Review of Kaufmann Properties by Jan Sucks

"I’m writing this from the experience of 2 friends. Jan is the manager at Kauffman properties. She is a stone cold hateful woman who says she won’t lease to boys. She won’t let you store anything in the basement. She drives by or has other people drive by to check on what you’re doing and its creepy. She also has to have monthly check ins on your apartment. She will tell you she’s coming in a day or so but when she gets there she barges right in without knocking. She used her own key. Obviously she’s not allowed to open anything but it’s still annoying that she has to do monthly check ins on 22 year olds. If you’re worried about your tenants then don’t rent to college kids.. ya know. She will also get pissed if the tiniest bit of your wheel is off the gravel and in the grass. Other people have told me that when their friend stopped out front with a dog that she thought the tenants had snuck a dog on the property. So she tried to fine them. When my friends mother tried to contact her about specifics Jan told her she can only speak to the tenant... which doesn’t make sense since her mom pays the bills and was asking simple questions. She also said she would fine you $25 for every unnecessary email she received and take it from your deposit. She’s a roach and I have told every single one of my friends to literally rent from ANYBODY else. She has those yellow signs mostly in the campus areas of University, State Street, Elizabeth and some on Fontaine. Avoid the Kauffman’s."

Review of Brandywine Apartments by NoThanks

"Overall, this place is decent. They were a little over the top with the "threatening" letters (people not picking up their pet waste, having stuff on their balcony, all the way down to having single broken window blinds) that were sent out to the entire building/complex. Lots of annoying small hidden fees (had to pay for a gym access card, pool band, etc), and the mail system was pretty awful (they say they are checked in/signed for, but really you just walk in and take a package off the shelf, so in theory anyone could take anything- I never signed for a single one). The apartment itself was in good shape, never had pest problems or anything, and the community was pretty quiet/safe. I had a few maintenance problems which was hard to get ahold of someone (they have no contact/ emergency line after hours), but once I was able to submit a request it was dealt with quickly. Overall I would recommend it as it was a good value for the rent price."

Review of Lana McKinley by L

"Lana has been nothing short of awesome ! My partner and I moved into an apartment complex she manages and we have loved it here. Any time we have had an issue, Lana is immediately on top of it. She is very serious about pest control, and so this has never been an issue. I have seen roach infestations elsewhere and I feel super fortunate that Lana does not let that happen to her properties. She is always super sweet and quick to respond, remembers little details about my partner and I - which is important to me personally, because it levels out the power dynamic between tenant/landlord and makes her very approachable. We moved from a 1 bed to a 2 bed in the same apartment complex and Lana made it a super easy transition for us. I cannot recommend her enough ! Every apartment complex has its quirks of course, and I have my share of inconveniences, but when it comes down to it, you cant beat affordable housing with a lovely property manager like Lana."

Review of Lynne Dunn by Bean

"Lynne is a sweet lady and pretty respectful. Our mailbox was broken the entire year we lived there after multiple attempts to get it fixed. It became easier to ask the mail person for our mail directly then trying any longer to get it fixed. Our washer broke and was fixed within a week, but we were not informed when someone came in to fix it and were not informed when it was fixed. She allowed late payments during the pandemic but not rent discount (to be expected from off campus housing). I would recommend renting from her."