Judge Fite Management – Century 21

Beware — you will NOT get your deposit back and go ahead and start a savings account specifically for additional fees that will be asked from you upon move out. I guarantee your carpet is not clean enough and that you have too many holes in the wall. If your deposit is $ 850, you will more than likely be told you owe $ 2000. Liars and cheats! Fake cleaning documents, etc. are given by the management/​owners. You have been forewarned. Go to Better Business Bureau and read. ..

I owned homes in Texas, Georgia and California. So being an out of state owner, I had to hire a company to manage my rental home in Desoto. I understand laws in different states vary, but the management for my other properties far exceeded the care given by Judge Fite Management. The vendors they used were very expensive. Review your invoices carefully because some of the repairs are bogus. I was charged to replace a light bulb that had blown out in the microwave, and to replace a skylight. Replacing lights is a tenant responsibility. I was also charged twice to repair the same fence. In addition, before signing their contract negotiate out a lot of the fat. The company I replaced them with gave better service for half the monthly fee.

Absolutely the worst representation I have ever had for one of my properties. If you value your investment don’t use them. And if they treated an owner that way they may not be treating tenants any better.

I have never been so appalled by someone’s unprofessionalism in my life. I had an appointment to meet with Tonia Ray at 4:30 on ¹¹⁄₂₁ to look at a house. I took off work early to go meet her. She calls me at 4:25, when I am already sitting in front of the house to tell me she can’t make it and sets up an appointment to meet me the following day at 9:30am. Again, I had to take off work to meet her and she never showed up. I sat there for 45 minutes until finally the current tenant came out to see why I was sitting in front of his house so long. I explained the situation and he was nice enough to show me around the house. I called Tonia for 2 days and left her 4 messages with absolutely no response. Finally, I had to call the main office and explain the situation. 30 minutes later I received a call from her, and she acted as if she had no idea why I was upset. She didn’t even acknowledge the fact that she missed our appointment. I explained that I was very interested in the property and would like an application. She said she would email me an application and wanted me to meet her yesterday to look at the house. I never received an application! When I contacted her yesterday, she said she would meet me at the house and bring me an application. I never heard from her again! I can’t believe her absolute disregard for my time. I am so upset by this.

I submitted a review about this management company back in November 2010 and I see that it has mysteriously disappeared. For the record, if you are looking for a rental, this management company is not the one to deal with. I think they have to be the most incompetent management company I have ever had to deal with as a tenant. I am preparing to end my lease and cannot wait! I might have a party because I will no longer have to deal with them. Anyway, I emailed the property manager to schedule the walk-​through for when I move out and her response, «we don’t do walk-​throughs with the tenants as it is a safety issue.» Never heard of that, but I know that they have upset a lot of former tenants by unreasonably keeping their deposits. I am already gearing up to sue them in court because I expect them to try and keep our deposit. I’m ready!!! So, if you want to deal with competent people, I would advise you to keep it moving.