Mi Casa Apartments

If you like ANY of following: (1) huge roaches (2) paper-like thin wall (3) unreasonable landlord and her family (all the staff are her relatives) who constantly disturb you & falsely accuse you of things you did not do without any evidence (4) cannot open windows (5) lengthy meeting with landlord to listen to her family issues that were none of your business, congratulations!! Mi Casa (Garrett Properties) have ALL OF THEM.

(1) HUGE ROACHES:
Although they claim to have pest control, the... building is very old, and the door cannot be completed closed. What’s worse, the landlord and staff would NOT ALLOW you to attach anything to door or wall, so you will keep having huge roaches coming inside your house. Even if you complain to Garrett Properties, they will say it is normal when the weather gets cold and do NOTHING. It is not normal at all!! I had experiences living in other places in Athens and never had this problem.

(2) PAPER-LIKE THIN WALL:
The wall is as thin as a paper, so you can hear the noises from THE WHOLE BUILDING. My neighbors did not party, so I didn’t blame them. The problem was caused by the thin wall that makes you hear neighbors’ TV sounds, chatting, and even the sounds they made when taking showers.

(3) UNREASONABLE LANDLORD WHO CONSTANTLY DISTURBS YOU:
Please! Please! Please! Please search for “landlord” in other reviews!!! I did not, and I was paying for that. I once thought it doesn’t matter since I am a quiet person who does not party and always obey rules. However, what I did not expect was that the landlord would falsely accuse you of things you did not do without any evidence and literally YELL AT YOU. After viewing others’ reviews, I realized that I was not the only victim. Maybe they just tried to take advantage of UGA students, especially international students, who will not complain.

(4) CANNOT OPEN WINDOWS:
Mi Casa (Garrett Properties) does not allow you to open your windows. If the landlord or the staff found you open your window (even when you are cooking, not allowed), you will immediately get an email from the office accusing you of violating the policies of Garrett Properties, which is ridiculous.

If you only want a short summary of my comment, I would say DO NOT live here unless you have no place to stay. Look elsewhere, you will have happier housing experience in Athens.
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These apartments are convenient to UGA, the track field & Butts/Mehre plus downtown. Close to a bus stop, too. Within walking distance to most places in Five Points. Churches, grocery stores and eateries are nearby, too.

I've lived in many places in Athens and this is absolutely the worst housing situation to put yourself into. I was there for one year and had a terrible experience with a nosy, inconvenient, and disrespectful landlord who makes your life difficult in all ways possible. There's many other affordable places to live in Athens that are close to campus. Do not live at Mi Casa. You will regret it.