Living here is definitely a pleasure due to the easy-going atmosphere. The building accommodatingly allows for pets, maintenance requests, etc. Furthermore, the staff are always willing to help and provide advice when necessary. Not to mention all of the available amenities such as on-site laundry and our own gym - 5/5 stars!
In the past, this place and its personnel were accommodating and respected students' privacy. Because of this, I have recommended it to people I know who wanted to attend UOIT or Durham College. The remarks from them about the management were always positive.
However, after renovations at the entrance of the building, the atmosphere changed drastically. The staff became two-faced and passive-aggressive; any help requested was a way for them to exploit money from tenants. The parking is managed by another firm that takes advantage of financially precarious pupils. They also enter rented rooms without authorization or when occupants are not there - disregarding Ontario landlord and tenant regulations - using fire safety inspections as an excuse for their actions. For example, Emily took pictures of possessions then prohibited textbooks or course notes stored in boxes; she surveyed personal items in bedrooms to decide what could remain there while forbidding winter clothing during summertime; she judged beds based on her preferences and banned any storage containers in bedrooms regardless of how orderly they were kept by tenants needing somewhere to keep expensive/sentimental belongings due to living far away from home (without exprIn the past, this place and its personnel were accommodating and respected students' privacy. Because of this, I have recommended it to people I know who wanted to attend UOIT or Durham College. The remarks from them about the management were always positive.
However, after renovations at the entrance of the building, the atmosphere changed drastically. The staff became two-faced and passive-aggressive; any help requested was a way for them to exploit money from tenants. The parking is managed by another firm that takes advantage of financially precarious pupils. They also enter rented rooms without authorization or when occupants are not there - disregarding Ontario landlord and tenant regulations - using fire safety inspections as an excuse for their actions. For example, Emily took pictures of possessions then prohibited textbooks or course notes stored in boxes; she surveyed personal items in bedrooms to decide what could remain there while forbidding winter clothing during summertime; she judged beds based on her preferences and banned any storage containers in bedrooms regardless of how orderly they were kept by tenants needing somewhere to keep expensive/sentimental belongings due to living far away from home (without expressing empathy). Her demands made me think foreign students would be undesirable unless wealthy enough to fulfil her conditions/likes/dislikes.
As more good students leave because they can't endure such treatment, the building has started allowing smokers inside - although marijuana is legalised now - which results in cigarette/marijuana scent pervading hallways all day long (and people whomore ...hide ...