Kings Mill Apartments

Kings Mill is a great community to live in and has numerous amenities. The grounds are clean and well maintained. It is an enjoyable community. :0)

If there was a rating below one star, this place qualifies. While there are some amenities (pool, Jacuzzi, VERY SMALL work-​out room), its not enough to justify the rent. My rent increased approximately $ 40 to $ 50 each year for 5 years… this increase did NOT include any real improvements or additional amenities. In the 5 years I lived there (2010 – 15) they changed the patio light fixtures, repainted/​repaired the parking lot and added a fire pit by the pool (which I have yet to see anyone use). Water, sewage, gas and cable are NOT included in your rent at this complex. Yet, each year additional fees have been added. To renew my contract this year I was required to purchase liability insurance (this policy does NOT cover the individual renter’s loss, but is for the benefit of the corporate landlord), pay a fee for monthly pest control, purchase a «pool pass» and pay for a processing fee for the company that handles the tenant’s water and sewage bills.
Maintenance is «MEH». my apartment flooded due to a hot water leak, which resulted in a $ 400 ESP gas bill for me. Prior to my apartment flooding I had contacted the rental office to ask why I would have a $ 400 gas bill for a one bedroom apt. The rental office/​maintenance kept insisting the large gas bill was possibly due to the meter being read incorrectly. I was advised by the rental manager to personally contact the gas company and have them come out to the complex and review the meter. I had to take time of off of work, schedule the gas company to come out and read the meter not once, but TWICE! The gas company advised me each time that the hot water heater had a leak. When I provided the rental office/​maintenance with this information, they continued to deny that it may be a leak. It was not until my apartment actually flooded that the management agreed to deduct ½ the gas bill from my rent.
Like many corporate owned complexes you will EAT it if you have to terminate your contract early. You have 3 choices when you lease with KINGS MILL or any of the corporate owned complexes in FL:
1.) Month-​to-​month lease — Rent will cost you about $ 200.00 more per month under this option.
2.) Agree to an early termination fee equal to 2 months rent. This one is tricky, you might not know exactly when you are going to move out due to job relocation, closing on a home loan, etc. and you can’t afford a rent increase of $ 200 a month, so you go with this option. BAD MISTAKE! You must provide the rental office with a 60 day notice, something that can’t always be projected and then the clock starts ticking. So for me, I gave my notice thinking I would be responsible for my last months rent (30 days) as well as the early termination fee equal to 2 months rent. NO!!! I was changed for not only my last month’s rent, but an additional 2 weeks because you must pay rent for 60 days… and then you will be charged the early termination fee as well as any other fees for repairs etc. I thought termination of my lease would cost about $ 1700 (two months rent) — what I ended up paying was over $ 3,000!!!
Breaks down like this — Rent — 60 Days $ 1,341
Early Termination Fee -$ 1,712
Total Due $ 3,053
3.) Give notice and move out hope they will find another tenant — A BIG gamble! FL law does NOT require landlords to find a new tenant quickly. The landlord can take their time to find a new renter, and can charge you rent for each month the unit is vacant for term of your lease and charge you for any repairs/​fees etc up to $ 5,000!!!
The moral of the story is… do not rent in the state of Florida if you can avoid it! Sadly, since Kings Mill is a very, very corporate run complex, its not like you know your landlord personally and they could work with you when comes to early termination of your rental contract. All in all, a very frustrating, expensive mistake for me :(