Cedar Properties

My roommate and I went to an open house expecting to see a studio at 1786 Spruce St. We walked through the rain only to find that we weren’t allowed to see the studio on that day, despite the website saying otherwise. The guy showing apartments was rude to us about still being there to see the 1 bed apartment. A very unpleasant experience.

Cedar Properties is an excellent management company for any property owner to pass on the challenges and difficulty of rental property. I lived in a building that was having a lot of trouble. The owners were busy professionals who needed Cedar’s help. Once Cedar started to manage my building, neglectful tenants who were ruining my home left, and many things changed for the better. I am very grateful to Cedar for being there for us. Harrison is particularly kind and courteous. Mr Weldon who owns the business is very attentive and made sure that things were done properly. That is a hard job, and they are doing it well.

I was also a tenant in a property managed by this company and had a poor experience regarding the handling of security deposits. Our lease had ended and a new group of tenants came in, and we would not be issued our original security deposits back after our lease was terminated. Instead, since one tenant of our group in the property was staying, we were told to handle security deposits internally since it was viewed as a continuation of our old lease. I have not heard of this before, and the lack of clear communication regarding security deposits was frustrating to say the least. Avoid if possible, there are better places to rent from.

This property management company seems nice at first but it was far from the perfect company. They are always late or do not respond at all by email or phone. I’ve tried to renew for months and they still have not responded. It has forced me to move out of my current apartment for something better and everything seems better then this now. I have been the perfect tenant. I’ve never been late or skipped rent. I haven’t even ever called the repairman for maintenance the past 2 years I have lived in property managed by cedar properties. They will also force you to renew in the summer when rent prices are the highest and won’t let you out. Now they want to invade my privacy twice a week with a month left on the lease to «show» the apartment for future renters during NON-​Business hours (Sunday and after 7pm weekdays) while I am there. Trust me when I say stay far away from this company and don’t rent from them!

We had a good experience with Cedar, Jonathan is a nice person and is fair with the money, although the high amount of money for deposits made us wary at first. We eventually moved because we needed a cheaper place, but honestly we would have stayed if we could have. The office staff and agents are helpful. The building was adorable and they did keep it up and respond quickly with repairs. We did worry and wanted to be sure we got our deposit back and we sure did. Jonathan gave us every cent back! So no worries on that, very fair. He also gave us a great reference afterward. If we could afford one of their places, we would definitely rent from Cedar again!

I highly recommend Cedar Properties. I’m a transplant to the Bay from the east coast. They reviewed my application and gave me a shot even though I didn’t have a «job» (I’m a musician). Been in a Cedar managed property for two years now and any issues that I’ve had they’ve addressed them promptly. Understating people. The whole staff is super.

Here is my personal experience:
This company is manipulative and incompetent. They put up a deceptive façade at first which lures people in. Not only did Jonathan (the owner) come late to the showing (keeping over a dozen people waiting), he also changed the terms of the agreement and tried to manipulate the situation in order to collect more money. Be warned, the company may try to intimidate you and try to seize your deposit due to no fault of your own.
My advice: STAY AWAY!

I went to this place yesterday and was greeted by some very professional and kind people. They showed me the available unit for rent and it was in great condition. The floor plan seemed spacious enough to meet my needs. The staff answered all of my questions and even made a follow up call today to see if I was still interested. This place is still on my top 3 of places to move to but I have yet to make a decision because I want something closer to my school. Overall, I was pleased with the price, amenities, location, and professionalism of the staff. I would recommend this place to a friend.

We are tenants of a property managed by cedar properties. Obviously these guys are subcontracting the work to under qualified manpower. This poor man came today to fix the floor of my 4 yo son bedroom, and had to remove the flooring. He did this without protecting the furniture and toys of my son. Everything was covered by dust of glass wool! He was apparently not aware that glass wool dust is not healthy at all and only vacuum the floor after I asked him to clean up his mess. He left the bed, shelves, chair, toys all dusty. This dust is highly irritating for skin, eyes and the respiratory system. His own eyes were all red. When we finally got the manager on the phone, she would just say that the dust was minimum! We ended up cleaning everything by ourselves. This is unacceptable! First they send someone under qualified for the job unaware of the danger of his work for others and himself, second they cast doubt on your own assessment of the situation as a real health issue. They are dangerous and non professional. What if I had not notice the glass wool in the floor? Then we would have breath and handle that dust! Even my two young sons, 1 and 4 yo.

If you want to lose all of your money, get screwed out of your deposit, and mabey lose your soul, be sure to use this property managment company. They outsource customer service to India, and will not even help you with the most basic problems. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY!

I was looking for a new place to live and ran across one of Cedar Propeties apartments. At the showing the guy was very professional and informative and helped me throughout the process. I just moved in and have only had to deal with them a few times, but so far so good!