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0 stars!!!
Hate it here - would give 0 stars if I could. Almost all of the positive reviews posted since September are likely fake, as most of us here seem to share the same sentiment. I would literally rather sh!t in my hands and clap than stay here again next year. That’s not a slight against operations management (we love Shelley!), because it’s quite obvious the company itself is a mess. Aside from the COMPLETE lack of airflow in the blocks, and the constant neglect of maintenance issues both in the hallways and in almost every room, Sterling Court’s biggest problem is the lack of communication between residents and staff regarding important matters. A few weeks ago, an individual was found deceased, (presumably in their room), and we were told to stay in pur rooms as the body was wheeled out. At no point did it occur to the IQ staff to inform students of their passing, or soothe anxious residents, and had we not looked out of our windows, we wouldn’t have known a thing. Another issue in this building is that there are barely any cameras and essentially no proper security measures. We’ve had repeated instances of things like residents being sexually harassed/assaulted by the same individual, people’s door handles being jiggled at night, and people being followed to their rooms at odd hours. Once, at 7am, a member of the maintenance team attempted to open my door whilst I was using the toilet (the handle has been broken since September but they’re “going to fix it soon”), and when I reported it he said I was lying. A more extreme example would be the fact that a rape was reported around a month ago, and although the resident was evicted, residents were not informed or asked for information, nor did they think to search for other victims. Nothing was actually done for the victim’s wellbeing, after the fact, and were it not for the victim herself and her friends telling people, no one would know. A less IQ is not a nice or safe place to live, and I would advise you to NEVER stay here unless absolutely necessary.