Review for The Preserve Apartments

This place is such a ripoff! Billed as an elegant living experience, they nail you for nonrefundable fees up front, to the tune of $200 association fees + a few added non-refundables that bring your initial nut $300+ just to walk in the door. If you sign a six month lease, and go through the life of it, you must then either sign another six month lease, or they raise your rent $100 a month. No utilities are included, and billing for water comes from someplace in Florida, even though you're in South Carolina. The water bills for a two bedroom apartment were more than twice what I paid in Florida for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house with washing machine and lawn irrigation. Go figure. Phone, cable and internet access can only be obtained through one company, which must have one sweetheart deal with the complex. The trash bins are overflowing twice a week, and the carpets are impossible to keep clean, which they additionally nail you for at the back end. Walls and floors are thin, so if you have upstairs neighbors, hope that they keep regular hours if you need sleep. You do get a small pool, but the laundry facilities are minimal and expensive, with frequent down time on machines.