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Review of Todd Tighe by TTIL

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“He is very nice at first to get you in especially on government assistance but I never seen him in person and he knows that he should remodel he’s the only place in town with white refrigerator and stove dead roaches were in the display clock on stove I had to clean the whole house when I moved in not just sanitized I do that when move on regardless but I mean clean like 6 Bebe kids been running around so disappointing that he sits back and gets Rich off poor people and he knows already on assistance but charge them $35 for an air filter and you don’t pay $5 a day, they charge you him and his son Patrick to fix on their house.”

Review of Manjeet Rana by Castaway21

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“Horrible person, him and his wife. Do not rent unless you want constant harassment and banging on your door to make sure you didnt chip ANYTHING or to duct tape your entire fireplace. These people are crazy. Went to court and judge laughed at them and dismissed the eviction.”

Review of Stephen (Steve) Ross by Anonymous

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“Stephen (Steve) Ross is the worst landlord I've ever had. He will make up his own rules despite the lease. Ultimately he evicted us because he 'never liked us' but really it was because we often didn't put up with his bullshit. Some of the biggest problems with him included: • He deposited our check 2 weeks late (despite the lease stating everything had to be squared away by the 5th). Due to this, it over drafted our account by $4. He then waited another week to notify us, but charged us a daily late fee for the full 3 weeks before notifying us. If he had deposited our check within those 5 days, the account would not have been over drafted. He was unwilling to acknowledge his own actions in this, and threatened it wouldn't be good for us if we didn't pay the fee. He said it was 'hard to get to the bank on time' despite him picking up rent a day before the 1st of the month. After we paid this additional fee, is when he evicted us. • Showing up unannounced • Insisting that he has to enter your apartment to pick up rent • Unwilling to fix things like a dishwasher that never worked, and a fence in the back that is falling apart. • The heat constantly went out in the winter • After we had been renting for well over 2 years, he went into our attic where we had storage, and tried to claim that we had to get a storage unit and that we couldn't store anything beyond luggage and a Christmas tree up there. (despite 1/3 of the stuff up there being his own lumber) • When we moved in he evicted someone in the neighboring building for racist suspicions that the tenant was dealing drugs. Despite not having any evidence other than 'people hanging around'. • I've heard multiple stories of him sexually propositioning tenants.”

Review of Michael Wang (Upscale Properties) by QUIRKYARISTOCRAT

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“About a month into my rental term, I called about pest problems I was noticing. The landlord suggested that it was my fault, and then said "In my experience a lot of you just lie" - nevermind I had only moved my things in for a few weeks at this point. The disrespect continued, and when they denied that the stairs were an object of safety concern, I successfully had them condemned by code enforcement. By the end of our time together, when I wanted to move out, they asked for more than was contractually due - once, I had pointed out the difference, they conceeded that it was too much. I may have come across as litigious, I got my full deposit back, but for an apartment management company to give me a handwritten check for my security deposit, I think that speaks volumes regarding how little security deposits they give back - they have hundreds in Lexington, so a handwritten security deposit check - seemed sus.”

Review of Expert Property Management by sobroadwayanon

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“When I first moved into the house with my roommate the property management company had just bought, they had done some work to make it fit for living but some was not finished including roofing and cooling. Our front door lock was broken for some months when we first moved in and took a long time for them to send round a repairman even after we had a home invasion incident. Later, when I had to leave and had someone take over my lease I asked about the security deposit and they said it was their policy for previous tenants to get their deposit back from the new tenant taking over and obviously with no help from the landlord I did not get it back. Even though rent was pretty reasonable back then [2016-2017], it's still $375 I new saw again. Now, when I look at rental listings in Lexington in 22-23, I see this company is also the only one charging a "move-in fee" of $250 along with an application fee of $75. Be wary of them!”

Review of Expert Property Management by dlp789

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“Didn’t care about my safety or the safety of the home. Agreed to fix issues when I moved in but never did. Was very legitimate safety issues. Called. Left messages. Sent letters. Didn’t care. Totally disregarded my humanity, and safety with no response to my losses but when I had to move tried to hurt me financially and in finding a safe home. Debra does not care about people just about money.”

Review of Misty Marcum / Brokenfork by bonnaroo365

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“Misty has always been super responsive to messages but honestly nothing ever comes out of what we discuss. Our rent was raised more than the agreed-upon terms, we’ve had cockroaches for almost an entire year, and in the last six months, we’ve spent over a month without hot water and heat. Routine maintenance is never addressed.”

Review of Michael Huber by Anonymouse

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“Has been the worst experience of my life. Michael Huber et al., enter my rental unit unannounced repeatedly. Other tenants have had the same unannounced entry issue. Tenants who resist Huber Real Estate entries are threatened with eviction. He has Boomer generational control problems micro-managing everyone within his purview. Sadly, Huber Real Estate property manages several University of Kentucky neighborhood properties. Properties on the surface are beautiful, but there are (deliberately hidden) code violations.”

Review of Jey Marks (Urban Vigor) by disgustedrenter

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“There are so many things wrong with the house, to the point that the City of Lexington left a long list of required repairs. When I asked the building manager (Jey) about a repair schedule, he didn't seem to care about being cited by the city. Instead, he said something about "new windows". Meanwhile, my ceiling is caving and the hallways, porch, and yard are full of junk. I moved here because of the location, but soon found it wasn't worth it. 9 months into the lease Jey tried to add an additional $50 for parking that had always been free. I was told it was the "other management company that mishandled things'" and that I was still on the hook. Also, my upstairs neighbor has ordered large cases of prepped meals that have sat unopened in the hallways until they rotted so badly that the other tenants were vomiting in their apartments. I've avoided making maintenance requests because Jey gives me the creeps, doesn't respect anyone else's time, and ignores COVID safety precautions. Another tenant had to help me move an air conditioner (that we found just sitting in the hallway) into my window so that my apartment would stay below 90 degrees last summer. This was after a service request with no response for days. I have a dog, and every day was dangerous for both of us. Since moving here in 2021, he has never worn a mask upon entering my apartment, nor cared when I was once quarantined and tried to enter with a random contractor. After knocking on my door continuously to wake me up, he then harassed me to be allowed entry (with no prior notice or emergency situation) in order to let the cable guy "look around". I then watched through the peephole as he knocked a few times and then entered my neighbor's apartment (a young woman living alone), assuming she wasn't home. She was home. She had been asleep and was awakened by 2 strange men walking into her apartment. It made my skin crawl worse than the rotten meat. If it had been me, I would have gone into self-defense mode, so I guess he lucked out on that one. The best (aka worst) part of renting with Urban Vigor/Jey Marks is that the building manager is also a "managing" partner", and all communications go directly to Jey. In fact, when I tried to complain about my neighbor's rights being stomped on, I was told by Jey's assistant how important Jey was in the company, and basically to get over it. In order to hold him accountable, the company doesn't even have a way to complain about the many ways I feel unsafe here. Since that is the case, my only course of action is to file a legal complaint and warn as many people as possible. DO NOT RENT FROM THIS COMPANY!”

Review of Alex Milani (Victory Property Group) by A

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“The apartment had recently been redone, but it seemed only halfway done. The washer was replaced, but the laundry room flooded and was filled with mold. Safety concerns went unanswered by this landlord. Lights in the parking lot were out and took several months to replace. A fellow tenant had a car part stolen and cars along the street were being broken into every other night. In the pitch black, people who did not live in the complex roamed around the apartment and stared into windows. None of these legitimate safety concerns seemed to warrant an immediate solution for Mr. Milani. The apartment itself, not to mention the above-mentioned concerns, certainly weren't worth paying $700 per month for over a year.”