Villa Appia Apartments

I’ve been living here for 6 months and I love it. Tiff and Jen really take care and pride in their positions and stay on top of keeping the place great. Place is always well taken care of. Would highly recommend!

Renting from Villa Appia is kind of like renting from Comcast: it’s about getting as much money from you as they legally can.
So, unfortunately we realized a few weeks after moving in that we needed to break our lease. We were super polite and really up-​front about the situation. At Jen’s and Tiffani’s request, we followed all the terms required by the lease to find someone to take over our place.
In fact, as part of our communication, we sent this email as part of coordinating our move out and the new tenant’s move in:
–how much time does your building need to check the walls/​touch up after we are out? Just so you know, we don’t plan to hang anything on the walls while we are here, since we don’t know how long we’ll be here. So i’m hopefulyour touching up should be minimal.
Zero comment on this. Great.
We were there 6 weeks. We hung no art. I did the walk-​through with Jen and she agreed we’d left the place in great shape. Great.
So two weeks later I get our deposit back, minus the non-​refundable $ 150 painting fee.
I called Jen (since we’d done the walkthrough together). Two rings and straight to voicemail. An hour later I get this email, and at this point I’ll let the exchange speak for itself:
Hi Lacy,
I received your voicemail. What question (s) did you have?
Thank you and have a great day,
–
Jen Koeppel
Villa Appia Apartments
Hi Jen,
My question was if you actually repainted. I was surprised to see the $ 150 withheld since we were very careful with the walls and never hung anything. Also, it never came up in our final walk through.
Did you have to repaint the unit?
Thanks,
Lacy
(After this, a day passes)
Lacy,
Per your lease agreement, the non refundable fees are not refundable
under any circumstances. Also, many buildings charge fees of up to the
equivalent of one or two months of rent when a resident wishes to break
their lease. We did our best to work with you to ensure that you could
transition easily and without extra fees charged to you and Brandon.
We wish you the best in your new home.
Tiffani Jones
…
Villa Appia Apartments
Thanks, Tiffani and Jen.
So — I’m so sorry if this was unclear — did you actually repaint?
Best,
Lacy
No response.
To their credit, they didn’t lie.
To their personal crappiness, they kept $ 150 for zero reason.
Look — I get it. It’s a nonrefundable deposit. That’s totally fair, based on a 12-​month lease. We were there 6 weeks. They didn’t repaint, they just kept the money because they could. (And of course they charged the same deposit to the people who took over our lease after a few weeks, so instead of earmarking that money to pay to repaint… they just netted an extra $ 150.)
So my point is that it’s legal, it’s legit, it’s just really, really crappy.
Hey, sometimes you gotta use Comcast. Just know that they’re looking to screw you when they can.
Also, there is a CRAZY loud construction site that is literally next door, so be prepared for a lot of noise and dust in your unit through Spring 2016.

worst apartments ever the staff here doesn’t give a shit about none of there residents!
they charge up the ass for a shity ass place. old appliances, crappy kitchens and the heaters in the rooms suck! stay the heck away from this place!

These apartments are disgusting. I found a cock a roach in my apartment one week after moving in. The hallways stink like pet odor and food. Someone got into a fight in the hallway and blood was splattered on the wall and it took three weeks before they had someone clean it. I’ve brought up these issues to the property manager Jennifer which she obviously doesn’t care about her tenant’s worst customer service in the world. Renters be where I would not rent from this place if I was you

I’ve been a tenant here for 9 months and this place is top notch. Pricing is fair and the building is nice and clean. Maintenance requests are handled fast and easy. Rent and utilities are a breeze. Management of the building is super friendly and helpful during move-​ins and move-​outs. The building is secured and the management takes security seriously. The apartments themselves are spacious and are not built cheaply. You will definitely be satisfied with the quality. The location sits right next to 3 major express bus lines going downtown Seattle and surrounded by plenty of food and amenities options.
I recommend this to anyone looking to live in Seattle.