Bonnie Ridge Apartments

I was at Bonnie Ridge for about 6 months. The apartment itself was nice (2 bdrm 2 bth), a bit small but just enough room for my daughter and I. Now that I live in a nicer area in a larger 2 bedrm 2 bath apartment, I realize that the amount of money I was paying in rent was too much for that apartment. In addition, the trash situation was horrible at times (trash in the street, mattresses and furniture piled up). Parking was limited, unless you got home early, if not you’d be way down the street (forget it if you have groceries). Front office was nice (especially Kevin, he is a sweetheart). Overall, not horrible, but not 5 star worthy.

In the beginning everything was a wonderful amazing experience. the employees were nice, the maintenance crew came almost immedietly, ample parking. It was a nice quite apartment with a great view of a field that we could comfortably afford.
About 6 months in is when it all went down hill, our first and only winter here. Let me count the ways how this place is a horrible business.
1. they towed our car. granted it had a bad registration, but there was no warning they were going to tow it. They should have given us a heads up, before they decided to remove our property.
2. I had to shovel our parking spaces. which for me means waking up at 4:30 am to uncover the car from snow, so I could leave by 5am.
3. They didn’t plow the roads. they just let it melt. dangerous conditions and a sprained ankle.
4. they raised our rent, from $ 1140 to… $ 1536! first year raise.
5. heater was out during the winter, too 3 days for maintenence to come fix it.
6. we got a notice that we were storing thing on our porch and would be fined. there was nothing on our porch except 2 chairs!
7. «water main broke» 3 times this winter, our bathroom tub and sink has been draining horrible ever since. standing dirty water is gross as hell and causes sickness. again no notice, there was just no water for a few days, I had to call them and ask.
8. only one dumpster location for the entire community. it’s gross, smells in the summer and you have to drive to it daily to take your trash out.
9. not only are the local employees rude, but the home properties ones are too.
10. bugs and critters and horrible people.
Stay away from this place, I’m moving out in 2 weeks.

As you sign thier lease, you unknowingly sign yourself up for a life of adventure and wonder…
you will encounter great super –mice which are resistant to exterminator crews (this great war of middle earth ran from april to september of last year with the perpetually frustrated exterminator trying numerous tactics) after which probably the arctic vortex killed them… me or my wife (who is particularly afraid of mice) would have celebrated if not our thermostat was locked by bonnie ridges earth loving management. Our only consolation while waking up freezing at 5 in the Am for hospital was that we are saving natural gas for bonnie ridge ‚. i mean the earth…
we have experienced other natural disasters, such as the phenomenon of bathroom sink water appearing miraculously under the living room carpet. This ofcourse necessitated the whole carpet to be removed — — A nice burly gentleman came by and showed us what gunk really resides under that pretty white fur!
My favorite game in the shower is to balance the heat-​cold dial at the «jussttt right spot». since if you make the mistake of being shy on either side by 1 – 2 degrees you shall be blasted with cold ice or burnt in hell. (i really am not kidding)
Be prepared for many such surprises which await you, maybe you will be the lucky one to inherit my apartment. I shall stay here for a few more months!
All i can say is that i have stayed better and that i would avoid this management company here-​on. I have had excellent experiences elsewhere. And while i smile writing this review. there really are much better options.
And i forgot about the rent, it is reasonable — but god forbid if you need to stay an extra couple of months, it will cost you 40−50% extra… no matter how long you’ve been there. I would take it… had it not been for the miserable quality provided to you.
here are some of the pros (yes there are a few) and cons (there are a lot)
PROs: Safe neighbourhood, Reasonable space for your rent amount
CONs: unhygenic living conditions.

I have only been here just about a week, and will only be here for the summer — I’m a travel nurse. But, this place is beyond acceptable. I read a lot of reviews on another website and most of the negatives seemed a bit over the top and so I took them with a grain of salt.
I have learned that hyperbolic negative reviews tend to come from a sour grapes position, and my parents used to have rental properties, so, I definitely recognized what seemed like folks who had, perhaps, not been great tenants feeling the negative effects of their own decisions.
While some of the negative reviews may have been truly accurate, my experience thus far has been that the property, while being older (can’t change that) is well maintained and actually quite lovely. Surrounded by woods, waking up in the morning and opening the windows, you could think you were camping.
I read a couple of reviews about bugs and vermin, I not only have seen neither (this is almost always a direct result of the tenants’ cleanliness or lack thereof) but I have seen no signs of previous infestations.
The location is ideal. It’s a nice area with very handy public transit options as well as a fairly direct conduit to downtown if driving.
The office staff couldn’t have been more friendly, helpful and welcoming when I arrived and when I turned in my walk through report, to my pleasant surprise, they actually addressed every single (very minor) item.
The office staff was also very direct in their responses to the couple of concerns that I did address based on the negative reviews I’d read.
* Parking — True, there are lots and lots of folks who live here and parking is not by assignment and so can be an issue. But reports of just randomly towing vehicles were overstated. Vehicles will be towed if illegally parked or non-​operable. But, here’s an idea: park legally and don’t leave your tire flat for a week.
* Staff entering apartments without notice or permission — The office staff acknowledged MD law (which is essentially the same in every state) that management may not enter an apartment without the express permission of the lessee without sufficient notice (i.e. for routine maintenance or exterminators)
Certainly, I will update if there are any new or more negative findings, but so far this is a great place to live.

Great location. Over priced for the age and condition of the apartments plus you can count on a substantial increase of rent each year. You can hear every noise next door. Limited to Comcast for cable and your ISTA bill is determined by the use of your building not on independent utilization. The staff is friendly enough and the grounds are well kept. The pool is fantastic though the hours are the pits. During the summer months they do not open until 12 pm.