Svigos Asset Management

In a word: Dishonest
I worked to set up a lease through this company and moved quickly to get an application in and get the process rolling. I turned in my application on the Wednesday night prior to Thanksgiving and was told that Friday that I had to wait until Monday to sign a lease. Monday morning I was then told that they accepted a different application, while during this whole process nothing of that nature was mentioned as a possibility.
So basically I had my time (and my options) dragged out by a company that wouldn’t be up-​front and honest with me.

I lived in the Logan Square area for one year. The apartment was a rehab. The rent was resonable, however the amount they wanted to raise it for me re-​renting was not right. It was very nice inside, however the office staff, maintenance, and OWNER were not pleasant. The maintenance guy smoked inside the building, even though the building was smoke free according to the lease. I could always tell when he was there bc the place stunk like stale smoke. The office girl was helpful, but she acted like she was the owners kid and had no idea about maintenance issues. In the last few months, there were like 20 (no exageration) people that came to look at the place. It got super annoying because I work from home, the management were not real polite when I asked them to do it after 5pm. In fact on a Sunday, a guy claiming to be the owner, opened my door without calling or buzzing (claiming he thought the unit was vacant) barged into the apartment. Thankfully I had the chain on to stop him. He was really creapy and rude. I was half asleep. I was on the verge of filing a complaint about that one, but figured just to let it go.
For the maintenance requests you have to go their website. This is so dumb becuase you don’t have any idea how long it will take to get someone out there. Then in my building the maintenance guy got sick or something so no one could come out for weeks.
They have nice places so be careful because hiding in the shadows are less than average management.

I am currently renting from this management company and let me just say, it’s awful!
When I first moved into this apartment, I was totally in love. It has old Chicago written all over it but it had been completely gut & rehabbed so it was really nice. The price wasn’t too bad, but I was a little annoyed that they would only let me sign an 8 month lease because they said they wanted to get on the September 1^st moving schedule. I didn’t think that was too awful because if I didn’t like it I could move out early, but I was fairly certain I’d be renewing.
NOPE!
Reasons I can’t wait for my lease to end:
–It took months for even the littlest repairs to be completed, some of which haven’t been at all even though I’ve lived there since January!
–The only person I’ve been able to contact is the receptionist — every time I put in a call the supposed manager, he’s «out». She’s the only one that has returned my phonecalls or emails, and even then, she continues to direct me to the website to file complaints or request maintenance.
–The website rarely works! So how the heck am I supposed to file complaints or requests if it isn’t working?
–It clearly states in the lease the small dogs and cats are ok, and only 2 pets per household. However, my upstairs neighbor has a large dog and 2 cats. The cats I could give a shit less about, but that dog is loud as hell and barks at EVERYTHING. When it plays with its toys it sounds like bowling balls. Pus! The apartment isn’t big enough for a large dog! It’s seriously like not even 1,000 square feet. When I complained to Svigos they noted that they weren’t even aware she had any pets at all. This was a month ago. She still has the damn dog. They haven’t said shit to her about it either, because I’m sure she’d be at my door (she’s kind of a huge bitch).
–Some of the work completed in this apartment is total crap. For example:
–the dishwasher is not attached to the wall, therefore, if I pull the drawer out too far, it falls forward.
–none of the tile or grout has been sealed and when I asked them to do this they *said* they came into my apartment and completed this, however, it was not. This means that if it stains or the grout cracks, they’re going to try to hit me with the repair.
–The wiring in the second bedroom and bathroom is not done properly. If I’m blow drying my hair in the bathroom and have a TV on in the bedroom, it blows the fuse for the entire back half of the apartment. SRSLY?
–The subfloor is super weak. If you’re going to do a total gut and rehab on an old space, replace the damn subfloor. New hardwood floors on crappy subs doesn’t mean it won’t squeak… it totally will.
–The insulation is really crappy, too. I can hear EVERYTHING that goes on in the upstairs and downstairs apartments, as well as my neighbors across the hall. I can hear their TV. I can hear them blasting Fall Out Boy. I can hear them stomping around like a herd of elephants. I can hear them cough. It sucks.
So, I’ve also read that they will fine you with whatever they can if there is even minimal damage to the apartment. My lease isn’t up just yet, but we’ll see. I’ll be sure to take proper documentation on the condition the apartment is left in as opposed to when I had moved in.