5ive on Thirteenth Lifestyle Apartments

I had a wonderful experience living at 5ive on Thirteenth. It was a beautiful, peaceful and well-maintained complex that truly felt like home.

Extremely Disappointed – Living Here Has Been a Letdown Living in this lifestyle estate has been one of the most disappointing experiences. What was once marketed as a secure and premium environment has deteriorated significantly due to poor service, lack of maintenance, and inconsistent management practices. The overall upkeep of the estate is below standard — from neglected communal areas to delayed responses to maintenance issues. It’s clear that there’s a lack of accountability when it comes to managing the estate’s facilities and ensuring a decent standard of living. Security is a major concern. There’s clear favoritism and inconsistent enforcement of rules — often influenced by race or personal connections. This kind of biased treatment is unacceptable in any community, let alone one that claims to be inclusive and professional. To make matters worse, residents are subjected to unjustified fines that seem selectively enforced. Instead of applying rules fairly, certain individuals are targeted while others are given a free pass. Living in an estate should come with peace of mind, fairness, and quality of life — not stress, discrimination, and double standards. I would strongly advise anyone considering this estate to look deeper and speak to current residents before making any decisions. Once you pay your deposit, you will never get it back when you leaving, rest assured!!! I rate 5 on 13th ZEROOOO!!!! I attached the walls of my unit the day I was going to leave the unit. The invoice came back saying the spent R10 417 to paint those clean walls. Out of R12 600 deposit, I got R0.00.. Hopefully the management of House Rentals deal will this or deal with management of 5 on 13th straight or else they will lose residence. Because we will bad mount Houss Rentals kude kubuye uYesu if they dont deal with such nonsense

We were excited to move into Houss Lifestyle Apartments, but the reality fell short of the promised “lifestyle. We love the idea of a community with amenities, but the execution has been disappointing. Litter is a constant problem, the treadmills and steam room are frequently out of order, and the awning over the parking area has been torn for weeks with no repair, leaving cars vulnerable to hail. Noise is another issue. Loud conversations and doors left open make it hard to enjoy a quiet living environment, and when we’ve tried to report disturbances the process feels punitive. When asking security, they breach POPI Act leaving tenants who feel abused by excessive loud musicand loud neighbour's who are not neighbourly at risk and threatened by the tenants who repeatedly make the noise. Security is not consistent and you can spend days enduring loud noise making you physically ill due to lack of rest. We’ve also asked repeatedly for dog bowls that were shoved into our garden fence to be removed; they remain, looking unsightly and unhygienic. The lack of timely maintenance, inconsistent enforcement of community rules, and the overall noise level have made our first few months stressful. We hope management can address these concerns promptly so future residents can enjoy the safe, peaceful, well‑maintained space that was advertised and promised. Looking forward to a quieter, cleaner 2026.i would say THINK twice!

Literally 0 stars Just had an inspection done today ,we had it professionally cleaned yesterday,as well as never hung it out anything on the walls ,like all the reviews say they came in and told us they have to repaint the walls for marks that were there prior to us moving in ,marks we didn’t even see as she zoomed in on her phone camera ,now saying they going to take our deposit to paint and clean again ,ridiculous after living here for 8 months and caring for it ,we didn’t hang anything on the walls for this exact reason ,we even showed them things that we have pictures and proof of that we didn’t do from previous tenants and they claimed to have painted and they still saying no they have to paint ,yet it was clearly not painted or maintained when we moved in already ,just a money making scheme from them ,plan on going to court with it if the deposit isn’t given in full as we have sufficient evidence !!!!!

A special Thank you to Brian We had an excellent experience with Brian from start to finish. He was professional, efficient, incredibly kind, and made viewing the unit feel seamless and effortless. What stood out most was the warm, welcoming atmosphere around him. It was clear that everyone respects and appreciates Brian, which created such a lovely, homely environment. We viewed several places, but Brian truly sold us on this one. We are now moving in with genuine excitement, and a big part of that is thanks to the wonderful experience he gave us. Thank you, Brian, for making us feel so welcome and comfortable. You are a real asset, and we highly recommend your service!