The Grove At Turtle Run

This is a 100% honest review of the complex. I will say that the properly is BEAUTIFUL, the apartments are VERY VERY NICE. No issues with noise AT ALL. No crime. BUT

3 Things that you NEED to know before moving here:
1. The front gate entry is POORLY designed. If a visitor / a owner without a gate key gets let in from the dial box there is a timer the closes the gate that will close so fast you will not be able to get in the gate!! And then the only way to get out of other car's way is to reverse. Well imagine a line of 6 cars and the 1st one cant get in. ALL HAVE TO REVERSE.

If the car before you gets in and you go a fraction of a minute after then the gate will close even if you had access from the dialer. ITS SOOOO ANNOYING. There has been over 20 times where the gate has closed on me after less than 7 seconds. I literally have to speed to get to the gate and there is a speed bump right after the dialer. Scary.

2. The trash is in the front of the complex and there is only 1 working door at the gate to get in thru (at least on the right hand side entrance) which is the one that requires you to cross the street right in front of the people at the dial box. The door that has sidewalk access has no door knob and is locked!! (This also plays into issue #1 if someone is walking in front of the dialer then the gate will close because you waited too long!)

3. The rules for guest parking is almost comical. If a guest stays with you, you have to request a pass for them to park in the guest spot or else they will be towed at the owners expense. Okay, I understand why a pass is needed but you need to request one EVERY TIME the guest stays, yes you can get a date range but imagine not knowing the exact days?.

As well as if there is an emergency situation where a guest needs to stay with you what are you going to do? They will get a warning and possibly towed. A horribly thought out guest system.

I loved it, community was well placed! Plush landscaped! Bummer no 3 bedrooms available ! Amenities galore !

While the facilities are nice and most of the staff are friendly, management is not. The rent is increased yearly at a higher than cost of living percentage without adding any value. They have issues keeping the "security" gates working and the trash area clean. In addition their hurricane prep and procedures are horrible.