Columbia Residential at 1718 Peachtree Street Northwest, Atlanta, Georgia.

I am a resident of Columbia Peoplestown. The apartment community is great other than kid's from other neighborhoods vandalizing the wash room, and exercise room. The reason for my review is to let other residents know about the lease. I moved in 9/24/16 and since I didn't read the fine print, my lease was up 8/31/16. But keep in mind also on my lease it says 12 months. Now you would think 12 months would be from 9/24/15 to 9/24/16. Not the case! They also require a 60 day notice and if you do month to month, they tack on an extra $100 towards your rent. To me, this is unfair wen everyone is trying to get by day to day. This apartment community is supposed to be tax credit and an equal housing opportunity. There is nothing equal about 11 months of renting wen the lease says 12 months. This is just a way to get extra money from low income residents. The property manager when I called to let her know I will be moving told me about my lease will be ending. Then she stated she was going to call me the first week of August to see if I was renewing. Never got that call. I get a call for everything else. With our buy lifestyles and trying to survive, that call should have been mandatory if my lease was ending. In my mind, I'm thinking my lease was ending 9/24/16. If this company is going to residents sign a lease saying 12 months, it need to indeed be 12 months. Not 11 months. That is very unfair and breach of trust. I will be reaching out to our city councilman, the mayor, community affairs, and anybody I can reach to cause attention to the way leases are done in Georgia. It is not fair to residents who pay their rent on time and abide by all the rules of the property. Let alone keep the property as it was when I moved in although my carpet had these god awful stains on it that can't be removed; which were covered up with a fresh cleaning when I moved in. Columbia, be fair to the people and stop trying to squeeze money out of people that are barely getting by to raise their kids. You can't possibly be strapped for cash with all the real estate that you own. Sincerely, a resident that is going to make some noise.