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From the owner: University View offers apartments for Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate students near Prairie View A&M…read moreUniversity campus -- you can't get student housing any closer than this! University View gives you the convenience you want with the PVAMU lifestyle you're looking for.

READ THIS REVIEW FIRST!! If you are a PVAMU student or parent do not and I repeat DO NOT under any…read morecircumstances sign a lease with University Trails. Our experience moving our daughter in was shocking, and the way the situation was handled by property manager Kimberly made it significantly worse. Several family members and I moved my daughter in on August 15 and found cockroaches while we were still carrying her belongings into the apartment. She hadn't even spent a night there! When I raised the issue with Kimberly less than 24 hours later, her response was UNbelievable. When I started detailing to her what we found, starting with one dead cockroach on the windowsil, she cut me off, half snorted half laughed and said "at least it was dead". Later in our exchange she asked me where I was from and told me that cockroaches are common in Texas! She said when there are periods of "high activity" and warm weather, cockroaches are common. Now, we're not talking about the large outdoor cockroaches that are associated with warm climates - we are talking about the small, brown, oval shaped, water-food-trash attracted ones here. I'm not from Texas but I know THOSE kind of roaches are NOT common in someone's home. When I referred to the situation as an infestation, she told me that it isn't an infestation unless you open a door and they "fall on your head." In writing she told me "one or two roaches does not necessarily indicate an infestation". Except it wasn't only one or two and to excuse even ONE is insane. At one point she suggested that we have our daughter bug bomb the apartment herself. When I continued pushing for a real solution, I was met with a very dismissive, "I don't know what you want me to do," and told that she would call pest control the following week. This said was to the parent of a college student who had JUST been handed this apartment. There were other problems as well. We were initially given the wrong key for our daughter's room. Kimberly insisted to me, quite rudely, that they had personally checked every key and that the key we were given was correct. Shortly after when she checked the key and lock herself, she acknowledged that our daughter had, in fact, been given the wrong key. That interaction became representative of our entire experience: rather than taking our concerns seriously, I repeatedly felt dismissed, argued with, and spoken to rudely. And then we learned that this wasn't an isolated history of pest complaints. The roommates currently living in our daughter's unit told us their cockroach problem predated her move in and had previously been reported. Yet during our efforts to get our daughter released from the lease, we were told that management had not received prior pest complaints from the residents. Really? Everyone let's turn our attention to the Google review history of University Trails. Not just the overall rating but go back through the reviews by date. There are Google reviews from approximately a year ago describing University Trails as "roach infested". One resident describes discovering cockroaches immediately after moving in, finding them throughout the apartment, and specifically states that Kimberly was made aware of that infestation. A current resident told us that residents have been offered raffles/giveaways in connection with leaving positive reviews mentioning Kimberly. Now I did not personally witness those offers, so I cannot verify their exact terms but what I can verify is what anyone looking at these reviews can see: following numerous very negative reviews, several talking about roach infestations, there is a noticeable cluster of recent five star student reviews specifically praising Kimberly/Ms. Kim by name. Look through the review history and draw your own conclusions. Finding cockroaches in our daughter's apartment during move in was bad enough. Being dismissed, told that roaches are normal in Texas, told the situation essentially wasn't bad enough to qualify as an infestation, told our daughter could bug bomb the apartment herself, and then having to fight for THREE DAYS to get her out of a lease for an apartment she occupied for less than 24 hours made an already awful situation considerably and substantially worse. I would never EVER recommend University Trails to a student or parent. In fact my recommendation is that you forget this place even exists. Don't even consider it as an option! I know off campus housing for PVAMU is not exactly plentiful but our kids deserve better. WE deserve better than THIS.

Worst place to live management has no type of professionalism it's dirty and an unstable place to…read morelive constantly have get my air conditioning fixed I would give a zero if I could

I came for the homecoming tailgates. This year seems unusually crowded. They were people and cats…read moreeverywhere. One of my friends invited me as his son is a student and he tailgates every year. I was able to park across the street at the church for $20. There are RV's galore. There are a couple of stages for performances. 2chains was here this year. Also there were a few food trucks on campus. The one think missing with thousands of people walking all over. Not enough port a potty's. Well worth attending every year.

Don't expect to get any help (real tangible help) from anyone here. Not only are they sorry asf…read morethey will most certainly make you pay for their f up's. There is no accountability for any mistakes they make. This is by far the worst educational experience I have had.

Low quality apartment style dorms for a high price. Hot water doesn't work half the time, WiFi is…read morevery very slow or doesn't work, and got my door kicked in and nobody really did anything about it.

From the owner: Get the second year lifestyle you want at University Village with our fully furnished PVAMU dorms…read morefeaturing private bedroom and bathroom floor plans, fitness center, basketball court and Academic Success Center! Enjoy your college experience at Prairie View A&M University.

Visited these dorms because my kid was staying here. It's two per room separated by a shared…read morebathroom. The furniture seemed worn. And the chair was sticky when we moved her in. But I suppose the convenience of living on campus makes it worthwhile.

From the owner: If University College was any closer to campus, you'd be in class! Walk-to-class convenience…read more Stay-fit amenities. Tools that help you make the grade. And community events that keep you connected. All make University College the premier first year Prairie View A&M dorms choice.