12/9/22
Disappointed Applicant
I am a recent college grad and took a job in area and was looking for apartments. This place was at the top of my list after visiting because the surrounding area was very nice and it was conveniently located near my work. However, during a tour of the building, some red flags were being raised in regard to customer service of the leasing office. The person who gave me a tour contradicted herself several times in regard to what apartment would actually be available during my move in as well as... what the rent of the place was. Our tour was also rudely interrupted by a tenant and the person giving the tour did not apologize for the incident.
After touring several other places that day, I came back in near close hoping to get one last look at the place before I left at 4 am the next morning so I could be confident in my decision. They proceeded to tell me they couldn’t show the open apartment because it was complete mess from them making hot chocolate in it a few days before. They said I could look at it the next day, but I told them I wouldn’t be back until my start date and they didn’t seem to care.
Ignoring all these red flags, I still decided to apply and was told my application was denied because my job wasn’t going to start until a month after I move in. They said I needed 3x monthly rent in income for the entirety of the lease term, even though I had an offer letter that indicated I was going to make around 6x the monthly rent when the job started. I offered to pay the 2 months rent that I would have before my job started when I signed the lease. However that was apparently not enough.
Overall, avoid this place. Management is rude and it is a hassle to communicate with. I feel as though I have dodged a bullet by being declined.
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Property Manager at Styron Square Apartments responded to this review
On behalf of the management, we would like to offer our sincere apologies for this experience. Thank you for taking the time to let us know and we will work with our team members to ensure some of the issues you mentioned are addressed.