuff, experienced a lot of times. Weird staffs, really upset.
This place is full of bedbugs. I lived there only couple of months but it was nigthmare.
I believe this property lacks professionalism as the leasing specialist I was emailing with had originally scheduled me for the wrong time. 5 minutes past the time we were supposed to virtually meet for a tour she emailed me with a link. Another 5 minutes passed and I emailed asking when someone would hop on.. she said give it 5 minutes. Finally after waiting 30 minutes past the time of having my virtual tour I gave up. I responded about no one showing up and she said oh did no one get on? ---- obviously not. She said she'll forward feedback to management. If you value your time and work from home and are in between meetings like myself all day, think twice about this property. They have no sense of urgency or professionalism. I hope management can understand that if you're going to offer virtual tours, you should probably make sure your staff can actually show up on time or even show up at all! Really a shame.
Been here for several years, but leaving and not re-signing new lease. I have to agree with negative posts regarding parking, customer service, and endless fees added to your rent. My building has the worst mice infestation I've *ever* seen. I've reported the issue 4 times over the last 6 weeks, but the problem is no better and management seems disinterested in solving the problem before I move out. The last email reporting the severity of the problem was a detailed email to the leasing office clarifying the magnitude of the ongoing problem...and *NO ONE ACKNOWLEDGED THE EMAIL OR RESPONDED*. 3rd world living conditions, 1st world rent.
It's like living in the middle of a construction zone in DC. I'm a full time college student and studying here during the day since the new management took over is nearly impossible. I have to leave my apartment and study at the library down the street to get anything done. I feel sorry for anyone who works night shift living here!! But it's okay, we will be moving out next month!
Not enough parking spaces even when you pay your $15 a month. Across my apt they just take a spot and put reserved. Really!!!!!!! Which you can get if you want to pay $40 a month.