Morningtree Park

This place is AWFUL!!! Beyond awful actually, some of their tactics are literally criminal. Do not move here unless you have to and ALWAYS keep your receipts… they literally have a ton of outpatients from Western State mental hospital that reside here, but it felt like the patients from Western State were the staff members at Morningtree Park Apartments. I lived there for 6 months and they tried to charge me for 9 months of rent, if you’re keeping track that means that 50% of the time I lived there they conveniently lost/​misplaced their paperwork and I had to produce the receipts that I kept to prove that I had already paid (otherwise they told me that they were going to kick me out on the streets, they actually told a resident that had already paid that they would «kick them to the streets» if I didn’t pay for the same month twice). I even had to have multiple police officers come down to the office one day because they kept playing games with me… worst customer service ever as well (not only do they conveniently lose your paperwork, but they get mad at YOU when THEY are the ones that messed up). This was the shadiest place I’ve ever lived in my life, and that’s saying A LOT… anybody that gives this apartment complex more than 1 star definitely works for the apartment complex. There’s no way on earth anybody should live here…

This is my first visit here — and I’ve only had a week of experience — but I can certainly give it three stars — I might have done four or five, but there is space for improvement! All residents must be cleared through a screening to ensure that they have no felony convictions, that they get a positive recommendation from their previous landlords, and that they have a job and can pay their rent. The rooms are big — the price is right! $ 650/​mo — parking included! Water, electricity, cable, internet are all on your own. AND … its pet-​friendly … many dogs here that I’ve gotten to know.
Three heated pools — one is an indoor pool. The fitness center has racquetball, basketball, billiards, but only one treadmill, one precor station and a few «old school» not so good stationary bikes, an elliptical that seems like its on its been worked out so much its ready to give up — there’s a mat and rowing machine as well. I got a workout on –but its not up to par with most gyms/​fitness centers.
There are two areas for coin laundry — and I must admit — this is the cleanest laundry rooms I have EVER seen … they have tacked in the dryer lint screens, so its hard to clean it out — but it is very clean and neat — someone is taking care of that! The washers and dryers are maintained well — I noticed something sticky/​gummy in one of the dryers on the second day here — by the sixth day — it had been cleared out — scraped, I guess — all clean and ready for use! The laundry only cost $ 1.25 for the standard top load washer and $ 2.50 for a front loader … dryer prices are $ 1,25 for an hour — and you don’t have a choice for a shorter time? or I didn’t figure it out. Brand new — digital type dryers … really nice and does a great job!
Finally — I am happy with the fact that all the «little» things that bother us have been taken care of. How to work the lights … a blinking kitchen light … a kitchen closet that I needed shelves in … the maintenance guys were right there to assist us and fixed it all.
So — maybe I’d give it another star or two, except — the pool pump was out for the main/​largest pool and that lead to everyone going to one of the outside pools. The other outdoor pool area (with the indoor and outdoor pool) was closed for the week I am here. I also wasn’t happy with the cat droppings — I am not really a cat person, but I thought those things used a litter box? Why would cats be allowed to leave their excrement anywhere — but dog owners are picking up behind their pets.
I have to go back to Hawaii for work, and leave my other half here — so I’ll be back soon enough to see if it gets any better.