Deer Park Management

For the love of God, DO NOT rent from these people. Don’t do it. I’ve lived in lots of apartments over the years and I’ve never dealt with such a shady property management company. They will steal you security deposit and then send you an additional bill for some random standard wear and tear reason («the 10 year old carpet by the front door looks worn»).
After speaking to the someone from a certain legal office that caters to students, they alluded to the fact that this company is known for ripping off people (stated as «we get lots of complaints regarding Deer Park») and preying on international students… just do a little research before you sign, there are plenty of excellent landlords in Bloomington

I’ve lived in the College Mall Apartments for a little over a month now and it’s been great. The apartments are in a great location with a gas station and grocery store within 5 minutes walking distance. If you need to go any further there are bus stops that are that close as well. The neighbors are great. People are friendly and very diverse. It’s a quiet, relaxing apartment complex but with the pool and the playground there’s always people around and something fun to do. The management is great. The central air went out about two weeks living there and they had it fixed within another week, and also provided a window unit for us while they were waiting for parts to come in for the air conditioner. They were friendly and helpful and always respected our apartment. Overall, I really enjoy this apartment and I’d recommend it to anyone.

While their sales agents are engaging and amiable –before lease signing– their service quality leaves tenants considering self mutilation and voodoo.
Their apartments are kept above Bengladesh untouchables caste standards, but certainly below 2^nd world standards.
The extra services provided in the first weeks are soon not maintained, and the repairmen fail to do their job –but fail with a scowl and grimace. Perhaps they feel that we tenants are too needy, after all, the peasants in the Peruvian high sierra do without, ranges, toilets and hot water.
I would never sign on with them again.

I lived at Bart Villa for about two weeks about a year ago. We moved in, discovered right away that the place was INFESTED WITH COCKROACHES AND BLACK MOLD, and quickly decided to leave. They sent over an exterminator (who we were told by someone else that he was ‘in on it’) who told us that we didn’t have an infestation at all. Some other repair men came to give us all new cabinets (a ploy to convince us to stay?) and literally hundreds of roaches spilled out from behind the sink.
They agreed to let us break our lease, but refused to give us back our deposit or half of the first month’s rent (since we only stayed two weeks). We didn’t have the money to get legal help, so they walked away with about $ 1100. We walked away screwed out of our money and homeless.
The staff here are very ‘helpful’ and sweet until the moment you sign the nearly 20 page lease agreement. I’m relieved we convinced them to let us break our lease, but they were horrible to us as soon as we told them about the roaches. Upon move-​out, my roommate said something along the lines of, «We want our money back and we’re willing to get a lawyer». The woman leading the inspection replied with, «Yea, we are kind expecting that».
Sadly, we couldn’t afford one, so they got to keep the cash. These people are legendary for screwing people over (check reviews on
or just google). Unfortunately, I wasn’t smart enough to look them up first. Please don’t ever do business with them or move into their buildings. Bart Villa is kind of on the cheap side, but I’m sure you’ll still see the bad service I received. If you want to save yourself from stress and having your money practically stolen, don’t live here!