The Rothbury Apartments

We moved into this neighborhood three and a half years ago, and it was a good place at first. However, the condition significantly declined about a year and a half ago. There’s a frequent marijuana smell, poor management in addressing issues, and overall declining upkeep. The final reason we decided to move out was the rent increase—over 10% this year alone.

When we first moved in, Kim was incredibly nice, but her attitude changed drastically during the move-out process. During the final... inspection, things took a disappointing turn.

For reference, they charged us $100 for drywall repairs, $150 to re-grout the shower wall, and $15 for two blinds. These deductions totaled our entire deposit, with no consideration for normal wear and tear. Read More

Please don’t move there because they have mice’s and roach infestation all year around, pest control come out ones a month, and the leasing manager KIM is very rude.

People leave trash in the hallways and people let there dogs pee In the hallways on the walls/floors. Just please don’t move here!!!!!!!!

Stay away!!! They will charge for minor wear and tear when you move out! I was hit with a $1400 bill!!!

I chose this property because it had a spacious layout and is in close proximity to work.

The staff here is great! They respond promptly to requests. However, I live below someone and it is awful. I can literally hear every noise coming from their apartment. The running and walking around prevents me from enjoying my apartment.

I plan on moving when my lease expires.

I lived here for a year and it was a complete nightmare. The second day I moved in, a very disgruntled old man was convinced I was stomping on the top floor at 2am, even though I'm fast asleep by 9pm. The complex is very loud in general and there are people smoking in the building, so I'm not sure why he singled me out. He tried to assault me in my apartment, but of course the Rothbury did absolutely nothing about this when I reported the incident.

All the appliances are terrible and I went... without a working oven for 5 months (thank god for toaster ovens). The hot water didn't last longer than 3 minutes, so I became an expert at quick showers. I only once enjoyed a bath here when I boiled hot water on the stove like I was living in a third world country.

Additionally, I lost my keys once and it took 2 months to get a replacement. I understand a week or maybe two, but it was completely ridiculous. The smell of this apartment complex made me so nauseous I actually lost weight until I acclimated. Somehow the smells changed every day, each time a little worse than before. The walls of the hallways were dingy and filthy. Don't forget the elevator broke for 2 weeks and became 3x slower than before it was fixed. The door security also regularly broke and went weeks without getting fixed, which was a huge security issue, especially since there are some shady folks in the area. The dumpsters were constantly overflowing so people would throw trash all over the adjacent area. The area is also sketchy and my fiancee was mugged walking to the giant in the neighboring shopping center. It's 20-25 minutes to the nearest highway in any direction, but still has the gridlocked rush hour traffic of DC.

The icing on the cake was the extra 2000$ I had to pay when they auto-renewed my lease instead of prorating for the few extra days I was there. I still haven't heard about what happened to my security deposit, and at this rate, I'll probably never get it back. The only positives are the maintenance guy, who is actually really nice and helpful, and the front desk staff, who are nice and professional even when they're screwing you over. Read More