The grounds here at Benchmark are nasty ALL THE TIME. The trash over all the time & when it rains the the parking lot area is like a swimming pool and around the stairs you have to step in a pool of water to go up stairs to your apartment. Do not mention anything about the Mgmt staff because since I have been here a year there has been now 5 different Managers. I visited the office two months before my lease was due to renew to see how much my rent would increase and the office staff didn?t know. I had to speak with the Manager who never got back with me. I got a notice on my door 19 days before my lease was up stating that your lease will be or has expired and you need to renew. Your rent will increase by $20 period. I contacted the Manager after trying to get her for days and asked why I was just getting the notice 19 days before it was due. Barb had just gotten there as Mgr and says I had already gotten my notice, but how would she know. I wanted why did my rent increase by $20 and she says she decided to increase everyone?s rent across the board by $20. There was no incentive to the tenants to want to stay here just nothing to offer but an increase in your rent. I visited the office to speak with Barbie about my rent. She came out of the office and said we are about to have a staff meeting and put me out. She NEVER took a second to ask who was I, was there an emergency nothing. SHE PUT ME OUT OF THE OFFICE. You know ""what"" was here from day one. The review system would allow certain words. The kids break the lights outside each time they replace them. I just had something done to my car this pass weekend. I don?t feel comfortable here and couldn?t move when my lease was up because of financial reasons. I hate this place and no one should feel like that at the place they call ""home"".
Pros: location
Cons: trash, ground up keep & maintenance
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