Emerald Court

11/26/09

NOOOO WAY IN HELL!

by David O at Citysearch

I don't even know where to begin. We moved in here because they had a "good deal" to move in. This is the first apartment my wife and i rented and it will be the biggest mistake we've ever made. The staff was great when we first came in. Very kind, willing to work with us....for the first three months. Then everyone got fired and they hired an entire crew of complete and utterly moronic people. They are rude and pompous to us everytime we see them. We were put in an apartment that had a completely different layout than the one shown to us previously. Don't let their model fool you, trust me when I say it's a lie. We live in a total of 412 square feet, and we are paying $1.66 for each square foot. The prices may be convincing but trust me, there is better out there for 50 more dollars and its worth it! We filled out a list of all the damaged things when we moved in. After 3 months of absolutely no help from the management and repairs, I took matters into my own hands. I fixed two outlets (completely had to rewire them--they didn't transfer any electricity) and fixed the shower head because it was completely covered in calcium deposits and rust. We had to go out a buy a new one in order to shower. The toilet seat had an experiment growing on it like it had not been cleaned for ages. So i replaced it too. The carpet was covered in dog food from the previous owner so we had to rent carpet cleaners. The water was disgusting. The cabinets don't close all the way because the hinges are worn and broken. The weather striping is non existent and lets the cold winter air come right in, and what makes this worse is that we are expected to heat our apartment with electric heaters from 1970. They are brown, and plugged into the wall. Our first electric bill was 140 dollars just because we ran the "A/C" to keep cool. Please note we turned it on for a total of 4 hours and gave up since it didn't make a difference. Our stove quit working a week into our lease, we had someone come look at it. The maintenance team laughed when they found our stove was only plugged half way in--which is a fire hazard, HELLO! Then we go to our "walk in closet"....if you walk sideways then it works, but for someone who expects real "walk in closet" this closet falls short and then some. In the closet you have the water heater..and if you're unfortunate you have a washer and dryer. These two monsters take your entire closet. if you try to walk to the back of the closet you literally knock several hangers of clothing to the ground. This gets very cramped and annoying, not to mention this is against city and fire regulations. Our living room is a joke. we have a two seat love seat that measures 50" from arm rest to arm rest. That is a small couch. It takes up half of the room and makes things very crowded and very small. We had a great dining table, but had to change it out for a puny dining table so that we have room for two to eat. The fridge is an antique and literally freezes everything on the top shelve. We throw out more food than we eat. The stove is a camper stove, it is half the size of a real stove. We can only put one cookie sheet in at a time and have to prop something up against the door to keep the door closed because the cookie sheet barely fits in there. The property is not a good place either. There are cops here all the time and drug deals just about every night . There are domestic disputes here all the time as well. There is so much more to say. If i could only give this place negative stars. Horrible place to live. DO NOT waste your money here! I promise, please listen and take my word. You will be better off not living here.

• Pros: couldn't tell you
• Cons: Everything

08/25/09

I just moved in (7-29-09)

by sgtblasterkia at Citysearch

Hi there. I just moved in about a month ago. So far I have not had any problems. I take classes at the Salt Lake Community College and find that it takes me 4 minutes from my front door to the parking lot at the SLCC. NICE! Let me tell you about my apartment. They showed me four different apartments. Some of them were kind of worn out. When I came into sign the lease, they took me to the actual apartment that I would be moving into. I liked it. The carpet is brand new (just remodeled days before) and the wood floor in the kitchen was new looking too. I am almost sure it brand new too. The walls are geat looking. No nail holes in the walls but a couple holes in the walls ( I took pictures of them and plan on emailing them to myself for my personal records). The fridge works great and the oven works fine too. The oven is small, but serves its purpose. The dishwasher works fine, I have used it twice but prefer to hand wash my dishes (old habits). The water in the shower takes its time to drain, but there is always hot water (I take long showers). There are two A/C - heater units. Both of them work just fine. They are the older models but yeah, they work just fine. Since I moved in (one month ago) I have kkiilleedd two earwigs, I have only seen two so far. I hate insects! No spiders yet.

(I am a clean freak, I sweep the floors everyday and wash the wood floor every three days with pine oil. I also wash the carpet every other week with a carpet cleaner using clear water. )

I live on the top floor over looking the parking lot. I can see my car from up here. The apartment below is occupied by a couple in their twenties and seem to be nice. They have a dog that barks at anybody walking around the yard. I like that, it keeps me alert to people wandering around. There is security that drives around in their car every once in a while. And my car is in view from my apartment. Well, so far I like this place. I have only dealt with one person in the office (Gearmo) and he seems nice. I have only made two payments and have not had any problems yet. By the way, I live in a one kitchen one bedroom apartment and pay $540. a month. It's great so far, esp since I am about 5 minutes away from the Community College. So far, it's a great place to live. I will be making more comments here as time goes by. Thanks.

• Pros: 4 minutes from Salt Lake Community College
• Cons: shower drain not draining fast enough

05/31/07

HORRIBLE place to live.

by daisy713 at Citysearch

I would STRONGLY recommend that NO ONE move into these apartments. When I moved in I was told to put down a $200 "deposit" which would be partly refunded when I moved out, upon my move out though, I was told that it was a lease initiation fee, & all of it would be kept. The apartment I moved into was dirty, & the carpets were trashed, in the model home they show a dishwasher, but in the actual apartments there isn't one. My water heater was broken, & when I asked that they repair it they wrapped it in insulation & then taped it together; not really fixing anything at all. None of my drains worked in the least, & they refused to fix them. I only got hot water for 10 minutes, & even after a 10 minute shower I was left standing in at least 6 inches of water every time. My heater/air conditioner was also broken, & made very loud & annoying noises every time I turned it on. I was told that I would be receiving a student discount when I moved in, but every month I was charged with "late fees" & had to go in & talk to them to get this fixed every single month. When I finally had only one more month on my lease, they attempted to evict me & refused my check as payment for my rent for absolutely no reason. They then attempted to charge me $1800 for their attorney fees, & damages to the apartment, including replacing everything that was already broken when I moved in! They told me that they "lost" my move in checklist, the lease I signed, & any other documentation that I wanted copies of. They changed my locks half way through the month, & also "lost" all of my belongings that were in my apartment when they did so. I have lived in several different apartment complexes, but this one is by far the WORST. The people who work in the leasing office are rude & incompetent & have no respect for you once you already live there. The amount you pay per month may seem like a good deal when you first move in, but after a few months, you'll be dying to leave.

• Pros: Good location & price
• Cons: Every other feature