University Village Sacramento Apartments

It’s been 10 months since I moved into these apartments. My apartment had new carpet, appliances and was freshly painted when I moved in. I have the larger 1×1 unit which gives me more living room space. The apartment complex is walking distance to Sac State and at a great price. I’ve never had any pest problems but yet again I do consider myself to be very clean. My neighbors are friendly and have never had a noise problem (considering that most people living here are college students). The apartments are located across the street from a chevron gas station, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Subway, mountain mikes and 7eleven. The new staff is great. Ask for Ricardo. Very friendly and will make your apartment hunting a breeze. Only con is that there is bums that like to hang out in that shopping location but that’s all over sacramento. I wish the outside of the apartments were updated with a fresh coat of paint but other than that it’s a great place to live if you’re looking for that off campus experience.

I enjoyed the personalized attention afforded to me, the individual tour of the property and the troubleshooting of the website. The University Village staff went out of their way to truly accommodate me throughout the application process. I am looking forward to an exciting future at UV Sacramento.

This is honestly the worst place to live. Even though the inside of the apartments are OK, they are very ran down and need renovation but that wasn’t my issue. The last couple months of my residency, they were bought out & as a result received new management. The new management is SO RUDE! I was in the process of getting my lease taken over by new residents and when they received new management it was HELL. They were so rude. Their system was down and they were having trouble receiving the new lease and were charging me for all the days they were having trouble with their system. When I asked for at least a few days knocked of because of this, they did not accommodate me because of THEIR problems on their end. Even before this, the employee Tiara is very rude and the manager Meagan Brown was very unprofessional. I went to talk to her & she was speaking to me while eating a bag of chips. They are just flat out rude & it’s not even worth the money. I wouldn’t recommend it. This was a last minute choice for me but if you have TIME to really research apartments before you move in, please do it because you WILL regret living here. They don’t even deserve one star honestly. However, they don’t have a bug problem, at least not in my unit.

I have a love hate relationship with this complex.
What I love best about this complex is that it is so close to Sac State. Other than that there is not much I love about living here.
So, I suppose it is more of a like hate relationship.
I like the maintenance workers. They are helpful and quick, whenever something breaks or needs to be changed in my apartment,
I like that there is an assigned parking space, so I will always have a place to park.
Other than these things, there is not much else to like at University Village.
As my lease is coming to an end and after living here for two years I cannot be happier. I stayed for this long because I really did enjoy living so close to Sac State.
So, why did I not enjoy my time at University Village?
I used the University Village’s «roommate match» program, which is where I filled out a form that asked me to describe my sleeping habits, cleanliness, etc. on a scale from one to five. I liked that they had this service, since I moved to Sac not knowing anyone and living alone was not an option. Anyways, I filled out the questionnaire and before moving in they gave me me the contact information of the people I would live with. With that said University Village matched me up with people that are nothing like me and therefore living at this complex has been aggravating and frustrating. Why have residents fill out a questionnaire if they are not going to be used?
Another issue I have is they raised my rent after living there after a year and are trying to raise my rent again (does not matter since I am not renewing). I do not dislike my complex for raising my rent, but after doing the complex itself became dirtier and less taken care of. For example, the laundry room floor would be covered in trash and the pool/​hot tub area (that they often brag about) is not maintained. Therefore, what frustrated me was that I was paying more to live in a more filthy complex. Where is my money going?
My apartment itself is was/​in good shape when I moved in besides the huge stains on the carpet. I moved into an unfurnished apartment. The drawers in the kitchen are off their rollers and dig into the wood, which leaves a constant mess. The windows do not seal well, which allows moisture in and creates a mess in the windowsill.
My room was in good shape, as well. The window screen in my room was broken and they told me they would replace it, but they ended up not having a replacement. I did not have a window screen for a week, but they were very apologetic.
Apparently, University Village is a smoke free campus, but that doesn’t stop me neighbors from smoking. They even have visible ash trays.
If this is TLDR, basically move here if you want to live close to Sac State; don’t move here if you have other options.
Good luck!

This place is thee worst! Rather be homeless. But then again im thankfull. I completely agree with every comment everyone posted about the uv. The manager is a cow. She dont speak she’s mean. on the othere hand its close to school and target downtown etc…

Worst first year in Sacramento of my life. I only gave it one star because I had to.
First of all, it is ghetto! I was often woken up by people yelling in the middle of the night. The staff is horrible and rude. When leasing the apartment I was told I had a full year lease. I moved in August 21^st, paid the full months rent and was told «it’s because you don’t have to pay the last months.» Little did I know, our lease ended August 1^st, so of course I wouldn’t pay the last month. Yes, I’ll admit it was my fault for not reading the lease, but they were all saying «full year.» It seems cool because it’s by the school and furnished. The amount that I paid for a one bedroom there is the amount I’m paying for a two bedroom one and half bath in a much nicer apartment. We got the apartment dirty, I gagged looking at the bathroom. There was mold and more. The carpets smelled like a smoker lived in there. I called asking if someone could clean it but all I got was «just put baking soda and vacuum it.»
Now that I have moved out I am being charged $ 25. Which isn’t bad at all, if I was the one who did it.
Charging us for a broken blind. The blind was broken when we got there, kept falling off. We called and told them, someone came and just put it back up. But, once the wind came it would fall back down.
We got charged $ 12 because they had to take trash out of our apartment. We left that place spotless, cleaner than when we got it. I did remember right after handing the keys we left our extra plastic bags. But is that really trash worth $ 12?
Last, we got charged for the cleaning of the stains on the couch. Those couches were absolutely disgusting, I hated sitting on them. Yet alone eating my food on them. So how could I have been the one to stain them?
I would not recommend this apartment to my worst enemy.

i am WARNING… do NOT live here… one word: ghetto… maintenance crew i believe are taking advantage of poor students… they must have some type of connections with owners cause seems like they only hire ghetto people for maintenance… if you value the safety of your college daughters… i would not let them live here… something fishy is up with the mainteance crew. they might even have cameras in bathrooms…
but one review says maintenance comes in with no warning in mornings? yea pro ly to catch un suspecting young students still with hardly any clothes… be aware this place is dangerous… until new ownership comes in STAY AWAY… i been in apts next door for ten years and these apartments have gone down hill.
oh and their security? what a joke… they must of given fliers in the hood to people cause that is the security… i saw the guy watch a whole basketball game in the gym they have… yea what a security system lol…
Maintenance crew is shady and might be convicted felins living there… i also believe they are harboring some fugitives… i am keeping my eye out… be careful!

Ok I’m updating this and lowering the rating because the longer you stay here the worse it gets. First, the bug problem is getting out of control even after having an exterminator come out and spray my room. I had to go to Target and buy a lot of traps to make most of the roaches disappear. Secondly, the laundry room. While the prices to use the machines are not cheaper, there’s a lot of people who don’t respect your stuff. Numerous times I came back to pick up my clothes from the dryer and all times I always found some of my clothes on the ground because someone has opened the dryer. Lastly, which happened just recently, my apt stopped receiving hot water and since the office close I’m stuck with this problem until who knows when. I really wanna try and like this place, but living conditions are getting worse.

Worst place to live. You will never find parking. They will tow your car if you park anywhere els. Most of the people that stay there don’t even go college or anything. The office people don’t know anything .once they get u to sign the lease they will never help you with anything. Don’t live here. It’s not worth it. They might give free cable and wifi but it’s sucks. Wifi is so slow. And the cable is just basic channels with cheap box. The fat manger there don’t know anything they will never help. When ever you go in the office the fat manger be on her lunch. They just have some random people working in front and they will hire new people every few months. So no one in office know anything. Go to apt across the street .
Don’t be surprise if your sleeping in morning at 8am and maintenance people just come inside without knocking or anything.

I lived here for 3years. The first year with a romate in a two bedroom and the last two alone in a one bedroom. The rates were good with everything including furniture (with the exception of smud). The only problem that k had with the apartment was that in the one bedroom the vents were old so they only blew in one room at a time and the pipes in the stubbed were stopped up so the water would rise while on the shower and maintenance didn’t fix the problem.

This place is the absolute worst! I won’t even write the details because I just don’t want to remember the bad experience. If you want to experience yourself, try living here but I would not recommend it. It is definitely not a good place to live, especially for university or college students.

As I prep to move out I just want to address some of the funny negative reviews I’ve read here.
Bug problems? Only when you live in your own filth will bugs join the fun! ;)
I’m surprised by the number of, pet-​less, reviewers complaining about the lack of cleanliness and fleas in their apartments. Fleas don’t survive a good vacuuming so instead of complaining about the results of your laziness I highly recommend you put good use to your vacuum today! And do so at least once every week. I have a cat that stays in my room at all times, but there are no fleas here (at least not in my apartment where I clean regularly like a responsible adult). PS– If you find an apartment bug free ²⁴⁄₇ please let me know.
The bug complaints are just as bad as those upset about car break-​ins. When you leave valuables in your car than you’re asking for trouble because we know we’re not in the safest area in town.
Remember, «Only YOU can prevent forest fires… and break-​ins… and fleas.»
Special thanks to Gianna C. for sending me the following compliment, «Your a fuking lieing ass bitch.» LOL Stay in school young lady! Feel free to borrow my vacuum. =)

HOOORRRIBLLLEEE!!! I DEFFINTLY DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE TO LIVE HERE!!! Might as well find the cheapest sleeziest motel in south Sacramento and stay in it because that might BE CLEANER THAN THIS… WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!! And I have been to third world country’s this place is INFESTED with fleas and silver fish!!! I would have no problem going on trial against the living condition of this place!!! There have to be SOOOOO MANY HEALTH CODES BEING VIOLATED!!!

if i could do no star, i would. cockroaches, spiders, terrible appliances, thin windows, bums and people who dont live here all over the place (especially at night) didnt even like leaving my place because i always felt like i was going to get robbed. My best friends car was stolen out of the parking lot and then his new car was broken in to. you can hear everything your neighbors do. the management… HORRIBLE and EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL.

Pros: close to campus, internet and cable included.
That’s it, worst experience I have ever had with an apartment complex. The carpets were disgusting upon moving in, I doubt they ever replace the carpets! The neighbors you will live next to are a bunch of drug dealers/​potheads on welfare. I had multiple neighbors get evicted, and thank God for that because they were loud and crazy! The staff also seems to not care about this place. They show poor customer service.

I’m still sketched out by UV and I moved out 2 years ago. Fleas and vermin. If you like being eaten by fleas this is the place for you. Please keep in mind I didn’t have a pet.
It was good for as cheap transition and I wasn’t in the mood to look for more.
The laundry requires a prepaid card and lo an behold the wash amounts are not whole dollars, so one must always buy more than they can use. Scammity scam.
Look elsewhere.

This complex is a joke. I only lived there for a year, but in that time, one of my friends had their truck stolen, one of my friends had their apartment broken into and their bicycle stolen from them, one of my friends was ROBBED AT GUNPOINT, another one of my friends has their xbox and their laptop stolen from inside their apartment, and I was assaulted at my apartment. Keep in mind that all of these things happened to the people that I am close with, so there was definitely a lot more criminal activity going on. Laundry theft is an issue, break ins are common, and there are a ton of sketchy people around there. There is no gate to block the community so strangers are free to come in and wander around, which does happen. The only good thing about this complex is it’s location right by CSUS, but I can honestly say it’s not worth the risk. Breaking my lease was easily one of the best decisions I have made. Don’t consider living here unless you don’t value your safety.

DO NOT MOVE HERE! I wish I could give it ⁰⁄₅ stars.
I cannot begin to explain how happy I am that my lease is going to be over. I am currently in a two bedroom apartment living with a roommate. The first thing I noticed was that me and my roommate were both on two different leases, HOWEVER, we were only given one covered parking spot, which the girl at the front desk failed to mention to us when she was giving us the tour. She showed us this really nice and decorated apartment with nice carpets and smooth closet doors/​window screens, etc. The first day that I moved in, my next door neighbor warned me that there are constant police officers coming and going and that gun shots are normal if I hear any. My thoughts were «are you kidding me?!». With that said, the carpet had stains on it along with a nasty odor, none of the drawers in the kitchen worked properly, and not to mention, my roommates room was a bit bigger than mine, yet we both paid the same amount. That’s not fair at all. The staff is somewhat nice but not the brightest. The day that I came in to sign some last minute paperwork stuff, two of their residence that were int he office waiting for something warned me not to move in, but I was already too far into the paperwork. I should have listened to them. Sure the rent is cheap and you get free wifi and cable but I would have traded all that if I knew what a crappy place this it was.
Last bit of information that they don’t disclose to you when you move in, your safety deposit that you give prior to moving in will be used even if your roommate messes up something. They gave me a paper to read and go over before I move out and it clearly says that if there was damage to the apartment that it would come out of BOTH of our deposits. That is complete BULL. You’re gonna take my money despite that fact that its something that my roommate is responsible for? Even in her room, if she scratched something or broke something, then I would have to pay for it? WE ARE ON TWO SEPARATE LEASES. University village in Sacramento is clearly unprofessional and they withhold a lot of information from you prior to moving in.
There are tons of homeless people across the street and not to mention young tenants who throw lots of parties and are constantly smoking weed outside. They are also not a pet friendly place. They will charge you up they ass if they catch you with an animal. That really doesn’t bother me since I didn’t bring my cat with me but other would like to know their pet policy. The whole place is dimly lit and makes it unsafe to go out or drop the trash in the dumpster. Not to mention, in May of 2013, there was a break-​in in one of the apartments and apparently, the tenant was assaulted and things were taken from their apartment. And how was I notified about this incident? Oh by EMAIL about 12 something in the MORNING saying to «stay in your homes and keep your windows and doors locked». I did not feel any kind of reassurance that this situation was under control. I am sure that the staff are «trying» their best but I honestly do not see it. I have found a much better apartment in a much better location.
This apartment complex not only has bad reviews on Unilocal,but also on other apartment websites such as:
Read that before you live here.

Right when I moved in, there were so many problems with the apartment. My dresser was completely broken. It looked like somebody karate chopped it in half. The cupboards wouldn’t close completely. The fan had lights that weren’t covered completely.
I don’t know why some people say maintenance gets things done quickly. They don’t. Some of them live right next to me and they don’t do anything. They go home earlier than they are supposed to. I had a work order put in August 19^th, the day I moved in, they still haven’t fulfilled it. Then, they tried to tell me that they didn’t even get the work order. It’s a lot of B.S. I think they need to hire more professional employees.

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. This place has the most obnoxious maintenance staff I’ve ever had to deal with, the most careless office employees, and the most ignorant management. The toilet in my apartment had been broken since I moved in and my garbage disposal was dysfunctional 3 weeks after wards. After complaining to the office that the maintenance crew was needed to fix it I was constantly reassured that it would be fixed without anyone ever actually following through with it. If having a toilet you could barely flush was not awful enough, I was pregnant at the time so I was having to use it constantly. The furniture is all provided but it is literally the cheapest stuff they could find. The bed supports broke constantly, the couch was rock hard and not even comfortable in the slightest. The rent was much too high for me to have to deal with the constant irritation of the staff. Also, they try to swindle you out of as much money as they possible can. There are late fees for your rent no matter if you receive your paycheck after the date, and they check up on the apartments every two weeks or so to find something to fine you for. It’s appalling. They simply don’t care about their tenants; only about the check you write them.

DO NOT RENT! BAD EXPERIENCE!!!
Management is irresponsible and lack customer service. They do not return calls or do anything like promised — I’ve had a situation that needed attention and it’s taken over 3 weeks and they still dont have an answer for me. In addition, parking sucks big time! Place is ghetto! Music is always blasting and neighbors are bad. My car was towed and Management is not taking responsibility for it especially when it’s their fault for not posting any signs in the first place.