Tivoli Orlando, orlando-fl

I lived here for three years, so I had the displeasure of watching this complex dip in terms of quality. When I moved in, the rent was fairly priced, the apartment was in decent shape, and the proximity to UCF was great. But they raised the rent 11% in just the first two years and started charging more per person to live in a 4x4 than a 3x3 (what?), and I experienced several horrible situations. To expand, my roommates and I experienced more than one roach infestation and a severe ant infestation. During one of these nightmares, the apartment complex refused to do anything for a month, alleging that they were “in the middle of switching pest control providers.” So you leave your tenants to live with roaches for a month? During the ant infestation, the lady at the front office was extremely dismissive and rude. In fact, throughout my time here, that same person always had a crazy attitude and was unapologetically apathetic when discussing people’s homes. I always tried to approach her as kindly as possible, but she would treat me awfully. Something that drove me crazy about living here was the never ending entering of our apartment, always at the very start of the morning. It felt like every single week, we were getting a flyer about fire alarm testing, inspections, replacing xyz, and on and on. They always banged on the door several times before barging in, ensuring they woke everyone up in the process. Some more complaints: threatening of fines for residents just reacting to problems they haven’t solved (trash piling up due to the trash compactor being broken), sending out outdated info during move-out process about electricity disconnecting and postal forwarding then refusing to help, maintenance just giving up on broken stove or canceling requests arbitrarily, and really shoddy jobs throughout the apartment like spray painting over rust and mold. They used to sell out of all available units by the end of spring, but this year they’ve been really struggling to do so, and I think that says a lot. I will say that we did get most of our security deposit back. Some of the charges seemed a bit questionable, and it didn’t make sense that they charged for carpet cleaning when that was always free while we lived there, but I don’t feel like we were completely shorted. Keep in mind though that I cleaned our unit much more thoroughly than most would.

The location to UCF is great. The maintenance staff is very nice and responds very quickly to requests. It is lower priced compared to nearby apartments. Parking situation is great. However the appliances and building is old. Our dishwasher was very old and did not work for all 3 years I was there. Rent increases every year (~$40/month per person) despite being existing residents resigning. Trash compactor often broken and trash piles spilling out into the apartment street. Fined for putting up decorative lights on the balcony.

This place is a MESS. Prospective tenants, beware. I lived at Tivoli Oviedo for three years, from 2023 to 2026, and my experience with management was genuinely awful. The only consistently positive part of my experience was the maintenance team. Edgar and Manny were absolute gems, always proactive and helpful. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about management, whose approach I frequently found passive-aggressive, dismissive, and unnecessarily confrontational. Throughout my tenancy, I repeatedly had to escalate unresolved issues to the parent management company to get meaningful responses. THE ROACH PROBLEM WAS HORRIBLE. We repeatedly encountered roaches and requested pest control services. Most units are old and worn down with roaches just hanging out in the hallways. Eventually, management required us to undergo a fumigation process that came with a $175 charge. We received less than a week’s notice to clear out our belongings and arrange alternative accommodations for our cats. Management specified the dates, which fell on weekdays, and informed us that failing to comply could result in additional charges. When we requested written documentation explaining why this fumigation was necessary, we did not receive it until I escalated the matter to Emmer Management, the parent company. Even then, the explanation consisted of a generic handwritten note stating that pest activity had been observed. Of course pest activity had been observed. We had been dealing with roaches repeatedly! After we went through the trouble of clearing the apartment and making arrangements for our cats, management informed us that pest control could not attend on the scheduled day and that we would have to make arrangements for another day. I found management’s communication throughout this process rude, inflexible, and completely lacking in consideration for tenants. THE TRASH DISPOSAL AREA WAS ANOTHER NIGHTMARE. During my tenancy, the ramp leading to the trash area was frequently wet and slippery, and I repeatedly observed roaches around it. The trash facilities were also unavailable on numerous occasions, leaving residents with limited disposal options and trash accumulating around the area. Yes, the property is close to campus, has a shuttle, and offers relatively affordable rent compared with some nearby apartments. BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE, IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT WORTH IT. The recurring pest issues, inconvenient facilities, and especially the way management handled tenant concerns made living here an unnecessarily frustrating experience. The equipment at their gym was also almost always faulty with something or the other being out of service for weeks on end. I genuinely believe this property could be much better under different management. As a former tenant who lived here for three years, my advice to prospective renters is simple: PLEASE CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS BEFORE SIGNING A LEASE HERE. I would not recommend this property based on my experience.

The trash compactor has been busted for over a month now. I feel bad for the maintenance guys who have to deal with the piles of trash. Roaches! You will have them. Notice all the reviews that came in 2-3 weeks ago? They sent out an email to residents for a chance to get 100 bucks if you leave a review. They allow residents to sleep multiple people per bedroom. The walls are thin. The UCF bus route goes through the complex. This may be nice for getting to school but it also means that a loud bus is ALWAYS driving though the complex. The exhaust on these busses are very loud and the brakes very squeaky. The sound will do a good job blasting though the worlds thinnest windows every 10-15 minutes when school is in session. I have saved the good for last which is the location. It is nice to be able to walk to UCF.

An inconsiderate, uncomfortable, frustrating and disgusting place to live most of the time. If you like constant lawn care, construction or other types of loud and annoying machinery running from 6AM until 3PM multiple days a week (not scheduled and not notified about mind you) to prevent you from sleeping this is the place for you! even better when office staff is completely useless and unresponsive to complaints or providing any useful information or accommodation whatsoever (that is if you can reach them!) Anyway, I sleep with ear plugs now because they love to have leaf blowers right up against my bedroom wall on days when i am sleep deprived.) also btw the construction? fixing roofing and siding that had damage from OVER A YEAR AGO from a hurricane- they are just fixing it now so they look somewhat competent to new tenants when it was work that should have happened LAST YEAR (maybe 2 years ago!) And then there is only one trash compactor (outdoors) and it was broken for how long? trash piled up for months and tivoli attempted to threaten fining residents for that even though it was somewhat out of their control (nice one!). Units are not inspected unless everyone moves out and rent increases with no unit upgrades that entire time. There's paint and chunks of caulk with hair and other crap stuck in the paint on the walls. the plumbing and electrical especially in the bathroom had the fresh design choice of having horrible seals around faucets and light fixtures with gaps which is truly lovely if you wanted to invite roaches (the small BAD kind), water damage, or mold into your residence! (oh yeah my ceiling caved in and flooded with ankle deep sewage one time, though the maintenance team did respond quickly so there's a plus.) Also I would not recommend living here if you need to work from home or do anything reliable online here. The wifi gives out often (every couple months) and the outage can last hours-days. And i can not stress enough- staff will not care about it whatsoever. The wifi even went out the day I wanted to write this review! :D what a nice moving out gift. I hate this place so much and can't wait to leave. If you can afford it, choose the nicer, fancier or more expensive apartment complexes in the area at least for peace of mind. non-tivoli apartments have the decency to provide actual amenities, good wifi, helpful staff, and clean units with sound proofing and thoughtful paint jobs. Good luck.