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iced-macchiato t1_j9aiqky wrote

The Wooten Co is pretty awful.

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Ipuncholdpeople t1_j9akyks wrote

They are so big and decentralized it's hard to generalize. I live in a wooten co apartment, and both my sibling used to as well. Some of them are shitty and some are pretty nice

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arbitrarytrombone t1_j9axvy7 wrote

2/3 of my apartments were managed by Wooten. The first was acceptable for the part of town it was in and it was technically student living but it was still pretty crappy. The second I only lived in for 48 hours because they chose not to disclose the complex was infested with roaches. The apartment was in complete disrepair still and they had us move in while still painting and installing. Got all my money back but Wooten is sketchy asf if you don’t live directly in the middle of town.

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iced-macchiato t1_j9aycl9 wrote

You are so lucky you got your money back! I had to pay $1,000 to break my lease even while not having hot water and a leak that was ruining my apartment.

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arbitrarytrombone t1_j9b4dka wrote

There were some other factors that made them look bad too, I assume the only reason they didn’t fight me on it is because they weren’t up to snuff on their end. Very very lucky we found our place after. TLC properties is great!

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dameavoi t1_j9apdd3 wrote

I have fam in Wooten properties and from their multi-yr experience, I'm surprised to see them on this list. They've been responsive and fair. The apartments they live in are in decent condition. I'd prob rank them middle of the pack after looking at this thread.

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TheAmaryllis t1_j9b9uyg wrote

I rent from them and the particular property I'm in is awful. They don't keep up the building but rent keeps getting raised. Management is terrible and so is maintenance. I'm only still here because I can't afford to move.

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iced-macchiato t1_j9fcldo wrote

That happened to me. My rent went up $100 one year when I lived in one of their properties. I complained nothing was getting fixed but rent was being raised. They told me it was because all the other housing prices were going up, not because they were making improvements. Well no duh.

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trashchan333 t1_j9at77f wrote

I’ve lived in three different Wooten apartments, first one was kinda shitty but not that bad and the other two have been great, I’ve been living in my current one for three years. Maintenance is fast, landlord is fairly responsive. Walls are quite thin and I can hear the downstairs neighbors fucking a lot but that’s most apartments I think. Wooten truly is a hit or miss

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iced-macchiato t1_j9aue0n wrote

Glad it’s been good for you. The property we lived in several years ago looked nice and the initial property manager was great. However, it went downhill after she left. They couldn’t find a new property manager the entire year after. We lived with leaks from our upstairs neighbors for months and it ruined a wall in our apartment because without a manager they couldn’t schedule maintenance. The phone was never answered. I had to go down to the central office on Seminole to tell them the wall was literally soaking wet and we had a giant puddle on our floor. We also lived without hot water for several months in the winter. Worst experience I’ve ever had in an apartment complex. To move out I had to go to another apartment complex and tell them to let the Wooten Co know we were leaving. Then they took 5 months to process our move out.

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trashchan333 t1_j9av9ta wrote

I feel that, the first apartment I had from Wooten the bathtub backed up and wouldn’t drain and it took two weeks to get someone out to fix it, I had to dredge the tub before I could shower and it ended up growing some mold in the bathroom from the moisture

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jonjonjay t1_j9fkgxy wrote

Been with them a year now. Nothing but good things to say.

They're human so I'm sure there's bad experiences to be had but I'd recommend them

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