HORRIBLE I would have sued this place if I could. I genuinely do not understand how people say this is a nice place to live. Between the homeless stealing things off balconies and the terrible neighbors upstairs especially if you live on the second floor doing illegal activities that management clearly knew about, living here was a nightmare. We brought our concerns to the property managers multiple times about the neighbors upstairs, and they completely ignored us and acted like they did not care at all. Save yourself the stress and look elsewhere. read more

DO NOT MOVE INTO GOVERNOR'S SQUARE. THE OWNER, DOWN TO MOST OF THE STAFF, PROVIDE POOR OR NO RESPONSE TO STANDARD REPAIRS. Health Department Issues Don't think the top floor dwellers have penthouse living. They're actually the first recipients to have black mold growing in their walls, ceilings, and floors, due to leaks in the structure. The owner refuses to spend the money to get the repairs done, and/or is stalling. Mr. Wai Tso Cheap is running a slum Staff On one occasion, several of us called into the office, repeating the same complaint on a day to day basis. This was the garage gate not closing, opening the door for theft in tenants' cars. On ONE repeat call about the garage gate, the same girl who answered my call before, LIED about hearing this complaint for the first time. What fucking scumbags most of these people are. read more

We have lived here for many years, and hope to continue to live here for many more. We have always been treated well, for the most part maintenance requests have been dealt with promptly, and management has been great for the past 8 years. Most people on our floor have been living here for a while too, and we have some really genuinely lovely neighbors. Yes, it's on the older side, but we got a new pool last year, and a new roof this year, and the complex always feels well-maintained and full of trees and flowers. Also you get a parking spot with your lease which is kind of unheard of for downtown living. read more

Quality of Life issues: 1. encountered at least vagrants in stairwell or walkway. 2. vagrant use exterior outlets to charge phone for free 3. encountered at least 3 vagrants in garage going thru trash 4. car was stolen and new of at least 2 break ins. 10 year tenant. Typical complex where they promise but fail to deliver. They advertise gym but gym is nonfunctional. Outgoing mailbox is an inconvenient 1/4 mile away in both directions. Water and sewer cost is calculated on inexact method of usage divided by tenants which results in a a large and inaccurate bill. The main problem behind CUBS was due to Jerry Brown declaring drought and all landlords charging for water, sewer, trash and hot water. Before his proclamation G Square paid for water, sewer, trash and hot water. HVAC is really old and inefficient which translates into dramatically higher cost. Cars get periodically broken into. Locked gate access is ineffective because so many tenants and non tenant know the code. One guest told_l me to fuck_a off because I would not give him the code. Landlord will not replace box controlling access. Security of complex is compromised because so many people know the damn code which is only for fire and police. Many cars get stolen due to the code being known. And management doesn't bookeep using computers they rely on paper and calculators. Don't even bother sending them video because it will be too large for their bushleague email. Every now and then a vagrant inhabits the property. On two occasions they impeded by path because they were on the ground sleeping. One at the front entrance and the other in the stair well. There have also been vagrants picking the trash dump or hanging out using the outside electricity to charge their phones. Security is available to call but they appear to be shared with other complexes and they like the cops take a really long time to even reach Gov Square. Price of units is vastly overinflated. Rent went up almost every year. If there is a problem they can fix they will fix it. If they can't then you have to live with the problem. I had a sink where if the upstairs tenant disposed of water down their sink it would come up in my sink. The surroundings are generally quiet but it invites choppers and muscle cars to race down P St. Had one incident where tenant would lay by the pool and left boxer unleased. Dangerous situation. And of course the tenant did not care if other tenants were bothered b/c no one tells her/him what to do. Although I don't agree with rent control and a rent board, the conduct of landlords provide grounds for rent control advocates to get their way. Pissed off tenants will either not vote or vote for it. Parking can be a problem. I witnessed 2 problems: 1. a tenant kept a nonfunctioning car out of registration but landlord did nothing when told. 2. Two different tenants used parking garage as a lot to 1) rent cars or 2) park cars that they fixed up. Again landlord did nothing. Other problem is that City likes to jackhammer the streets in the area. Instead of leaving the hole dug, workers fill it only to jackhammer again the next day. Incredibly loud and disruptive. Its annoying that they jack fucking hammer the same damn holes every 2 to 3 years. And area is close enough to be within vicinity of protestors during class warfare riots. Plus complex is so old that something related to the age of the complex will occur such as leaking roof or power outlets that do not secure the plug. I had some electrical component break and was without power for 1.5 days during a time where I really needed it (think job interview). They had an employee who in return for helping my tenant related problems required that I pay him. This was same employee how would be scheduled on Sunday but would ditch work to take care of his daughter at soccer. (Cameras work) read more

Important update: the gist of my review was about parking problems so it would be negligent of me not to mention this. Since the piece of paper proclaiming parking rules will be firmly enforced, I have noticed people parking in spots that aren't for their apartment. In essence, I can almost guarantee the following statement to be true: The manager created a rule to passively aggressively respond to my requests. He has since elected to not enforce the rule. Make your own conclusions from this statement regarding the management at Governor's Square. read more

1 star because the place is in a good location 2nd star because it's affordable and so far the staff is friendly There is no other reason to live here, it is poorly managed, break ins happen regularly, and the pool/hot tub have been out of service for years despite claims when we moved in that it was maintained. Since we have moved in, the heater has been out for a few days, the hot water runs out regularly, and the roof has had a leak. Future residents beware read more

I have lived here for two months and it is clear this complex is a lemon. The exterior paint is a cheesy yellow with lots of chips and spots on the walls. The outside walls often have what looks like graffiti or maybe construction markings that were never removed. The walk ways in common areas are full of spider webs and are poorly maintained. Someone needs to take a power washer to the exterior. The service is mediocre. I've asked them to fix a toilet and refrigerator for nearly two months. The toilet is still not fixed while the refrigerator continues to overheat. At least the staff is friendly. The carpets are old and tired. The appliances look like they are from the 1980s. The only positive thing about Governor Square is it's location. Besides that the actual apartments are dated, warn, and slightly trashy looking. As soon as my lease is over I'll be moving on. Attached is a photo of a broken door that took over a week of phone calls to g read more

Governor's Square - Apartments Near Me - Sacramento, California

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1) great location, but poor management, good for easy co signing. 2) AC/heater is not consistent on working 3) they shut water off and do not tell you 4)Parking is free but they will break in your car or try to 5) believe reviews and dont give it a chance, they try to say they care but they really dont. 6) Tim is nice but when it comes to complaining about your neighbors they do nothing about it. 7) expect all your clothes and things to smell like upstairs if you are 511 Q st Apt 12 do not rent it. 8) Do not consider gov square because you will get bugs in your apartment in your sink. BELIEVE THE REVIEWS no one is lying!! they do not care about anything. 9) if you are moving out and try to get a cleaning person do not expect your deposit back. I expecting at least half from my rent dep and pet deposit and they gave me $200 you guys are a joke. 10) I never write bad reviews, but this was the worse exp I had living downtown, if you can find another location and better price do not go there!! read more

The biggest mistake was moving back to this complex! In no way should this complex have luxury anywhere near their name! The outside of the buildings are half-painted, not maintained, and unkempt. The shared utility bill for water, sewer, and garbage is ridiculous! I am one person who is very energy conscious and my bill has risen steadily from 140.00 to 194.00. You better pray for a miracle if you need anything fixed. I am not sure I can even tolerate this place for a full year.... I have heard that new ownership/management came into play a few years ago.... I wonder how they would feel if they lived under these conditions!! Living under these conditions is not worth the amount you are charged... just for being able to live downtown! .....Think again if you decide to move here!! read more

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In all of my experiences renting across the nation, this was by far the most peculiar, frustrating, and alarming. For anyone that is considering calling Governor's Square home--PLEASE READ. I was referred to Governor's Square by a close friend who was moving downtown and had placed a deposit on a 1-BR apartment. The price and location was great and so I asked her to inquire if there were any other 1-BR apartments available. Luckily there was and it was at a great price. I toured her future apartment home and because it was the same layout as the one that was available, I decided that I was going to make the move--this was on a Saturday. Over the weekend I gathered all the documents and holding deposit for the apartment and turned it all in on Monday. The leasing agent assisted me, and we both signed the holding deposit agreement and I received a copy as well as receipts from my holding deposit. I moved forward with getting things in order at my current place. I was awaiting to hear if my application was approved and hadn't heard back, so I called the leasing agent on Thursday to inquire about my application status. She informed me that "corporate" came back and that the apartment was for $190 more a month than I signed a holding agreement for, BUT that my application had been approved. Confused and frustrated, I asked that she contact corporate and let them know that I should rent the apartment at the agreed upon price. She said she would get back to me. I had to continuously reach out to her even though she agreed to call me with word. She offered two different units at a lower price, but I did not like either and again, had already placed a holding deposit on the original unit. When I didn't like either apartment, the leasing agent informed me that she had contacted the owner of the property about the situation and would try to get them to "grant" the price that I had put a holding deposit on. Still no word, and by this time I had already put in a 30-day notice on my current place. I finally reached out the following Monday for an update and I was informed that the price had mysteriously GONE UP another $20. When I asked about why this was happening, I was informed of a "housing crisis" differential--citations of which no one in the office could provide. I was also informed that the holding agreement that both Governor's Square and I had signed was not a legal document and that the price would not be honored. In the midst of all this, my friend moved into her apartment and never had any similar experiences with the pricing of her unit. The logic of Governor's Square and "corporate" is flawed as her price never changed despite the so called "housing crisis" and market value differentials. It is my conclusion that either something discriminatory has occurred, and/or an illegal business practice has occurred. I spoke with multiple individuals in the leasing business, and several attorneys who informed me that this practice was in fact illegal due to the signing of both parties on my holding deposit agreement. Despite all of this--because I had already put in my 30-days, I was on the verge of losing my current apartment and decided that if this was the way that Governor's Square does business, it is not somewhere I want to live. I will be filing multiple complaints, including CDFEH and against Watt's (corporate) for this practice. For those that are considering moving here, please please please read these reviews before making the decision to move because of its affordability. read more

The location is amazing as a city girl I can step outside my door in any direction and within 2 min be right at the heart of so many different downtown Sac hotspots. I see they're slowly making updates and with Covid it def put a wrench in the movement of that but I'm hopeful more will be in the future with the swanky mid century style making a comeback I find Governors Square to be the best kept secret and priced well. Rents have gone up in Sac and all surrounding areas because of the sprawl of so much movement coming in from the people of the Bay Area but this complex is priced accordingly and really reasonable. I had so many options of different pricing and floor plans that were in my range where I found other areas I looked I was stuck with maybe one or two options and pressured into making a decision. Having the large sprawling grounds to walk about is peaceful and serene. They don't build apartments with this type of spacious sq. Footage anymore so for me it feels more like a home and not a boxy apartment. Requirements are a strict protocol you need to do what your supposed to and follow normal standard rent rules as far as being on time with your obligations and I haven't found there to be any issues. This is the case when renting anywhere unless your renting from a private party. All in all I feel the area is prime real estate and this to be comfortable I would love to see some more updating on such a cool building with so much potential. There is also no charge for parking at this complex and finding extra parking is not an issue. I'm seeing downtown start to pickup again and I love being right at the heart of it. read more

Fuck up place Tim always drunk fucking liar take 4 months to fix my a/c. everything is old lots mold leaks &bed bugs homeless people break in to your car no hot water for 3 weeks read more

Governor's Square - Apartments Near Me - Sacramento, California

I moved in almost two months now. This hasn't been a positive move in rental. It started out placing my application for a two bedroom and the plan changed so abruptly. Set to move in, three days from moving the place not being ready and quickly having to settle for a smaller unit and hassle and settle because I had no back up plan. My fault and lesson learned. I then continually ask for some form of con session only to be insulted by the manager and here I still have no follow up. Lets speak on air conditioning. Down now twice and as of Thursday last week still waiting on repairs. Long story short it has been issues after issues. The staff has been AWFUL. Not met expectations to the point of being insulted. Not sure how to read these consistent and unsatisfactory dealings with the property. Any advice? Feeling like I have legal rights not being met on several levels. read more

The main complaint I have is the third party water billing Community Utilities Billing Service (CUBS). The billing cycle is every three weeks regardless if you travel, vacation away from home, rarely home. You sign that lease to live at Governor Square, you're paying for water usage and you're paying A LOT. The billing for water usage includes the laundry room, maintenance of the lawn (and sidewalk), swimming pool, hot tub and the bathroom in the gym including the shower. That's quite a bit of water usage for the owner to divide amongst the units in both buildings. Mind you, there's not water meters on the property. I live alone , travel quite a bit and my bill still ranges $157-$200 EVERY three weeks. My friends who are homeowners pay less and are surprised at the amount I pay for water. Rightfully so. Rip off. I plan on leaving after my lease is up. I've seen other properties only charge utilities $50 per month. Renter beware of third party water billing. It's a viscous three week billing cycle. read more

I recently moved out of Governor's Square, and boy am I happy. First of all, don't expect to receive any of your deposit returned, even if you left the place spotless. They will charge you an apartment cleaning fee, a carpet cleaning fee, a painting fee, and then just a fee for general ware and tear. I was hardly ever home and they charged me the top price for all of these. Other issues I had while living there: -Hot Water Never Works -Heating doesn't work -Roof leaked -I lived on the third floor and had a huge ant problem. -Grouting was never completed -It smelt of mold most of the time I lived there -They raised the rent without even telling me -Before I could even fully move out, they had their painting crew in there painting. -Pool was always dirty -Spa never worked -Gym Equipment was always broken -Had to run the washers and dryers a few times for them to work properly. -Management was unresponsive to problems. -Challenged/yelled at you if you ever had questions or needed assistance. The place looks nice, but I would never recomend to anyone. Save your time and money! If you like the downtown area, move to Capital Towers. Read more: http://www.apartmentratings.com/rate/CA-Sacramento-Governors-Square-1188641.html#ixzz1B3jcAweJ read more

Cheated us out of security deposit (more below)....We thought we had found a nice spot. Turned out to not be true. We rented here for over a year. Security was a joke. I called property management many times to report problem tenants, sketchy people, and messes on the property, and it was always the same story with them --"Not our problem..call building security," or "I'll have so-and-so look into that." I would call "security" and they would drive by and not actually do anything about the problem. Nor were any of the problem tenants ever taken care of. Additionally, they just let the common areas fill up with trash, never fixed broken items, and just let non-tenants trash the place. I may have been able to deal with all the stuff above, but the worse part was the security deposit. When I moved into the apartment, the place was disgusting and dirty everywhere. I went to complain to the front office and they said just to mark everything being dirty on the move-in checklist and we wouldn't be dinged for it. Well, when it came time to move out, we cleaned the place very well. It was in a WAY better condition than we received it. I then received none of the security deposit with the move-out checklist saying everything was dirty. Bull$#!% Nothing was dirty in that place and regardless of the condition, it was still better than how we moved in. They also charged us for hours upon hours of cleaning, re-painting and re-carpeting. Totally unnecessary and I doubt they actually did it either. It was ridiculous. I am too busy and I just wanted to be done with this place, or I would have taken them to small claims court. Watch out for their crappy lease terms as well. I would never recommend this place to anyone and would advise people to look elsewhere for a better place to live. This place is definitely on its way down and maybe purposefully given they can sell the property at a high price given its proximity to the downtown arena. read more

This place is an over-priced run-down piece of crap! My roomate and I were renting a two bedroom town home for $1500/mo.. so expensive! I really hope things get better AFTER the remodel and they desperately need to hire more maintenance people. I moved out during the remodel so I never got to see the final product. My garage kept breaking down and so did the dish washer and garbage disposal. My roomate and I kept putting in work orders and not getting anywhere so I ended up calling my Dad to come fix it or we'd try to do it ourselves. The office staff is also very incompetent AND they ripped me off! When I was supposed to be adding on to my friend's lease, the lady said she'd call me once I passed the background check (which I know I did) to confirm my addition to the lease. She never called. I left several messages and no response so I went in the office one day and was told that I was added to the lease but when I left several months later, my new complex called and said that I was never on the lease! WTF. I PAID YOU $30 FOR AN APPLICATION FEE FOR NOTHING???!!!! I can see that happening if maybe I didn't pass the background check, but I have perfect credit and NO CRIMINAL RECORD, so WTH is their excuse??! Don't bother living at this old run down place. You can do a lot more with $1500/mo than waste it here. read more

This place is a total shit hole. Ants, cockroaches, flooded kitchen every time it rained. They offered no concession for not being able to access my kitchen or for falling on the water that leaked from the roof (it was at night and I didn't know it was raining). Not worth the rent and not a good location. I was mugged outside and some laundry was stolen in the middle of the dryer cycle. They kept my security deposit - the main expense: painting! I did not hang up one thing the entire time I was there. By far the worst place I've ever lived. Unfortunately I had to move here for med school and the school recommended this hole site unseen. Old and falling apart and barely rigged together. Avoid! The places in midtown are much nicer, cheaper and the location is better. Other cons: If you work at night, don't rent here. The noise of the maintenance, construction and gardening is prohibitive to sleep. If you park in the garage, your car will be filthy due to a dust blower every week. I washed my car twice a week and then gave up. read more

Pros: Perfect location Off street parking Easy freeway access Walking distance to Old Sac & Railey Field Spacious 3rd story 2 bedroom apartment with 2 bathrooms. Gas fireplace & property pays for gas. I love living where I live. The price I pay for the square footage & location of my apartment is EXCELLENT! I wish I could give 4-5 stars but that's not case. Getting the office to respond to simple request is like pulling teeth. It's even harder to get a response when the issue is a little more serious. I've had a leak in my bedroom for over two years! I've been told multiple times that it would be fixed, has been fixed, or simply silence. I'm a simple man. I don't need much in an apartment. But it grinds my gears that something as serious as it raining in my bedroom is met with such a lack of urgency. I pay my rent on time every month. I don't think it's too much trouble to not have my room smelling like mildew. It's beyond frustrating. read more

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I'm not really even sure where to begin. This place is absolutely awful, it is literally falling apart in plain view. We moved in 2 years ago, at first everything seemed fine, and frankly I was blind to half the shit around here because it never effected me before. We have a 3 bedroom two bath apartment on the 2nd floor. I guess I'll start with the pros, since there are so little. Pros: The gardening is top notch, they are here at least 2 days a week to upkeep the look of everything. So they get one star for that. The pool is probably cleaned once a day or every other day, they are spot on with that. The best and frankly the only feature that makes this place really stand out is the location. It is truly ideal, everything is within reasonable walking distance. Ten to fifteen minute walk and I'm in old sac or mid town. Five minute walk to the mall or starbucks. And the kids day care is right across the street. It's absolutely the best location for us. Cons: It's really very over priced for what you get. Frankly a pool is not a giant feature to me considering every apartment I've ever lived in has had it. Be ready to share a laundry room with the entire building. Three washers and dryers is not a lot for the 50 plus people you'll be sharing it with. I heard a while back that new management had taken over and that they planned to update the property. Apparently this took place before we moved in. Apparently it was worse. The only updating they did was purely cosmetic, a few plants outside, some steel accents hung up outside in various locations, a little paint and presto!! like new!! Lol not even close, there is one new feature that was added to each apartment, every fire place had a mantle added to it. That's it folks, if you don't mind the severely dated appliances your golden. It's literally just white walls, shoddy appliances, our fire place hasn't worked since we moved in. The windows and sliding glass door are easily 40 years old. Air constantly leaks through because the whole place is so poorly ventilated. And honestly I can look past this and deal with it. But one day sitting on my porch I about crapped myself. When I realized the porch had cracked, it literally was broken from the wall and now hanging by a busted support beam below. It was ready to come down at any minute. I jumped inside and called the office right away. By the end of the week they had the maintenance guys out there repairing. Now I'm no expert, but I was a construction engineer in the military. So I know what a good foundation is and what isn't. Their idea of fixing this was to shove a 4X4 underneath and patch up the crack so that nobody would see it from the street. Unfuckingbelievable, I can't believe they think this shit is fixed. The entire flooring cracked and buckled under the pressure. The porch is still detached from the wall, it's angled so much that I don't like even standing on it, one from fear of falling off or it falling underneath my feet. Needless to say I no longer have the luxury of a porch. I lost all respect for the maintenance crew after this. At this point I started to notice all the other damaged and broken things around the apartment. In fact, several other porches are also cracked, broken and not repaired. I can't believe they've been able to get away with this. It's just bad all over. I took several pictures and will post them for you to see for yourself. There's a mountain of other garbage to talk about but I have one other massive problem. The gym is a joke, and the way it was constructed is even worse. About a month ago I was working out early in the gym, every weds the gardeners come and do their thing. Well the leaf blowers put out a ton of toxic carbon monoxide. So much to the point that I choke if I get within 50 feet of them. Well their are several points where the air doesn't have a place to escape so carbon monoxide fills the halls of the entire complex. It was so bad once I had to wait 30 minutes for it subside before I could make it back into my apartment. Anyhow, the gym is inside the pool area, the leaf blower guy comes in and has that thing running right next to the a/c. So all the toxic fumes start pumping into the gym while I'm working out. I was right in the middle of a maximum cardio workout. Which means I'm taking in big amounts of oxygen. It hit me fast and hard, I started choking right away. I couldn't breath, there was no oxygen left in that tiny room with all the carbon monoxide pumping into the room. I opened the door fell to my knees and crawled my way out of there coughing and choking. I just about passed out, the mexican leaf blowing guy took one look at me and then went about his business. While I sat their coughing up my guts, fucking dip shit. I wanted to knock him out, but I knew he didn't do it on purpose. I reported it to the office, they did nothing. I ought to sue, but I don't really know. Avoid this terrible place. read more

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So...WHY the 4 stars you ask with all the negative reviews?? BECAUSE it is the first place that I have renewed my lease for a third time in my LIFE and I *love* it! HOWEVER, I have an AMAZING apartment located on the top floor (of the MAIN location) overlooking Crocker Art Museum, Old Sac, and the Tower Bridge. My apartment had 25 ft vaulted ceilings and simply has the best location in Downtown Sacramento as you do not have the drunken loud 2am traffic sidewalk traffic that Midtown experiences. I say HOWEVER in that there are some apartments here that I would be uncomfortable living in as they have windows looking into there bedrooms off the main walkways...so definitely make sure u get a 3rd story or townhouse. POSITIVES: Location Location Location...awesome views...quiet business section of Downtown (literally surrounded by 3 corporate law sky rises), Huge Pool/Spa, Underground parking that is totally secure, DOG FRIENDLY!! NEGATIVES: John is not your amigo. He is the GM of for the property and dealing with him is a PAIN! I have never had a problem but I know my rights as a renter and am not afraid to bring Hell (the law) with me into his office. My GF is slightly timid in confortational situations and will allow him to walk all over her. Maintenance CAN take a few days too long but they do have alot of apartments/condos/townhouses to maintain as the Governors Square does have 3 locations that span 6 city blocks. Kiyana said it best, "I love Governors Square, the BEST apartment community in downtown" (that includes all the rundown Victorians that people rent) "close to everything, but far enough away for peace." read more

Why don't they have 0 stars on yelp? I've lived here on and off for over 15 years and it's progressively gotten worse. Management is too concerned with polishing their turds of buildings to spend money on real maintenance like broken pipes, broken appliances, broken lights, broken fire hose housing, etc, etc. Theft: The underground parking in the apartments is a joke, my car has been broken into 2 times. The car next to me had all 4 wheels stolen at 6pm and no one head it when it crashed to the ground after the jacks it was on feel. I have it on film because since management does not take responsibility for theft, i set up cameras and have both my car being broken into and the guy whos wheels were stolen. Animals/Strays Management did crap all to stop a tenant who lived in another building from feeding cats (13 cat bowls) that not only had mange but also were getting on peoples cars (such as mine) and scratching the paint/leaving mud prints on them. I understand stray cats can roam, but seriously encouraging them by feeding is not what I want where I live. Maintenance General: Look around, you'll find they have propped up walkways with wood beams on a whim, I doubt, seriously doubt they went through the entire permitting process when repairing structural beams in the apartment complex. Take a look in the pool house/ sauna area, vandalism and old furnishing plague it! Look at all the leaks after rain hits and you will find the garage is not actually the best place for your car to be covered since water picks up rust and other stuff and then drains right on top of your car. Elevator permits are expired by 2 years and they show it by not working 20% of the time. There is so much more to this review that I don't want to write because I hate reading long reviews. Send me a message if you want to know more. P.S. Don't rent here! read more

This place doesn't even get one star in my book. The management is flawed especially John who runs the place. This and other complexes are owned by two people (Husband/Wife Watt) out of SF. Little money is put back into the complex. The carpet probably hasn't been replaced in years. There is mold growing out of the bathroom and there is no ventilation in either bathroom to stop this. The upkeep of the entire complex is pretty sad. Their gym consists of 3 old pieces of equipment I wouldn't even bother to use. They replaced our toilet but it was too big and installed it anyways without a top lid. Wow... tragic! Also there have been a lot of spiders, ants, a cockroach here and there, that wander in the apartment through the holes. You are only stuck with Comcast or AT&T (and only the slow DSL AT&T - no Uverse!) There are laundry rooms in each area complex, but they only have installed *1* card machine to load money to your laundry card in the center of the complex. Claims have been filed to the Fair Housing Association as well as the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency. Also to the City of Sacramento Community Development Department. Read the reviews on here... They are all accurate. Management is a joke. Disrespectful and rude. The only nice people here are the maintenance people. This place is probably one of the worst apartment complexes I've ever stepped foot in. Oh and don't lose your key to the garage or elevator. They will want to charge you $250.00 saying they have to replace the keys. I doubt they will replace the keys and give a set of 2 keys out to every unit. As I said, the manager John is severely good at lying and making up stories to make himself look better when all in all. Trashy Management, Trashy Complex! read more

Hands down, this place is a nightmare. My partner and I signed a one year lease, and we were counting down the days for that lease to be over. 1. They advertise a great price for the location, but hussle you by signing to their community billing for water/sewage/trash. They basically tell you that it's a fee divided among residents. What they don't tell you, is that for a one-bedroom apartment you'd pay anywhere between170$ - $200 a month. My friends who have houses don't even pay that much. I tried to dispute and enquire on the formula they used and they stonewalled and had me write numerous complaints to "corporate". I never got a response. 2. The heating/cooling system was so old, that our electricity bill ranged anywhere from another $150-$200. So in total there were times we were paying up to $400 a month in utilities. 3. When we moved in our fireplace was broken. We place multiple work orders and by the time we moved out our fireplace was still broken. We never got to light a fire. 4. The leasing agents were very nice to get you to sign the lease, then at the stroke of midnight when your lease became a legal document they transformed into angry, rude, and horrible individuals. Except for Sonny, who's no longer there. 5. Last but not least, we kept our apartment in great condition. We even had the agent mention what a great job we did with cleaning and the upkeep of the apartment. But of course in ol' Governor Square horrible customer service fashion, they claimed our deposit to pay for the community shared utilities, and decided to bill us an extra $250 for cleaning/repairs. We tried to dispute the charges with the agents, and they sent us to collections. We were forced to pay the excess charges because it was affecting our credit. DO NOT SIGN A LEASE FROM THIS COMPANY. IT IS THE WORST PLACE TO DEAL WITH. THEY ARE SHADY AND THE COMPANY IS CROOKED. read more

Okay no pool, jacuzzi or fitness center for a year!!! They claim it's due to a Sacramento directive related to COVID. Total bs and my rent was increased. They suck. - before I signed a new lease I specifically asked about the pool. They said it would open May 1st, well it's now May 8th. read more

Wouldn't recommend this place to my worst enemy. They wouldn't fix anything, we were initially promised a fireplace moving in. Please don't move into this place, my apartment almost caught on fire. A fan that the wire was exposed almost caught a fire. The massive amount of mold that existed in my apartment would kill an army of soldiers. The mold made me sick and unable to work at times. The maintenance crew and lack thereof made it impossible to fix anything. Work orders got constantly misplaced and the apartment complex wants to charge you for everything but the kitchen sink. There are many complexes located in downtown please take your time and look around. It's a rundown complex in that no one wants to work. read more

I absolutely love Governors Square and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to live downtown. I've been here for 5 1/2 years and am only moving out because I'm moving out of town. I'm in a studio on the third floor and while I did have an ant problem it was my fault for leaving food out. Management and maintenance are very friendly and were extremely helpful when I became seriously ill and needed assistance getting my rent to the office and also needed handicapped bars installed in my apartment. The spa did have serious issues over the years but seems to have been working fine the last couple years. The pool is cleaned weekly even if it's in the middle of a storm in December. The grounds are beautiful and well maintained. The garbage in my building overflows sometimes but I hardly think that's managements fault. I enjoyed living here and will miss it very much. read more

I've lived here in a townhouse for about a year and absolutely love it. Downsides: older building, sometimes aesthetic maintenance issues take to long to be resolved. Upsides: sparkling pool; two-car garage in the middle of downtown; two balconies; clean, quiet, and scenic grounds. I love Governors Square -- the best apt community in downtown, close to everything, but far enough away for peace :-) read more

Do yourself a favor and stay far away. I lived there for 3.5 years and it got worse and worse. Maintenance was an absolute joke. Hot water went out all the time, it wAs frustrating, especially with the office showing no remorse. The "gym"? The "sauna"? Ha! They were always "under repair." We had packages stolen all of the time from our front door. The place is completely outdated riddled with so many maintenance issues it was a headache to get anybody out to look at anything. The worst thing about the whole place is the office staff I had to deal with regarding a move-out issue. Tim was the absolutely worst. After having lived there for 3 years , we had met with one of their leasing agents to renew our lease for 6 more months. After confirming with the office of our intent to extend only 6 more months, the leasing agent quickly has us sign all the papers, gives us our copy and we are on our way. It was during Covid so we met outside in the courtyard to sign papers, it was a pretty rushed process. 1 month after we move out, I receive a letter from Governors Square claiming we owe 6 months of unpaid rent. We had agreed to a 6 month lease and there is no doubt about that. When I called to dispute the claim, I was first told by another office worker that she read over my lease and that we had signed off on a year lease. I looked at my copy of the lease and the leasing agent didn't even fill in a move in or move out date. I'm guessing she filled out the rest of the lease after having given us a copy to keep. I then ask to talk to a guy named Tim, who seemed to be the head of the leasing office. He's not available and I was told he'd call me back. He never called back, per usual. In the meantime i look back at the lease that we had signed and shockingly noticed the leasing agent hadn't filled out or signed anything she was suppose to. There was no end date written in, she hadn't even written in the length of the term we had agreed to, which was 6 months. She literally had not signed any part of the lease. She just had us initial everything and then gave us a copy. When I brought this to the attention of Tim, he asked me to send a copy of the unsigned lease to him and he would look into it. After all, you'd think a contract with missing info and signatures would be worth looking into. NO. I get no response, which was very typical of Tim. After not getting a response for a couple months, I assume they took care of the issue. MY FAULT FOR ASSUMiNG. 5 months later I get a call from a collection agency asking for the money we owe for 6 months of missing rent. I was shocked, not surprised but definitely caught off guard by the fact Tim had never tried to respond or rectify the situation and instead sent us to collections. I have a full lease, Unsigned by the leasing agent and missing move in and move out dates , and instead of ever trying to contact me they send me to collections. They are THE worst. Tim is bad at his job. I have been in an extensive appeal process with the collections to over turn the debt. Luckily I have the documents and email trail to dispute the case but it's been a nightmare. Stay far away from this place. read more

I just applied to this property, they never gave me a call or email following up for a tour. Tried to get my 200$ deposit after getting accepted elsewhere and they are refusing to return it even tho I didn't look at a place or sign any papers. They are straight up stealing money, and when you call to talk to someone some office in Texas picks up. This place is a scam. Avoid at all costs. read more

0 STARS DON'T MOVE IN!!! This place is completely disorganized and unapologetic for it. They seem like they know what they are doing at first but they haven't a clue about how to run a business right. About 2 months ago my bf and I started talking with them and they assured us they would have a townhouse available for us. About a month ago we had My (assistant manager) run our credit and gave her our pay stubs so she could tell us our deposit. She quoted us $700 at the time. A couple weeks later we submitted an application and I submitted a wage verification because I got a promotion and raise. When it came back from corporate over a week later they quoted us $2000 deposit!!! After 2 weeks of insisting that they calculated our wages wrong and them REFUSING to look my bf pay stubs again, my bf finally convinced them that he gets paid weekly and not 2x a month. This was straightened out the night before our move in date. They told us that a few things still needed to be repaired on Monday even though our move in date was this past Saturday. We show up Saturday morning with a van and car full thinking we would at least be able to move our stuff in. My decides to tell us at that point that it still needs to be cleaned but their cleaning service doesn't work on weekends. When we went over to see it we were appalled!! It hadn't been touched in MONTHS. Not ONCE did she say sorry, only gave us bs excuses about how it wasn't her fault. She then decides to tell us that when it was vacant, homeless people broke in and were living there. It was very obvious that it hadn't been cleaned since. Pictures below are what it looked like ON OUR MOVE IN DATE! Needless to say we won't be moving in. read more

Worst living experience. Look elsewhere. The low price isn't worth the torture this place puts you through. Besides, they'll make up charges upon move out and send you to collections (after saying they wouldn't) with no basis or evidence of the charges. read more

My wife and I lived here for 2.5 years and our infant daughter stayed in Governor's Square for 6 months. We loved it. If we didn't need to move to the Bay Area for work we would have stayed another couple of years. It's an older complex with multiple buildings, but the building/apartment we lived in 330 N St., was pretty great. When something little broke it usually got fixed within a week. The important stuff (light fixture malfunction in bathroom) get taken care of very quickly. The walled complex is full of mature trees, bushes and manicured grass. It's a very pleasant place to walk and it's right near the river. The Yelp reviews weren't as bad when I moved in and I can only guess this is building dependent. I even got along with John well. Overall, we had a very positive experience and would recommend our building to other people. read more

This place is BAD BAD BAD!!! starting from the office staffs to the apartment itself. It doesn't justify for the ridiculously high rent. The place is so so old if you look at all the pictures on the yelp page. It takes forever to get anything fixed. UTILITIES This third party CUBS is responsible for water, sewer, and trash charged me $120 for 1 person occupancy (including $5 per month processing fee. What?!). There's also a final fee processing bill added to $5/mo (what kind of fee is that!??) WALL/FLOOR The floors/walls between each apartment are so thin. I'm on the second floor and I could always hear people below and above me. My bed was right next to the bathroom wall, so whenever the below apartment turned on their bathroom fan, it was like I was lying next to a working vacuum. This was the same for when the above apartment turned on their AC/heater. BUGS/INSECTS Every fall, there are these really stinky insects/bugs that got into my apartment and the office people said they are not harmful beetles and did nothing about it. STAFFS & SECURITY DEPOSIT The office staffs had been changed to different people in the course of 2 years I was there. No one could work there long I supposed. The newest ones were the worst. A month before I moved out, I gave my "intent to vacate" to SUMMERS and the next day she called back and asked me to email it because she lost it... I also asked about my security deposit. Summers told me I would be charge a flat fee of $70 (carpet cleaning) and $95 if I cleaned my apartment well. A week before I moved out, I went to drop off my last rent and VANESSA told me if my apartment was well cleaned, I will ONLY be charged for carpet cleaning of $70. Then I scheduled a final walk-through with her and on that day, she didn't show up. I was rescheduled to walk with MICHELLE and when I called constantly from 12pm to 2pm, no one picked up, I had to walk to the office only to find out no one was there. Since it was the day to turn in the key, I had to drop it off in the check box. I called Vanessa the next day and she said I cannot walk the apartment anymore because I already turned in the key. Well that didn't make any sense because you guys didn't show up when it was scheduled, it wasn't my fault. Now I can't walk through with you how can I know if I will be charge for light/medium/heavy cleaning. After all of the things that happened to me, how can I trust you guys won't just charge me heavy cleaning! I also talked to Summers on Monday to check on the refund status and she said Vanessa didn't know what she was talking about, I will be charge $70 plus $95 even if I cleaned my apt well. Also, depends on how long I stayed, there will be a wear and tear calculations (i.e. if they need to repaint my wall) so everything was sent to the corporate to figure out the amount they will be deducting from my deposit. I called back on a weekday right before the 21 days (Summers said it will take them 21 days or sooner to refund the deposit), Summers said she will check with Corporate and call me back. Friday then weekend passed then I called on Monday (already passed 21 days) and Summers said it was near the holiday so she didn't have time to check, she will call me back in an hour. Two hours passed and I called back and she said it was Monday and I had to give her some time to find my file. Finally, I got a call back and said I was charge for a heavy cleaning of $140 plus carpet cleaning and repainting for staying there for 2 years! What! If I had known I was charged a heavy cleaning why was I even bother to clean at all!! I asked her will I get a receipt of what they will use my money for, she said I can take this as far as going to court. DO NOT STAY AT THIS PLACE. They will happily cash your monthly check as well as keeping your deposit! I'm so glad I finally moved out of this place. I gave this one star just because of the location. I consider this is a safe area and close to my work, other than that, everything was bad and the office people made things a real real pain even after you moved out!! read more

DO YOU LONG FOR THE GOOD OL' DAYS WHEN WOMEN COULD BARELY VOTE? DO YOU GET CONFUSED ABOUT WHY A BLACK PRESIDENT IS ALLOWED? DO YOU THINK HOT WATER IS A PRIVILEGE AND NOT A RIGHT?? THEN WELCOME TO HISTORIC GOVERNORS SQUARE!!! Yes, built in the wonderful 1970s(totally the best decade!!!!), Governors Square has all of the amenities that anybody could ever want! PREFACE: When I was signing the lease for this establishment, I was so extraordinarily excited. On the face, it looked like such a nice place. New carpet in my unit(some have old, it looks vomitous) and a very large living space. Yes, it is expensive as Kanye(1700 per month), but it really looks nice. The management was so nice. Until I signed the lease.... MOLD AFICIONADOS WELCOME: Leaky pipes all but assure that you will have large patches of mold somewhere in your apartment. HOT WATER?, HOW CUTE...: I remember when I first moved in and the hot water was only out 3 or 4 times a month. So far, it has been out for about 2 weeks. Just turned on about 3 hours ago, but rest assured that it will be cold tomorrow. Get used to Marine Corps iceshowers!! ANY WATER???: Yep, random water outages. Many of them. Will the management reimburse you for not having basic living conditions?? NOPE (more on that later). GROUNDS: Pool is moldy. Never cleaned ever. Hot tub still doesn't work. The "gym" makes me roll on the floor laughing. Grass is nice. They water every night when the Sacramento water district isn't patrolling. The drought is for poor people, right? The parking lot is nice and secure, NEVER. The door is always either stuck open or not working at all. Have fun with your emergencies and not being able to attend them. CRUMBLING STRUCTURE: My favorite thing about Governors Square is how the entire building is literally falling apart at the seams. No really, literally. I cannot count the amount of beams and girders and all that jazz that are moldy and falling down. I am looking at my ceiling right now, and there is a huge crease in the middle from the weight. Oh yea, and all of the windows are bowing out (wtf) from the weight. If you think that this place is at least a tiny bit safe, then ask my kitty kat. a 6 lb cat literally FELL through the window. When a vet from the number 1 school in the WORLD (UC DAVIS) says that this cat is too small to break the glass, then I believe her. $2500 and one cat leg later, not even an apology for the cesspool conditions. Which leads us to the next section... CONSTRUCTION: Yes, there is construction ALL FREAKIN DAY! Do you work anything but a 7am-6pm? Then you will hear the construction attempting to hold up this crumbling building(futile measure at best considering they basically just push wedges between the beams). Sure wish I knew about that when I signed the lease. Which leads us to..... MANAGEMENT: Goodness gracious. Describing the management at this establishment without using profanity should be an Olympic event. I have never met any human being that is as insufferable as the lead manager Didi. I literally thought that she had a diagnosable psychological disorder, but after checking the DSM-V and asking someone who has studied psych disorders for 20 years, I finally found out that she is just a truly bad person. She always looks surprised and insulted that you do not enjoy icy showers. Why would we want hot water?? Sooooo crazy... Is there any reimbursement for the uninhabitable living conditions? Nope. Why would you even ask???? Nobody showers anymore... I should have realized it when I moved in and the sink and bathroom fan literally did not work. Took 8 days to fix so that I could do dishes! Back then I still held out hope for this place. Also, I fully expect management to try to ruin my credit and give bad reviews for my future apts. They are just that petty SECURITY: LOL, did they tell you that they hire a private security firm to patrol the area? Cuute. I have seen the sec patrol 1 time in the 5 months that I have been here. I am usually walking my pup around 3am and only 1 time. Ask my neighbor whose motorcycle was stolen from right in front of the complex if they have security patrol. So what does 1700 dollars get you? A new Lamborghini Aventador, a huge home in Rocklin, 1 new motorcycle EVERY MONTH, prada bags for dayz, but not much at wonderful Governor's Square!!! The first month of living here, 3 of the neighbors just on my floor moved. Should have taken a hint. OVERALL IMPRESSION: Ask me tomorrow when I have to rent another hotel room just to take a shower. When my neighbors kept asking me if I had hot water, I was like "whaaat, they cray." They were most decisively not cray. I was cray. On a side note, I have talked to Sac Code Enforcement many times. They know how terrible this place is. If you really want to get screwed for 1700 bucks a month, hire a series of really bad hookers. SAVE YOURSELF! (many more updates to come) read more

Oh Governor's Square.. where to begin... I lived there for 4 years, and as I type that out I truly cannot believe it. I'll start with the only positives of Governor's Square. The first being location, in the sense that so much stuff was in walking distance. There is a negative to that point too. It's loud; state workers all week, a fire station down the street and firetrucks driving by constantly, events (5K's and such) weekend mornings which limit parking and bring noise, drunks on the late weekend nights. A positive (for me) was parking. The other reviews state security in the garage was an issue, which I fully believe, but personally I did not have a problem with. I do agree that the garage gate was broken just about every other week. The city gives you a permit (for anyone on the lease) plus I got an additional visitor pass, which did make it easier. Now that the positives are out of the way, let's move on to the negatives. OUTDATED. These apartments are old and they have not done any updates. You can visibly see the complex falling apart. They recently put in large beams by the entrance between all 3 floors.. but that seems to be all they did to fix the issue. I joked that I hoped the complex didn't collapse on me in my sleep.. but it was actually a real fear I had. You sign an agreement when you move in that there's asbestos somewhere in the complex (which I guess makes sense with an old building). Popcorn cieling. Outdated appliances. Cracks in the walls. No insulation. Old carpet that I'm pretty sure is made with shards of glass. Old, outdated, gross. MAINTENANCE. Horrible is the first word that comes to mind. It would take far too long to get anything fixed. I honestly only called with major issues, like a hole in my bedroom window. Literally, a hole, to the outside. This took them months to fix. I understand ordering a window and replacing it could take time, but to get anyone to even take it seriously and come measure the window to order the replacement took weeks. When they did fix things, it was done halfway, and sometimes caused more issues. Like when my sink leaked, after it was all said and done they scratched the sink itself. Or when my door knob decided not to unlock, they replaced it with an old knob that they installed upside down. Or when the shower leaked between the space where the glass doors meet the tub, they caulked so much so that the glass doors wouldn't slide open. And when they came back to fix it, the maintenance person was using MY PERSONAL face wash (soap) to lubricate the doors. And when I caught him, he was like "oh that's ok??" NO. No it is not ok. MANAGEMENT/STAFF. Awful! Majority of the time they have major attitude and try to get you out of the office/off the phone without even listening to you. When my garage opener stopped working I went and asked for a new one.. Didi (**SHUDDERS AT THE NAME***) grabbed the opener from me and hit the button and the red light on the opener flashed, and she said no it works. I said I get the light works, but it doesn't open the garage. She said ok let's walk over there and test it out. Mind you the office is on a completely different block from where I lived and it was a rainy winter day. I said Didi, I'm not walking over there, and I'm not lying to you. Why would I lie about an opener not working? After a little huffing and puffing she got me a new opener, and lo and behold, it worked. I could go on and on about this lady.. but I'll bite my tongue on what I truly want to say. Staff is nice when you sign/resign your lease, but that's about it. There's so much more I want to say but I know Yelp will cut me off at some point. They are constantly raising rent, the last time was over 15% and that was the breaking point. I am so happy to be out of there. It's truly like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. read more

Wow, not only is this place a dump, but whatever new manager they have chosen to blatantly lie in responses to reviews is a real piece of work. Take all the reviews, over all the years, from all the different tenants, with all the different pictures, and then read the rude, condescending remarks from the manager and you'll see they keep denying everything and will never bother to improve. And it's hilarious the management calls it a community - because it's just a cash cow for an absentee slumlord. They just blame the tenants for everything, just like when I live there. I am thankful I left, it's just too bad this place is now becoming such a dump on the outside too, with dirty windows, unfinished balconies, etc. Considering the way the neighborhood is going, the city should really raze this place and build something worthy of the amazing piece of real estate this dump occupies. read more

My boyfriend used to live in this apartment complex a couple years ago and stated that he never had any problems with the place, except for the fact that his car window was smashed twice while inside a supposedly "secure" garage. PROS: The apartment complexes sit on the outskirts of downtown (far enough away from the noise but close enough to walk to restaurants and bars). It is very close to the freeway entrance! CONS: After moving in I found multiple things broken/not working/needing fixing in the apartment and after a month of living here, they still aren't fixed. Fernando and Didi at the leasing office will sound all nice and friendly when you are a potential tenant and promise you a lot of things (new appliances, new fixtures) but you'll never get them. Don't ask the front office for anything because you'll only get attitude from the staff and your request will probably never get fulfilled. Move-in procedures are ridiculous!! (I've lived in a number of different apartment complexes and Governor's Square really needs to be more efficient and professional! If the previous tenant moved out on the 18th and I move in on the 11th of the next month, I should expect the apartment to be ready. It is impossible to do a thorough walk-through in 5 mins, they should at least give you a couple days to amend your move in walk through in case you find other things wrong!) Parking spaces in the garage are super tight. Elevators are tiny. Stink bugs EVERYWHERE!!! A neighbor noticed someone (who doesn't live on the property) attempting to break in the pool room, notified the leasing office, but nothing was done. 520 P St apartments are across from senior living apartments and ambulances and fire trucks are frequently called and are super noisy. read more

Conveniently located, but a horrible place to live. Appliances were very tired; kitchens need to be updated. Maintenance work was not done promptly, they should hire more help. The poor man was a hard worker, but you could tell the property manager clipped his wings in regard to spending and budgets. The so called gym was in horrible disrepair; no one used it. The pool needed regular maintenance. The hot tub/spa had pine trees surrounding it, so pine needles and floating tree debris made it uninviting. Living here was very dirty; thanks to the freeways nearby and transit lines along P Street. Layers of soot covers the patios, windows, doors, and cars. When I moved out, management did not provide me with a deposit check within the required amount of time. I had to make several calls and finally received a partial deposit in about 6 weeks. The worst part of living here: mold... black mold. It's pervasive and there's serious health consequences. It's the main reason I moved. Due to a plumbing problem upstairs, my apartment flooded in the hallway and bedroom by way of the heater compartment. Management refused to replace the carpet and opted to patch a portion of the carpet pad only. No wonder there's a mold problem!. The only positives aspects of this place are underground parking and fireplaces. read more

It is tempting because of location, but don't do it. The management has no interest in the residence except your rent check. Be prepared that any day of the week (including Saturday and Sunday) they may decide to start construction outside your window without any notice. The floors are thin, so I can often here my upstairs neighbors TV... Then there is the property manager who will give you he "little lady" attitude if you are a woman. There are other options, take them!! read more