Lincolnshire Apartments

"ROACHES. Fell in love with this place and moved in during 2021. Worked with the owners and an exterminator who was the nicest, smartest man ever. Unfortunately, it is such an old building and I should have known that there would not only be one roach but LOTS of roaches. This place is under new ownership but still has it's same old bug problem. My neighbors had the same issue. There is no quick solution to getting rid of them no matter what management says. Charming interior, perfect location but not worth the constant fear and purchasing bottles of Raid to kill these huge monsters lol. Sorry Lincolnshire, everything else was perfect... broke my lease, and got the heck out of there."

"As a 1929 built apartment building with the same name since then, it is neat place. I have been the maintenance contractor to take care of the building since 1998. Like all old buildings it has it's issues but if you like small, somewhat vintage, close to places to eat and drink, and now the Red Line, it's the place for you. I have no idea about tenant / landlord issues as I don't get involved with that aspect of things. That stuff is above my pay grade. From steam / hot water heat, hard wood floors in the upstairs units to original fixtures still in various parts of the building. It has been a challenge sometimes to maintain, but I have, with the help of various other contractors over the years that I know I can get the help from when I can't handle the issue. I am usually on call 24/7 for any major issues that arise and of course they have over the years. Those issues are dealt with as quickly as possible. Getting the units ready for the next tenant can be a challenge also. It would be great if people would leave the units better than the way it was when they moved in but very seldom I find them that way. Mostly from normal wear and tear. I think soon I will be retiring from taking care of Lincolnshire. I will miss the old place and the mix of tenants that currently or will reside there. Broad Ripple has changed over these many years but still a great place to live and work."

"Pros: Location, cute apartments in a neat old building, and price THE BIG CON: The greedy, rude landlord. I had to sublet my apartment for health reasons and before this I had only a few encounters with the landlord to where I thought he came off as rude. When I spoke to him about needing to sublet he said he understood and then proceeded to tell me that since I've been a good tenant I would receive my whole deposit back which is $600. After this conversation, I started looking for someone to sublet. I had a girl from Texas text me saying she saw my post on Craigslist and asked if her family could take a look at it for her which they ended up doing. Right after they looked at it I get a knock on my door and it's the landlord. He asks, "Did they just look at your apartment to sublet?" I said yes and he said, "Well they already put down a deposit down on the one across the hall. They would have to put another $600 down if they want yours I can't just switch them." Hmmm that's funny considering he OWNS the building (not like a complex) and I work as a leasing agent, and YES you can just switch the deposit to a different apartment, it's not like they signed the lease. He just wanted the money and didn't want to have to work to find someone else for that apartment across the hall since I was told to find someone on my own to sublet. Then the same people who just viewed my apartment decided to go back and view the one across the hall again. I was walking out of my apartment and saw them and just waived and then the landlord literally shut the door as I was waiving. I ended up finding someone to sublet my apartment and told the landlord I would be out on August 1st. About a week before I am scheduled to move, he texts me asking if I can be out on July 31st because the new tenant is moving in on the 1st. I told him that's not possible since the person who was residing in my new apartment, which was 2 hours away, was moving on the 31st and he didn't know when he would be out of the place, which is why I told him previously I would be out on the 1st. He then said, "If you move out on the 1st then you will owe for August's rent and I can't legally move someone in on the same day you're moving out." At this point, I called him, absolutely furious that this was even happening a week from the 1st. We went back and forth for a few minutes and then it came down to if I'm out by noon and if the new tenant is okay with moving in after noon, then it will be okay. I immediately texted her when I got off the phone and she didn't seem to mind at all, so a big deal was made over nothing. I have had two experiences at past apartment places where I moved out/in as someone else was moving out/in, so apparently it's NOT illegal... I did this at an apartment complex in Fishers before moving to Lincolnshire so gave them a call to see if he was full of it (I work at a complex in IL now so wasn't sure if this was some weird IN law) Turns out it's definitely legal and he just wanted that extra rent money of $650 for August, or at least that was the obvious impression I was getting. After that instance, nothing else happened up until today. I received a letter in the mail from the landlord with the remaining amount of my deposit which instead of the $600 I was expecting per his prior conversation with me, there was only $300. All the letter basically said was check your lease as to why there isn't the full amount here instead of just explaining why. Of course I'm angry and upset, so I texted him asking what could possibly have been $300 worth in repairs or damages? The place looked even better than it did when I moved in (not as clean) since my parents and I cleaned like crazy to make sure the new tenant had a fresh, clean apartment to walk into. I also asked what changed since our previous conversation since I was told I would receive the whole deposit. He said, "You did not complete the full term of your lease a full refund is not given." My parents were counting on this refund since the move was not cheap. Unbelievable how greedy this guy is!!"