The holiday season is now upon us! Evergreen Apartment Group would like to extend our very best wishes to all our wonderful residents for a fantastic holiday season and a happy, healthy and successful New Year. Thank you for choosing to call an Evergreen Community home… we love and appreciate our residents!

Many of our residents will be decorating their homes for the holidays. Christmas trees are a traditional and beautiful part of decoration for the holiday season. But we do need your help and cooperation with the following:

• Getting your tree into your apartment: Unfortunately, some tenants make a mess getting their tree into their apartment. When you bring your tree into your building, please be careful not to bang your tree into walls, windows or doors. Obviously, such banging can do damage to the paint, drywall and wood. Please also make sure to pick up any needles that fall off your tree in the hallways. Do not allow sap to drip inside the buildings.
• Once your tree is in your apartment: Please place a sheet or plastic underneath the tree and limbs. This will protect your carpet from sap and the needles of the tree.
• Beware of Fire Hazards: Please do a THOROUGH INSPECTION of any electrical decorations to make sure they are safe and in good working condition. DO NOT use any electrical decorations with exposed/frayed wires or loose bulb connections. ALL electrical decorations MUST be UL Listed. Don’t overload outlets. Please keep your tree well-watered. A dried up tree is a dangerous fire hazard. Never leave lit candles unattended in your apartment. You must have active (paid) renter’s insurance coverage at all times as required by the Rental Agreement and test your smoke detector(s).
• After the holiday season is over: Please wrap your tree in a sheet of plastic. Take care as you move the tree out of your apartment & out of the building. Place your wrapped tree beside (not inside or in front) any of the dumpsters.

Unfortunately, the holiday season can also be a time of difficulty and desperation for those less fortunate. Please join us in assisting those less fortunate and use good judgment to avoid being victimized during the holiday season. Please review the information below:

• Apartment Angels Charity: Evergreen Apartment Group is proud to be a founding member of the Apartment Angels Charity Program. Evergreen has donated over $100,000.00 to house homeless families at Evergreen communities through the Apartment Angels Charity Program. For more information, please visit http://www.daaonline.org/page/apartment-angels.html.
• Never leave valuables in plain sight inside your vehicle: Any gifts you receive or purchase should never be left in your car… it is an invitation for someone to break-in.
• Never invite individuals into your apartment that you don’t previously have a relationship with: A common scam is for an individual to knock on your door and then ask to borrow something or try to sell you something. If you invite them into your home, they have the opportunity to case your home for valuables. Even if the individual is a neighbor, never allow someone into your home unless you already have an established relationship. Make sure that all your doors and windows have locks in good working order and all locks are securely shut. If you have any problems with any of your locks, contact the Rental Office immediately.
• Be aware of phone/email/internet scams: Never purchase something over the phone or internet from an unsolicited caller/email/web site or from any company that you have not heard of previously. Never give out bank account information or credit card information over the phone or over the web on an unsecure site.