I lived at the Oliver for three years (and so did my two brothers) and experienced many issues while I was in residence. The promised amenities were never up to snuff-- the pool was always dirty, the hot tub never hot, the gym was closed for months, and the "high speed wifi" was constantly going out. The wifi was completely down during finals week when people had to study for exams. No other utilities are included, including pest control, which I paid for every month though they never showed up once. This place is definitely a victim of the "landlord special". The management is absolutely predatory for your money-- they were constantly implementing new policies that borderline broke your lease agreement. On move-in every year, you have ONE month to renew your lease in order to "keep your current rate" aka they raise your rent if you don't renew right after you move in. Rent has increased slowly since I've moved in August 2023-- I started with 540 a month and the current rate is now 735 a month. The furniture supplied in the furnished units were cheap and constantly fell apart. Work orders we placed with the maintenance team were marked as completed multiple times with no feedback, even though no one entered our apartment.
On move-out, they compounded our utilities for the last two months to make our bill much larger than usual-- and they do not prorate the rent. They "don't accept" deposits, so on move-out they can charge you for the stupidest things. For a cheap living chair in my apartment literally ripping at the seams, ALL THREE people living in the apartment were charged $150 EACH-- even after we had sent in work orders all year to get it replaced. They threatened a charge of an entire month's rent if you weren't out of the apartment by exactly 12pm on move-out day. After 12pm everyone left the office to stop accepting keys, surely increasing their income for that day. Everyone I know who lived at the Oliver came out with MULTIPLE move-out charges. They also "do not accept disputes" which is complete bullshit.
One of my neighbors unfortunately struggled to pay bills often, and was never given any grace when it came to the Oliver. Even after paying all late fees, there were multiple errors on her account, which continued charging her even though her balance was $0! She had screenshots and proof, continuously trying to resolve the balance fairly, and one of the leasing managers said to her, and I quote, "If you come to us again, we're gonna charge you another $200."
A girl drove her car into the lake when the apartment was flooded and they refused to place any physical barriers to prevent that from happening again. Car break-ins were extremely common on the property and my same neighbor ended up with hers totaled.
On top of everything, I experienced a myriad of health issues living at the Oliver due to mold! So that's super fun. Overall, I cannot recommend in good faith anyone to stay there for any period of time. This place was a piece of shit ten years ago when my older brother stayed here and it's even worse now. They take advantage of college students with no experience of living in a place on their own. As soon as I moved into my new place I didn't experience these issues-- I thought they were all "normal". Please do not live here.
The Oliver also continuously does promotions for their residents to write good reviews, so I would be wary of any that are overly positive. read more