I've been living here since August of 2019 They have a shuttle that takes you to and from campus and it's very convenient. It's very nice and modern on the inside They have really cool resident events multiple times a month That get everyone engaged like a community. They do giveaway frequently Staff is mostly nice. It's been good living here. read more

don't live here. parking situation completely sucks and security doesn't do their job.

DO NOT LIVE HERE! I was a tenant for two years, and it was an awful experience. The management does not have a system in place to match compatible roommates, unlike places like The Crossings and Hornet Commons. I ended up with difficult, messy and violent roommates throughout my entire stay. An important note: If your roommate is somehow connected to the leasing office, they will likely take their side and even share confidential information about you. This has happened to several people I know. Parking is a nightmare and overpriced. The whole setup feels economically unfair, with a lack of transparency in how parking is managed. Upon moving in, they clean your room and bathroom, but the common areas are left untouched. I've moved into units that were filthy and had mold, and management did nothing about it. If you don't have a car, don't park your bike outside. Bikes and tires get stolen. I had my wheels stolen three times and the Lark security didn't do anything! Even though they're 24/7. To top it off, parties are frequent, especially in the summer, and things often escalate to violence. This is not a place I would recommend to anyone. ALSO TAKE PICS, if you don't you will get charged for damages even if you didn't do them. DO NOT DELETE THEM EVER EVER EVER!!! read more

absolutely terrible place to live, their staff is a bunch of stuck up college students, if u do not buy a number parking spot MONTHS before you even move in, you're not gonna be able to park. they got rid of a bunch of open spots and constantly cone up the other open spots for their stupid events nobody goes to or cares about. the mail system is weird, they gave me the wrong mail key and didn't replace it for 3 months, there's roaches and spiders and silverfish everyhwere, security doesn't do anything unless theyre bored and want to harass people watching tv a little too loud. geniunely not a place to live, DO NOT MOVE HERE PLEASE SAVE YOURSELF, would give 0 stars if possible read more

I normally don't leave reviews, but future residents deserve to know what they're signing up for. When I renewed my lease in September, I was initially allowed to pre-pay the last two months' rent to self-qualify as I did with my previous lease. A month later, management changed their policy and told me I had to earn three times the monthly rent, which I don't make. In April, I asked the general manager what my options were, and I was told that the only path forward was income qualification, no mention of flexibility. So I clearly stated I would be canceling my lease renewal. No one objected. I moved forward, signed a new lease elsewhere, and now (months later) they've called to say their policy changed again and pre-payment is back. Too late, I already made life decisions based on the information they gave me. This isn't the first time poor communication and mismanagement have affected my living situation at Lark. When I had a serious issue with a roommate who broke multiple terms of the lease, including documented property damage and direct threats, management did nothing until I threatened legal action. I had evidence and a clear case for a lease violation, but instead of moving the violating tenant, they tried to charge me a moving fee to leave the unit myself. Security is also a major issue. The front gate is almost always broken, and the shuttle service is unreliable, it's constantly breaking down and leaving students stranded. Lark looks polished on the outside, but residents deal with inconsistency, broken promises, and policies that shift without notice. Proceed with caution, and keep every email. read more

Overall my experience at the Lark was good enough. The units themselves were nice and spacious and the AC unit does its job during the warm months. The office is decently helpful when expressing things like noise complaints and roomate troubles. Ive had no problem with parking but cars do get scuffed up in this lot. Shout out to the maintenance guys! Always super friendly and quick in completing work orders. The shuttle is a God send. Drivers are friendly and the schedule is usually consistent. Security is very questionable. I see him sitting in his car a lot of the time instead of patrolling. Once it was an exceptionally loud night and I saw him on the phone not really paying attention. My main complaint about the Lark is it does get VERY rowdy around football games, Halloween, and other popular party weeks. It's not uncommon to find broken liquor bottles or vomit in the street. The surrounding area is very so so. Homeless people have come into the complex and loitered around. Overall I would say the Lark is one of the best student housing in the area. They are all a bit sketchy but this one is better than the rest. read more

Update: WARNING : Don't Live in those apartment complexes is not worth it. Why, you ask? Let me explain. My roommate and I were charged nearly $400 for carpet replacement and wall painting. However, when my roommate first moved in, she took pictures of all the existing damage in the room. Before we moved out, we thoroughly cleaned the entire room, leaving it spotless, and took pictures again before returning the keys. A few weeks later, we received an email stating that we had been charged because of damage to the carpet and walls. We were shocked since we had left everything in perfect condition, even going so far as to buy paint that matched the wall color exactly. We immediately emailed live@larksacramento.com to ask for proof of the damages, specifically requesting pictures so we could verify the claims. After a week with no response, we followed up with another email, but still heard nothing. We even tried contacting them through Liam, the AI assistant for Lark, and provided proof of our previous emails. Despite this, the only communication we received from them was about paying the charges for damage we did not cause. Living here is especially risky for students. If you do decide to stay, make sure to take detailed photos and videos of everything before you move in! read more

I've lived here for a few years (Aug 2019) and when I first moved in I was charged 650 a month utilities included in that price. Now my rent is nearly 900 dollars because they upped the rent itself to 850 AND having us pay for electric and water/sewage. I live in a shared unit, there's 4 of us 2 per bedroom. I know that they've been struggling to fill up their units the last few years with the newer apartments popping up but if you want more business stop racking up the price. I've never been happier for this being my last year living here. read more

I would not recommend living at Lark Sacramento. Be sure to take pictures of everything in your apartment when you move in and clean everything when you move out!! Even then, you still aren't safe from the Lark charging some outrageous fees for cleaning. Not to mention that a lot of the charges are for carpet replacement (which they should be budgeting to do every year and not charge that to tenants) and damages that were present when I moved in. On top of that, I didn't receive notification that these damage charges were present in my resident portal until AFTER the date it was due. I moved out on the July 31st, and the damage fees were apparently supposed to be paid by August 1st, but I didn't receive notification that the charges were in my account from Liam (the AI assistant) until August 8th. So by that point, I already had a late charge fee that I didn't even have control of avoiding. During the last year of me living there, the trash valet service got worse and sometimes they wouldn't pick up our trash. I lived in a townhome with 3 other people so our trash filled up quick and if trash valet didn't pick up, we would be at fault and have to pay a fee if we had too many trash bags in our bin. Garage broke on me and my roommate's multiple times, garbage disposal stopped working multiple times and they would just temporarily fix it instead of replacing the garbage disposal, washing machine would leak every now and then and water would start dripping through the ceiling. The Lark also has a serious roach problem that they never seem to fix. I've lived in two different apartments during my 3 years of living with them and both apartment and townhome had roaches and neither by my own fault. Both times, the roaches were coming in from outside due to poor weather seals on the doors or from other apartments that were infested. Given that the Lark does offer free pest control services which helped get rid of the infestation in my apartment, I was not confident that the treatment would last long as live roaches were still present and would crawl underneath the seals of our doors. There were carpet beetles that I could not rid of for the life of me and yes they are harmless to humans but they are still a pest that will continue to populate in your apartment and eat up fabrics if you don't take care of it. The only reasons I stayed at the lark for as long as I did was bc of spacious townhome with a garage for my car and the price for the townhome was a better deal than surrounding apartments with less space. But really, at what cost? read more

I lived at the Lark for almost 2 years. It was definitely a bad experience. The first year I moved there I had loud neighbors that would party almost everyday! Security would be called and they would ignore the security and keep playing their music. This was difficult on school nights trying to focus. People tend to park in your paid parking spot and the tow company be taking forever to get them. Also when moving in the carpet was dirty and paint job in apt was horrible, damage on walls baseboards and desk .. etc which you can upload on your move in inspection yet I don't think they seem to check when you move out because they will charge you over 300 dollars when moving out even if you cleaned or painted the apt and left if better than when you moved in. Also update they just responded to my google review, but I have emailed them a few time through. live@larkSacramento.com and through their AI (Liam) and have yet to receive a response. WARNING to anyone looking to live here! They will charge you crazy money when you move out. Will not respond to any emails in regard to charges. Even if you ask them for proof of the damages you supposedly left behind and you yourself have move in and move out photos. At this point they for sure are wrongfully charging people .They aren't even willing to provide proof of receipts of the services needed to repair "the damages" we supposedly left. They are probably going to respond with please reach out to live@larksacramento.com with any concerns yet they don't respond. Good luck if you already signed with them, but those who haven't please avoid these apartments. I promise there are way better places to live in the area than this place! read more

I'd give this place zero stars if I could. During the tour they made it seem as if they actually cared about their residents which turned out to be completely false. My daughter wasn't comfortable with her roommate selection and when I emailed to ask for a different placement they decided to call my daughter (whom is 16 years old) to try to convince her to stay where she was placed. Instead of understanding that she is young and has a difficult time articulating how she's feeling (because again she's 16) they attempted to scare her by saying she may get someone who is way older than her current roommate. My initial thought was why not try to house freshman with freshman? I'm contacting my family attorney to get out of the lease because we will not be moving forward. read more

DO NOT LEASE FROM HERE!! lived at the lark for 2 years. the first year, i lived in the 3x3 apartments. the second year, i lived in the 4x2 townhouse unit. FIRST OF ALL, these units are NOT worth the money. 1,000 a month for a tiny bedroom in a cheaply made unit is absurd. with everyone's rent put together, my unit would be $4000 a month. it may seem like a good deal paying 900-1,000 for rent, but remember that you are SHARING a unit and are paying premium per person. Second of all, management are money hungry and indifferent to issues going on around the complex. I received a bill of $215 for "cleaning/repair fees" which is insane because i did not cause any damages in my unit. IN FACT WHEN I MOVED INTO MY UNIT, IT WAS FILTHY!!! So wait a second, you can charge residents hundreds of dollars for cleaning and repairs but don't even clean the units? Attached are photos of my unit upon move in. Definitely does not look clean and i'm sure the people before me were charged cleaning fees too. Additionally, the complex is not safe. The gate has been stuck open for 3 months so anyone can just drive/walk in during the middle of the night. There's always neighbors partying, loud music, and zero courtesy for other residents. this is against community policy, yet the lark does nothing to enforce it. They don't give a damn about resident's well-being. They put so much energy into doing community events and giveaways but can't even put any energy into actually maintaining the complex itself. As a closer at my job, i see roaches EVERYWHERE as i walk to my unit at night. I think this is mainly caused by their new valet trash service, which is the stupidest thing they could have done. The limit is two trash bags per day, but many nasty people living here just pile tons of trash directly in the bin that doesn't get taken out, and attracts pests. Or worse, some residents (or non residents) HAVE DUMPED THEIR TRASH INTO MY UNIT'S PERSONAL TRASH BOX!! there are just so many people who live here that don't know how to be clean, pick after themselves, and be a good neighbor. Also, the complex itself is so cheap. the furniture is cheap, the paint is thin, cabinets break easily. Be very careful because if you break anything, they will charge you fees for breaking it, AND THEN NOT EVEN FIX IT FOR THE NEXT PEOPLE MOVING IN! even though the furnishings they installed are super cheap and snap like toothpicks. so make sure to take pictures of damages you see when you move in so they don't charge you for it. oh and don't even get me started with roommates. GOOD LUCK IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR RANDOM ROOMMATES! it's like Russian roulette. if you get stuck with loud, disrespectful roommates, and you complain about it, they just send a nose complainant letter that will just be thrown away by those said roommates. and then they charge a $200 fee to move to a different unit. it's a nightmare if you get stuck with the wrong roommates so may the odds be ever in your favor!! Do not be fooled by their fictional "community" they advertise on their instagram and website. It's an overpriced shit hole where half the residents aren't even students, and do not promote a quiet and peaceful study environment. The lark is nothing like how they advertise it. If you're thinking about leasing with them, RUN! read more

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Warning to all of you getting ready to move in. Please take plenty of pictures and videos before you move in. My grandson lived there for 2 years and when he moved in the carpet had some spots on it (my daughter took pictures) and the room had not been painted. He moved out in July and he and his roommates cleaned for days. My daughter received a bill for over 1000.00. She called and they sent her a pictures and an itemized bill. There was a spoon left in the kitchen, pice of paper left in his dresser and they are billing for that. How petty. They also want to charge for replacing the carpet and for repainting his room. The carpet has normal wear and tear and it's up to the complex to paint. My daughter is fighting some of the charges. Be careful. read more

Place doesn't care about the residents, only money. They will overcharge you for every minor inconvenience when you move out

So many roaches, & they do nothing about it. Can't use the kitchen or common area due to the amt of roaches. Can't cook either bc it's infested with bugs ever since I moved in. I literally have to wash my dishes in my shower. Secondly, I did not have access to hot water for an entire month. I complained over 10 times via email & filed so many work orders. It was only until I emailed about refunding my water utility bill that they fixed it. Pathetic. I had to use a kettle to use hot water for showers... After telling my family & friends, they said I was living in a dumpster or back in the middle ages, but my favorite one yet was when I was asked if I had to make fire from sticks & stones in there. Thirdly, roommate is illegally allowing her 30 y.o. BF to live here with us since last year in August. Mgmt has been notified MULTIPLE times but nothing has been done. So this is a great place for you if you want to break your lease without consequences. Multiple cars got broken into just outside the residence and some inside the residents. Plus parking is horrendous. Sometimes you will have to park a 10 minute walk away if you come home after 7pm. You will have to risk getting towed almost every night parking in a No Parking Zone. They want you to fly to your destination and back. Goodluck. read more

Lived at the park a few years ago and really regret going to any other apartment in the area. (Run from others.) The apartments are nice and the staff was great! The amenities are actually well kept. Really the best option in area. read more

Already posted a review about this complex before but since now i've moved out i feel more comfortable explaining my experience... I was placed with a roommate who had ppl steal from me, stake out my apartment, after she transferred apartments she tried to come back and jimmy the front door lock, after moving out completely last year she then came back a in May and busted two of my car windows then came back two months later and busted all of 4 of my windows. Who'd think since there's "security" and a entry gate you'll be a little safer. NO.! The gate is broke. every other week for months at a time with no care from management to fix it. They have money to spend on movie nights and brand new vending machines and pool chairs but not fix the gate for residents safety.?! When i asked if they had security cameras they told me they only had a camera looking at the basketball courts...... that in itself is questionable for me. The management team there is absolutely the definition of terrible I swear living there was the worst 3 years and i only stayed the 3rd year because they trapped me in my lease like they did with other ppl who've reviewed here. During Covid workers were completely ignorant to the fact that not all contractors wore mask and booties while working and cleaning the apartments. They say they clean the apartments from the previous tenants but as a resident who's seen them do the turn around process I'm telling you they DO NOT. They literally only paint over scruffs on the walls, barely clean the carpets and half ass clean the fridge, pantry's , microwaves and the oven. The mattresses and couch's are recycled from on tenant to the next. Apartments are infested with Ants and Bed Bugs. I can't tell you how many times i woke up to bites on my arms confused on where they came from. There'll be literal trails of ants coming from random part of the kitchen, window seals, in the bathrooms or closets, and coming from the vents or other small cracks. Then when you call them to contact pest control it's like it's a problem for them to have pest control come as if they don't want it to get taken care of. In addition to that pest control only "comes" once every two weeks so if you call them after they leave you have to wait. To make it worse the day pest control comes they want you to be out for 2 hours due to the chemicals they spray. My roommate sits in her car as pest control goes inside........ pest control literally went in for 5mins and left. Few days later there were still ants in the apartment. All this to say DO NOT LIVE HERE!!! NOT WORTH It read more

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!!! Wow where do I start? I have lived here for a total of 2 1/2 years because of the convenience of it being close to SacState, but It was the worst years of my experience. If I could give 0 stars I would. I have had a handful of encounters while living here, but my biggest issue has been the management here at the lark. I had horrible experiences with roommates here, especially because of the filth that they brought into the common areas, so I moved out before my lease ended. Prior to my lease termination, I had placed a deposit of $2,000 back in 2019, and now that I have moved out the management is basically withholding my check. They promised to mail it to my new address 20 something days after I turned my keys in, back in January, and here we are entering march and I still haven't been given my money. The management and leasing office is ridiculously inconsiderate, they do not answer any concerns with an actual explanation but they simply just try to shut you up. In my case, I have contacted them multiple times about my deposit, and I even sent them an email with my address written out for them to just copy it so they can send me my deposit with no complications, and a week goes by and I still have not received anything. I emailed them and they only told me "you should be receiving your deposit soon". I blindly allowed for another few days to pass and still nothing, so I call them and to no surprise they sent it to a completely different address. This just shows you how fucking irresponsible they are, and so is the manager Myra M. I am obviously frustrated because here I am doing everything to prevent any mistakes or issues, I simply want my deposit back, and they still have the audacity to send my money to a completely wrong address even after I emailed them? How stupid can you be? Then I speak to the manager and she promises me to have that check canceled and issue another one OVERNIGHT, that way I can simply go pick it up considering they can't seem to even get an address correct. This was last week, and here I am still waiting! Why would you promise me to have my deposit issued overnight to your office if you obviously aren't doing so? If that was the case, I would have had my check by Friday. YET STILL NOTHING! As you can see, it is super infuriating to have to deal with this issue simply because of the irresponsibility of that office. Do not live here, the management is ridiculous and do not care about any concerns you may express, on top of all the other "wonderful" things about this community. I can go on and on but I will save that for another review, this one is simply dedicated to show how the management is ran. Absolutely immature. I am still waiting for my deposit to this day. read more

So I am very disgusted and fed up because I keep finding little bugs in this apartment! I first noticed one under my pillow case on my pillow as I was washing my sheets for a month. I couldn't believe that there had been a bug i've been sleeping on for god knows how long! Also, I just recently found one on the wall and then again on my bed after cleaning my sheets for the second time! I am unable to sleep at night thinking about these bugs infesting my place of sleep. They seem harmless, but still disgusting nonetheless. Lark Sacramento admitted to reusing their beds and mattresses. The apartments reuse the bed frames and tell the residents to simply clean the mattresses. Who knows what other person has been sleeping on these beds and what they brought along with them! This is completely disgusting, unsanitary, and neglectful on the apartments behalf! Beware! If you want to live here, you might find bugs like these wandering in your room too! read more

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Do not believe any replies from there owner I almost lost my life and all they say is contact there office for concerns?!?!? Like I didn't do that already! I'm sorry no place is worth your life! I am a student that is trying to establish his self in the world and they room me with a 67 year old women who made noise all night and called me out of my name because I didn't do what she said. I will leave a comment every day until justice is served or a sure that no one new signs a lease with you guys. This apartment building is literally from hell. If anyone needs recommendations for somewhere to live this is DEFINITELY NOT IT. read more

1) I asked repeatedly for a quiet room. My roommates were incredibly noisy as well as unfriendly. One had her boyfriend over almost every single day. The other smoked marijuana. I also smelled cigarette smoke coming from the vents. If I wanted to change roommates, I would've had to pay a $200 fee, and there wouldn't be a guarantee my new roommates would be any better. 2) (If renting for one semester,) you are expected to pay for the full month for August and December even though you are not allowed to stay here from August 1 to December 31 because you are moving in and out according to the Sac State academic calendar. This means you end up paying nearly an additional full month of rent if counting per thirty days. 3) They tried to double-charge me for rent not once but twice. I had already prepaid a few months of rent upon signing the lease and moving in, but they "forgot," and tried to charge me for those months again. 4) There are numerous other irritations. Even though it's advertised as being furnished, the furniture is the bare minimum. I ended up having to buy my own bookshelf because there wasn't any storage in my room other than a dresser. There was also an ant problem. They do inspections quarterly, which I find way too frequent, and the time frames they give in their notices are inappropriately huge, like a whole week. There are so, so many things that you simply aren't told when you move in. You'll be paying much more than you expected and receiving a worse experience than you wanted. Overall, it feels like a really expensive dorm, not an apartment. read more

The Lark has been absolutely amazing lately! They always have events for guests such as grocery bingo, brunch, basketball tournaments for free Kings tickets. Every person that works in the leasing office has made an effort to get to know me and strike up conversations with me. The Lark also has free shuttles (with friendly drivers) that take you right to campus. The shuttle is convenient and always on time. They also have a full kitchen, dining table, and washer/dryer. The full bed accompanied with a desk and dresser makes it 10x easier to move in compared to dorms. So far I can say I love the Lark and everything they do, I haven't had any bad experience and don't think I will. read more

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I lived at the Lark for one leasing term (which is not even a full year) and I cannot stress enough that nobody should be renting from them. The first red flag is that residents are forced to pay an entire month's rent for the first month when the move in date is close to the end of August. I moved in August 24th and the rent for the first month was not prorated, so I paid a full month's rent for being there for a week. As a Sac State student, the shuttle was one of the reasons why the Lark was so convenient to live at. It was advertised in the beginning as starting from 7AM-8PM and would go to and from the Lark and Sac State. This proved to be untrue, as the shuttle did not start until 8AM, and often would not start until 8:30-9 depending on when the shuttle driver would arrive. As someone who had class starting at 8AM, this was extremely inconvenient for me, as I had to find alternative transportation for the mornings. The shuttle was often extremely off schedule, and it caused many people to be late for classes, or to be waiting in the heat until they finally came. The air conditioning also never worked, so after standing in the heat (even during the heat waves up to 116 degrees,) you had to sit on the shuttle for 20-30 mins in the traffic with hot air blowing. There were also many times that people were forced to miss the shuttle they had been waiting over 30 minutes for because there was no space left. The shuttle would also constantly break down, which would leave students stuck at school having to uber home or walk. When the shuttle would break down, they would either shut down the service altogether, or they would rent large vans, which did not hold even a third of what the shuttle could hold. The parking is absolutely awful as well. It was very confusing in the beginning to differentiate the types of parking spots as it wasn't very clear which spots were for people without reserved parking. There are many spots in the complex that are reserved, but you can't tell unless you get really close due to the lack of repainting numbers. The week of move in they aren't strict about where you park, but as soon as the first week is over (as in the very next morning) they will tow you if you are not in an open parking space. There is VERY limited parking in general, but the amount of open parking they have is definitely not enough for each resident to have a spot in their own complex. If you don't get a spot inside, you have to park outside on the street. Street parking is honestly no better than the open spots regarding availability, and if you can't park on the street then you're forced to park in the neighborhoods, which is about a 10-15-minute walk depending on which building you live in. There are also many no parking zones in the only areas that would be possible to park in outside the complex, which you could also be towed for. The area outside is generally unsafe, and many, many cars were broken into/had their windows smashed while parked on the street, and the broken glass was left there. The gate was also never closed, and people were able to walk into the complex whether they were a resident or not. Upon moving out, my roommates and I made it a point to effectively clean every part of the apartment, as we knew that we would probably get extra fees piled on to our rent since there is no deposit required here. This is how they get even more money out of you. Put together, my roommates and I were charged over $2000 in fees before we disputed the charges. Many of the charges were ridiculous. I lived in a 4x4, and my roommates and I were charged around $75 EACH for "common area paint," as well as another $75 each for "common area cleaning." I was also initially charged over $100 to clean my bathtub and toilet, which were not even dirty. Pictures of what they are charging you for are provided by the Lark, but the quality was so bad that there was barely anything to look at. I asked management for better pictures of what I was being charged for, and instead was directed to view the photos from a laptop to get a better view. I was already looking at them from my laptop and the photos provided were not enough to prove what they were charging me for. Fortunately, we were able to dispute some charges, but still had to pay other fees. There are many other things wrong with the Lark, this is just the major issues I had. The convenience of being close to campus and the amenities they offer at the Lark are not good enough reasons to rent. read more

They should change the name from The Lark to The Roach because it's infested with cockroaches. They charge $975 for a room and amenities and your room will definitely be infested with cockroaches. There's plenty of other reviews talking about the roach problem and The Roach doesn't seem to care about it. They provide pest control and we have gotten it twice already and we still have this problem. We do trash pickups in front of our rooms every weekday which attracts them even more I bet. If you walk outside at night you will see hundreds of roaches just running around the parking lot and on the sidewalks. It's disgusting. They put on a front on their fake 5 star reviews and their instagram to get more people to want to live here. It's in a not so good area and there used to be a homeless camp on the same street. There is no parking after 5pm if you don't have a designated spot and sometimes you would have to park far because the street barely has any parking. On the way back from parking at night you will see roaches on the sidewalk. This place sucks and it's gross. Don't fall for their bs reviews. Here's some pics of some roaches I found if you still don't believe me read more

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Update: if you're thinking of living here don't. I just moved out and was charged $123 for god knows what, but suspiciously enough me and about three other friends were each charged perfectly $123...weird? I think so. And after reviewing the list of estimates for extra cleaning or repairs it still doesn't add up. So the foundation is the last place I would ever live...now. I thought I would love living here, and don't get me wrong it's convenient, however the shuttle that is suppose to go back and forth to sac state every 30 min is routinely late and makes everyone else late for their classes/work. For example this morning, the shuttle usually leaves at 9:30, and my friend texted me at 9:24 that it was leaving as I was walking (the very short walk) from my apartment. It would be more accurate if they said it was every 15 min or so since it does pick up at sac state as well and there is only one shuttle going back and forth, so if there's traffic you're out of luck. There should honestly be two shuttles so there's always one at sac state and one at the Foundation waiting to pick up. read more

The best student housing apartment in the area! I've done my research on many apartments and they all usually miss some features. The lark has the perfect combination of affordability (compared to other furnished housing), security and free services. I've loved living here the last 3 years because I wanted something close to school, but something that came furnished with everything I need. The property itself is actually very clean as well. I've seen other student housing properties in the areas and they don't even look maintained/have lots of mold and mildew issues. Every year that I have renewed here at the lark, I have seen a "clean-up crew" which does a deep clean of all the apartments after a student leaves. So when your coming to your new apartment you aren't seeing wall scratches, dirty carpets or gross bathrooms. The maintenance staff is very friendly and respectful. They don't just barge in your apartment after 1 knock like some other complexes. They get work orders done fast. The office staff is also friendly and are always available to help. My only con: they only have 1 garbage disposal area in the far back. If you live on the front side of the property this means you'll have to drive your trash to the garbage or take a few minutes walk to throw it out. read more

I have already turned in my keys and I still pay my rent til August! My property had been damaged & space had been misused but they had no control over who was able to come into my apartment during a world-wide pandemic. Here is an attachment of one of the Lark's instagram post asking for people to give them reviews in order to get free sandwiches from Chick-Fil-A using their overpriced rent money! read more

Lark Sacramento - Why there must be multiple "good reviews" about this complex. - University Housing Near Me - Sacramento, California

I would highly avoid this place. It may seem nice when you're taking a tour and talking to the people. But right when I moved in it wasn't that nice. On move in day there were dead ants all over my walls and had to clean them off. Other things are walls are super thin and you can hear everything your neighbor says or do, my whole building smelled like weed all the time , trash is everywhere and never gets picked up, cars get broken into here also and mail/packages get stolen too. When I contacted the office about the car break ins and the mail being stolen they said it's not their fault and they're not going to do anything. They claim to have security but I barley see them and even then all they do is sit at clubhouse on their phone. Parking is absolutely the worst too. I would spent at least an hour everyday trying to find a parking spot and you'll be lucky if you do cuz they don't regulate parking at all. For being a "gated community" the gate is never closed and I mean never. It's always open and anyone can just come on in. This place does not care about their residents and I am glad I got out of my lease. Do not live here. This place is a joke !!! read more

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Living experience is great here! Every time I put in a work order about a problems my living space, it's fixed on the same day! UPDATE: Unfortunately I have to drop my 5-star to 2-star Bc half way through my lease, they increased my bill Bc of the card I use to pay rent. It was $14 + rent and now it's $30 + rent. Also, I was not paired up correctly for who I asked to live with. I was paired up with med-loud roommates when I asked for a room where everyone said they are quiet. I am graduating, I study a lot in my room, and I have early morning classes. Unfortunately there's nothing they can do about it now. No room change availability. read more

I just moved here, so far pretty good. Roommates are good, people always outside it's a good vibe. The people that work here easy to talk to made my moms feel ok about me being on my own. read more

I would like to say that I do not go on Yelp to complain. If you see my reviews, I usually give out 4 or 5 stars (4 out of 201 reviews are 1 star so far), but I hate this place with a passion and really want to warn people before they make a decision that they might regret. The decision is up to you in the end, but here is my experience. 1. They were not honest about the train. When I signed on in June 2016, they were still building the place, so we couldn't have a physical tour. Google maps didn't have the apartment on their site yet because everyone was lead to a wrong location during move-in day. The building designs said there was a road by the apartment, but in fact, it was a train. They kept saying that they aren't responsible for the drawing outside of the apartment, but this is a misrepresentation, especially if you know that the residents have nothing but a picture to decide on the lease. I knew from day 1 when I moved in that I wasn't going to be able to sleep. I immediately requested to transfer to another unit because they falsely advertise a road by the apartment. If I had known, I wouldn't have signed the lease in the first place. I went every other day for a month to check up on the transfer, but they never did it. They really don't give a shit about you. 2. The parking is horrible. There are about 200 parking spots for 700 residents. How do I know? A staff was complaining about it and told me how horrible this place was designed. (Thanks for being honest for once!) After about 7PM, it will be hard to find parking, so good luck with that. Target doesn't let you park in their parking lot overnight anymore. 3. The main reason why I signed the lease here is because of the shuttle. One of the staff said that they would probably run until 9PM, which is why I didn't sign onto The Element (ends at 7PM). They didn't keep their word and the shuttle ends at 7PM. That sucks for me who take night classes. I can't walk or bike home at night because it's dangerous, so I have to drive and pay for the parking pass. What's the point of living here then? Might as well rent somewhere cheaper if I have to pay for parking anyway. Also, the shuttle randomly doesn't run sometime due to maintenance or whatever excuse that they have. Not very reliable. If it was the public transportation, there would be a riot. 4. The staff is incompetent. They are all students and they all live there (because it is a requirement to work there). Some of the staff are nice and are on your side, while many are not. They are not properly trained because they will tell you different things if you call in on different days. (Seriously, try this and see for yourself.) If you talk to them, I recommend getting their names down and in writing if possible. 5. They charge you for basically everything. The reletting fee is probably the worst because it's 85% of one month's rent. This is from the lease: "The reletting charge is not a lease cancellation fee or buyout fee. It is an agreed-to liquidated amount covering only part of our damages, that is, our time, effort, and expense in finding and processing a replacement." First of all, I had to find a replacement. They did nothing. Second of all, this cost more than any application fee and administration fee. What kind of processing are they doing? It doesn't make sense. They just want more money. Other apartments that I rented from don't have this. 6. They just changed management about a week ago (the website is different) and I can't log into my resident portal anymore. I have to chase down Asset Campus (old management) to get half of my rent back (due to reletting my apartment) because The Foundation don't give a shit since they aren't under that company anymore. They will come after you when you owe them money, but they don't care when they owe you money. I could go on and on about this place, but you should just read other people's review, which are true. I was new to town and didn't know where to live, so I trusted this place. I learned my lesson and will take my time in researching places before I rent them from now on. I advise you to do the same. The only positive thing that I can say is that the look of the apartment can impress people, but beware... looks can be deceiving. TL;DR: STAY THE FUCK AWAY. (Excuse my French.) read more

Lark Sacramento - The train tracks that is disguised as the road. LIES! - University Housing Near Me - Sacramento, California

DONT MOVE HERE UNLESS ITS YOUR LAST OPTION My apartment is literally falling apart. There was a giant hole in my bathroom door that I found while moving in. The stove, fridge, washing machines, and microwave seem to break every month. On top of that the leasing office seems to only care about their money and for you to keep paying them. The worst part of all of this is the parking. There is never any parking and even if you have a reserved spot there's a very good chance that someone will park in it if you're coming back late at night. They have a towing service but coming home late from work and having to wait another hour or so for the tow truck to arrive and move the car is excruciating. They have a paid security guard but I only ever see security every other day or so and when I even do see them it feels like they either sleep in their car for their shift or they're just not even there past midnight. I've had my car broken into and vandalized, and my bike got stolen, but I'm stuck in this lease that lasts the entire school year. While I know most college apartments are like this, it's frustrating that the leasing office won't even try to help. I've had 3 incidents this year and it feels like all they tell me is "file a police report, we can't view the cameras until you do". I don't even want to think about the "help" they'd provide if your apartment got broken into. Overall, DONT LIVE HERE NOT EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO. you're better off crashing at the AIRC and showering at The Well every night. read more

I have been living here in the 3x3 private since August and I love how clean and calm the community is. If you ever have a problem you can either go to the office or call maintenance and then handle it either that same day or the next. Even though classes were online they still had the shuttle running which was helpful. read more

I've lived here for over a year and I have been impressed with every aspect of the property. From the staff in the office always helping in any way they can, to each maintenance team member completing my work orders quickly and with great quality. However, John the maintenance supervisor goes above and beyond to exceed my expectations! I recommend this property to any college student who is looking for a clean and safe environment within the Sacramento area! read more

The lark is okay but they have great staff, Ryan is the best maintaince guy! Their pool is really nice too

I've lived here since 2018 and my time has come to an end at Lark. Graduating this spring! I've lived in about 3 different apartments townhome has been my favorite by far! I do not have to worry about driving around looking for parking or someone in my parking space. I have gone through it with roommates lol some people act so childish not ready for their own apartment. So if you can find your own roommates/ friends do it. The staff has always been so welcoming and try to help you with issues. Maintenance fixes things very fast. This was the best choice for college housing. read more

i would never live here again parking is definitely a problem here. I would wake up and my car would be gone because it got towed and couldn't see the numbers. Why rent out rooms to many students without having many parking for students. Also the only other parking they have beside that is outside the apartment and you have to walk so far at night after work. Plus people break into you cars and take your tires. I've see it all here, never again. I got a lease takeover once i was able to. Do not live here for college if you have a car. Thank god i'm out of there. Go find somewhere else better and cheaper!!!! read more

I moved into The Foundation (Lark) in the fall of 2016 when the units were completely new. When I signed my first lease I was shown the same drawn photographs you see posted here on yelp by the complex itself. At the time they also had pictures of a shared bed room where the room looked to be pretty large,so I chose to sign for a double occupancy room. Upon moving in the room was incredibly small, there was less than a foot between the end of a bed and my roommates desk and her bed was right next to the desk as well. There is literally no room to move any furniture around, and the door can not even be fully opened because there is a bed behind it. After my lease was up I was told to move out of my current unit completely and would be allowed to move into my new apartment two weeks later because repairs and things needed to be done at my new unit. I was not happy about having to move everything to storage only to have to move it all back two weeks later but I dealt with the situation, and tried to be understanding because I was moving into an apartment with less bed rooms. Then, the unit that was given to me was completely trashed and dirty, it seemed like nothing had been cleaned, there was a hole in the bathroom door, and the appliances were completely covered in sticky gross burnt remains. After going directly with managers we came to a solution and that was the end of that. Come my permanent move out date I was billed for some kind of a fee, after contacting managers they said it was not permanent and that I would be sent a notice regarding a final accurate fee. I never received an email or any form or bill so I forgot about it till over a month later they sent me a bill with an attached pre collections notice. Had I been notified in the first place I owed them something I would have paid. I am very upset and shocked that I was billed for damages and cleaning when there was no physical damage done to anything and the apartment had been cleaned before hand. Comparing notes, I find it unfair that they bill people for damages and cleaning then still decide to assign people those units with that damage still there. The people who work here usually aren't to helpful, it is best to go directly though managers, which will only respond and get in contact with you through emails. When you need something done you have to be persistent with staff because otherwise they do not really care to help you. Parking is also really bad if you don't pay for a reserved spot. Only reason I give this place two stars is because, the complex itself and property is really nice, still new and well maintained. The location is also really close to campus and the shuttle is a very convenient source of transportation without having to deal with on campus parking. Attached I will post pictures of how a unit was handed over to me, after repairs and cleaning had already been done. Also, these are representative of the current management group, NOT previous management. read more

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This is a great property to live at. Just down the street from campus. They offer shuttle services to campus and back. They are adding things here like a dog park and right now they are building a built in bbq station.Property is well kept up. Work orders are always completed the same day or next day. When I'm home during the time they are doing work orders the Maintenance supervisor John always goes beyond when he enters my unit and ask if there's anything else that needs to be done. He ask how schools going, just always making us feel welcomed here. I would recommend anyone to live here at Lark. Yes it's expensive than the other properties around but it's worth every penny. Remember you get what you pay for. read more

Lark cancelled the shuttle bus to Cal State Sac without any notice. No alternative transportation was even mentioned. They also shut down the pool and pavilion, the courts, the 24 hour fitness center, game room, study lounge and all the other amenities they advertise to this day on their website.........and they continue to demand full payment....and this is even after inspecting the professionally cleaned room (and rent payment was up to date at the time of vacating unit)....and they gladly took the keys essentially locking us out and still demanding payment. read more