Allégre Apartments - Davis Wiki

Night view from a balcony

Location
1659 Drew Circle
(South Davis, across from Sharps and Flats and behind Tanglewood)
Contact
(530)750-2200
`<allegreapts AT gmail DOT com>`
Features
Affordable Housing units available
Central heat/air	Dishwasher/microwave
Covered parking	Handicapped access
Laundry	BBQ area
Study room	DSL available
Cable access	Balconies/patios
Washer/dryer hookup	Computer room
Exercise room	Pool/spa
Basketball court	Playgrounds

Allégre Apartments is a South Davis apartment complex that has two-, three-, and four-bedroom units, as well as an acute accent on the first "e". Rents range from $1,475/month to $2,295/month for the 2011-2012 leasing period. Several units have a loft, walk-in closets, and private balconies/patios. Some units have a washer and dryer, and if not, you have the option of renting one for an extra $30 a month. There is an exercise room with new weight equipment, a pool and spa, basketball court, playgrounds, and covered bike racks. The complex is managed by JCA Management, Inc. and is on Unitrans M & W bus lines. They also have units that qualify for Section 8 Housing Vouchers.

The South Davis Bike Path runs behind the apartments and connects to the Arboretum, which is very useful when you miss the bus, since it is about a ten minute bike ride to campus. It is much better than riding the overpass, since you don't have to worry about being smushed by the bus you just missed. It is little known that when taken the other way, the bike path leads to a maze of Escheresque bike paths that will literally take you anywhere in southeast Davis.

During the early 2000s, the apartments had something of a party reputation, with loud music, but this is no longer the case. Management has taken a firm stance against out of control parties and illegal activities on its property (friendly shenanigans excluded), so extreme discretion is advised when planning a large house party. The best way to avoid confrontation with management is to keep parties internal and avoid all sound pollution. If management responds to a situation, it's always best to be cool-headed and friendly, because chances are they want to have fun just as much as you do. Just take their advice. If security is involved, just do as they say so that they don't have to get Davis PD involved.

Like many other apartment complexes, they use their own lease rather than the Davis Model Lease.

Despite the management's adding an accent to the first "e" (presumably out of a concern that people will mispronounce the name of the complex) no one is entirely sure exactly how "Allégre" is pronounced. Most Davis residents pronounce it "Ah-ley-gray".

Warning: Towing is aggressively enforced at this location!

Please observe and respect ALL parking regulations. Residents are required to obtain a parking permit in order to park their vehicle on property Su-Th. Parking is open to the public Friday and Saturday, but parking regulations are still in effect. Do not back your vehicle into a parking spot unless you are 100% sure it is in a location that is approved for backing in. Thank you. —Allegre Apartments

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some units have built in bookcases

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2010-05-09 16:51:44 This is one of the best apartment complexes I have lived at in Davis. I am not exactly sure why so many people don't like it. The maintenance staff extremely amiable and finish their work promptly. The office staff, while not always there, are super nice and willing to answer any questions you have. The floorplans are nice and open with large windows to let in natural light. My roommates and I got ants here once, but this was easily solved with ONE ant trap from safeway. From this apartment complex you can get to numerous stores by walking and it is a short 10-15 minute bike ride to campus. The main complaint I have is that they do not allow dogs, but that's minor and I knew about it prior to moving in. —Mojito

Thank you very much for the constructive comments. I'm sorry we've not always been in the office. We're going through a very thorough audit of ALL of our records, so be assured that at least one staff member will be in the offices from 9am to at least 5pm, but usually later. Don't hesitate to come in and check in with us! :) Anyway, our policy has recently changed regarding dogs. We just need to conduct an "interview" with your dog, but we're easy-going here about that. If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask or come on in! —Richard

2010-09-29 15:50:53 You know, honestly I came to Allegre apartments really excited this year.
However, I'm greatly disappointed in the absolutely horrible management.
1. Our home was extremely dirty when we first moved in, and a lot of things were still broken. When we turned in our sheet, a few weeks later a guy comes by and says he'll come back later, but does not come back. Yet the office says that the guy fixed everything to be fixed in our house.
2. We gave checks back in March, and that was just withdrawn today. It's been 6 months since March. If they're not going deposit the checks immediately then they shouldn't even ask for them. And if there's going to be a delay in depositing shouldn't they let us know? I went in there every week asking "when are you guys going to deposit my check" and every time I got the answer "oh sometime this week." Even with our monthly rent, we turned it in on the 5th, and I asked them when they were going to deposit it, and they said at the end of the week. They took it out 3 weeks later.
3. We were not told that we had to bring first month's rent when we moved in, so on the day of move-in the girl in the office says she can't give us the key because they cannot legally give us the key unless we pay. Shouldn't they have told us that before the day of our move in?
4. Our house did not come with a washer and dryer when we signed up for one, and my friend lived in our home the previous year so I know it came with a washer and dryer. However, we just get a "sorry girls, I apologize" and are told that we have to contact the company directly and pay extra money to get a washer and dryer installed. I'm not sure why we have to go through that extra trouble when it should have been here in the first place.

And lastly, every time we have these problems, we go into the office and the manager isn't there. And one of the girls that work there are extremely rude and all we get is a "I apologize girls." Well I'm sorry too, that your management is the worst. You guys really need to learn from places like Sycamore Lane, where they deposit checks 3 days later MAX after we give it to them, and their management is extremely prompt not to mention always polite. Allegre Apartments is very disappointing and I regret coming here to live. —10272141

Please come by the office as soon as possible or give us a call. It sounds like there's been some severe miscommunication on both of our parts. In regards to checks, businesses do have a right to hold on to them for up to six months after they were issued. We don't like to use that time up, but sometimes we have to when information is missing from the check itself. I'm not sure if that was your check or not, but it was a common issue with our deposits. As for rent, rent is due at the beginning of every month just like any other apartment complex. If rent was not turned in on your move-in date, then you would be living in a unit for free during that month. Obviously that is not okay, which is why apartments complexes universally collect rent for that first month on the day you take possession of the unit, just as you would make a payment on a rental car before taking the keys. I'm a bit stumped on the washer/dryer issue. I'll need to know your apartment number in order to explain/resolve that issue. Please, please, please come into the office so we can help you with ALL of these issues. Do not be afraid to identify yourself as the poster of this wiki comment when you come in. We are very nice and accommodating as long as you offer the same pleasantries back. We'll see you soon! —Richard (Allegre)EDIT: Managers cannot always be present, especially when they are backbone of the operation. Jaymes has been overworked for well before I started back in June and he's still repairing damages caused by a previous employee that he let go before I came in. Please understand this. We are not super-humans and those of us who pour our lives into this job really do need a vacation, which is why we may do our work from home instead of in the office from time to time. We have office assistants and assistant managers to take care of you. Please use them.

2011-01-23 18:43:43 Is there a website for this complex? I'm trying to find out more information about available rentals. —KristinNicole

—As of now, the only website we have available is ForRent.com. We highly reccommend coming into the office instead of visiting websites and looking through them for information. It is a truly different and unique experience if you are to come in and visit us at the office rather than reading boring information on the internet. We look forward to seeing you! —Richard

2011-01-31 22:16:06 Im going to be completely honest. Ive lived in allegre for a year and a half. I've had many friends get their cars towed because allegre is really dumb about parking and loves to tow cars even though there are so many parking spaces open. They also like to hike up your rent even though you have been a loyal renter for a year and to make matters worse they have a MICE and ANT problem, which is really disgusting. DO NOT LIVE HERE! i dont know who this cute christine is but i dont think shes really experienced living at allegre. I've lived here and have dealt with so many people from management. one after the other because people would be fired and hired every week. They have really bad management and cannot keep track of rent checks and deposits. Really unprofessional. ALLEGRE IS THEEEE WORST! DEFINITELY MOVING SOMEWHERE ELSE END OF SUMMER! —sweetlove44

Our parking policy has been posted on ALL of the apartment doors five times now. Also, tenants were all informed of the parking policy when picking up permits for their vehicles. We also have signs posted on every entrance into the parking lot stating that parking at Allegre is by permit only. As a courtesy we allow "outsiders" to park here on Friday nights and Saturday nights because the lots are typically empty. During weekdays, the lots are packed and we have residents that have to park out on the street or across the complex because of non-permitted cars taking up spots. The residents come first, and we hope you can appreciate that.
Rental prices were only "hiked up" because some apartment units were on special prices from our promotions last year. These special prices were only good for one year and were supposed to go up to full market price. Some did because the increase was less than 5%, but others are still not at market price because we didn't want to go over a certain percentage increase. Price increase is part of U.S. economy, and fighting the economy is almost always futile.
Mice and ants are only a problem if you let them be. You need to inform us so that we may take appropriate actions. We have ant killers the solve the problem, but cleanliness is a HUGE factor when combatting these problems. I personally live right next to the bike path and have never dealt with ants, spiders, or mice. Come talk to us and we'll figure out a way to solve your problem.
We have only gone through one employee in the office because that person became extremely ill, but we have not gone through an employee per week or any other employees since her untimely departure. —Allegre (Richard)

2011-02-01 20:12:36 Once again, I find that Allegre Apartments is a great disappointment. They recently moved the guest parking to different locations, scattered throughout the parking lots, and have endlessly been towing cars. They give 10 minute warning notices, and then tow it away after that. My friend came over to my house the other day for 30 minutes to drop something off, and her car got towed. She parked in the spot where the old guest parking was, and she got a warning at 8:15, and the towing time was 8:25. Great, because we're totally going to come out and check our cars every ten minutes right? Also, yeah I understand that they told the tenants but it's not like we keep that in mind 24/7 every minute of our lives. It can slip our minds, just like how it slips their minds to come over and check our house for pest control when we asked so many weeks ago. I don't think it's okay that they continuously without warning just tow away cars endlessly. Sycamore Lanes gives one warning notice at first, and then at the second time they tow it. It's not like we don't have enough spaces in our parking lots. Every night there are lots of empty spaces for cars to park. On top of that there are only like 3 guest spaces. SO, I guess if out of the hundreds of people that live in this apartment complex has 3 guests, then the rest have to be towed right? In addition, we're all college students. Everyone already has financial struggles, and yeah the economy is bad and it is affecting everyone, but seriously, you can't just tow away tens of cars every night. Already more than 3 people's cars among my housemates and friends have been towed, and I don't know what kind of contract or plan that the apartment complex and the towing company has together, but I don't think any of us want to spend $220+ a day just because you guys can't put up one sign in the old guest parking lot or in front of the office showing where the new parking spaces are. Also, the management needs to show a bit more politeness when people inquire about certain situations.
My friend's car recently got keyed, and all the office implied was "maybe people hate you" and that they couldn't do anything about it. Why do they even bother having a security guard walking around when they can't even notice that someone's car is being keyed. How are we supposed to live or sleep peacefully at night knowing that our cars might get keyed for no reason, and the management is not going to be helpful in any way?
Allegre Apartments's management has been horrible since the very first day I moved in here, and I'm very disappointed. Never living here again, and never going to suggest anyone else to live here. —10272141

We have FIVE guest parking spots available on property, and maps of all the parking available were posted on all of the apartment units along with at least four seperate postings of all parking policies. There is no reason that residents should not know about parking policies. Also, all entrances into our parking lots inform drivers that parking here is by permit only and that drivers are at the risk of being towed if parking without a permit. This is because there are NOT enough parking spots available at night during the week. Believe me, I have to work at very late hours and driving through finding a parking spot is very difficult.
Unfortunately, I think you misunderstood us when talking about keying. We were only going through possibilities as for why it happened. People don't key cars just because they can, they key them because they get some sort of emotional gain from the action, which is very commonly satisfying spite or hate towards the car owner. Our current security is being phased out though, so please don't worry about losing sleep at night. We have a much better system that we're starting up that can't be implimented with our current company. We're sorry about our current security company not doing their job properly. Please file any complaints you have about security with them at this point, because they don't necessarily take anything we say seriously. This is why they will no longer be here once the contract is voided.
In regards to remembering rules and such, you may want to change your outlook on that. There are consequences for every action taken. Some are good consequences, some are bad. Either way, every person is held responsible for their own actions. If someone knowingly goes against the rules, they have shosen to risk a negative outcome on their part. If someone speeds, is it not logical to expect a ticket if pulled over? At that point, is it the officer's fault that you were speeding? No. If a guest knowingly chooses to park in permit-only parking without a permit, is it not logical that the car will be cited and towed? Is it Allegre's fault that someone chose to not follow the rules? No. By the way, we have no contract or anything with All About Towing. Our security company cites all vehicles and tows using All About Towing.
Please mind the our policies, and it'll assure a more positive experience here. —Allegre (Richard)

2011-02-01 20:18:15 I agree with sweetlove 44. We had mice in our house too. Disgusting. —10272141

Please inform us. We cannot solve any issues if we aren't informed of the problems. If we already solved your pest problem, then we ask that you add that to your post as well since you are implying that it is an ongoing problem. Thank you! —Allegre (Richard)

2011-02-08 17:44:14 I am just going to tell it as it is. My experiences at Allegre were... well... subpar. Though the apartments are newer than most, and the location is good, there were a lot of problems. Not listed in any particular order... but... here are some of the problems.

Towing. Towing is stupid. I understand if there are no spots for residents, then by all means. But when you have 8 spots to your left that are empty, and 8 spots to the right that also happen to be empty, and you see someone getting towed... that's just stupid.

Lease. I asked why we weren't using the Davis Model Lease. And I was told that the lease had a lot of holes in it. Considering that the document is a decade old, that was probably true. But the lease that was presented to me, Allegre's own lease had more holes than swiss cheese. I was told that a new lease would be developed and that the lease we signed would be amended. It's been months. Not one or two, more like 4 or 5 months.

Keys. When we moved in, we were told that locks would be changed within a few weeks, and were given two temporary keys. Which is fine... But two weeks passed and nothing happened. We asked again and were told that locks would be changed within the week, and it never happened. Even to this day, locks were NEVER changed. What stops a previous tenant from walking into our apartment and jacking our stuff? You tell me?

State of the apartment when delivered. I don't expect things to be immaculate. Of course things are going to be missed, but the apartment when delivered to us was horrible. There was mold in the dishwasher. The showers were leaking. Shower heads had something growing on/in them. There were holes in the ceiling. Carpet was in horrible shape. And the list goes on... I don't expect VIP status, but I certainly expect a reasonable level of quality. No offense or anything, but the state that the apartment was in, didn't even look like there was an attempt to clean it.

Repairs. With all the nastiness of the state of the apartment, we submitted our repair request to get things fixed. We didn't expect things to be fixed right away, but did expect things to eventually get done. Did it ever get done, not really. I don't know how long it took to get things fixed, but it took awhile. Like a month awhile, and that was after we came in after a few weeks and asked, only to wait another few weeks for things to get done.

Summary: My experience at this apartment were so dismal that I would not recommend it to anyone. Probably even dissuade people. That's just my two cents. Remember, they are selling you a product. They will put on a pretty face to get a sale. Be cautious and know what you are getting you into. —darky0475

2011-02-10 17:55:51 I don't know why people have so many bad things to say. I think Allegre is a great place to stay. Fair, if not cheaper prices. Not the NICEST complex, but not bad either. I never had any problems with management. In fact, I love James (the manager)! He is really accommodating and a really chill guy who will work with you. Maintenance was fast. Only cons are probably the thin walls where you can hear your next door housemates talk, but hey what can you do now right? Towing is STRICTLY enforced. A car is towed every night, but hey, even with towing strictly enforced, I still have to park further down so imagine parking when towing is not enforced. Overall, I am satisfied and would recommend it. In fact, I just resigned my lease! —PeterD

2011-02-13 23:40:51 PeterD, I am glad that you had a great experience. To be honest, I had a decent (not good) experience up until recently. Most of it wasn't a big deal. Really, it was my last incident that was the deal breaker. —darky0475

Please come in and talk to us in the office. It sounds like there may be some sore feeling from what happened (I have no clue what happened personally). I hope we can make things better! —Richard (Allegre)

2011-03-01 00:31:19 Would someone be able to upload the pictures of the floor plans. I'm interested in looking at the floor plan with the largest sized master bedroom. —johnnygiang

2011-03-13 15:32:36 the laundry room was locked... on a sunday... at 3 pm... like really? i think that's a pretty reasonable time to do laundry - am i wrong? there wasn't any sign or anything saying why it was closed.
this is not the only time the laundry room was locked on a weekend afternoon.
allegre - please show some freaking consistency. —hanadool

2011-05-31 22:08:21 I've been reading comments about Allegre, and some seem warranted, others kinda ridiculous, so I figured I'd share my experience...

Parking: I have seen way too many complaints about towing. The management warned us by putting notices inside the lobby stating that towing would begin Nov. 1 2010... two months BEFORE towing even started. Notices were put on each unit's door, and stickers were put on cars as a warning before towing started too. The stickers were a total pain tho, because they were like glued onto the windshield and still haven't come off completely. But They gave us months to go in and get permits before towing started. There is just not enough parking for everyone, like I am lucky if I get a space near my apartment, so I think it is pretty understandable they want to give those of us who either live here, or were responsible enough to get a permit, the best chance at finding a spot. Plus there is guest parking and street parking, so I have never had friends towed... especially because Friday and Saturday nights are safe for anyone.

Security: I happen to know the situation with security has been ridiculous and they have fired and hired a few companies because they were towing cars without permission (the manager's friend's car was even towed after they were told not to have it towed!) So I know Jaymes and staff have been dealing with that for a while. Also I know that oftentimes things like gym/lobby/laundry lockup is done by security so if that has been an issue, blame it on crappy security as well. I know that there have been some of us who ask for permission to stay late in the lobby to study for finals/midterms, and Jaymes has been very accommodating with that if we just ask. Some of the security guards have been freaking clueless and a couple have been really weird. I like the idea of security, but when shots were fired, glass was breaking and people were screaming, the security guard was AT the place already and just let things go down. Finally the police came to take care of it, but it was all happening at Sharps across the street. It was like 3AM and I saw multiple lights turn on across the complex here because people were woken up and coming outside to see what was up. The security here has been really shifty. Their car broke down and it was just parked here for a few weeks... real professional, guys. This should not be totally blamed on management, because they saw how crappy the situation was and fired the company.

Staff: Also, the staff has changed a little bit, and two people (who are now gone) made things messy during turnover for the 10-11 leasing year. The management and staff have been tirelessly working on fixing everything that got screwed up (work orders/deposit slips/unit files, etc.) Pat has done an awesome job reorganizing everything. The people working in the lobby will treat you the same way you treat them. Coming in with flaring nostrils and steam coming out your ears is not going to get you very far. They are reasonable people who will work with you to solve problems, but will shut down if you're just coming in to yell or pick a fight. I have definitely used their printer before if I just asked nicely, and I know others have sent/received faxes, made copies, etc.. Be nice to them and they will return the gesture. The coffee machine in there is AWESOME. They have tea, coffee, and hot chocolate, which all go well with the freshly baked cookies every day. Everyone should just go try the coffee maker because it is pretty freakin cool.

Maintenance: In the beginning of the year it subpar for sure, but the source of that problem is no longer working for the complex. I had really squeaky floors that drove me nuts, so when I went in to have them fixed, he (the one no longer working here) told me they needed all sorts of parts and tape and stuff that would take a while to get ordered. It took three months for them to get taken care of, because I found out none of that crap was necessary, so I spent that time waiting for parts or whatever, when they didn't actually need them. I blame it on the dude who was full of BS and is no longer around. When I asked again about the situation, they came in the next day and repaired the floor for me.

Current maintenance is awesome. They take care of everything same-day (at least I can say so from personal experience). We have had a bunch of things taken care of, not like the place is falling apart, but like lights have burned out or the fire alarm batteries needed to be changed, and they came right away. Jaymes even came with them once to fix our dryer and cleaned up spilled detergent that was under the washer- totally not his job. Also, our fridge shut down during after hours so I left a message on the emergency maintenance line. I almost immediately received a text with details on how to fix it ourselves (just flip a switch in that box on the wall?) and to contact them again if it didn't work... but it did.

Ants/mice/ etc: We definitely had ants. Anyone who knows me can tell you I HATE ANTS. If there is a single ant in my room, I will sleep somewhere else... they are not acceptable in my room. They were downstairs in the carpet for a couple weeks. Keep in mind, we did NOT REPORT THIS as a problem. The management had no idea about our situation so please keep that in mind. I don't know every single situation for the complaints I read, but it seems that ants only stick around if there is something to eat. I avoided the downstairs when there were ants because I hate them that much, but we vacuumed them up, as well as any crumbs in the carpet, and luckily they never made their way to the kitchen, but once we stopped eating in the living room/ vacuumed up crumbs, they went away... and stayed away. I think it is (at least in our case) more of a personal matter... not the complex's fault.

Security deposits: I have yet to move out so I cannot rate the security deposit situation, but I would like to add that at another complex, we moved in with a hole in a bedroom wall, and a hole in a closet door. We had them come check both out, and they "could not fix them" with us living there, so I had them come just days before we moved out to take note of them again so we would not get charged. Guess what.. we got charged. For both holes that were there pre-move in. So I wonder if they charged the people who lived there before us too? I don't know, but anyway I'm just trying to say it might not just be this complex that is a bummer with the security deposit business, because we got shafted somewhere else.

Noise: I live near the pool, and occasionally want to punch people outside being really loud really late on a weeknight. We live in a college town, so noise on the weekends is expected. As are jerks on the weeknights. I still hate it tho. 90% of the time it is other people who live here just out for a smoke on a balcony or hanging on a patio being loud, but it has never driven me to call the police or whatever. Just turn up my white noise and shut the window. Nothing that could not be handled. For those who like less noise and more nature-y noise, pick a place near the bike path. No joke, you hear frogs and crickets and it is like the freaking pirate of the Caribbean ride at disneyland. I totally dig it.

Mail/packages: I would have to agree that it sucks to not be able to get mail at certain times, but I noticed the situation, and I guess I just made a mental note that we check mail during business hours. It doesn't seem to be a bother to anyone living here. The whole package situation does really suck tho. If it comes from USPS they put it in the package mail box things outside and leave a key in your box. If it is FedEx or UPS they come to your door, and if no one is there, you end up having to go pick it up anyway :( Those who don't have cars get kinda screwed on that one. I think if you ask nicely tho, the office will accept a package for you if you leave a name and expected delivery date :) Honestly, they are accommodating.

Pool/spa: I have not lived here in the summer, but so far the pool is a bust. It is freezing and I have not seen more than 10 people use it EVER... even involuntarily (like get pushed in). The hot tub rocks, and if you are quiet and respectful, you might get away with staying after 10 (closing). I practically lived in there for a while :) And the pool/spa dudes who come clean the pool and add chemicals or whatever are super nice. They drain the hot tub if the ph is messed up or if they find out anything nasty went down in the hot tub the night before. They keep it clean and do not cut corners. They even changed the hours the heater turns on/off when I asked them to, after they got an OK from Jaymes. Again, really accommodating.

Pets: Cats and dogs are allowed! Pay a pet deposit and you're set. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just pick up your dogs' crap :( That's why so many places don't allow them. Crap everywhere... the management even installed baggy dispensers in a few places on the property. If you can't clean up after a dog, you should probably not have one... it is part of being a pet owner. You look worse leaving it than cleaning it up, believe me. And a few people being rude can end up ruining it for everyone, so don't offer a slap in the face to a complex that actually welcomes your pets, please :)

The last thing I want to mention, which should be common knowledge, is GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING!!! I made that mistake, but it was partly my bad for not getting everything written down. Also, like I said, I have not moved out, but definitely take before/after pics for moving, just in case. I learned that one from the old place we lived at that charged us for pre-existing holes in the walls. Honestly, these guys are super chill, they will work with you, and they would rather have happy tenants than pissed off ones. If you use common sense and talk to anyone in the office, you should be golden. There is definitely more parking here than at a lot of other places, the rent was not too terrible, and the staff will take care of you... plus they allow PETS!!!!!! Just GO TALK TO THEM, they will take care of you. I think that is where a lot of issues come from, is lack of communication. Overall, if I was not graduating, I would definitely stay here and I recommend it to anyone looking for a place to live.

—heythere

2011-08-25 01:53:56 I don't understand why tenants are towed after tenants are required to give management a copy of their car registration and license number. What's the point of having that information if your car is going to be treated like an unknown guest? There should at least be a warning given to cars that are registered with the apartment complex since they're tenants. Tenants are already paying rent. If it's an unknown vehicle, then it makes sense to tow. Or else, there's no point in keeping copies of tenants' car registration on file. License plate numbers might be a convenient way to keep track of who has which permit, but copies of registration and license is too far if you're going to tow the car anyway. The complex might as well have no parking lot available to tenants then if they're going to tow tenants' cars. I understand the complex is trying to keep unknown vehicles out, but again, if the vehicle is KNOWN to be a tenant's, why not give a fair warning? Paying $220+ is not on the list of things to do for most people. I've heard of other apartment complexes putting slips on cars that are improperly parked and notifying them that they have been cited and license and car description have been recorded so that if they see the car there again, they'll tow. This sounds extremely fair. Especially if you or your car have been out of town for a while. How are people supposed to know of any changes to policies? And management's reply seems to always be "there's nothing we can do about it." Walking to the towing company is also not on the list of things to do for most people, as well as having to skip a class (and a quiz in the class) in order to do so because they'll charge you extra after 5pm. —LAME

2012-01-06 21:12:37 I've lived here at allegro since september of this year. I am disappointed in the service that has been provided. From the beginning, we gave them a sheet of things that needed to be fixed and almost all of them have not been fixed yet. Also, we signed the lease with the intent of having the allegre gym and lobby open for us and it has been 'under construction' this whole time, this was not disclosed to us at the time we signed the lease. From light bulbs to broken handles to missing doors we have requested to be fixed there has been no progress. Hopefully this will be addressed, but at the moment allegre is not the best place to live. —ChrisNick