The Lexington

"The worst apartments in Sarasota. The property manager is absolutely terrible and basically a horrible human being who doesn’t treat anyone with any decency and throws her employees under the bus for her mistakes. The place is crawling with roaches no matter how clean you keep it. The toilets constantly get clogged because of bad plumping and sewage comes up the drains. And it also smells bad around the complex no matter where you go. I hated taking my dog for walks because it always smelled. Everyone else who has a dog here never and I mean NEVER cleaned up after them. I could never let my kids walk around the lake because there was dog poop everywhere you looked. Management did put up signs and warning’s but never actually enforced anything. One family would invite all of their extended family and friends to the pool and throw parties every weekend and crowded it so much no other tenants could use it and management never did anything to enforce a guest limit rule. Cigarette butts all over the pool areas. Honestly this place was almost $2k a month in rent in 2022 and it was definitely not worth it. Outdated appliances as well. A porch that sloped drastically because it constantly got flooded (and this is on the second floor). The maintenance guys were always helpful but definitely over worked, constantly putting bandaids on peoples plumbing issues because the management company wouldn’t pay for a real solution. Our toilet contents completely spilled down into the bottom neighbors apartment not once, not twice, but three times in the course of a year. And we had no idea it was happening. We would flush as usual and randomly the contents of that flush would come down through their ceiling, ruining their ceiling completely and making their whole house smell terrible. I’ve never lived at a worse apartment complex. The leasing agents were always very kind and tired to be helpful but the worker for a condescending women who thought she would never have any consequences for how she treated people. I hope that at some point she did. This is not a family friendly apartment complex. The 4 bedrooms are spacious but not worth it because of all the above problems. Especially the roaches and poop issues. Just gross. We kept our house so clean, never left food out, it doesn’t matter: They live in the walls and no matter how many times an exterminator comes it never helps. He pointed out wholes around the cabinets that could be filled because it was a possible point of entrance but again, management never did anything. So instead you get to wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and get freaked out by huge roaches crawling on the walls. Again, I’ve NEVER lived somewhere that was this bad."

"Just moved out about 7 weeks ago. Lived there for 4 years. Management changed hands 3 times. Quality of tenants continued to go waaaaay down. Leaky ceilings when taking a shower, PAY FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING--ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!, almost no chairs at back pool ever. Limited chairs at main pool. Maintenance very, very slow. Window that didn't stay open for all 4 years! $800 RENT INCREASE IN ONE YEAR! We had 15 people living in the townhouse next to us--I KID YOU NOT!! Whoever moves in here would be out of their mind."

"If i could give a negative 100 i would. DON'T RENT HERE, THEY ARE INFESTED WITH TERMITES, SEWER WATER FLOODED MY APARTMENT TWICE. THERE ARE OVER 10 RESIDENTS WITH NO COOL AIR. THE PEOPLE IN THE OFFICE ARE RUDE AND DON'T DO THEIR JOBS EVER!!!! They never notify about anything important but will bill you for everything. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT JOIN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT FILED AGAINST THEM"

"Awful place to live. Those apartments need to be torn down, they are so old, nothing works there, toilets in ALL apartments always getting backed up, acts are so old they never work properly, different apartments have leaks and the list goes on and on. Super expensive, there are 10 to 15 people living in a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment. This place is just nasty."

"I lived there long enough to know that each tenant had their own issues with the management or the buildings. From faulty fire alarms to late and lazy maintenance staff; every experience at the Lexington was an arduous endeavor. Even leaving the overpriced apartment building was a disaster. My lease stated I was able to sublet so plans were in place to do so, management told me otherwise and that I instead would owe several thousand dollars for breaking my lease. I was also told I would be given information on how to pay it. I even asked after a few months. Nothing. Not a word. Until a debt collector contacted me asking for the money half a year later. Your staff was unhelpful, your management was contradictory, and your facilities were always broken. Now, you lie about satisfaction. I am happy to have left and I have made it a personal endeavor to make sure that the Lexington's infamy is well known."