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Tara Apartments: Forget your deposit (Not Recommending)

2009-09-13T09:50:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You won't get your deposit back. I have lived in many Athens apt. complexes over the years and the only place that would not give me a dime of my deposit back is this one. They actually charged me for the mold under my bathroom sink. Yes, mold and mildew! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Tara is awful. (Not Recommending)

2009-02-10T16:42:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Things were broken from day one, and after repeated maintenance visits they remained broken until I just stopped caring. The power bill was ridiculous. Also, every time I had a problem and went to the office about it, the management was never there and I was told to come back. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Renter beware! (Not Recommending)

2009-02-02T19:41:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Tara has been around for 45 years and shows its age in every way. I lived there for two years and when I moved out was charged for everything under the sun. A kitchen sink leak I could not get management to fix ended up costing ME when I moved ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Good starting place... (Recommending!)

2008-11-14T15:45:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for two years and the new mangagement is starting to pick up the slack of the old. The new management team has only been here since June 2008. I would say that this is not the absolute best, but it is a good place to start. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Retarded people (Not Recommending)

2008-06-24T03:59:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'll tell you this, we just moved here in March and have had SEVERAL problems so far. The day we moved in there was problems. Cracked window(which still is not fixed), under the stove leaks for some reason(still not fixed), theres a nice big leak coming from the apartment above ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Tara Nightmare (Not Recommending)

2008-02-08T18:14:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you move into this community be prepared for alot of things in the apartment to be broke and it taking forever to get them fixed. The main manager is a nightmare and will not do anything to solve your problems. In my opinion there is only 1 in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Bad manager (Not Recommending)

2007-12-03T15:28:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I also spent 3 years in Tara apartment. The situation in the first two years was OK except that there were some heavy smokers in my apartment complex. After the previous manager left, the situation got worse and worse. My lease expired this June. I submitted a written request this ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: There are better places if you look around. (Not Recommending)

2007-10-24T17:30:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Spent three years at Tara, and seemed fine for the first year or so. Every summer the air conditioner couldn't keep up with the outside temp, and the inside temp would stay in the upper 80's during the day. I spoke w/ one of the maintenance men (who actually seems ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: No Way! (Not Recommending)

2007-08-05T17:57:34-06:00

From jenndawg: This place used to be a good place to live. It's old, but it had definitely perks. However, the management is absolutely horrible. I have been without heating and air conditioning in my bedroom for over a year and they refuse to come out and fix it. The manager in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: STAY AWAY!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2007-04-08T19:36:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am currently writing this while the temperature in my apartment is 58deg. I have woke up 4 times so far w/o heat: 11/10/06, 11/20/06, 12/3/06, 12/8/06 and when I got home this evening, there was a note from maintenance stating that they had worked on the heat, yet there ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: wish i would of moved down the street (Not Recommending)

2006-12-01T15:23:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband, two young children and myself moved in two months ago we hate it now we have ant problems the orkin man has been out twice our two year old daughter has been bite three times. My water has just stopped working about ten minutes ago for what reason ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Terrible (Not Recommending)

2006-09-28T14:29:47-06:00

From jeni_gsu: I know every apartment complex has problem, but this has to be the worst ever. I arrived thinking I was going to get a great deal, the staff was nice, and the unit they shown was great. I picked out the apartment I wanted but they wouldn't let me see ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Unsafe (Not Recommending)

2006-05-08T10:53:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had lived in a townhouse in the back of the complex and I moved after the police raided one of the apartments in that section for drugs and other illegal activities.

The other apartment I lived in in the front of the complex had issues with mold and squirrels living ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: it depends (Recommending!)

2006-04-10T10:53:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I agree that it depends on who your neighbors are. I live next to a family, and some students. Noise is not an issue, and it's pretty good. If you get bad neighbors it will be a nightmare.
This is a very old complex, so it has problems (leaks, dirty carpets, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Agree!! Was great three years ago (Not Recommending)

2006-03-13T17:45:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am currently looking for a new apartment, too. I read the review titled "was great 3 years ago" and could not have said it better myself. I have found neighbors perched on my car, kids kicking soccer balls into it and not caring, and music blaring outside at all ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: I love it here! (Recommending!)

2006-02-25T09:53:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Tara for almost 5 years. Yes there are occasional loud neighbors, etc. but from what I've seen management is always on top of things! Those things will happen most anywhere you live! The apartments are very affordable (which you can't beat) and the staff is super ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: (Recommending!)

2006-01-23T21:46:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I don't know what they are talking about because every apartment complex have problems and when I lived at Tara it was affordable and safe for me. After I moved out my friend needed an apartment in Athens and I referred her to Tara. She loves the office staff and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Was good 3 years ago... (Not Recommending)

2006-01-14T20:03:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: But now we are trying to GET OUT!

We have had constant pest problems (ants, rats, scorpions, etc) with absolutely no concern on the part of management other than sending out the Orkin man, who does nothing but leave a trap.

We have had our dead bolt and motion lights ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: (Recommending!)

2005-10-15T00:13:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: When I moved to Tara I didn't know anyone and as soon as I meet the staff, they became my friends. I would recommend Tara to anyone. The maintenance staff is great also. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Move here! (Recommending!)

2005-10-14T11:01:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you want a great place to live with a super friendly management staff, then move to Tara. I have only been here a short time, but I love it. The office staff is so nice and friendly and the maintenance team is great too. Whenever I have a problem ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: BE CAREFULL (Not Recommending)

2005-06-12T17:47:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Eventhough the rent is cheap there is a reason why. The apt. I got had Piss stains on the carpet. NO LIE!!!!! And we told managment and they never cleaned it or gave us new carpet. I clean it. They told us to get a rug and and they would ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Well ... (Not Recommending)

2005-05-25T20:26:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm a current resident looking to move next month. During my stay here, my front door was left open one morning by maintenance (I assume, since the only two people who had keys were asleep in the bed), a big gulp was spilt and it's stained my carpent, so I'll ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: (Recommending!)

2005-01-31T13:05:50-06:00

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Tara Apartments: cheap (both good and bad) (Not Recommending)

2004-12-22T11:02:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: tara is really affordable. i liked that, but it is not safe. my rent was dirt cheap, but i did have some neighbors that were drug dealers. the swat team had to take a battering ram to their door and break in to arrest them. if you live next to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Tara Apartments: Not bad (Recommending!)

2004-12-11T11:36:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Look, you get what you pay for in Athens. Tara is older, but its cheap, too. The office staff and maintenance staff work their butts off trying to keep up, but what can you expect? It's one of the oldest complexes in town. Noise isn't an issue from people while ... [click to read full apartment review]