Lexington Homes

Lexington Management Homes was a very frustrating company to rent from if you have life changes. They were very difficult to work with and gave me a variety of inaccurate information until the day it was needed.
I rented from Lexington Management in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin at Harbor Winds. The property manager I had no issues with but the management out of Green bay is where the problem was at.
I moved there in August and ended up having a new job come up in the Milwaukee area in March.
Since I was looking for a new position I proactively called and asked them how they handle subleasing, if they assist with it/​not assist, do they allow it, etc. I asked specifically if I were to post a craigslist ad for subleasing would you allow me to pay a lump sum of money at the time I move out which would allow the subleaser to sign an agreement for however much was left for rent. For example I was going to offer to pay $ 100 per month through my August rent depending on how quickly I could rent the apartment. In other words if someone signed my lease and had 6 months left on my old lease then I would pay Lexington Management $ 600 and the rent would be $ 100 off the normal cost per month in their agreement. They said that shouldn’t be a problem and that I would simply need to work with the property manager on site when that happened.
After being told this I posted my Craigslist ad online and had someone lined up to look at the apartment. They filled an application out and liked the apartment and when it came to the night where we were going to sign the lease the property manager was confirming all the information with Green bay management and they told the property manager that they do not allow subleasing in anyway and that I am responsible for my apartment through August.
After telling the potential subleaser that this wasn’t going to work out we tried to work with the management in Green Bay to see if there was anything that could be done. We asked if they could sign a new 6 month lease and pay a little more each month as this is a common scenario at other places I have rented from. They told us absolutely not and that they only allow 12 month leases.
The potential subleaser moved on and didn’t want to deal with the situation and I could not blame them. I talked to the on-​site person a bit more and he said that in the past they had done 6 month leases in special situations when approved or if they had a new tenant that wanted to move in they could write a new lease with that individual and that would then release me from my existing lease.
I called Green Bay management yet again to find out if this information was accurate because I was being told multiple things but most of it turned out not to be true. Green Bay management said they would call me back at this point. After not hearing from them for 3 days, I called back and asked if there was any update they could provide on the situation… they told me that they would allow a 6 month lease if someone wanted to sign it but the cost would be $ 50 more per month and the security deposit would be $ 500 instead of $ 250. They also said that if someone were to sign a new lease for 12 full months then they could release me from my existing lease with them at that point. They also said to work with the onsite property manager to let him know my intent of moving out and he could let applicants know they have an open apartment.
I was happy this was working out but a bit frustrated because I wasted 2 months looking for a subleaser on my own from their original information. I was also frustrated because if I was given this information in the first place I would have told the onsite property manager about my intentions and very likely would not have had to pay an additional 2 months’ rent because they found a new tenant within 2 ½ weeks after I informed the onsite property manager.
One side note is that I paid for a full month’s rent and moved out mid-​month and the new tenant moved in on the 16^th of the month. I was not given back the ½ months’ rent that I paid… so therefore Lexington Management got double payment for that months’ rent. They did not explain why this happened to me and I was beyond frustrated with the whole back and forth that I simply didn’t want to deal with them given all the back and forth I already dealt with in the past.
In short, the Harbor Winds apartments were decent inside, the price was reasonable and the onsite management was nice. The management in Green Bay that you have to deal with on everything was very very misleading, shady and I would highly suggest not renting from them based on this. I have rented for over 10 years in the past and never had issues and miscommunication within the organization as much as I had with Lexington Management Homes. Steer clear from them.

The worst place I have ever rented from in my life. I wish I could give them a zero star rating. I lived in my apartment for 7 months and then I had to get out. I couldn’t deal with management or the actual lack of management. Read the other posts! Believe the warnings! All this company cares about is money. Not their tenants. I hope they go out of business someday soon.

I lived at their Terrace Lake apartment complex and it was a great experience. I found that Lexington Management could be a bit disorganized but the property manager at this complex (Jed) was always very helpful. He is easy to get a hold of, always follows up with any questions/​concerns and is just an all around nice guy. When complexes are run by bigger companies like Lexington, I find there are always numerous complaints. If you are looking to rent at Terrace Lake, don’t let negative Lexington reviews scare you away because the guy you deal with is top notch. 5 stars for Jed and Terrace Lake but 4 stars for Lexington in general.

DO NOT RENT OR BUY FROM LEXINGTON HOMES!
I am currently in the process of suing Lexington Homes for work I performed but was never paid for. I was contracted to clean the apartments/​stairwells of their apartment complexes but when I asked for my money, they stated that we had no agreement and they were not going to pay.
I have therefor obtained legal council and am currently suing them in small claims court.
The apartments are not taken care of, they do horrible work/​construction and they often lie to perspective customers in order to sell the unit. The accounting department can clearly not add and their customer service is deplorable.
Do yourself a favor and DO NOT, DO NOT use Lexlngton Homes.