Lark West Lafayette

I stayed in this complex through two 12-month leases. The first lease, our apartment was infested with cockroaches. I will say that I never saw any sign of them in the second apartment during the second lease.
When my boyfriend and I signed our second lease in October 2020, I asked that we wouldn't be placed with another roommate, if possible. They said it was unlikely we would get a roommate, since my boyfriend and I were a couple, and we have a dog. We also wanted to ensure we were able to get the largest room. They said they would make note of it. (They never did.) Everything seemed fine, so we signed the lease.
I paid 2 months' rent in advance to financially qualify for the 2020/21 term. So, when I got charged rent for both of the exempt months, I called the office, and they said they had moved the money over to my next lease term so I could financially qualify again. They never told me this was going to happen, nor did they ask for my consent. I had spent the prior 3 days trying to figure out where the money went because I knew I'd paid it, only to find out they had moved it without telling me.
3 weeks before we moved in, we got an email with our new roommate's information. So, what happened to the previous reassurance that there wouldn't be a roommate? I called and was told that they were filling all the rooms, and we were getting a roommate whether we wanted one or not. Lark should've been honest with us from the beginning and not made promises they couldn’t keep.
Well now we had a new roommate. The poor guy had no idea he was paired with a couple. He didn't know we had pets. He wasn’t told anything that he should've been made aware of, and, as the icing on the cake, they had placed him in the one room we requested. He said that he requested that specific room when he signed. Well so did we, so..?
My boyfriend and I started moving our stuff to the second apartment. It took us 4 days to move everything. I still had my old keys and hadn’t moved anything out of the kitchen yet. On day 3, I checked online to finish the new move in inspection and found a completed move out inspection for the old apartment. Upon looking at the inspection, red flags immediately popped up. I was charged for trash removal (which was literally a picture of my gecko!) They made more notes about basic cleaning that still needed done (which I hadn't gotten to because we were still moving out). I had not turned in my keys!! So why would they inspect it? After seeing the report, I left that apartment spotless. My mother would be jealous of how well I cleaned everything. I'm not about to get charged for a lack of cleaning when I'm perfectly capable.
I got a puppy in October 2021 to train as my service dog. I gave them a doctor’s note, but management rejected it. I fought with them for months about it. They asked me for a new doctor’s note confirming that I have a disability and kept prying for more information despite me signing a HIPAA form etc. I got a new note from my primary care doctor, but they rejected that too. I gave them what they asked for, but it was never good enough. At this point, it was ridiculous, so I never responded to them. They got all the information they legally needed. They disregarded my need for a service animal and denied TWO different doctor’s notes, so new tenants should expect similar problems. I also reported them to HR, but nothing changed.
They don't care about you, just the money. They'll promise anything to get you to sign, and once you're stuck in a lease, they no longer care about your feelings. I've read the entire lease multiple times and Lark doesn’t abide by most of it. They make you pay damage fees for things that aren't your fault, and the fees are ridiculously expensive. Nobody should pay for something if it wasn't their fault.
Certain staff members were extremely rude the entirety of our leases.
There's nothing that can compensate for such an awful experience at Lark. I can’t tell you how disappoint

Awful management. Cowardly management. They do not stand by their word. Misinformation given. When questioned, the manager would not even take the phone call. What a joke. DO NOT SIGN A LEASE HERE!!!

Management is usually easy to get ahold of. Maintenance is pretty responsive, although they usually don’t fix things right and just use band-aid solutions. Another thing I don’t like about maintenance is that you never know when they are coming. I’m usually able to find a parking spot close to my townhouse. They do not usually charge for things that you weren’t responsible for when moving out or doing quarterly inspections.

- friendly and welcoming staff members and management
-i like the easy access to transportation provided by the apartment to school
- for a shared space apartment electricity bill is too high
- neat and safe environment
- i suggest a better bedding furnitures for the room
- i like the fact the gym is pretty st

Lark has both apartments (smaller) and townhomes (larger) in various price ranges. The staff and maintenance are highly responsive. You get your own bathroom. Lots of storage under the bed.

They have a bus that runs every 30 mins on weekdays so you don't have to have a car.

This is the best place if you want a huge townhouse to live in. The homes are about 2000 sq ft with the option of either 3BR 3.5BA or 4BR 4.5BA.

This is great because if you have guests over, they can use the half bath off the kitchen. This is a great place to entertain or if you need a place for kids to run around.

Having 3 stories is nice because you feel as though you can get away from your roommates if you need to decompress. Highly recommend.

There is a bus that comes every 20 minutes on weekdays (20 min ride to campus) drops off right in front of the union. Or a 10 min drive to campus. I like that it is close, but far enough away that it does no incur the cost or noise of traditional student housing.

Definitely recommend for any grad or MBA students looking to not feel cramped in a "dorm style" apartment.