1/5 Courtney M. 9 months ago on Google
My
mind
will
forever
reel
at
the
incompetence
of
the
staff
here.
This
building
was
far
superior
back
when
it
was
a
Bell
property.
Update
(8/10/23):
I
was
asked
to
remove
this
review
by
605
West
End,
which
I
will
not
be
doing,
but
I
thought
I
would
update
it
to
cite
specific
grievances
with
this
company.
Living
here
was
by
no
means
a
dream,
there
were
frequent
rat
and
cockroach
sightings,
and
constant
issues
with
trash
piling
up
(which
certainly
didnât
help
the
vermin
situation),
but
I
moved
to
Durham
after
living
in
NYC
for
5
years,
so
these
conditions
honestly
didnât
faze
me
too
much.
My
primary
issue
concerns
the
sub-par
customer
service
~skills~
of
the
office
staff.
Look,
I
donât
need
apartment
staff
to
be
effusively
nice
to
me,
but
I
do
need
them
to
possess
basic
job
competencies,
and
to
show
respect
for
the
contract
we
jointly
signed.
If
you
choose
to
live
here
please
be
aware
that
this
company
(Lincoln
Property
Company)
has
no
intention
of
respecting
the
concept
of
âordinary
wear
and
tearâ
to
the
apartment
as
described
in
the
rental
contract.
I
lived
in
my
apartment
for
three
years,
I
kept
it
clean,
I
hung
almost
nothing
on
the
walls,
and
I
paid
an
extra
non-refundable
pet
deposit
to
cover
anticipated
damages
from
my
mid-sized
dog.
When
I
moved
out
these
people
gave
me
$16
of
my
deposit
back.
$16
American
dollars.
To
justify
this
they
sent
me
a
series
of
grainy
images
of
the
alleged
damage
to
my
apartment,
which
were
so
ridiculous
I
actually
think
I
will
try
to
dig
them
up
to
add
to
this
post.
And
I
know
this
wasnât
just
a
one
off,
because
a
year
later
they
pulled
this
same
stunt
with
my
sister
and
her
roommate
when
it
was
time
for
them
to
move
out
of
their
unit
(they
also
moved
in
back
when
the
property
was
managed
by
Bell
Partners).
There
are
so
many
locally
based
property
management
companies
in
Durham,
rent
from
one
of
them
instead.
And
if
you
do
for
some
reason
decide
to
live
here
absolutely
insist
on
doing
the
final
walkthrough
of
the
apartment
with
them
so
they
donât
steal
your
deposit.
BONUS
BAD
BEHAVIOR:
When
the
Lincoln
Property
Company
officially
took
over
the
building
in
spring
of
2021,
one
of
their
first
acts
was
to
put
an
enormous
green
sticker
on
any
car
in
the
parking
deck
that
had
an
expired
registration.
They
did
this
before
they
were
even
able
to
communicate
with
residents
via
email,
so
there
was
zero
headâs
up
that
this
was
going
to
happen.
Why
was
this
their
first
priority
as
new
owners?
I
have
no
idea,
but
it
was
certainly
a
harbinger
of
things
to
come.
A
friend
of
mine
in
the
building
was
a
victim
of
the
green
sticker,
and
dear
god
was
that
thing
difficult
to
get
off.
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