Landings At Boot Ranch

Worst renting experience ever. From the start, The office staff seemed to be nice but constantly mixes your info up with others and didn’t deliver. They are full of excuses. Our apartment was so filthy when we received it, had to spend our own money on extra cleaning. We left that place 100% cleaner then when we received and still was charged on our move out for cleaning. The 3^rd party utility company they use, though your water usage is metered, estimate your final bill! Why? There is a meter. We were over charged on our last bill by a lot. The Lease wording is terrible and says ‘may be estimated’. I have no idea how this can be. The apartments are so poorly insulated that you can hear everything above and around you. In addition, the windows are so bad, they condense with water and mold. It was a constant battle to keep up with mold on our window seals. So many dogs live here, it sounds like a kennel. Lots of dog poop to maneuver around.

As we said in our newsletter, it is alligator mating season. During late April and early May you will most likely notice more alligators. The American alligator is classified by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as similarity of appearance to a threatened taxon. This listing provides federal protection for alligators, alligators can only be legally taken by individuals with proper licenses and permits and only under strict sets of conditions.
Many residents, especially those new to the area, grow concerned when they see alligators sunning on the shores of our lakes. We have been coexisting with these creatures for over 16 years on this property. For the last 10 years, I have made it a point to educate residents about the alligators they see and sometimes fear on our property. Here are a few things you should know
· Alligators are protected and cannot be simply «removed» because they look scary
· Only alligators over a certain length and size or who have been seen behaving *aggressively can be removed by the wildlife service.
· Any and all alligators that are removed ARE KILLED; there are no other options for relocating.
· Anyone seen attempting to «relocate» an alligator is guilty of a felony.
· Feeding alligators is illegal and will cause the alligator to lose his fear of humans
· Despite what we see in movies and on TV, alligators ARE afraid of humans and are highly likely to run when approached. Not that you should ever approach an alligator. This is why it is so important not to feed an alligator and cause them to lose this fear.
· During mating season, male alligators fight for the attention of female alligators, those alligators that lose the fight, often travel through the underground pipes in our lake to come find a place of rest and recovery. The alligators that you see on our banks at this time are most likely only here for a few days, very tired and just want to rest and be left alone.
· Female alligators make nest in places not common to our property. This is important to understand because it is only the female alligator that will have a tendency to be slightly more aggressive while protecting her nest. Even then, the female will hiss and warn any threats that they should leave, she will only advance if the threat seems very high. But again there are NO areas on our property for females to nest.
· While the alligators on our banks are highly unlikely to pose any danger, it is still very important to keep your pets and children out of the water, and very small pets near the water’s edge could look like prey to an alligator, ESPECIALLY at dusk when alligators feed.
· Alligators are vital to our Florida eco system and should not be feared, but respected.
· WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ALLIGATOR ATTACK ON PROPERTY IN 16 YEARS AND WE HAVE HAD OVER 100 ALLIGATORS COME AND GO. THE MANAGER AND STAFF KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON THE SITUATION.
· Your chance of being attacked by an alligator in Florida, where most attacks occur, is about one in 24 million.
· Your chance of winning Florida’s Lotto Jackpot is one million better.
· If you learn more about alligators and apply the information, you improve your safety factor (and by comparison, better your statistical odds at winning millions).
*Aggressive behavior — Showing signs that they are not afraid of human.
Thank you,
Landings at Boot Ranch West
212 Katherine Boulevard
Palm Harbor, FL 34 684
This is letter from property manager. If you didn’t know you will live with Alligators on property. Another think; Cockroaches. You cannot get rid of them. Very disgusting.
Then if you like Alligators, Cockroach, aggressive dog breeds, no parking then this place is for you.

This is the same place as «The Landings at Boot Ranch West» in Palm Harbor. For some reason this one is listed with Clearwater as the city. Maybe you’ll love it if you move here but my experience here has been horrible! Parking here is absolutely ridiculous. Recently they took away all visitor parking inside the gate to make room for residents, which is fine but now visitors have to park outside of the gate. The visitor parking lot is cheaply made — it’s small and all gravel. The gates often stay open which defeats the purpose of paying for a gated community. Maintenance requests are not fulfilled in a timely manner. They promised new appliances but some of my «new» appliances had problems within the first month of moving in. The walls are too thin. I hear my neighbor’s TV, foot steps in the hallway/​stairs, and my neighbor’s dogs running around above me! Most of the office staff is unprofessional and incompetent. I will not go into details but on more than one occasion they’ve laughed in my face when I brought up the problems I’ve had. There doesn’t seem to be enough room to drive around the premises. I always have to try to move over as far as I can if another car is approaching and I drive a small sedan. I know two other people that feel the same way as me. Also, recently there was some kind of incident and cops were all over this place! I’m not sure what the story was. All I can tell you is to do yourself a favor and live somewhere else.

I have lived here for 7 months and cannot wait to get out of my lease. The management is HORRIBLE! Wendy is BEYOND rude and vindictive! If you complain about something and plead your case, you are her target and she will FIND things to use against you. Most vindictive power hungry person I have met in a long time. They do not fix things… and I am not talking minor repairs, I am talking about major, dangerous issues. There is no parking, and they have some people move out of their garages unless they are going to use them for their cars, BUT others are allowed to work out of their garages, which is illegal. Just depends on how much you want to suck up to management. I have lived in many places, and their is always issues, but nothing like the management they have here. When you talk to her boss, they tell you that they know she is rude and will send her to training AGAIN, so they don’t care either. My suggestion… DON’T MOVE HERE!