The Iliad, troy-ny

I've been a resident on 15th St and 13th St, each for a year while attending RPI. They’ve been consistently responsive and easy to work with. Any maintenance issues I had were addressed quickly, and communication was always clear and respectful. The properties were clean, well-maintained, and in great locations. Would recommend for RPI students.

I was a resident at an Illiad 4 person apartment on Highland ave for a year. Illiad is a great option for RPI students who prefer more independence as renter. Appliances were high end, and hot water never ran out.

The Illiad is without a doubt the worst rental company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with. It has now been 38 days I have been waiting for the return of my security deposit, in the state of New York, they must legally return it within 14 days. The owners seem determined to avoid communicating and take days to reply to my follow up emails. This isn't surprising given that they were very communicative up until I has given them my first payment at which point they didn't even reply to requests for the wifi password. The apartment I moved into was DISGUSTING the whole bathroom was covered in yellow grime as was the kitchen. One of the light switches didn't have a cover (an illegal fire hazard) and there was a hole in the floor tile. Granted, this was my fault for not touring first and moving in in the middle of the year, believing the heavily misleading images on their website. They are also significantly more expensive than other rental units, their excuse being that "utilities and internet are included." I was paying 675 a month for a tiny bedroom with a twin mattress made of springs. The room has been given the worst "landlord special" I have ever seen. I swear to god a blind man could have painted better and probably would have removed all the tape that was painted over. The construction to cover up the original walls also seemed to have been done by someone allergic to right angles. For comparison, two friends of mine renting from Amicus and some fire chief respectively had larger rooms with full beds and after utilities and internet payed around 520 per month with the same number of roommates. Additionally, on numerous occasions the landlords tried to enter the property without giving 24 hour notice, I assume in hopes that some other poor sucker would be braindead enough to rent from them. I cannot stress enough what unbelievable scum bags these people are, avoid them at all costs.

I lived here for nearly 2.5 years while attending RPI--fantastic all around! Very safe, responsive property management, super clean and updated, and very convenient location with plenty of parking!

Don't waste your time on these people. Made us pay $40+ for a background check and credit check (which are ridiculous for student housing, you won't find that anywhere else). Then they said they have no availability, AFTER making us do all that. Awful experience.