After moving out, I received a letter from a lawyer telling me my account had been sent to collections over my final move out...
After moving out, I received a letter from a lawyer telling me my account had been sent to collections over my final move out balance (around $70 for final utilities) 2 days AFTER my check for the balance had cleared my account - and over a week after they confirmed they'd received my check. Now I get to sort out AMLI's clerical error and hope it hasn't marred my credit. Coincidentally, nobody is answering the phone in the office, either, nor have they responded to my email regarding the issue.
DON'T RENT HERE.
- The appliances in this apartment, for what is supposed to be a 'luxury' apartment, are awful and break constantly. They're low-end black GE appliances (the oven doesn't even have a self-cleaning cycle) and they're not energy efficient. The first week I lived here the 'on' switch for my dryer snapped off, and the mechanism fell into the inside of the machine, my air conditioning didn't work; a few months later my dryer requires 4 cycles to dry a small load of laundy - it's fixed and they finally clear out the vent on top of the building that was causing lint to back up (which could have caused a fire); then my garbage disposal breaks, too - for no apparent reason. The maintenance guy basically tells me not to put anything in the garbage disposal - even lemon peels which I usually use to help freshen it. 6 months in, my washing machine is now not spinning the water out of clothes and tangles everything, stretching things so much they're no longer wearable. My air conditioning recently broke again on the last warm day of the year. Sure, maintenance requests are pretty prompt - but it gets super old having appliances breaking constantly - AND a crazy high electric bill.
They should call this the AMLI Retirement Village as it is full of baby boomers probably keen on living adjacent to the nearby golf course. While I paid a premium for living on a top floor, the people below me complained about the noise of me walking across my living room and kitchen floor during normal waking hours (in bare feet, and I weigh 120lbs max, not tapdancing or running, just you know, cooking). I don't really feel comfortable in my own home because I'm worried I'm going to get in trouble by the noise police. Also, nobody who lives here ever goes out or has a social life - so if you happen to come home after 7pm, you're going to be parking on the street (or you can pay extra for the 'special' parking).
Additionally, and they don't really mention this during the tour when you're looking to lease, there is only one trash receptacle in the entire complex - and it's a pretty lengthy walk from building 4, especially during cold weather when the parking lot and sidewalks get super icy. I didn't think it'd bother me when I first found out, but since I take out trash probably every day to keep my house tidy it's a pain, especially as I'm a single parent who then has to drag an unwilling 5-year-old with me. I won't live in a 'luxury' apartment complex without trash chutes ever again.
All in all, given the ever-rising rents and the low quality of the construction and the appliances at AMLI, I won't be renewing my lease here. For the price you can find places with far higher quality appliances and trash that isn't a hike away.