Villages at West Laurel Apartments

I have been a resident 14yrs here and have seen a lot of changes. Most notably the parking is horrendous. The solution park at the gym or rental office and walk the large community. Other solution is they will tow! Tow for being parked to the side, towed for parking in 2 spaces due to others parking being askew. They use shank towing on belt blvd!! Over 25 mins away and 200.00 fee. Never has the rental agents been helpful. I lived almost 2 yrs with a gnat infestation. They only offered pest... control which doesn't work on gnats. After threatening to call the county they checked my downstairs neighbor and found deplorable conditions. So bad hazmat suits and dump trucks were needed. So bad the unit went vacant over a year when they usually flip them in 2 days. They don't help at all here. My heat would not turn off automatically or get to set temp. For months they placated me asking me if my door was open or thermostat set properly. Did I mention I lived here 14 yrs. Why would I all a sudden not know how to work a thermostat. After another threat to the county it was fixed. My electric is 65.00. When my heat wasn't working right my bill was over 300 for months. It took so long to get resolved. DO NOT MOVE HERE!!! Be warned they are glorified cashiers who can only show units and take money. DO Not do it! Also my rent increased 600 over the last 4 yrs. It is normal to get a 150-200 increase ay renewal to keep you at market rates. The TRASH! OMG!. They are not solution orientated at all! It overflows badly and they say use another dumpster. Oh and we pay for trash pick up yet it only comes maybe 2 times a week. The neighborhood looks good but when you looks closer you can see where they cut corners. DO NOT GET STUCK MOVING HERE Read More

I have been here for two weeks and I have seen over 50 roaches when contacted the staff it I asked to move bc I did not bring these into this apartment and don’t want them to get in my stuff also with a two year old in the house. Pest control came and nothing has changed. They will leave you in the mess that they already had going on and you will have to fen for yourself. Also the sink was messed up when I moved it and they took over a week to come and fix it couldn’t cook bc I couldn’t wash... any dishes. Read More

The office staff is unhelpful and hard to reach via phone. The community is dirty and has no upkeep. The hallways are never cleaned. The appliances and apartments are old and need major upgrades, especially the bathrooms. The bathrooms do not have proper venting which creates a lot moisture and could leave to mold. The carpet needs to pulled up. Maintenance requests take over 24 hrs. and most of the time is just a quick fix. For the price you can find something better.

30 and counting without a working AC system. It's cooler now and bearable but broke during summer.

They won't give an estimate as to when it will be fixed.

Management changed hands last year and it has been problem after problem. The maintenance guys are good people and do what they can, but even they voice how frustrating it can be.

I have lived here for almost 2 years come August. The first year was fine; however, recently my next door neighbors play their music extremely loud, at least 3-4 times a week at night. It is so loud, my walls vibrate. Note, the walls are not thin, they just have their music THAT loud. I have notified the leasing office via phone and email approximately 10 times, maybe more. Every time they said they have spoken to the tenants and taken necessary steps, but NOTHING has changed. All they do is... send mass emails to the entire community and say “please be mindful of your neighbors when playing music in your apartment and parking lot.” If you are looking for a peaceful place to live, I do not suggest you move here. Read More