Do NOT sign a lease with A&B management.
A&B takes advantage of students and does not treat people fairly.
The day I moved into my apartment, I bleached the tub and got on my hands and knees to scrub stains out of the carpet. I was then charged for carpet cleaning fees and "other" cleaning fees when I moved out two years later. The apartment was 90% cleaner than when I moved in.
Additionally, there is no way to get ahold of anyone after 430pm on weekdays or on weekends. If something happens, you are out of luck. One weekend, my car was hit in our lot by another resident. There was no way get into contact with A&B about it. Even when I did talk to them on Monday and asked to put video cameras up, there was "nothing they could do". My car was hit again about 5 weeks later. I could never prove who hit it and had to pay the entirety of the repair costs of almost $1000.
Dropping of rent is a different story. There is no way to pay online. You have to drive to the office and drop off the check during open hours (I was rarely out of school during those hours before 4:30). If the office is not open, you are out of luck. I would call and ask the management if it was okay to drop it off the check when I had a day off. The office would say that it was totally fine. When I moved out I was charged almost $100 in late fees that I never knew I was even getting. read more