Verified apartment reviews

Know before
you lease.

The community you're about to sign with curates its own reviews — buying the good ones, burying the bad ones. LeaseReputation shows you the honest reviews they'd rather hide, written by residents we've verified actually lived there.

Launching soon. One email when we go live — nothing else.

PREVIEW
MR
Maria R.
Verified resident · 2 yrs

"Maintenance shows up same-day and I got my full deposit back. Walls are a little thin, but honestly that's my only complaint."

DK
Devon K.
Verified resident · 1 yr

"Looked great on the tour, but parking is a nightmare and they nickel-and-dime every fee. Glad I knew going in."

How we verify residents
Proof of residency Identity check Docs deleted after verifying

The problem

The reviews you're reading
were bought — or buried.

A property manager's online reputation rents apartments, so they manage it like an asset. They pay for glowing five-star reviews, flag and remove the honest one-stars, and only ask their happiest residents to post. By the time the page reaches you, it's a highlight reel — and you sign a year-long lease based on it.

Buying fake 5-star reviews

Removing & burying the bad ones

Only asking happy residents to post

Trading perks for good ratings

The FTC outlawed every one of these tactics in 2024. But a rule on paper can't un-bury a review or refund your deposit. Verifying who actually lived there can — and that's the whole idea.

How it works

Three steps to a lease you won't regret.

1

Search the community

Look up any apartment community by name or address — the place you're touring, the one you found online, all of them.

2

Read verified reviews

Every review is from a resident we've confirmed actually lived there — including the honest ones a manager tried to bury.

3

Lease with confidence

Sign knowing exactly what's behind the tour — the good, the bad, and everything the leasing office left out.

Verified resident
· lived here 2 yrs
Residency confirmed Identity checked Opinion unedited

The verified badge

What "verified" actually means.

Every review on a community has to earn this badge before it's published. Here's exactly what it certifies — before a single word reaches you.

  • They actually lived there. Residency is confirmed with a lease or other proof of address — like a utility bill or mail in their name — before they can post a word.
  • They're a real, unique person. Every reviewer passes an identity check — so no bots, no staff in disguise, and no duplicate accounts padding a community's score.
  • The opinion is theirs, untouched. We verify the person, never the words. Nothing gets edited, reordered, or taken down because a community didn't like how it read.

Verified means the resident is real — not that we agree with them. The take stays 100% theirs.

Why it's different

Reviews that can't be bought or buried.

Anyone can run a review site. The hard part — and the entire point — is keeping the reviews real.

Verified residents only

Every reviewer proves they actually lived there. No bought reviews, no bots, no staff in disguise, no competitors trashing the place.

Negative reviews stay up

Communities can't flag, bury, or pay to remove an honest review. The hard truths are exactly the ones you came here for.

No pay-to-play, ever

Property managers can't buy a higher score or sponsor their way up the rankings. Our ratings aren't for sale — so your trust is safe.

The truth a tour hides

Maintenance speed, real noise levels, surprise fees, and whether residents actually get their deposit back when they leave.

The cheapest part of moving

Know before you lease.

A lease is a year and tens of thousands of dollars — signed off a staged tour. The verified truth first is the cheapest insurance you'll buy all year, and because you pay for it, the reviews answer to you, not the landlord.

Founding pricing for early members. One email when we launch — nothing else.