Mission Ridge Homeowners Association

Hello Mission Ridge
I used to love you. You are so pretty and well kept. But the people who govern your land make you unbearable and undesirable! The reason you’re getting 2 stars is because of the board members and the management company. The complex is at least a 4 – 5 star facility!
Here is my story:
I lived at Mission Ridge for over 4 years. I had wonderful landlords who have supported us (my boyfriend and I) through some uncomfortable issues presented by Mission Ridge.
They keep the grounds looking nice. There is a huge pool (Olympic size), Male and Female Saunas, and a gym, pretty nice amenities’ for a 40 year old complex.
If you’re planning on renting a unit at this complex, get ready to be treated like the redheaded step child of the family. But If you own, you instantly become a valued member of the Mission Ridge society.
I lived here for 4 years and when a family moved in underneath us they complained of noise, some 6 months after they moved in, which the board members tried to fine us for. Keep in mind, when you live under people, you are guaranteed to hear noise above you. (That is a longer story that you probably don’t want to read about.)
Thankfully, our landlords fought for us and couldn’t understand why the people who moved in didn’t grasp the concept of living in a multi family environment. In one scenario, my landlord was talking to a woman who worked in their office about the noise and the comment from the office lady was «They are renters!» to which our landlord shut her down right away by saying «And they don’t have the same rights as any other person living there?» The woman had nothing more to say.
The next issue is they have these guards who «watch» the complex over night. But you can occasionally catch them asleep in their guard shack, or talking on the phone, not paying attention to the people who drive into our complex. The older guy, Max, He doesn’t even hear/​see the cars coming up the hill. He’ll look up as you’re driving by. It’s pretty worthless! (See my review for Active Protective Services)
Next, the Gossip! Oh do the people who live here LOVE to Gossip. I found out some things about my landlord from people who live and work here told me. It’s quite inappropriate in my opinion. Watch out for the round woman who walks around in the evening.
The board is constently changing rules. You’ll get monthly notices about the changes the board makes. Parking policies changed and they tow any car that they want to, so watch out! If you rent a unit, you have to have permission to have a guest park here. But you pay the rent, not the landlord. It’s complete garbage!
The Pet policy changed. You can’t hang anything up on your balcony without board approval. Once they tried to fine us for having a refridgerator on our balcony, which we didn’t have. They sent us this blury black and white photo of a balcony they claimed was ours. and it wasn’t. Then when I was dealing with the noise issue, they tried to use this mystery fridge that against me! Asking if we were dragging it across the floor… Cause I love to just drag heavy refrigerators across my condo at weird hours of the night for fun!
Moral of the story! If you’ll be RENTING, good luck! if you OWN, you’re already a gold member of the Mission Ridge Community.