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University Gardens Apartments: Couldn't Wait to Get Out (Not Recommending)

2009-09-05T12:48:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Though the management was very nice and worked with us on various issues, there were some things about this place that I just couldn't deal with. The first was the infestation of beg bugs and roaches. There were nights when I would put a bucket on each foot of the ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Don't do it!! (Not Recommending)

2009-05-17T08:50:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I recently moved out of this roach, mouse and rat haven to ( April 2009 ) and for one I have to say, ... I have never seen anything like it! let take you down the list..... ( 1 )The first time I seen the apartment was when I signed ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Go somewhere else, you dont want to live here... (Not Recommending)

2009-04-23T08:12:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: GROSS! I cant believe the way this place is. When I first moved in I didnt think it was to bad, until the roaches came out. I see at least 6 - 10 of them a day, and then in the recent months the bed bug problem has came. We ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: If you think all of this below is a joke do not!!! (Not Recommending)

2009-04-21T15:45:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I wish I would have known about this site before I moved in and experienced roaches, bed bugs, and crime. I was in the military, so the roaches did not bother me much at first, but after the bed bugs being so horrible and the fact you can hear gun ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Its Truly Hell's Gardens (Not Recommending)

2009-04-06T11:25:09-06:00

From rukk2001: I have lived here for just under 4 years and let me tell you, it's truly what you pay for. I have had problems with Bed Bugs, roaches and not to mention mice. As for the neighbors, OMG there no consideration for others in this community or anything as the ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: avoid! (Not Recommending)

2008-10-11T06:49:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The only positive thing to say about this place is that it is cheap and conveniently located. The management is horrendous. The office makes one mistake after another and instantly charges you $50 for rent that is a few days late regardless of whether it was your mistake or theirs ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: You get exactly what you pay for (Not Recommending)

2009-04-23T09:23:53-06:00

From deborrini: In my case, doors that either won't open or won't close. A building with a broken front door lock. A neighbor who drinks under the stairs in the basement. Three inches of glossy white paint all over everything. Roaches, they nested in my computer speakers, I had to throw them ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: i hate it here! (Not Recommending)

2008-03-27T18:33:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I originally rented from University Gardens and the name has been switched to Campus Gardens since then. Thankfully I've had no problems with rats or bedbugs, and only 2 mice in the year and a half I've lived here. But roaches have been a problem from the very beginning. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Bed Bugs (Not Recommending)

2007-12-28T09:40:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been living in UG since June 07. After a week, I have experienced the problems with the bed bugs. At the time, I thought maybe it was fleas. I spent a lot of money on bug sprays and I still can't get rid of them. There is a lot ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Mold growth (Not Recommending)

2007-12-27T14:40:14-06:00

From lilma: I recently had to contact a building inspector after discovering mold throughout my apartment. I am moving immediately. It was enough to deal with the roaches, mice, shots fired and someone kicking in my door, now I have mold growing around my windows and through my walls. Someone also stole ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: University Gardens in Adelphi Md is the WORST!! (Not Recommending)

2007-11-09T09:48:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I MOVED HERE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CREDIT CHECK, (THAT WAS MY FIRST CLUE). I HAD CREDIT ISSUES AND NEEDED A PLACE TO STAY FOR AWHILE. THANK GOD I DID NOT SIGN A YEAR LEASE HERE. I HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AND NOW THAT MY CREDIT IS ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Avoid University Gardens and Springhill Lake at all costs! (Not Recommending)

2007-10-09T23:45:41-06:00

From ambrusco: I now live in Austin, Texas, and I love coming back to read these reviews. I agree that there should be an, "Ex-Prisoners of University Gardens" support group. I'm thinking the random screen name that keeps demoralizing people who leave negative reviews (which would be everyone) has got to be ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: No No No! Roaches in the ghetto (Not Recommending)

2007-09-29T10:31:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don't move here - appliances old - drugs - loiterers - ghetto - neverending roaches, no matter how much you spray or bomb - bed bugs - unsafe - i've never used the stove, it is nasty - very poor lighting - everything old and broken - thin walls - ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: BED BUGS BED BUGS YOU MUST STAY AWAY (Not Recommending)

2007-08-28T19:31:00-06:00

From tharmon25@gmail.com: omg!!!! when I moved here april 5, 2007 it was actually a last resort I rather be on the streets the bed bugs r so bad my kids and I have marks and welts all over aor legs and arms and I am expecting a baby in October I plan ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: UPDATE - COMMENT FROM 6 YEAR RESIDENT (Not Recommending)

2008-10-13T06:06:26-06:00

From mishling2: I am the the person that posted the "Comment from 6 year resident" about a year ago. I am thankful to say that I finally got out of that Hell's Gardens in September 2008. Personally, I wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemey, seriously people. However, if you are ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: If you can, do not move here. (Not Recommending)

2007-10-10T08:28:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I swear I am not competitors, I live here.I lived here for several months now. It is bad. I had a friend telling me this area is a disaster after I moved in, but it was too late.I got my GPS stolen the first week I moved here. And then ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: DO NOT MOVE HERE!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-11-27T22:14:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: DO NOT MOVE HERE!!

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 2 MONTHS, EVERY WEEK THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE APARTMENT, FROM ROOF LIKAGE TO UNSEALED WINDOWS. EVERYTHING IS WRONG WITH THESE APARTMENTS. MANAGEMENT IS COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT AND NOT HELPFUL AT ALL, THERE IS A COMPLETE LACK OF PROFESSIONALITY IN THE STAFF MEMBERS. ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Terrible Place to live (Not Recommending)

2006-11-19T18:26:33-06:00

From shellessnail: Don't even think about move here! I've surveyed 16 people, and 95 percent of the residents here would not leave their house after 6-8 o'clock. There's no security gaurds here, poor lighting, and it's located right in the middle of the most crime infested area. One of my surveyee told ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2006-10-11T13:07:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I AM RESIDENT AT PRESENT WHEN I MOVED IN, IN MAY MY GOD I COULD'NT STAY IN THE APT. 4 TWO WEEKS BECAUSE OF THE ROACHES. IT WAS PRETTY BAD. I STILL HAVE 2 STAY ON TOP OF IT. THE APT IS NICE BUT THE BUGS MY GOD. I PLAN ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Nice Place To Live! (Recommending!)

2006-08-15T23:15:37-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I'm not sure why people place so many false statements about University Gardens. I have lived here for the last 7 years and have never experienced the things these people are talking about. Keep your apartment clean and you don't have to worry about roaches and mice. Talk to your ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: He didn't even move in yet..... (Not Recommending)

2006-08-09T10:19:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My boyfriend, a police officer, signed a lease on August 7th to move into University Gardens. On the way over to view a unit we saw MS13 spray painted on the side of a wall. I was scared for him because I heard that their initiation into the gang is ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Hell on earth. (Not Recommending)

2006-07-17T15:55:52-06:00

From coachMcK: I'd rather be at the dentist with no anesthesia. This place is a nightmare. Constantly told by the staff that I owe money and will be charged late fees... until I go down there with receipts showing I paid rent early. You'd think that would be a good thing!!!! I ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: If you can afford it, live elsewhere... (Not Recommending)

2006-05-31T17:25:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at University Gardens for one month and I have already submitted my notice that I will be moving out. The place it pretty bad. I'm not going to speak about the area because the area does not have anything to do with the inside of the apartment. ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Stay AWAY!!! This is a HELL HOLE! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-24T20:41:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Trust me when I say you do not want to live here! There are plenty of bugs in the summertime to make your skin crawl. Everything had to be replaced in different intervals throughout my lease there. I had to get a new toilet, new blinds for the bedroom and ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: bug land (Not Recommending)

2006-03-24T15:53:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place has many roaches and bed bugs which never go away. My neighbors are very quiet during the nights which is nice but the walls are thin here. I have not see all the crime but I generally am not hanging around at night around here. The outside door ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: HORRIBLE - KEEP IT MOVING!!!!!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-03-14T19:33:32-06:00

From emiliaignacio@yahoo.com: I am a single mother and moved into University Garden Apartments because of how cheap the apartments seemed to be - not really! Because of the area these apartments are in, how small the kitchen and stove are, dirty, and dangerous this area is I would not recommend these apartments ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Old, noisy, drug and crime-infested... (Not Recommending)

2006-02-03T09:17:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The lower rent is not worth it. The apartments are old, the paint is chipped and peeling in spots. The walls are thin - you can hear your neighbors' every move and almost every word not to mention other stuff. The laundry rooms are used by the homeless and the ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Trust Me!! Keep on looking (Not Recommending)

2005-12-21T09:18:49-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for 3yrs, for those three years I have had my car broken into, neighbors being robbed, neighbors cars being broken into. With the cars being broken into the thieves stole rims, air bags and etc. Neighbors always complained that police and the rental office were not doing ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: STAY AWAY (Not Recommending)

2005-11-07T11:37:31-06:00

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University Gardens Apartments: Not a place for Students--or humans (Not Recommending)

2005-09-20T02:23:11-06:00

From desktopia: I moved in last July and immediately I noticed things were wrong. The room was not all that clean when I moved in. After a few days I noticed a huge roach problem, which ebbed as winter progressed. However, when the roaches disappeared, the bedbugs encroached. These are the worst ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Good Place (Recommending!)

2005-09-14T15:18:17-06:00

From entex2005: Very Well Kept ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: MMMMMMMM (Not Recommending)

2005-05-09T15:36:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well that Second day that I lived there it was a mess. We had the worst kind of bug that you could ever want too see. I did not know that this but had ever exists (Bed Bugs) these bugs crawl in the bed with you and drink your blood ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: I should have listened... I really should have listened... (Not Recommending)

2005-01-27T22:55:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I read some of these reviews before moving to Maryland as a grad student at UMD. I thought, hey, angry people write angry reviews and happy people don't write reviews. I figured, how bad can it be?

Well, live and learn. The well-documented cockroach problems aren't an exaggeration. It's an epidemic. ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Run for your life!!! (Not Recommending)

2004-10-04T15:32:09-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Instead of being shown our actual aprtment we were shown a model, once I got back into the neighborhood I saw why. People were sitting all over the streets,graffiti was on the buildings. Thats just the start, when we moved in as we were unpacking people were going through the ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: I agree- No, No No! (Not Recommending)

2004-06-13T00:00:00-06:00

From accorbett: I moved here because I was at UMD and had never had an apartment before. I was sorely disappointed. Things went from bad to worse during the three years I lived here- I couldn't control the roaches, I couldn't walk out of my door without being harassed, gangs started tagging ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Unsafe, dirty, and did I mention UNSAFE? (Not Recommending)

2004-05-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to Univerity Gardens in Sept. 2003. My roommate and I needed to move somewhere quickly for a decent price. We should have known better when we were able to move in the day we were approved.

Since moving in, I have been made to feel like I was in ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Don´t risk your life here! (Not Recommending)

2004-04-19T00:00:00-06:00

From aaayd: On a saturday night (11pm) of last December, I was stopped and robbed by two guys with handgun right in front of my car in the parking spot, which was just 50 ft away from the entrance of Building 7950. What a damn experience! Think carefully before you move in, ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Just stay away (Not Recommending)

2004-02-04T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived her for the length of my lease and it was hell. Just like everyone else you are shown a model not the real apt until you pay to move in. Dont get a downstairs walk up apartment; the windows are on street level. The second month of my ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Avoid this complex (Not Recommending)

2004-01-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All the comments were true, I just moved into town and thought this complex looked decent the apartment they showed me was decent. Anyway after move in I had roaches galore, no rodents, but the outside door to the building was always being jammed up, I think there were at ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Too risky to live at day light break ins (Not Recommending)

2003-12-16T00:00:00-06:00

From miyisimon: we have lived at this apartment complex since
february this year 2003 and the expirience has been nothing short of hell on earth

as im writing this we are in the process of moving to a new apartment complex due to lack of security,unproffesional staff who dont keep proper records,do not ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Bed bugs, Roaches and Violent Neighbors, OH MY! (Not Recommending)

2007-10-29T21:14:24-06:00

From sexyphlegm: We definitely ain t in Kansas anymore, Dorothy... University Gardens is the cheapest place to live in the area surrounding College Park--but in this case, you really get what you re paying for. (Ammendment as of April 11, 2004: They jacked up prices in the complex this year $80 more ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: I hate living here...in the process of moving out!!! (Not Recommending)

2003-08-27T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is the worst apartment complex ever! There are roaches everywhere along with other bugs. No matter how much you clean they don´t leave. Maintainence is terrible, they don´t answer calls or come when they say. The people in the area are scary, and the location is just as scary. ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: DO NOT MOVE HERE!!!!! ITS UNBEARABLE (Not Recommending)

2003-05-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved to Maryland from Washington State and didn´t know anything about the areas in Maryland. University Gardens is located behind Tic Toc Liquors, separated only by a wire fence) on the corner of University Blvd. and Riggs Road. I can´t express enough how horrible this whole area is. My ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Looks like I´ve been lucky (Not Recommending)

2003-01-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I read everyone else´s reviews and felt lucky! I´ve yet to see a roach or mouse (knock on wood!) but some of the other comments sound familar. My neighbors can be pretty loud and the walls are so thin I can hear people upstairs using the bathroom! I´ve woken up ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Don´t Look Back (Not Recommending)

2002-12-11T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We endured the pain for 15 months only because my wife and I couldn´t breech the devil´s contract. We moved here as a convience to me because it was so close to my job. I found out later, a 120 mile drive would be better than living here.
There were ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Don´t make the same mistake I did (Not Recommending)

2002-08-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I transferred to University of Maryland and arrived after all the decent housing had been scooped up. For $630 a month one would expect a nice apartment, or at least a livable place. It´s awful. My car was towed four times. There are roaches everywhere. I have come home to ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Deplorable (Not Recommending)

2002-07-23T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: What a hell hole! Me and my wife lived in the pathetic excuse for a living environment for a little over 7 months. We lived there on the military set-aside program. Needless to say, people who serve there country should not have to fight a war in their own apartment. ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: How freaking disgusting, I have never in my life been so disgusted... (Not Recommending)

2002-06-18T00:00:00-06:00

From sabahina: in a so called living arrangement. I lived in this apartment complex from 1996-1997. I too attended the University of Maryland and found the location to be very convenient, as I could walk to campus on a comfortable day (I like to walk). BUT...convenience is in no way worth the ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Joe´s Apartment (Not Recommending)

2002-06-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If anyone has ever seen the movie Joe´s Apartment then you know what I´m referring to! The aprtment itself was extremely small and aesthetically unpleasing. I moved into this scummy, and roach infested hell whole, and it was by far the worst experience of my life. I came from out ... [click to read full apartment review]

University Gardens Apartments: Big Surprise if you are new! (Not Recommending)

2002-02-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Don´t live here if you are a student..
Big surprise will be waiting if you live here. ... [click to read full apartment review]