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I and my wife studied at Clemson University. We stayed at a 1-bedroom apartment managed by APM (Advantage Property Management).\r
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The apartment was very nice. It was so nice that we fell in love with it.\r
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BUT...BUT the management was evil. Actually, diabolic should be a better word to describe them.\r
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The apartment was not cleaned as promised on our move-in date. You may not believe. But, there were big spiders (Exactly 2 inches in foot span) hanging about 6 inches off the wall at the wall corners. There were about three spideys on each corner. \r
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Since, I was not in a position to return my belongings again to anywhere else by hiring U-haul, I was forced to improvise and settle in this apartment. I vacuumed all the filth myself including the big spideys.\r
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We kept the apartment so clean and tidy all throught our stay. But when we moved out, they deducted $300 from our deposit. That not only made us angry, but hurt our feelings.\r
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Thoughts of seeking legal advice came to mind several times.\r
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Another wonderful thing about APM. During the middle of our stay, our electricity and water bills started to rise very very high. At the same time, portions of our bathroom and bedroom floors were getting softer. It was wierd and we did not know what was going on.\r
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We complained over three times about this to APM. It took four months for them to take it seriously and send somebody to check.\r
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You know what the maintenance people found out ?\r
The water heater below our bathroom tub started to leak. It was spurting out heated water directly on the wooden flooring of our bathroom and bedroom. That was softnening the floors. \r
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They did fix the problem.\r
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But they never did anything to compensate for the high electric and water bills that we paid due to their negligence.\r
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Be aware of the ""Take Advantage"" Property Management.
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