Great place, just a bit away from downtown, but close to bus stops and just a short bus ride away from fuqua

The apartments are super old and there are a lot of problems with electricity, maintenance, fire alarm, etc. The management is terrible, super rude and they dont help you with anything. When you need them for something, is almost as they are doing you a huge favor by doing their job. You are basically on your own. The apartments have a lot of problems with maintenance, electricity, fire alarm and the maintenance takes too long to help you. My microwave often doesn't work, we can't use the stove for a long time, we can't use air fryer and the microwave at the same time, every time we cook with our door close, the fire alarm goes off. It is terrible. And the location is the apartments, despite being near the campus, is far from everything. So, if you dont have a car, you can't do much besides go to class. And if you have a car, I would recommend live anywhere else and go by car to the school. The gym is aso terrible. Few and old machines and small. Also, you can hear everything. If your neighbor flushes, you hear.

It's not a safe place and the administration does not provide help when required. The only benefit is the location near the law school.

There are a lot of hidden charges so be sure to take a good long look at it!

I really don't recommend Belmont. The facilities are ok but for what I pay in rent I could definitely do better

So far Belmont offers competent staff and a good pool area as well as lake views. While the energy bill for Belmont apartments is high and the actual apartment old, it is a convenient place to live in walking distance.

The building itself is pretty good but the management is pretty racist towards international students

The property in itself is pretty decent for the price. It is much safer now. But there is a problem with roaches right from the beginning.

So far so good

Not sure if The Belmont is the right apartment complex for you? Here are some fun tidbits from my own experience to help you decide.

- Despite an ungodly amount of pest control requests, The Belmont has never been able to get rid of the roach problem. Roaches have shown up in my bed, shower, cabinets, toilet, sink, clothes, shoes, etc. regardless of how clean the apartment is. I have purchased every “roach solution” out there to no avail. If you have an issue with roaches, living here will be your nightmare. I cannot stress this enough.

- When I moved out, I was charged over $500 in damages. They insisted my access card was missing until I provided a video of it being returned to which they responded, “we just found the access card.” They charged me $195 for a couple of tiny scratches on the kitchen countertops. I have a timestamped photo showing that the scratches were there when I moved in but recently learned that the Belmont doesn’t accept tenant photos as evidence (keep that in mind). John Kellum told me in writing that the kitchen and bathroom countertops were damaged by the previous tenants but that they were reglazed immediately prior to my move-in. I believe this to be a lie, as I have photographic evidence showing that they were still damaged when I moved in. I was charged over $160 for a vinyl transition strip which was peeling up because it was cheaply installed. A charge which, after a lot of arguing on my part, was eventually dropped. The Belmont staff also initially refused to discuss any of these issues with me and instead made me go through a third party, a woman in Virginia who had no idea what was going on because she lives in a different state.

- When I moved in, the condensation drain above the shower was constantly dripping dirty runoff water from the A/C into my bathtub. It covered my shower in dirt and made taking a shower the most repulsive experience. I went to the leasing office to report the issue and was told “that’s just the way it is.” I will attach a picture of the drain and tub for reference as well as my makeshift tape solution needed every time that I wanted to take a shower without dirty water falling on me. I was also charged for the dirty bathtub when I moved out.

- The Belmont found a leak in my apartment during an inspection and neglected to tell me about it and/or fix it. Instead, they ignored the issue, and I was charged an extra $120 for water the next month. Every time I went to the leasing office to ask questions, I was told, “You really shouldn’t leave your water running,” “It’s your fault for not reporting the issue” and “Sometimes my cat drinks water from my sink when it drips, and I’m not complaining.” Up until then, my average water bill was no more than $40. It took over 2 months of hounding the leasing office to get my money back.

- When I asked to add a new roommate to my lease, I was given the wrong paperwork which, if signed, would’ve essentially evicted me from my apartment. Always read everything they give you before signing.

- I called the leasing office on a Friday afternoon to report my car being stolen and was told “I’m sorry, I don’t know what to do in this situation, but we're closing soon. Maybe try calling back on Monday.” I have also had 4 packages stolen because the locker system sends your code to other people when the WIFI goes down (I have had other people's codes sent to me as well). The leasing office will tell you that they aren’t responsible, and that people often return misplaced packages. That has happened 0/4 times for me.

- “Security” is a joke. A male security member who sits at the gate at night has made comments multiple times about what I was wearing, so I got to feel uncomfortable every time I came home. You can also flash a plain, white notecard at night when the gate is broken, which seems to be about 50% of the time, or anytime you are following behind another car, and that will pass as a gate key. Security will let you t