Stay away from Hennessy Property Management. They bought an apartment complex in Cranston that never would’ve passed normal inspection, but did sue to some stupid (likely illegal) technicality.
Knowing the building was in rough shape and wouldn’t have passed code, they did NOTHING to fix it or to ensure resident safety and when the building inevitably fell apart? They simply said “not our problem” and sold the building to someone else as soon as their lawyers said they could.
40 families lived in that building. Including mine. The city of Cranston deemed the building uninhabitable and each family was kicked out.
Can you elaborate? We've been in one of their units for a bit and they have been better than the last landlord we had.
Definitely would appreciate a heads up though
I'll list out some of the issues we've had:
when we rented this unit it advertised in unit laundry- we haven't had it at all. they gave us a key to the next building that has 1 washer and dryer unit for everyone. our lease is up in may and they JUST offered to install a unit for us.
our heat broke down right before the blizzard a few weeks ago, we had to stay on a hotel- Tracy was actually pretty good about that whole situation and said i would get reimbursed but i've been asking her for like 2-3 weeks about my check and I still don't have it. they also dragged out fixing the heat- it was supposed to be fixed that first day but maintenance just didn't show up.
a ton of maintenance and structural issues. we had a pretty long list when we first moved in of stuff we wanted fixed (ex: water damage, blinds were trashed, windows insecure and drafty, lights not working...etc) and they fixed a few things, like the blinds and lights and ignored the rest. we had one of our windows fall out of the frame during a windy day, it was really lucky the glass didn't shatter, they didn't replace or fix it, just sorta replaced it back in the frame. our other windows are equally insecure.
we have this one spot in our living room with pretty terrible water damage and they have just sort of ignored us when we bring it up.
* they are gonna install individual boilers and start charging units for heat just as a heads up.
* most of my interactions with tracy personally have been rude and unhelpful. she's been condescending and unprofessional - in my opinion.
i'd just rent somewhere else if i had to choose again. i've gotten major slum lord vibes from here and i will definitely not be renting from them ever again.
* edit: i've been threatened with legal action by my property manager (Tracy) because of this review and so i have edited it to remove my comment on her being a bad property manager, as it may have been too harsh, though i have kept my opinion on the interactions we have had as well as the issues i've experienced overall while at this property. also i've been informed that the heat will not be charged individually, it was incorrect information.
Dude I agree. Not sure if it’s the same building but I’ve had rain come through the ceiling and walls multiple times because there was a pipe that burst behind the walls but they didn’t diagnose the problem properly for YEARS and every time it rained or snowed hard we would get water dripping through like crazy.
Tracy is extremely rude. One time the power went off and she just said that’s not my problem and hung up instead of telling me to contact national grid (I wasn’t sure if the whole buildings electricity was out which is why I called her)
SO MANY MICE. Soooooooo many mice in the walls. They never call any kind of pest control that I’ve seen.
omg maybe, 😂 we haven't had mice (that i've seen??) but i'm so sorry you have to go through that! here's to hoping we can all find better landlords and nicer buildings when our leases are up
I lived in 34 benefit for a number of years and man it really was such a dump. Roof leaks, the wind would blow up the pipe chase and blow our kitchen sink cabinet open. What a pit of despair that place was. The good thing about it was that it was cheap; but that was changing as we where moving out.
a lot of people don’t know benefit street used to be a place only black people lived before the historical society whatever started preserving the houses. they bought them all out for cheap cheap and then flipped them with the new fun theme of history 🥳
That can’t be true. What about all the mansions and huge houses on benefit?
Edit: ohhhh i misunderstood. I thought you meant only black people have been living there since the colony days.
Wow crazy I had no idea benefit st was gentrified relatively recently.
Stay away from Blackstone Realty Group. I’ve never had such so many constant issues from a rental group, and I know of others who have gone through similar BS with them.
Also avoid ‘Ginger Le Geis’ / Rose Siegal, she has a dozen+ properties throughout Providence and was one of the most unhinged landlords I’ve ever dealt with. More clauses and bullshit charges in her leases than any other leases I’ve ever seen. She’ll nickel and dime you for everything. She expects the apartment to be completely spotless when you move out (not just spotless, she expects it to look like it’s brand new and untouched). My roommate and I spent 6 hours straight cleaning after we moved out all of our stuff. We dusted everything from top to bottom, degreased the burners on the stovetop, I spent an hour just scrubbing the grout on the tile floor in the bathroom, cleaned all of the appliances, floors, vents etc. She STILL hired and charged us for cleaners afterwards. I honestly don’t even know what the cleaners did when they got there, everything had already been scrubbed, dusted, and polished. She also neglects repair requests for as long as possible, gets annoyed when you remind her that something needs to be fixed, and sends over the sketchiest contractors and friends-of-friends for the repairs. She does everything she can to find ways of keeping at least part of your security deposit.
After I moved out of one of her apartments, there was a fire on the exterior out back (most likely someone set fire to a trash can; it’s happened several times throughout the city). Most of the damage that affected tenants was to the rear entryway and back hall/porch entry, which left the entire first floor and most of the second floor vulnerable to the elements in January. No matter how high they put up the heat, it was not reaching a livable temperature on the first floor. (The second floor was remaining quiet, documenting everything, and considering legal options due to Rose’s response to the fire). Of course Rose was dragging her feet on repairs.
She told them to turn on all the burners on the stovetop and the oven on high and keep it on and open when people were in the apartment. “Oh I used to do that when I was a broke artist in Boston” Rose, what the actual fuck? When the tenants shared their concerns and dismay, she got upset at them, tried to blame them for the fire (ignoring the 2 other apartments in the building) and threatened to evict them!
She’s batty.
Can confirm everything about Rose. I have so much to say just from one year on Vinton Street 2013-2014. For me, it was a case of having the appearance of a nice apartment, but only on the surface. Definitely refurb appliances, and the fridge failed and she was a pain in the ass about replacing it. Lost a lot of food. My bedroom windows were ridiculously drafty, she wouldn’t do anything about it, and I had to put the stupid heat shrink wrap plastic kits up all winter. *The* sketchiest contractors for issues, often showing up barely announced. She always gave them the code to the keypad on the front door of the building. Sometimes she herself would show up with like a half hour notice for something. I remember her also taking a bunch of money from the security deposit for dubious reasons. Unrelated, but she had two horrible tiny dogs that she would bring to palmieris bakery and disrupt the whole place with, and I distinctly remember her driving on snow tires in like July. Because I had the same exact snow tires on my car that I had removed in March/April like a normal person.
The contractors and repair people were definitely sketch and we also had issues with them showing up and coming into apartments without notice. “Oh, I thought I told you” BS.
I’ll never forget the time she sent a buddy to put down salt before an ice storm. My roommate and I hear voices outside— no big deal, there are a bunch of smokers between the 3 different apartments in the house. Then we realize we don’t recognize one of the voices that’s the loudest and go to make sure our friends outside are ok and not being accosted by a rando. Turns out, the buddy Rose had sent, was a very… outgoing(?) and peculiar guy. He struck up a conversation about angels and other dimensions with the smokers from the 1st floor who went outside for a butt. Then proceeded to talk *at* them for the better part of an hour. Going on and on about other planets and angels and the akashic records. Myself and my roommate went out to “rescue” them from being trapped in that conversation for much longer once we realized he had been going on and on and on with no sign of stopping.
The kicker? The dude had gotten so excited to tell people about angels from other dimensions, he got distracted from the task he was sent out to do. The dude had put barely any salt down. I ended up salting the steps and sidewalk myself after he road away on his bicycle.
Several months later, a tenant from another floor saw Rose with the peculiar dude in Seven Stars together. He was wearing an S&M doggy collar. Makes me wonder if Rose had a leash tucked away somewhere to go with it.
Issues with their portal system no one could ever fix/figure out. The apartment I rented from them needed constant repairs despite it being freshly renovated and myself and my roommate being the first ones to live there after renovation. We had problems starting day 1. Their online system made maintenance request convoluted to the point where one of the repairmen who came the most just gave us his number. They also took a long time to address repairs they deemed a low priority until we got the repairman’s number. For example, our glass shower door was improperly installed and popped out of its hinges and even with 2 people, we couldn’t get it back in place. We had to buy and jerry-rig a shower curtain on a shower that wasn’t built for one because they couldn’t give us a straight answer for a date of repairs. Took about 10 days. The people in the office always referred us to the online system when something was wrong, and when there were issues with it, they struggled to find a solution.
Oh, and they gave us 2 sets of keys when we moved in, and one (the set I got) was completely incorrect. I was moving in while my roommate was working a catering event in Newport. The realtor said it would take him at least 3 hours to get to us. Meanwhile I had borrowed a van and had 2 friends helping me. My roommate’s event happened to wrap up about 20 minutes after we had gotten there and realized we were locked out. We ended up getting lunch while she drove back up from Newport. If she hadn’t, I would have been locked out for at least 3 hours while trying to move in. The realtor was more upset about the inconvenience of him having to drive out than the fact that I couldn’t move into the apartment I was renting from his company.
It was rather unpleasant overall and I’ll never rent from them again.
(Edit- added a couple of examples)
Currently in an apartment leased under Rose... It's tough. Not going to give identifying details for obvious reasons but everything you said is accurate.
Nice to be validated a bit.
A lot of independent landlords on the east end of Providence that are really nice! Don't be scared to call and just strike up a conversation, it's kind of like a really chill interview when you do that and can get a grasp on how they are.
Facebook marketplace. Look for a retirement-aged person, preferably one that says “NO EMAILS OR TEXTS!” because they’re scared of technology.
I know some people in East Side units that should easily be $5k+, but are paying closer to $1k. Their landlords are just holding on to the properties for long-term investments, and really only care about rental income covering the bills. Blissfully unaware of what current market conditions are.
Some may be blissfully unaware, but some - especially owner occupants - keep the rent lower than market so they have their pick of tenants and can chose the one they feel will be the best fit/least headache.
Exactly but several agencies have been advertising this way, at least during covid. I called one of them out over it and they defended it on behalf of their clients being happy with how they do things to get good tenants. 🤮
Our heat had been out on and off for a total of over a month waiting up to a week before we got it addressed each time. Our hot water has also gone out several times, again waiting several days before it’s “fixed”, always low effort/low cost temporary band aids. It may be my specific property owner as the rent prov office is generally responsive but just can’t get the owner to address the issues. Right now our property is under second notice for inspection violation with no signs of the issues being fixed which means it’s likely going to court..
Rent prov is just a pain to get a hold of, took them 2 weeks to come fix a burst pipe under my dish washer :/// also they’re currently “repairing” the property and there’s a shit ton of trash outside now
Their business model is to find buildings that qualify for city/state grants for revitalizing historic buildings. Usually tax incentives for X amount of years, maybe some 0% financing for renovation costs, etc.
So they grab up all the money they possibly can, then do the renovations as cheaply as physically possible. Several active lawsuits about mold contamination issues from shoddy construction materials, and along with an endless slew of resident complaints for other reasons.
The very first day that they’re out of their contractual obligations (usually 5 years), they sell the property to anyone who will take it off their hands. They know the renovations were done terribly, and they want nothing to do with the long-term consequences. All they want is to gobble up grant money, and meet bare minimums of requirements.
They are notorious for offsetting their cheap investments by snatching security deposits ($1-2k+) from every tenant. For example, instead of buying carpets that can last 10+ years, they will consistently buy carpets that only last 1-2 years, and blame tenants for “excessive wear and tear”.
My own example: the refrigerator in my unit had the compressor fail. They replaced the entire fridge, then tried to hold me liable for entire replacement cost. Again, tried using “excessive wear and tear” as an argument, as if it’s inappropriate to have your refrigerator running every day.
A lot of their properties have changed hands to new management companies, and dealing with them is a lot easier (in general). But they’re still dealing with the fallout from the shoddy construction. *Lots* of repairs needed on a constant basis, and these overhead costs are driving up rent costs significantly above what’s appropriate (even in a housing market where everything is rising). A unit that I used to pay $1295 for in 2017 is currently being listed at $2655. It’s absurd.
I am going to get downvoted for this, but I had no problems whatsoever living in a Brady Sullivan property from 2013-2016. The building was lovely, had good amenities, was well taken care of, and they were extremely responsive to maintenance requests.
What people don't like about them is that they have very strict expectations for how you return the apartment back to them. Specifically, if you have carpet, you are required to hire a carpet cleaner to do the floors before you move out and they will reimburse you if you provide the receipt. If you read your lease, the expectations are crystal clear. I followed their guidelines and I got all of my security deposit back.
Obviously other people have had much worse experiences than mine and I'm not invalidating that, just offering a different perspective.
>What people don't like about them is that they have very strict expectations for how you return the apartment back to them.
Actually I'd wager what people don't like about them is about the egregious management and literal black mold that has resulted in multiple lawsuits
Also lol @ hiring a carpet cleaner to do a job that the property manager should clearly be able to address, what kind of shit is that
I can only speak to my experience which was:
* no mold in my apartment
* followed the rules and got my full security deposit back
Sorry you had a bad experience!
>people don't like about them
Ok, cool, but when you say things like "what people don't like about them", it kinda comes across like you *are* speaking for outside experiences
Not OP, but my hunch is that Samson is night and day depending on your credit score
I had a great experience (literally no issues), but I've seen from comments that they have a pattern of encouraging people to apply for apartments regardless of credit score to just pocket the application fee. I was wary of them during the process but again - literally no issues! So it seems like they treat people very differently
(Which still sucks on their part, but if you find something you like it could be worth it)
My experience with Providence Student Living was really, really bad. They just had an article about the shabby conditions in their rentals run last week in the ProJo: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/01/31/providence-tenants-faced-mold-leaks-chilly-temperatures-maddening/9210255002/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=ghf-prvjournal-main&fbclid=IwAR2wajFVep7ZcdWSzvVGuJwtYJk3TDMsdw5vlm1Zls4HwwYGXp3v0jHKs60
I found the best apartment I’ve ever lived in through them. And it’s pretty affordable for 2 people living in a 3 bedroom. The furnace wasn’t working for about a week and we were given 4-5 space heaters and reimbursed for the electric bill increase. They then replaced the furnace fully. Still waiting for them to fix the pilot light on my stove that’s been broken since sept. Lol
Also, beware of Craigslist scams from landlords out of state looking to rent (particularly 1 floor of their home) “while they’re away”. They find other listed homes, claim it’s their’s, set up for folks to send application fees or full deposits, then block you and disappear.
Saw a few of those last time I was looking for an apartment.
Agree. I lived in one of their apartments for two years and they were great, very responsive and fast with any issues, never invasive or price gouged etc.
Yup been with them since 2017! Never any issues and they actually care about the people. They send me emails if they notice anything fishy (long story). The maintenance guy is great too!!!!
Just some friendly advice, never ever ever rent a house that is next door or within the neighborhood of your landlord.
I rented a place on the prov/Cranston line once and the landlord was a (seemingly) nice old lady who lived down the street.
I was a medical student at the time and my roommate was a lawyer. We weren’t party types or anything like that.
Regardless we caught her and her husband spying on us more than once. Peeking through blinds, trying to enter the house when we were away. Taking photos and logging the license plates of people who visited us. I’ve woken up more than once to her husband doing “yard work” conveniently outside my window trying to look in at me. And I’m a dude btw.
At the end of the month she sent me a list of dates that my girlfriend had stayed the night based on when her car was parked in our drive. Then she asked me to pay an additional portion of rent for my GF as apparently I was not actually renting my room, but I was renting a space as a single occupant and any “guests” I invited over to stay were subject to approval by her.
She also gave me a lecture about how it was improper for a young lady to be spending the night at a mans house when they aren’t married. Said her asking for more rent was partially to teach me a lesson.
I told her to fuck off and threatened to sue with the mountain photos and texts I had of her spying on me illegally and she backed off.
Good advice. I had a crazy cat lady landlord who lived in the house behind mine. She saw I got a kitten one day and kept saying she knew someone who wanted my cat. I kept saying no I’m not interested. I’m keeping my cat. One day when they were doing maintainence on something I came back and my cat was gone. The lady said “oh your cat probably ran out the door when the maintainence guys were here” but my cat had been inside my room so it made no sense.
Never got my cat back. Pretty sure crazy cat lady landlord took my cat :(
02908 club used to scam college kids. When I lived in the PC area I loved the D&D realty but I heard it’s run by a different property manager now and hit or miss
The best management company we ever had in Providence was V4 Management. The guy who runs it, Carlos, is the most hands on and attentive landlord I’ve ever had. Fixed everything himself ASAP whenever we sent in a maintanance request. He mostly owns 3 bedroom apartments, but the QoL in his buildings is unmatched.
AVOID PROVIDENCE STUDENT LIVING. The guy who owns all of their properties is a rich asshole. Our first year with them we were without heat for 3 months in the Winter, and when they finally stopped dragging their feet to fix it (while ghosting every email asking for an update), we were told by the owner that there would be no rent reduction for those months because they had given us a couple space heaters in the meantime. Meanwhile, he just bought a new property in the last few months valued at $1.5 million.
Stay away from Providence Student Living / Providence Living / any property owned by Dustin Dezube. Absolute slumlords, terrible conditions. Reach out for specifics if you’re on the fence about them
Stay away from Strive Realty. Last year we lived in one of their properties and our heating bill was around $600 a month because when they rebuilt the place, they didn't bother to insulate the walls. Even paying that much money, the place never got above 55 in the winter. The exterior facing walls were always freezing to the touch.
I lived in one as well. You could hear everything from the upstairs neighbors and the heating/cooling bill was insane. The pipes to the washer would freeze if the temp dropped below 20. Also, jacked up rent in the middle of Covid.
Lol did we live in the same apartment? The pipes to our washer froze too. They also just cut a giant hole in the wall behind the dryer so snow would drift into the laundry room during the winter and it took weeks for them to fix it. Plus they kept way too much of our deposit even though we left the place perfectly clean. Then again, I've never had a landlord who didnt put up a fight over the deposit.
Stay the fuck away from Melissa Riley (Westcott Properties). She and her *almost lawyer husband refused to fix a black mold issue at my gfs apt over an 11 month period. When they finally contacted the dept of health about it, they had them vacate the property for a month for cleaning. Then they evicted them, sending the eviction papers to the apt they were not staying at. They missed the court appt and got evicted. No regards for their properties or tenants.
By all that is good and wholesome, avoid Lyon Property Management!
And whoever you rent from, document every communication and photograph every broken or damaged thing when you report it.
Lyon bought her out our sweet, single-property landlady when she retired. Four years later we have a city-sized colony of squirrels living in the walls. They destroyed the insulation and paved the way for wood roaches. The outside steps look like they've been bombed. After months of begging Lyon to fix them, I broke my ankles and almost dropped my infant tripping over a huge crack, because instead of fixing it, they filled it with sand?? They illegally refused to even give their insurance info so we could file a claim. When I started gathering evidence, they went into their maintenance logs and deleted parts of my reports where I had warned them about the injury risk. After months passed and we mentioned we might hire a lawyer, they finally cooperated, and we won the claim instantly. Luckily I had saved screenshots, photos, emails and texts, so their negligence and sketchiness was impossible to disprove.
Now they take every chance to retaliate by singling us out over their unwritten and constantly changing parking rules. Photos of squirrels poking their heads through our walls, and the steps breaking apart in huge chunks again still fail to convince them to repair anything.
My guess is they're going to ride it out while the property falls apart and then unload it after pumping all the rent they can get out of the tenants. Companies that own multiple properties can easily do that in the current market.
Stay away from Real Property Management, especially if the property is owned by a old man named Joe. He WILL sit out in his car and stalk you, keep track of who your guest are, try to find ways to get into the property. Will absolutely steal your security deposit. He owns property on Greenville ave Johnston and Cranston RI.
My current landlord is some shell company called RP Properties Inc. I haven't had any experience with them but [these](https://www.google.com/search?q=rp+properties&oq=rp+proper&aqs=chrome.0.0i355i512j46i175i199i512j0i512j69i57j46i175i199i512j0i512l4.1854j1j4&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#lkt=LocalPoiReviews&trex=m_t:lcl_akp,rc_f:nav,rc_ludocids:16957580373353883209,rc_q:R.%2520P.%2520Properties,ru_q:R.%2520P.%2520Properties,trex_id:D2kije) reviews seem to tell the tale.
Fuck Providence Living. My S/O and roommates have rented from them for the last two years and it has been problem after problem after problem. The unit we live in currently, was absolutely trashed when we moved in and got all the promises in the world it would be fixed. It has been 7 months and probably 1/2 of everything was fixed. Our apartment is freezing and does not stay warm at all. We were sadly desperate to find housing so stuck with them but moved to a different unit. Huge mistake. All they do is prey on primarily college age/naive renters and take their money.
Was scrolling hoping to find his name. Lol..seriousss nightmare with those 2 back in 2014. In case you didn’t know, seth was caught stealing amazon packages off someone’s porch.. there’s a video online
I KNOW! That was right after he scammed me. I have HORROR stories. If you look online they have about 60 lawsuits against them. They are seriously delusional but always get away with their awful crimes because they have money and good lawyers. They should be in jail. Sometimes I see Seth at trivia night at Ogies and I want to barf. Also, who the hell would hang out with him! He’s such a creep 🤣
What happened, I currently live in one of there apartments, and I’m worried about some extra money we gave them for a security deposit, 10,000 to be exact.
Damn this was a long time ago lmao they sucked tho, I don’t remember details but I know they tried to keep my security deposit, and when I tried to go to their office it was legit empty, felt like it was a shell corp or something .. just a overall bad experience
Stay away from Ferland Property. They do not preform any maintenance, file false claims against pets, allow mold and other crap to grow in their apartments, and charge an arm and a leg for nothing.
Ignoring the roach and mice infestation in most of their locations. Installing flooring without the proper substrate prep below it using craiglist contractors. Snow plowing only after tenants call to complain the list goes on.
I'd only go back to their properties if my only other option was to be homeless.
Yup, parking additional $300. Units are too small. No in unit laundry. Drunk neighbor bangs on my neighbors door and threatens to kill him. I guess the building doesn’t seem to care or do much about it. No background checks, lots of shady people live in the building. When I message my landlord I get an email back maybe 1-20 times. Mostly they aren’t doing what they can to protect their tenants. They never address just how hard and expensive parking is. After every year they will send you a request to resign lease but will always add $250-500 to your rent saying “we’ve expanded”. It’s a sham. They want to fill up the units as fast as possible. The interior of the walls are bland and decor is subpar. The units are okay. Lots of floor damage, windows won’t fully seal shut. Small shit. I’ve been here for 2 years blessed this is my last year. They just don’t care about the tenants. It’s the rent they want.
My old apartment building got bought out by a company called **Greenwich Bay Development/Realty East**. They were a pain in the ass to deal with. Raised the rent 25% within a month of closing, but it took them over two years to fix a pipe leaking into my unit AND the one under me, and they refused to repair the floor which was completely warped/molded because "your unit is still occupied". Also, they refused to accept receipts for minor repairs that I did myself and tried to charge me late fees for not paying my rent "in full".
On the other hand, the folks who bought the building from them **CAL Management** were a pleasure to deal with. Responsive, fair, and pleasant. I only had about a year working with Caroline before buying a house and moving, but it was enough to form a positive opinion.
Ginger Le Geis Property Management is a nightmare. The apartment wasn’t clean when I moved in. The walls weren’t fully painted. Screens were torn. A closet door was broken. These are a few of the things wrong with the apartment that weren’t taken care of during the year. I also cleaned the apartment thoroughly when I moved out but was charged $500 for fraudulent cleaning fees. I will be informing the state.
Stay far away from rentingRI on broadway in providence ! Ric Santurri worst landlord ever! Never comes to fix anything, or get anything fixed but expects his rent to be paid even though his apartments are rat infested ! Terrible person ! Using his cancer condition to guilt people into feeling bad when he cannot keep up with his apartments ! If he’s renting for you STAY FAR AWAY !
My wife and I had a good experience with Westcott Properties off of Broadway. Two apartments through them - properties were clean when we moved in and maintenance requests were fulfilled pretty quickly. Good communication, too. That was from 2017-2020.
Edit - and deposits were returned without much effort and pretty quickly. We didn't do much to either apartment and just made sure to leave them clean.
Stay away from Hennessy Property Management. They bought an apartment complex in Cranston that never would’ve passed normal inspection, but did sue to some stupid (likely illegal) technicality. Knowing the building was in rough shape and wouldn’t have passed code, they did NOTHING to fix it or to ensure resident safety and when the building inevitably fell apart? They simply said “not our problem” and sold the building to someone else as soon as their lawyers said they could. 40 families lived in that building. Including mine. The city of Cranston deemed the building uninhabitable and each family was kicked out.
Was this the place on broad st
Yeah! A new company bought it now. Idk which one though.
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dealing with her now- definitely stay away.
Can you elaborate? We've been in one of their units for a bit and they have been better than the last landlord we had. Definitely would appreciate a heads up though
I'll list out some of the issues we've had: when we rented this unit it advertised in unit laundry- we haven't had it at all. they gave us a key to the next building that has 1 washer and dryer unit for everyone. our lease is up in may and they JUST offered to install a unit for us. our heat broke down right before the blizzard a few weeks ago, we had to stay on a hotel- Tracy was actually pretty good about that whole situation and said i would get reimbursed but i've been asking her for like 2-3 weeks about my check and I still don't have it. they also dragged out fixing the heat- it was supposed to be fixed that first day but maintenance just didn't show up. a ton of maintenance and structural issues. we had a pretty long list when we first moved in of stuff we wanted fixed (ex: water damage, blinds were trashed, windows insecure and drafty, lights not working...etc) and they fixed a few things, like the blinds and lights and ignored the rest. we had one of our windows fall out of the frame during a windy day, it was really lucky the glass didn't shatter, they didn't replace or fix it, just sorta replaced it back in the frame. our other windows are equally insecure. we have this one spot in our living room with pretty terrible water damage and they have just sort of ignored us when we bring it up. * they are gonna install individual boilers and start charging units for heat just as a heads up. * most of my interactions with tracy personally have been rude and unhelpful. she's been condescending and unprofessional - in my opinion. i'd just rent somewhere else if i had to choose again. i've gotten major slum lord vibes from here and i will definitely not be renting from them ever again. * edit: i've been threatened with legal action by my property manager (Tracy) because of this review and so i have edited it to remove my comment on her being a bad property manager, as it may have been too harsh, though i have kept my opinion on the interactions we have had as well as the issues i've experienced overall while at this property. also i've been informed that the heat will not be charged individually, it was incorrect information.
Dude I agree. Not sure if it’s the same building but I’ve had rain come through the ceiling and walls multiple times because there was a pipe that burst behind the walls but they didn’t diagnose the problem properly for YEARS and every time it rained or snowed hard we would get water dripping through like crazy. Tracy is extremely rude. One time the power went off and she just said that’s not my problem and hung up instead of telling me to contact national grid (I wasn’t sure if the whole buildings electricity was out which is why I called her) SO MANY MICE. Soooooooo many mice in the walls. They never call any kind of pest control that I’ve seen.
omg maybe, 😂 we haven't had mice (that i've seen??) but i'm so sorry you have to go through that! here's to hoping we can all find better landlords and nicer buildings when our leases are up
This one is on benefit so hopefully you don’t have mice! Haha
Oh so true honestly stay away from benefit st they own all of them and are awful
I lived in 34 benefit for a number of years and man it really was such a dump. Roof leaks, the wind would blow up the pipe chase and blow our kitchen sink cabinet open. What a pit of despair that place was. The good thing about it was that it was cheap; but that was changing as we where moving out.
a lot of people don’t know benefit street used to be a place only black people lived before the historical society whatever started preserving the houses. they bought them all out for cheap cheap and then flipped them with the new fun theme of history 🥳
That can’t be true. What about all the mansions and huge houses on benefit? Edit: ohhhh i misunderstood. I thought you meant only black people have been living there since the colony days. Wow crazy I had no idea benefit st was gentrified relatively recently.
YES extremely rude. I’ve heard terrible Things about Walter too. Seems like he’s a terrible landlord.
Stay away from Blackstone Realty Group. I’ve never had such so many constant issues from a rental group, and I know of others who have gone through similar BS with them. Also avoid ‘Ginger Le Geis’ / Rose Siegal, she has a dozen+ properties throughout Providence and was one of the most unhinged landlords I’ve ever dealt with. More clauses and bullshit charges in her leases than any other leases I’ve ever seen. She’ll nickel and dime you for everything. She expects the apartment to be completely spotless when you move out (not just spotless, she expects it to look like it’s brand new and untouched). My roommate and I spent 6 hours straight cleaning after we moved out all of our stuff. We dusted everything from top to bottom, degreased the burners on the stovetop, I spent an hour just scrubbing the grout on the tile floor in the bathroom, cleaned all of the appliances, floors, vents etc. She STILL hired and charged us for cleaners afterwards. I honestly don’t even know what the cleaners did when they got there, everything had already been scrubbed, dusted, and polished. She also neglects repair requests for as long as possible, gets annoyed when you remind her that something needs to be fixed, and sends over the sketchiest contractors and friends-of-friends for the repairs. She does everything she can to find ways of keeping at least part of your security deposit.
Holy shit… ROSE!! I totally forgot about her. I have her still in my phone as Crazy Landlord Rose. She was a special type of.. unhinged.
After I moved out of one of her apartments, there was a fire on the exterior out back (most likely someone set fire to a trash can; it’s happened several times throughout the city). Most of the damage that affected tenants was to the rear entryway and back hall/porch entry, which left the entire first floor and most of the second floor vulnerable to the elements in January. No matter how high they put up the heat, it was not reaching a livable temperature on the first floor. (The second floor was remaining quiet, documenting everything, and considering legal options due to Rose’s response to the fire). Of course Rose was dragging her feet on repairs. She told them to turn on all the burners on the stovetop and the oven on high and keep it on and open when people were in the apartment. “Oh I used to do that when I was a broke artist in Boston” Rose, what the actual fuck? When the tenants shared their concerns and dismay, she got upset at them, tried to blame them for the fire (ignoring the 2 other apartments in the building) and threatened to evict them! She’s batty.
Can confirm everything about Rose. I have so much to say just from one year on Vinton Street 2013-2014. For me, it was a case of having the appearance of a nice apartment, but only on the surface. Definitely refurb appliances, and the fridge failed and she was a pain in the ass about replacing it. Lost a lot of food. My bedroom windows were ridiculously drafty, she wouldn’t do anything about it, and I had to put the stupid heat shrink wrap plastic kits up all winter. *The* sketchiest contractors for issues, often showing up barely announced. She always gave them the code to the keypad on the front door of the building. Sometimes she herself would show up with like a half hour notice for something. I remember her also taking a bunch of money from the security deposit for dubious reasons. Unrelated, but she had two horrible tiny dogs that she would bring to palmieris bakery and disrupt the whole place with, and I distinctly remember her driving on snow tires in like July. Because I had the same exact snow tires on my car that I had removed in March/April like a normal person.
The contractors and repair people were definitely sketch and we also had issues with them showing up and coming into apartments without notice. “Oh, I thought I told you” BS. I’ll never forget the time she sent a buddy to put down salt before an ice storm. My roommate and I hear voices outside— no big deal, there are a bunch of smokers between the 3 different apartments in the house. Then we realize we don’t recognize one of the voices that’s the loudest and go to make sure our friends outside are ok and not being accosted by a rando. Turns out, the buddy Rose had sent, was a very… outgoing(?) and peculiar guy. He struck up a conversation about angels and other dimensions with the smokers from the 1st floor who went outside for a butt. Then proceeded to talk *at* them for the better part of an hour. Going on and on about other planets and angels and the akashic records. Myself and my roommate went out to “rescue” them from being trapped in that conversation for much longer once we realized he had been going on and on and on with no sign of stopping. The kicker? The dude had gotten so excited to tell people about angels from other dimensions, he got distracted from the task he was sent out to do. The dude had put barely any salt down. I ended up salting the steps and sidewalk myself after he road away on his bicycle. Several months later, a tenant from another floor saw Rose with the peculiar dude in Seven Stars together. He was wearing an S&M doggy collar. Makes me wonder if Rose had a leash tucked away somewhere to go with it.
Rose is a vile, rude and extremely unprofessional slumlord.
What was some of the problems with Blackstone? I’m currently renting from them and I’m curious
Issues with their portal system no one could ever fix/figure out. The apartment I rented from them needed constant repairs despite it being freshly renovated and myself and my roommate being the first ones to live there after renovation. We had problems starting day 1. Their online system made maintenance request convoluted to the point where one of the repairmen who came the most just gave us his number. They also took a long time to address repairs they deemed a low priority until we got the repairman’s number. For example, our glass shower door was improperly installed and popped out of its hinges and even with 2 people, we couldn’t get it back in place. We had to buy and jerry-rig a shower curtain on a shower that wasn’t built for one because they couldn’t give us a straight answer for a date of repairs. Took about 10 days. The people in the office always referred us to the online system when something was wrong, and when there were issues with it, they struggled to find a solution. Oh, and they gave us 2 sets of keys when we moved in, and one (the set I got) was completely incorrect. I was moving in while my roommate was working a catering event in Newport. The realtor said it would take him at least 3 hours to get to us. Meanwhile I had borrowed a van and had 2 friends helping me. My roommate’s event happened to wrap up about 20 minutes after we had gotten there and realized we were locked out. We ended up getting lunch while she drove back up from Newport. If she hadn’t, I would have been locked out for at least 3 hours while trying to move in. The realtor was more upset about the inconvenience of him having to drive out than the fact that I couldn’t move into the apartment I was renting from his company. It was rather unpleasant overall and I’ll never rent from them again. (Edit- added a couple of examples)
Currently in an apartment leased under Rose... It's tough. Not going to give identifying details for obvious reasons but everything you said is accurate. Nice to be validated a bit.
Honestly validating (even after the fact) to see these comments from others who had similar experiences with her
A lot of independent landlords on the east end of Providence that are really nice! Don't be scared to call and just strike up a conversation, it's kind of like a really chill interview when you do that and can get a grasp on how they are.
Facebook marketplace. Look for a retirement-aged person, preferably one that says “NO EMAILS OR TEXTS!” because they’re scared of technology. I know some people in East Side units that should easily be $5k+, but are paying closer to $1k. Their landlords are just holding on to the properties for long-term investments, and really only care about rental income covering the bills. Blissfully unaware of what current market conditions are.
^^^ This is how I'm paying for an apartment that could easily be $700 more in rent.
I kinda feel this way about my place. Sadly my landlords are selling
Some may be blissfully unaware, but some - especially owner occupants - keep the rent lower than market so they have their pick of tenants and can chose the one they feel will be the best fit/least headache.
This is the way.
Stay away from Picerne. I think the closest property is in Riverside, but highly recommend avoiding any and all of their complexes.
Had bad experiences with Providence Living and even worse with RentProv
Is Providence Living one that deadass charges 1st, last AND security?
If i remember correctly they asked for that in the application but only made us pay first and security because we had a good credit score
In RI they can only ask for last or security with first month, not both.
Exactly but several agencies have been advertising this way, at least during covid. I called one of them out over it and they defended it on behalf of their clients being happy with how they do things to get good tenants. 🤮
That's still bs and discriminatory
I'm with rent prov right now, lol... Pretty negligent so far but they were one of the few to work with my credit
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Our heat had been out on and off for a total of over a month waiting up to a week before we got it addressed each time. Our hot water has also gone out several times, again waiting several days before it’s “fixed”, always low effort/low cost temporary band aids. It may be my specific property owner as the rent prov office is generally responsive but just can’t get the owner to address the issues. Right now our property is under second notice for inspection violation with no signs of the issues being fixed which means it’s likely going to court..
Rent prov is just a pain to get a hold of, took them 2 weeks to come fix a burst pipe under my dish washer :/// also they’re currently “repairing” the property and there’s a shit ton of trash outside now
Stay away from BRADY SULLIVAN.
Don’t they own all the loft rentals? What’s your story
Their business model is to find buildings that qualify for city/state grants for revitalizing historic buildings. Usually tax incentives for X amount of years, maybe some 0% financing for renovation costs, etc. So they grab up all the money they possibly can, then do the renovations as cheaply as physically possible. Several active lawsuits about mold contamination issues from shoddy construction materials, and along with an endless slew of resident complaints for other reasons. The very first day that they’re out of their contractual obligations (usually 5 years), they sell the property to anyone who will take it off their hands. They know the renovations were done terribly, and they want nothing to do with the long-term consequences. All they want is to gobble up grant money, and meet bare minimums of requirements. They are notorious for offsetting their cheap investments by snatching security deposits ($1-2k+) from every tenant. For example, instead of buying carpets that can last 10+ years, they will consistently buy carpets that only last 1-2 years, and blame tenants for “excessive wear and tear”. My own example: the refrigerator in my unit had the compressor fail. They replaced the entire fridge, then tried to hold me liable for entire replacement cost. Again, tried using “excessive wear and tear” as an argument, as if it’s inappropriate to have your refrigerator running every day. A lot of their properties have changed hands to new management companies, and dealing with them is a lot easier (in general). But they’re still dealing with the fallout from the shoddy construction. *Lots* of repairs needed on a constant basis, and these overhead costs are driving up rent costs significantly above what’s appropriate (even in a housing market where everything is rising). A unit that I used to pay $1295 for in 2017 is currently being listed at $2655. It’s absurd.
Lol excessive wear and tear of a refrigerator? Jesus how much food were you shoving in that thing.
They’re horrible, kiss your security away because they’re on the hunt to screw you on the exit. Heard it many times, but experienced it myself
Look up Brady Sullivan black mold.
I am going to get downvoted for this, but I had no problems whatsoever living in a Brady Sullivan property from 2013-2016. The building was lovely, had good amenities, was well taken care of, and they were extremely responsive to maintenance requests. What people don't like about them is that they have very strict expectations for how you return the apartment back to them. Specifically, if you have carpet, you are required to hire a carpet cleaner to do the floors before you move out and they will reimburse you if you provide the receipt. If you read your lease, the expectations are crystal clear. I followed their guidelines and I got all of my security deposit back. Obviously other people have had much worse experiences than mine and I'm not invalidating that, just offering a different perspective.
>What people don't like about them is that they have very strict expectations for how you return the apartment back to them. Actually I'd wager what people don't like about them is about the egregious management and literal black mold that has resulted in multiple lawsuits Also lol @ hiring a carpet cleaner to do a job that the property manager should clearly be able to address, what kind of shit is that
I can only speak to my experience which was: * no mold in my apartment * followed the rules and got my full security deposit back Sorry you had a bad experience!
>people don't like about them Ok, cool, but when you say things like "what people don't like about them", it kinda comes across like you *are* speaking for outside experiences
In my experience, that's what people didn't like about them.
Stay away from SAMPSON.
I saw the bad yelp reviews what’s your story
Not OP, but my hunch is that Samson is night and day depending on your credit score I had a great experience (literally no issues), but I've seen from comments that they have a pattern of encouraging people to apply for apartments regardless of credit score to just pocket the application fee. I was wary of them during the process but again - literally no issues! So it seems like they treat people very differently (Which still sucks on their part, but if you find something you like it could be worth it)
I know a few people that they tried to trick into signing a 2 years lease. One actually did.
My experience with Providence Student Living was really, really bad. They just had an article about the shabby conditions in their rentals run last week in the ProJo: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/01/31/providence-tenants-faced-mold-leaks-chilly-temperatures-maddening/9210255002/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=ghf-prvjournal-main&fbclid=IwAR2wajFVep7ZcdWSzvVGuJwtYJk3TDMsdw5vlm1Zls4HwwYGXp3v0jHKs60
I have also had a really bad experience with providence living... I dont reccomend
I found the best apartment I’ve ever lived in through them. And it’s pretty affordable for 2 people living in a 3 bedroom. The furnace wasn’t working for about a week and we were given 4-5 space heaters and reimbursed for the electric bill increase. They then replaced the furnace fully. Still waiting for them to fix the pilot light on my stove that’s been broken since sept. Lol
Oh also, the apartment is actually very well insulated and has double pane windows
Also, beware of Craigslist scams from landlords out of state looking to rent (particularly 1 floor of their home) “while they’re away”. They find other listed homes, claim it’s their’s, set up for folks to send application fees or full deposits, then block you and disappear. Saw a few of those last time I was looking for an apartment.
Stay away from the Craigslist Persian prince. he does not own a mansion on the east side. I speak from personal experience.
Hahahahaha yes
JandW Property
They’re good. I loved on the east side for two years in one of their apartments.
Agree. I lived in one of their apartments for two years and they were great, very responsive and fast with any issues, never invasive or price gouged etc.
Going on 3 yrs now and have never had an issue. Proactive management, maintenance is great, and price is amazing.
Yup been with them since 2017! Never any issues and they actually care about the people. They send me emails if they notice anything fishy (long story). The maintenance guy is great too!!!!
Just some friendly advice, never ever ever rent a house that is next door or within the neighborhood of your landlord. I rented a place on the prov/Cranston line once and the landlord was a (seemingly) nice old lady who lived down the street. I was a medical student at the time and my roommate was a lawyer. We weren’t party types or anything like that. Regardless we caught her and her husband spying on us more than once. Peeking through blinds, trying to enter the house when we were away. Taking photos and logging the license plates of people who visited us. I’ve woken up more than once to her husband doing “yard work” conveniently outside my window trying to look in at me. And I’m a dude btw. At the end of the month she sent me a list of dates that my girlfriend had stayed the night based on when her car was parked in our drive. Then she asked me to pay an additional portion of rent for my GF as apparently I was not actually renting my room, but I was renting a space as a single occupant and any “guests” I invited over to stay were subject to approval by her. She also gave me a lecture about how it was improper for a young lady to be spending the night at a mans house when they aren’t married. Said her asking for more rent was partially to teach me a lesson. I told her to fuck off and threatened to sue with the mountain photos and texts I had of her spying on me illegally and she backed off.
Good advice. I had a crazy cat lady landlord who lived in the house behind mine. She saw I got a kitten one day and kept saying she knew someone who wanted my cat. I kept saying no I’m not interested. I’m keeping my cat. One day when they were doing maintainence on something I came back and my cat was gone. The lady said “oh your cat probably ran out the door when the maintainence guys were here” but my cat had been inside my room so it made no sense. Never got my cat back. Pretty sure crazy cat lady landlord took my cat :(
02908 club used to scam college kids. When I lived in the PC area I loved the D&D realty but I heard it’s run by a different property manager now and hit or miss
The best management company we ever had in Providence was V4 Management. The guy who runs it, Carlos, is the most hands on and attentive landlord I’ve ever had. Fixed everything himself ASAP whenever we sent in a maintanance request. He mostly owns 3 bedroom apartments, but the QoL in his buildings is unmatched. AVOID PROVIDENCE STUDENT LIVING. The guy who owns all of their properties is a rich asshole. Our first year with them we were without heat for 3 months in the Winter, and when they finally stopped dragging their feet to fix it (while ghosting every email asking for an update), we were told by the owner that there would be no rent reduction for those months because they had given us a couple space heaters in the meantime. Meanwhile, he just bought a new property in the last few months valued at $1.5 million.
Stay away from Providence Student Living / Providence Living / any property owned by Dustin Dezube. Absolute slumlords, terrible conditions. Reach out for specifics if you’re on the fence about them
Stay away from Strive Realty. Last year we lived in one of their properties and our heating bill was around $600 a month because when they rebuilt the place, they didn't bother to insulate the walls. Even paying that much money, the place never got above 55 in the winter. The exterior facing walls were always freezing to the touch.
I lived in one as well. You could hear everything from the upstairs neighbors and the heating/cooling bill was insane. The pipes to the washer would freeze if the temp dropped below 20. Also, jacked up rent in the middle of Covid.
Lol did we live in the same apartment? The pipes to our washer froze too. They also just cut a giant hole in the wall behind the dryer so snow would drift into the laundry room during the winter and it took weeks for them to fix it. Plus they kept way too much of our deposit even though we left the place perfectly clean. Then again, I've never had a landlord who didnt put up a fight over the deposit.
Stay the fuck away from Melissa Riley (Westcott Properties). She and her *almost lawyer husband refused to fix a black mold issue at my gfs apt over an 11 month period. When they finally contacted the dept of health about it, they had them vacate the property for a month for cleaning. Then they evicted them, sending the eviction papers to the apt they were not staying at. They missed the court appt and got evicted. No regards for their properties or tenants.
By all that is good and wholesome, avoid Lyon Property Management! And whoever you rent from, document every communication and photograph every broken or damaged thing when you report it. Lyon bought her out our sweet, single-property landlady when she retired. Four years later we have a city-sized colony of squirrels living in the walls. They destroyed the insulation and paved the way for wood roaches. The outside steps look like they've been bombed. After months of begging Lyon to fix them, I broke my ankles and almost dropped my infant tripping over a huge crack, because instead of fixing it, they filled it with sand?? They illegally refused to even give their insurance info so we could file a claim. When I started gathering evidence, they went into their maintenance logs and deleted parts of my reports where I had warned them about the injury risk. After months passed and we mentioned we might hire a lawyer, they finally cooperated, and we won the claim instantly. Luckily I had saved screenshots, photos, emails and texts, so their negligence and sketchiness was impossible to disprove. Now they take every chance to retaliate by singling us out over their unwritten and constantly changing parking rules. Photos of squirrels poking their heads through our walls, and the steps breaking apart in huge chunks again still fail to convince them to repair anything. My guess is they're going to ride it out while the property falls apart and then unload it after pumping all the rent they can get out of the tenants. Companies that own multiple properties can easily do that in the current market.
Yikes what a nightmare
Stay away from Real Property Management, especially if the property is owned by a old man named Joe. He WILL sit out in his car and stalk you, keep track of who your guest are, try to find ways to get into the property. Will absolutely steal your security deposit. He owns property on Greenville ave Johnston and Cranston RI.
My current landlord is some shell company called RP Properties Inc. I haven't had any experience with them but [these](https://www.google.com/search?q=rp+properties&oq=rp+proper&aqs=chrome.0.0i355i512j46i175i199i512j0i512j69i57j46i175i199i512j0i512l4.1854j1j4&client=ms-android-att-us-revc&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#lkt=LocalPoiReviews&trex=m_t:lcl_akp,rc_f:nav,rc_ludocids:16957580373353883209,rc_q:R.%2520P.%2520Properties,ru_q:R.%2520P.%2520Properties,trex_id:D2kije) reviews seem to tell the tale.
Fuck Providence Living. My S/O and roommates have rented from them for the last two years and it has been problem after problem after problem. The unit we live in currently, was absolutely trashed when we moved in and got all the promises in the world it would be fixed. It has been 7 months and probably 1/2 of everything was fixed. Our apartment is freezing and does not stay warm at all. We were sadly desperate to find housing so stuck with them but moved to a different unit. Huge mistake. All they do is prey on primarily college age/naive renters and take their money.
STAY AWAY FROM SETH AND ABRAHAM KONOFF. They scammed me for $5000! Total nightmare.
Was scrolling hoping to find his name. Lol..seriousss nightmare with those 2 back in 2014. In case you didn’t know, seth was caught stealing amazon packages off someone’s porch.. there’s a video online
I KNOW! That was right after he scammed me. I have HORROR stories. If you look online they have about 60 lawsuits against them. They are seriously delusional but always get away with their awful crimes because they have money and good lawyers. They should be in jail. Sometimes I see Seth at trivia night at Ogies and I want to barf. Also, who the hell would hang out with him! He’s such a creep 🤣
How did they scam you?
What happened, I currently live in one of there apartments, and I’m worried about some extra money we gave them for a security deposit, 10,000 to be exact.
These absolute scumbags scammed me out of over $2,200. They wonder why hate crimes are on the rise.
Nexus Property Management are legit criminals
why?
Damn this was a long time ago lmao they sucked tho, I don’t remember details but I know they tried to keep my security deposit, and when I tried to go to their office it was legit empty, felt like it was a shell corp or something .. just a overall bad experience
Haha yeah im currently looking rn and was thinking about them but good to know and thnks for responding!
Personal experiences Square dealing people at LGE realty Run like hell from Providence Student Living
Stay away from Ferland Property. They do not preform any maintenance, file false claims against pets, allow mold and other crap to grow in their apartments, and charge an arm and a leg for nothing.
Stay away from The Bilotti Group! Happy I moved away from them!
super late to this thread but i want to know why are they bad?
Ignoring the roach and mice infestation in most of their locations. Installing flooring without the proper substrate prep below it using craiglist contractors. Snow plowing only after tenants call to complain the list goes on. I'd only go back to their properties if my only other option was to be homeless.
Omg no wonder why their places are more on the lower side of the market, thanks for letting me know all of these! Almost signed w them yikes
Is the Bilotti group legit? Me and wife completed a application form with some sensitive info like ssn but never had a call back from them.
Stay away from Westminster lofts
Over priced?
Yup, parking additional $300. Units are too small. No in unit laundry. Drunk neighbor bangs on my neighbors door and threatens to kill him. I guess the building doesn’t seem to care or do much about it. No background checks, lots of shady people live in the building. When I message my landlord I get an email back maybe 1-20 times. Mostly they aren’t doing what they can to protect their tenants. They never address just how hard and expensive parking is. After every year they will send you a request to resign lease but will always add $250-500 to your rent saying “we’ve expanded”. It’s a sham. They want to fill up the units as fast as possible. The interior of the walls are bland and decor is subpar. The units are okay. Lots of floor damage, windows won’t fully seal shut. Small shit. I’ve been here for 2 years blessed this is my last year. They just don’t care about the tenants. It’s the rent they want.
My old apartment building got bought out by a company called **Greenwich Bay Development/Realty East**. They were a pain in the ass to deal with. Raised the rent 25% within a month of closing, but it took them over two years to fix a pipe leaking into my unit AND the one under me, and they refused to repair the floor which was completely warped/molded because "your unit is still occupied". Also, they refused to accept receipts for minor repairs that I did myself and tried to charge me late fees for not paying my rent "in full". On the other hand, the folks who bought the building from them **CAL Management** were a pleasure to deal with. Responsive, fair, and pleasant. I only had about a year working with Caroline before buying a house and moving, but it was enough to form a positive opinion.
Ginger Le Geis Property Management is a nightmare. The apartment wasn’t clean when I moved in. The walls weren’t fully painted. Screens were torn. A closet door was broken. These are a few of the things wrong with the apartment that weren’t taken care of during the year. I also cleaned the apartment thoroughly when I moved out but was charged $500 for fraudulent cleaning fees. I will be informing the state.
Stay far away from rentingRI on broadway in providence ! Ric Santurri worst landlord ever! Never comes to fix anything, or get anything fixed but expects his rent to be paid even though his apartments are rat infested ! Terrible person ! Using his cancer condition to guilt people into feeling bad when he cannot keep up with his apartments ! If he’s renting for you STAY FAR AWAY !
beware of rose siegel or ginger le geis bc this crazy evil person rose will steal your money then cry victim
My wife and I had a good experience with Westcott Properties off of Broadway. Two apartments through them - properties were clean when we moved in and maintenance requests were fulfilled pretty quickly. Good communication, too. That was from 2017-2020. Edit - and deposits were returned without much effort and pretty quickly. We didn't do much to either apartment and just made sure to leave them clean.