1. staff is rude unless you're giving them money, but they would rather threaten you with an eviction 5 days into the month to get some new residents in then to be courteous.
2. maintenance team is constantly changing. their work is mediocre at best. 3 work orders later, the kitchen sink faucet and stove still didn't work properly. In the process of "fixing" things, they entered my property without leaving a note, work order, or a call. you only knew they were there because the kitchen towels... were used for their work, the electrical box left open, or their dirty tools left behind.
3. the lake is cute, but the ducks aren't discussed enough. they are wild and behave as such.
4. the rent increases annually. the water bill was $158! - one person. 2bd apartment. how?!
5. the amenities are a joke. the pool is always closed and the gym equipment is broken and/or missing.
6. the trash situation is repulsive.
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The property is really nice during the day, but it does have several downsides. There are periods of car break ins and it doesn't feel safe at night. Trash is constantly an issue. Another huge problem is that the property can't keep maintenance people because of the MASSIVE workload MAA requires of their maintenance team. It takes way too long for work orders to be done because of this and I have seen times where tenants get to a point of being so mad that they leave the property. MAA does not... care, and it sometimes feels like it is their goal for them to get you in at The Paddock Club Columbia, and then neglect you after they have your money. They would rather cycle new money instead of retaining old residents so that they can sell at whatever boosted market price it happens to be at the time. Overall, not worth your time or money unless you know how to maintain your own apartment and even then they wont come by and drop off the parts you need. My own work orders at the time of this post are going on 2 months old and no one has even attempted to come by my apartment. Read More

Moved in here three weeks ago, didn't try to use dishwasher (which is obviously new) until three days ago.

When I did, dishwasher tipped over, because it was not properly installed... the screws to hold it to the counter were never put in. Told office, then tried to run it anyhow, and it doesn't turn on.

Office originally said "we will have maintenance come tomorrow", then when I went back to say it didn't run at all "tomorrow morning" told it would be later that day. When I went back the... third day, was told "we are ordering a new dishwasher".... an obvious excuse to delay fixing it, since they still haven't looked at it. The reason for this became obvious when was told "we only have one maintenance guy, we laid off the others" so now he's too busy.

I'm now looking at the possibility of terminating my lease at the end of the second month (with cause) for their refusal to live up to their obligation to maintain the installed appliances, and possibly having to sue to get my deposit back. Read More

I’ve lived here over 3 years and the amenities suck. The gazebo is pretty much the only thing I even care about, now all of a sudden they tell me, no one can go in the gazebo when the pool is closed. That was never the case before. Even when the pool is open, I’ve had to go to the office EVERYTIME to get them to unlock the gates, that are supposed to be unlocked at all times during office hours. The gym has been closed on multiple occasions I’ve went to it. This place sucks! I recommend not... renting here! Read More

When I was recently looking for a place to live, I stopped by the office and the assistant manager showed me around and gave me good information on the complex. While I didn't end up relocating to Columbia, I felt my visit was very informative.