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Terrance Truitt
Jun 8, 2026
I lived at Mallard Lakes for a year and genuinely enjoyed it. Faith in the leasing office was a pleasure to work with, the maintenance team stayed on top of things, the community felt good, and having two garages and spacious bedrooms made it home. For the day-to-day living experience, I'd recommend it.
What I can't recommend is going in blind on the move-out process.
When I moved in, the drip pans on the stove were already dirty and damaged, but they are drip pans, it meant nothing to me. However, when I moved out, I was charged for those same drip pans. I was charged for "scuff marks" on a basement floor, the likely result of a washer and dryer I rented. I was charged for damaged window screens on windows that were stuck shut and never opened once. I mounted TVs, which was permitted, with holes smaller than a quarter, and still got charged for both the holes and a full paint job which were not laid out as an expectation of repair. None of this was supported by photos in the final accounting. What makes this especially frustrating is that I cleaned that apartment thoroughly and retained video documentation of every room before handing over the keys.
I don't know if this comes from PLK as a mandate or if it is specific to this community's management, but the pattern is clear: they will find small, hard-to-fight things to charge you for at move-out. I moved out of state, so small claims court is not a realistic option for me, and I suspect they know that math works in their favor.
To be clear, this community is well within their right to operate how they see fit. My advice to renters however, document everything on day one. Push back on anything that is not move-in ready. Save your move-out video and photos somewhere you can access them. And when you leave, make sure that apartment looks untouched. Don't give them anything to work with.