I lived in a property managed by Paragon Equities for 2 years. The place started off wonderful. The apartment was clean and well maintained, the landscaping on the property was attractive, etc. Flash forward years and the place has turned into a trashy dump. Apparently the original manager for the property left Paragon Equities, and her replacement does not seem to care about maintaining the property. The landscaping is abysmal. All of the plants are overgrown and dying, yet they won't let me or other tenants do our own gardening. Instead we must look at a jungle of yellow/brown overgrown grass and dead shriveled flowers that block the path.
Secondly, I noticed recently that the trash hadn't been picked up for that week. I called the trash company who said that our trash bin was no longer serviceable because the bottom had rotted out and it was missing a wheel. They said they had sent several letters to Paragon over a month before telling them that they must get a new trash bin and Paragon has not returned the correspondence. I called Paragon and they still haven't fixed it. It's been over 2 weeks since my trash has been picked up. It's an 8 unit building. 2 weeks of trash is A LOT.
Lastly, I called to get permission to install a DirectTV satellite, left numerous messages, and my calls have not been returned. That was over 2 weeks ago as well. I paid $300 to get an HD receiver through Directtv and I can't even use it because the manager won't call me back.
I finally called pretending to be interested in another property and the manager called me back within 10 minutes. So it turns out they only return calls if they have a possibility of getting money out of you!
Just put in my 30 days notice. I can't wait to move.
Pros: Polite office staff
Cons: Unresponsive management, poor property maintenance
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