Joppa Lane Apartments

The building is falling apart and the management couldn't care less. Spent over 3 months without an elevator multiple times, mostly in the summer. Unheated stairwells in the winter, and many a phone call 'reminding' the property manager about other maintenance issues specific to the apartment that were still ignored. Meeting the maintenance guy in the garage is your best bet to get anything taken care of.

The buildings are made of cement block so you can hear everything your neighbor downstairs says but not the person talking in the next room. The appliances are ancient, the bathroom fixtures are corroded from years of hard water buildup and the paint is so cheap if you try to clean off a scuff mark you end up taking off the paint. Air conditioners are placed in holes in the wall with no insulation and they duct tape a plastic box over them in the winter, which is not very helpful since these apartments are located in Minnesota and duct tape and plastic just isn't going to cut it for temperatures below 0.

Both property managers are difficult to deal with, passive aggressive and will lie to your face to save a penny, so when you move out don't expect a penny of your security deposit back.

Joppa Lane apartments seem like a very reasonably priced apartment complex for the location, however, it is because some of the units are unlivable. I did not get ANY cell phone service in my apartment. None. I would have to leave and go to the Starbucks across the street to make any phone calls. Friends and family could not get ahold of me when I was in the apartment, which was unacceptable. Because I signed a lease I was locked in so I ended up basically living at my fiance's house so that I could be in touch with family and friends. Even though I never lived in my apartment, they charged me 135 dollars in cleaning fees. This was incredibly upsetting because the apartment was NOT dirty. When I called to inquire about this, they told me that almost everyone gets charged cleaning fees. So if you decide to live here, know that you will NOT get the entirety of your security deposit back. I personally think this is an incredibly poor way to run a rental company. And just for context, this is the first time I have ever written a negative review about anything in my life. Please think very carefully before signing a lease here, and make sure to check and see if you get cell phone service and do not expect to get your security deposit back