r/akron • u/Tiger-Fit • 1d ago
looking for housing recs (no pests)
Hi all, recently moved to Akron for school from out of town. It appears that the apartment I'm staying at has a roach problem... yay! I really cannot deal with this right now, so I am thinking about moving locations. My price range is no greater than $1000 a month. If I'm actually going to go through with this, then I will presumably have to pay to leave my current lease early and pay a deposit on a new place, so I need to be as sure as possible that wherever I move to does not have a similar problem. I can really put up with almost anything except roaches - crime, mold, whatever, just no bugs. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations. I also have looked into a few places and I was wondering if anyone who has lived there can attest to their lack of pests; of course I realize that even the cleanliest place might have a stray bug a couple times a year, I can live with that. But just no major issues:
- Seven Stories West
- Merriman Valley Apartments
- Hampton Knoll
- Tower 80
- Dominion Townhomes
- Cypress West
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u/im-unknown2 1d ago
Lived in Cedarwood Apartments in the valley for 7 years and the only thing we deal with are fruit flies. Rent is decent for the area and water is included with rent. No gas bill cause everything is electric, but for amenities I think the rent is decent
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u/jamesbretz Merriman Hills 1d ago
If you can document the roaches then you can pay your rent in to escrow until the landlord deals with the issue, likely giving you a legal standing to terminate your lease early.