Is it safe to rent an apartment in the Steps (S-Steps) complex in Batumi — what are the risks?

General advice: don't chase a specific residential complex — just pick any apartment within your budget in central Batumi, since you'll mostly be using it to sleep, not host guests.

There's a hidden issue at the Steps complex: the management company rents out units to tenants without the owners' knowledge. There have been cases where an owner found out and the tenant was simply evicted, even though they did nothing wrong.

The Steps complex itself gets positive reviews as a place to stay — the complaints are specifically about the management company's scheme, not the quality of the apartments.

Some apartment owners in Steps are surprised to discover in the management company's app that their unit was never rented out, even though tenants have actually been living there for months.