I googled how safe their tap water is. Turns out, they already had a lawsuit for being in federal…read moreviolation for it. Extremely high lead content in the tap water. There fix, was having a primo water machine you can get filtered water from, in their pathetically small on sight laundry mat. Which consist of out dated small washer/dryers (2 each), then they recently added 1 each of larger, and newer up to date ones. (ONLY washer and dryer that has an energy saver, rating). If you need quarters for both the primo machine, or washer/dryer. You're shit out of luck, as they don't have an on site cash exchanger for quarters. So that is yet something else, you have to remember to do when getting essentials down below.
The laundry room also has no AC, so good luck doing it in the summer months, as you roast away, waiting an hour and a half to wash and dry ONE load. No folding table either, and only chairs inside are uncomfortable ones.
This place has a LOT of wasted space. Claims 5 star energy rated. They are NOT. every single light fixture in the unit is standard 60 watt or higher bulbs. Not led. Not only that, they are BRIGHT! a lot of the lighting is overkill for the area it's illuminating. The bathroom has no option for a dimmer (in fact, there are no dimmer switches anywhere, and you wish they had them). So, you have SIX vanity bulbs, and a ceiling light on at the same time! No option to do one or the other.
Their included appliances are also not energy efficient. So I have no idea how they make such a claim. There are no solar panels they could be utilizing. Of course they won't, cus how else will they get kickbacks from the electric company used here?
To give you a general idea. We only had ac set at 80 and the fridge running for the 2 weeks we weren't here, and in process of moving in. In those 2 weeks, it was a $112 bill. i am scared on how much it's gonna be after a full month. Especially since I'm on a set income.
Again, only low income about this place, is the rent, and it's barely at that. Totally gets cancelled out, when you have to go far distances for most ANYTHING. be it essentials, groceries, entertainment etc.
Basketball court? Yeah, it's HALF a court.
Pool? Pathetically small for how many units this complex is, and only 5 ft deep, max. And you have ZERO cellphone coverage when near and around the office/pool/laundry room.
They push Optimum, which is what services this complex. Downfall is, unless you plan not every traveling outside of bullhead/Kingman. It does NOT exist in CA or Nevada (past Laughlin). So that's a waste of money, unless you're a hermit, and order everything online and have it delivered to you. (Again, they definitely get paid for promoting these 2 companies we never ever heard of prior to now) in regards to the electric company, it is borderline impossible to pay them, their app is confusing and doesn't work, you cannot go to them directly, as their office/building (in Kingman, yes we attempted to go in person), is not open to the public, and getting to a live representative is hard as hell.
Storage space they brag about. If you have a normal sized vehicle and parked it in their pathetically small 1 car garage, you have bare minimum room left, for much else. My vehicle wouldn't fit inside unless I wanted to shear my side mirrors off of it.
You cannot use the garage as a garage, cus you HAVE to park a vehicle in it (if it fits) as per the rules.
There is a new low income place that just opened up, centrally located, and closer to everything, also section 42 housing. However unlike this place, they INCLUDE internet, washer/dryer (in the units), microwave, and utilize energy efficient lighting, appliances, etc. It's brand new, and their prices are CHEAPER than here is.
They make it sound like this is a highly desirable location. I'm sorry, outside of it being clean, quiet, the units are pretty nice considering. I don't think majority of residents here, WANTED to be isolated from everything. Having to drive double the distance to get to basic things. And barely undercut the cost, in rent (which a few other residents verified it goes up every 6 months, not yearly, every......6.....months), of other similar 2-3 bedroom apartments, that are actually close to everything.
They prey on the desperate, and those who have very minimal options in what they can afford. if not for no rental history, lacking 3x the rent most places require, and no credit, we would of been elsewhere.
For me, I would of gave it a pass on how isolated it is, the fact cell service is extremely hard pressed up this way, and that it's close to zero schools. Not fair to any of these children here, having to be up at 5am, to catch a bus at 6:15 am, to then be on it for an hour to be in school at 7:20 am.
