Advenir at The Village

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  Worst renting experience I've ever had. We were originally quoted for a total of $1255 a month, which, we were told, included utilities. Susan, the lady that set us up, said that all the utilities are billed together on one bill, we were told that we just needed to set up an account with Colorado Springs Utilities. Great! No problem. First month comes through, and everything is as explained. Next month comes through and we have $180 more for utilities! We also receive our first month utility bill from CS Utilities, another $50. We go and inquire at the office and the manager tells us that we are required to pay our own utilities, but at the time, we aren't given a good explanation on the extra $180, though it was later explained that we are paying communal utilities, which is a complete shock to me. It sounds like the complex wants us to pay 100% of their operating cost. We suck it up for the month and pay it. It's now been several months, and we are SOL. We are paying over $1500 a month total here for a very mediocre living situation. Susan was very unclear, or uneducated on what she told us for our monthly total. We would not have rented such a place if we had know what we would be paying. As far as actual living goes, it's not terrible, but it is definitely not great. All finishings and appliances are base model, and very cheap. The bathrooms do not have fans in them to clear steam while taking a shower, and even our main latrine will start to steam up if I use hot enough water while shaving. The toilets clog on a very regular basis with minimal waste in them due to the low water usage toilets. Paint has peeled and chipped all over the unit with very minor contact. The flooring in the "hardwood" units is cheap laminate flooring, though it does actually seem to be holding up OK. Laundry is not in unit, and even worse, pay to use. It is $1.50 per machine that you use. Meaning you are paying at least $4.50 to do a regular size load of laundry, $1.50 each for 2 small washers, and $1.50 for a dryer, that often does not dry clothes completely. There is also only 3 washers and 3 dryers per building, which is 16 apartments, at least to our building, housing 3 bedroom units. I will often go upstairs to find my laundry pulled out of the washers/dryers and tossed on the floor, including my uniforms. Parking can get full very quick, and when I get home from work around 1800-1900 each day, parking is full. I have had to park in the Costco parking lot a few times and walk over. I shared a payed, covered parking spot with a neighbor for our motorcycles for a couple of months, and we would often come home to find others parked in our spot. Security is a major issue as well. We have had both of our cars broken into and had stuff stolen. We have also had stuff stolen off of our back patio. Management claims they have security, but I have not once seen a patrol in the 5 months we've been here. Around 2200 (10pm) there are still kids running around outside and inside yelling and being loud with no adult supervision in sight. I have two young children of my own, and it's a pain to get them to bed to begin with, much less with kids being crazy and loud. I also have to be awake for work at 0400 every morning, so a bit of sleep would be nice. The building I'm in also smells like weed and cigarette smoke constantly. I don't particularly have a problem with people partaking in either, but I don't want my home to smell like it. Deceptive advertisements, unclear pricing, mediocre accommodations and lack of security. These are all things that are important with an apartment complex, and this place can't get any of them right.
  By Nofuzzqtip, August 16, 2017

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