Lark Bellingham, bellingham-wa

I lived here for a little over a year and I have to agree with every other one star review.. I moved out in January and they told me if I couldn’t find someone they would start to back fill rooms after the other rooms were filled.. well turns out they lied and filled my room in march before filling the empty ones and are now getting double pay on one room. ILLEGAL!! And they didn’t even tell me someone else moved into MY BED SPACE! DO NOT LIVE HERE!! When I called them about this issued all they had to give me was excuses.

“Nobody likes their landlord” but I did. I lived here for 5 years and it was my first home away from my parents. I really believe that they did everything within their power to make me feel safe and heard and accommodate me even when it may have not been convenient for them and they didn’t legally have to. The expenses seem to even out when comparing to other places especially considering that in this lease you aren’t responsible for other roommate if they are unable to pay for any reason. They have on site maintenance run by Ravi who is also really amazing and knowledgeable and kind. There’s a security guard for after hours if you ever need anything. And they send out news letters with community activities every month encouraging residents to get to know their neighbors which is really cool.

Worst place you could ever choose to live and it only gets worse. I lived there last year and it’s very clear that this place just exists to take students money and get away with it. Literally requested a call back to deal with closing my account 2 weeks ago…. It took them 2 weeks to even give me a call back. So now they’re horrible AND you can’t even get ahold of them to solve it. I’m not even mentioning the hundreds of issues such as parking, TRASH, overcharges, etc etc. Literally go anywhere else

The people at the main office are incredibly nice and helpful with everyday issues. I have a reserved parking space, which means I pay $60 a month for a parking space. However, over the last two weeks four different people have been in my spot so I have been unable to use it. I have reported each time and Lark does nothing to solve it. They don't want to tow the violators and this will be the reason I don't release next year.

Do not move to The Lark Bellingham. This place constantly has broken, damaged, or out-of-service equipment and amenities. Garbage piled up repeatedly over the past year, and it took far too long for management to resolve it. The shuttle breaks down frequently, and residents aren't notified until it's too late—causing you to miss class or pay for parking out of pocket. Rent and utility costs have consistently increased, all for a subpar living experience. When you finally move out, you're likely to be hit with vague and confusing "damage charges" that cannot be disputed unless you want to pursue legal action. I wouldn’t wish this experience on anyone. The management is negligent and unresponsive. While most of the staff are kind and do their best, there's only so much they can do under such poor leadership.