Spring Place

Seriously DO NOT get fooled into signing a lease here. I should’ve took warning when I saw all of the reviews and should’ve known this place was going to be trouble. During Christmas break everyone in my apt went home and our electricity bill in jan. was at its highest — $ 268. That was just the electric bill and was ridiculously high when no one was even at the apartment the whole month of dec. Not only that, the place is ran by a bunch of students. I moved out in April, paid a $ 300 termination fee and found someone who signed the lease to sublease my apartment. In May I get a bill for $ 1000+. I called numerous times to get in touch with the manager and the staff would pick up the phone and say that Ms. Renee would call me back but she never did. I was then told by the staff that no one ever signed to sublease my apartment. The girl that signed the lease never moved in so they just acted like it never happened and still billed me. I then found multiple people to sign the lease and called to make sure someone would take over because I had been moved out and living in another state, no one answered the phone nor called back. 2 months down the road I get a $ 1000+ bill from a collection agency. This was poor on the apartment complex side because this could’ve easily been handle from the beginning. This place needs better management and staff! Definitely the worst apartment complex I have EVER encountered and do not suggest anyone be fooled by the exterior image of the apartment. A friend of mine was told that she could leave her stuff in the apartment while she went home to another state for the summer as long as she found a subleaser. She did exactly as told and was later billed $ 1000+ and told that the manager who told her that lied and was fired. What kind of business is this?! I wish I could put zero stars on this review.

These people somehow manage to get hold of UNCG student contact information and proceed to send unsolicited texts several times a week, even if you request to be unsubscribed (from something you never requested in the first place…). So cheap and slimy, I don’t know why I would ever choose to live in one of their apartments.

I live at Spring Place for the 2010 – 2011 schools year and have had ups and downs. Basically the place is not for people seeking a quiet environment. The management was great about placing me with quiet roommates, but they placed me in a building surrounded by the noisiest people. One neighbor had parties sometimes four times a week, and I don’t mean just get togethers, but the loudest parties where the music was so loud and the bass so jarring, that I could hear the words of the songs through my wall. When I woke up the next morning, food would be plastered along the walkway, which was gross. I had the same problem with my neighbor above me. This persisted for a long time – I was told to call the cops, which I had to about 7 times before the noise went down. Apparently many other neighbors complained as well, and a girl across the street told me she was having the same exact problem with her neighbors. Basically if you are not an extremely hard core party person, I would not recommend this place because the walls are paper thin and the music, shouting, and noise sometimes did not quiet down until 3am. The place would do better to have buildings with people who prefer more quiet rather than just roommates grouped together because the quality of the sound proofing is so poor.
Secondly, people rarely pick up after their dogs so watch where you step. Lastly, I absolutely loved the manager when I first moved in, but she was promoted and left. Usually the office is staffed by very young college students, similar to myself, but it would be nice if the office had a older, more seasoned manager constantly because college kids to college kids are not very good enforcers when you need help with a genuine problem, though they are very kind. However, I just called and asked to speak to the manager and was told all the managers are gone for the WEEK. To me that is unacceptable to not have a managerial presence.
On a good note, the size of the townhouse is nice, and I have never had a bug problem. The maintenance serves you pretty quickly if you need it, and parking is plentiful. It also seems to be quite safe. I would never live there again, however, if you need genuine quiet time during most of the week.