The Cottages at Lake Tamaha - Student Housing, tuscaloosa-al

Everything was good with the move in. Only two things that would’ve made the moving experience better…. #1 the crazy long line to get the keys and move-in folder. It worked out ok, my son stood in line to get his keys while his Dad & I (mom) got his bed made up and organized his room #2 the apartment was NOT clean. Thank goodness for all the moms! In the bathrooms you could feel the over spray of paint on the tub, the counters, the toilet, & the floor! But with the boys standing in line at the front office for 1 to 2 hours it gave us moms plenty of time to get the cottage “mom clean” Oh and I actually have a #3….. with ALL of the move-in emails you sent…. Sure wish you had mentioned needing to buy a shower curtain rod!!! We thought Walmart had totally sold out, fortunately we found a few rods at the end of an aisle! But, that was definitely an item that most of Tuscaloosa had to buy this week!

Absolutely terrible. Do NOT stay here. The move in process was extremely slow and disorganized. The girls who were working move in had a sense of confusion. They were not eager either. Apart from that, (1) when I moved in my unit was not painted and was extremely dirty. (2) It has been a month and my room is still not painted. (3) The dryer is broken and barely works, sometimes I am having to dry my clothes 4 times; yes this is with checking lint and moving dryer forward. (4) There are ants living in our walls and showing up in our units, interrupting our every day life. (5) The water pressure is insanely low and goes in and out, and the shower water gets cold quickly. (6) The toilet only likes to flush MAYBE 1-2 a day. (7) With CLT being located in the woods, Lizards and Roaches show up commonly around the unit. (8) And with all of this being said, if you call the front for anything, you are going to end up talking to an AI chat box that will most likely not handle any of your issues. CLT will persuade you with the pretty front of the nice clubhouse, large pool and the unit tour, but trust, it is absolutely nothing like that. CLT is NOT worth the money they charge. CLT is very disorganized and extremely corrupt.

Highly recommend finding somewhere else to live! Very unorganized! Upon move in, the whole entire house was filthy, the walls were not painted, the house had not been touched since the last people moved out. People came to vacuum and paint and that’s about it. Since moving in we had constant problems with the house. Management applies the leasing rules when it benefits them. It is super expensive for things to be ran the way they are. Management is also unprofessional. They will tell you whatever is convenient for them, then go back on whatever they said when they do not do what they told you they would. Overall experience living here was a 1/10. There are cheaper places to live for better quality and service.

We are so impressed with The Cottages at Lake Tamaha property management. This will be our son’s third college year as a resident. There are scheduled cottage check-ins to make certain residents are maintaining the cottages as well as general maintenance checks. Additionally, the property is consistently monitored to ensure the grounds are maintained. And, we were very impressed with the communication plan for new resident move in this year. This community understands what every parent of a college student and what every college student deserves when investing in student housing.

We have been missing furniture since move in and just finally got a couch (late September) and while the staff was nothing short of sympathetic, it took way too long to get our full furniture. However, when maintenance made it to our house, Steve and Taylor did a phenomenal job to having all of our problems fixed within an hour. My roommates and I can’t help but be so grateful for them and the desk staff who helped us. Steve and Taylor, if you’re reading this, y’all are awesome!!! Thank you again!!