Main Street Renewal’s earns a 2.1-star rating from 34 reviews and 35 complaints, showing that the majority of tenants are somewhat dissatisfied with rental homes.
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This is a scam!
This is a scam! I applied for a property on 8/28 just to receive and email the very next day saying that the property was no longer available for rent. I was told to choose another property so I did just to receive another email the next day stating the property was no longer for rent. I then was told to select another property and Im pretty sure you can guess that I received yet another email stating the property was no longer for rent. I called again and I was told that my application could not be processed until I find a property to transfer my application to. I was told that I had until 9/28 to find a property. I was recently in a car wreck where I injured my back and I have been in physical therapy everyday but had been checking the website for properties within my price range and location but hadnt found one yet. Then I received an email on 9/8 stating that my application was denied for a property that I never applied to. No one called or reached out to me via email to state that I needed to find a property sooner to complete my application process. When I spoke with *** today she stated that on 9/2 my application was put on a random property to complete my application process. I told her that was not only illegal but very unprofessional seeing as that they picked a property that I could not afford. Then I was told that My Rent Solutions does the approvals and denials and that I would need to contact them. Didnt make any sense but I called anyway and spoke with *** who informed me that they are just a third party company that runs the screening process on applicants from Main Street Renewal and that all my screening came back approved with nothing that would hold me back from being approved. She suggested that I get in touch with a supervisor from Main Street Renewal. I called back to ask to speak to a supervisor and I was told that all they can do is send a message to their supervisor and that I would get a call back within 3-5 business days. This company needs to be shut down for improper use of an applicants information. I did not authorize them to use my information on my application to be used on a random property. Listen to the reviews guys and please stay away from this SCAM! I will be contacting an attorney about this matter as well.
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The worst housing management company I have ever encountered
The worst housing management company I have ever encountered. They are completely unethical, uncaring, and negligent to their residents. They're properties are vastly overpriced and poorly repaired. In January, we almost ended up homeless because they withheld information about squatters who had moved into the property for which we had already signed a lease for and paid our full deposit and first months rent for. We had no choice but to accept a different home that was out of our price range and as we discovered in a criminally active area. We began reporting property flooding issues that prevented us from being able to maintain lawn care in the summer of 2019. They still have not taken care of this and it has only gotten worse, so much so that water is completely flooding the patio and leaking in under the sliding door. On August 29th we had water pooling into our bedroom. It turned out to be a leaking shower pipe. It took Main Street 5 days to finally get someone out to fix the problem, and they almost didn't come. Since then we have been struggling to get Main Street to address the severe mold issue that is a consequence of the leak that soaked the drywall. We've had contractors come for various maintenance, but seldom are any repairs made. We had to purchase our own mold test kits and have lab work done just to prove our issue. Main Street does not care about anyone's health or safety. It's a global pandemic and we have no where to go, and have been deeply impacted by this. We have developing health issues due to toxic mold exposure. And we have been mentally traumatized by the complete negligence on behalf of Main Street Renewal. I honestly suspect a lot of the mold and other issues were pre existing to us moving in, but Main Street refuses to help their residents or provide safe toxic free environments. They just want to overcharge you, take advantage of you, and try to blame you for things that are legally their responsibility. I've read countless reviews and complaints with similar issues. There really should be an investigation of this company. They're abusing and neglecting their residents. And they take advantage of people. The press and media should be covering these stories. Main Street has 100s of complaints. This is not an isolated issue. They are mistreating so many of their residents.
ABSOLUTE WORST customer service. No one helps with anything. Was told to contact Safe Rent to dispute my application information and when I called Safe Rent they said there was nothing to dispute as I have NOTHING negative on my report. When I called Main Street I was told that I would receive a follow-up shortly. When I called back because I didn't receive a call, I was told that I would receive a call from a supervisor soon. They informed me that there was no way for me to speak to a supervisor directly; a request has to be made for a supervisor to call. I still have not received a call but was told I could reapply in 30 days. They would not provide the reason for the denial, as the information on the adverse letter is incorrect according to Safe Rent.
We moved into our house on January 14, 2023, and the house was filthy and not move-in ready. I asked for a concession for the cleaning: DENIED! But you can bet they'll want us to clean this place when we move out. We had raw sewage backing up into the showers for two days, which was actually fast for them to get the drains cleared. The refrigerator stopped working two days after move-in and took three weeks to get a replacement, and it was the cheapest fridge they could find! There are three sliding doors on the house and each one is installed incorrectly, so we can't even have screen doors on them (not the fault of the property management as probably from when the house was built, but still an issue). The sliding door in the master bedroom doesn't even open, and when I mentioned that was a safety issue, the maintenance man said it's not because there are other ways to get out of the house. However, what if there is a fire and we're trapped in the master bedroom? Rain gutters have been hanging off the house for a month, and they keep coming to take pictures but do nothing to fix them.
We didn't have heat for three weeks after moving in since the HVAC system was installed incorrectly, and we weren't even offered space heaters, despite it being unseasonably cold here this winter. Their call center is overseas, which adds another layer of difficulty with the language barrier. They tried to charge us for utilities that I sent proof were transferred to our name two weeks before we moved in, and also for renter's insurance, which I proved we had in place. The sad thing is we really like the house and the neighborhood is great too, but it seems they only care about money and do not care about the well-being of the renters. Renter beware!
My rent was overpaid, and I finally received my refund check. However, the issuing bank will not honor it. I went to a check cashing service and attempted to get it verified. Both the check cashing service and I have called the provided contact number multiple times, only to be instructed to email the accounting department. Despite this, we have not received any follow-up calls to resolve the issue. It is now the second day, and no one has contacted the check cashing service to verify the check, so it remains uncashed. I've been directed to speak with the collections department, who then tells me I need to talk to accounting. I am in need of assistance to sort out this matter.
Run the other way...get a Mom and Pop landlord instead of this corporate behemoth. They are very slow to respond to maintenance issues if at all. The county sent them a copy of a violation that I had rectified. These greedy, money hungry people charged $20.00 to me for having to read it! Not to mention the rents are ridiculous! On my way out!
This is just the process before actually purchasing/renting anything from this company!
This is just the process before actually purchasing/renting anything from this company! Location-*** So my boyfriend and I are looking to rent a home for a couple of years and have had absolute heck with this company. We applied Monday and my guarantors' application was canceled mid-way through the application. So we called and were on hold for 1 hour and 30 minutes! We finally got through to someone and "fixed" the problem. Today-Wednesday- my boyfriend gets a call at work saying the application is missing information. I swear he and I triple-checked everything before we resubmitted the application. But it was saying that on my guarantors' application the ss was not put into the system. We tried to fix that but it said that his application was canceled and we could not gain access to it. Next, it was saying that my boyfriend did not submit his paystubs even though that was the first thing he uploaded (it took him 5 times trying to get it to upload properly). Now when we were doing all of this it was saying the home was still available at noon on Wednesday, now at 5, it is saying that it is unavailable and the people we were first put in contact with when we just called said they were not able to look into the home availabilities if we already put in an application and had to get in contact the application department and it is now closed. We are also waiting for an email back from the leasing company with a PROMO (again sent around noon today) so we will not have to pay another $50 deposit for my guarantors' application that we have already paid for. Absolutely horrible and way too much stress to deal with!My boyfriend is tired of this back and forth with this company. We are in the final stretch of our other leases and are having a hard time finding places that accept our dogs (breeds and weight) as well as allowing move-ins before the end of July. (*** has a new *** breed discrimination restriction law but many companies are able to bypass that because they are located out of state and have their insurance out of state as well.) This company thankfully accepted our breeds but did have many breed restrictions. We will NEVER try to rent from them again! They are wasting our time when it is already so limited for us. He has already warned many of his friends about this company to hopefully save them the headache they have caused!
Has to be the worst company ever. They bought my home from a private landlord and knowing that the sewage was completely collapsed within the yard and I've been trying to get somebody to come out and deal with this for over 6 months now! They give you the run around, can't keep their stories straight between people. (Said I got housing assistance and I do not) after FINALLY fighting with them for 3 months on the housing assistance, they send me something in my email to say sign this lease, with a rent increase and doing absolutely NO work on the house. Guess you can do whatever you want when you come in and buy all the properties from another state! Yall are ***!
Overall, I am very displeased with Main Street Renewal. I have had a myriad of issues with the home, which I have received very little help with. That's only dwelling issues. Initially, I was being penalized for prepaying my rent which then charged me a $100 fee each time. I then had the pleasure of working through language barriers to get this resolved each month. I was told by an employee that the call center is in South America, and I can confirm all of my conversations are consistent with this fact. Currently, I am not able to use part of the home because of black mold growing due to the way the sunroom is constructed. The work order was incorrectly set up for tripping breakers on the electrical panel. I've been dealing with this for almost 2 months and no one cares to help. I spoke with a representative who escalated my concern. I missed their phone call and no callback number was left. I received a follow-up email which I replied to three times over the span of a week and I've gotten no reply. Meanwhile, I worry about my 2-year-old and pregnant wife's health due to the proliferation of mold, lack of mitigation, and lack of concern. I posted a review on a well-known review platform with several issues and to date, it's my highest-rated review because so many people seem to agree.
After the house we were going to purchase fell through, we had to rent. We had a positive experience with the rental agency previously, so we decided to go with them again. Unfortunately, I was overcharged for three months. I submitted numerous emails to the local leasing office and the resident care team, made phone calls, and submitted tickets via their website, all without resolution. The only phone call I received was from the collections department because I decided to only pay the amount I actually owed, which left a balance. When I visited the local office, it turned out to be a shared office space with a receptionist who could only provide me with the contact information I had already tried. The sole reason they are receiving a single star is due to the quick responses on maintenance tickets.
I have lived in one of their homes now for almost 1 year and have had nothing but issues. First was our utilities; when I signed our lease, I was told to transfer all utilities into my name and provide proof, which I did. However, the local city water company would not transfer the service into my name or deal with me directly. About four months into living here, I received an email from MSR stating that to prevent any extra charges or actions, I must pay my overdue bills. I always pay my rent and any amounts owed to them through their portal. That month, after I had already paid rent, they decided to add four months of back utilities. When I called to find out what was happening, they said it was for my utilities, despite having already provided proof that the electricity and other services were in my name when I signed the lease. I was furious when they told me it was for back water bills after four days of daily calls to them. Soon after, we had electrical issues with our bathroom lighting, which took about one and a half weeks to get fixed.
Now, today, 2/23/2023, our water was shut off because they have not paid the bill, but I had paid MSR. The water company will not provide me with any information and directed me to contact MSR. I did, and a very helpful man, whose name I believe was John, said he would reach out to the property manager and get the water back on today. If I had the means to move, I would, but due to circumstances, I have to stay another year with this highly unprofessional company. They are raising our rent from $2710.00 to $2880.00 for a small home.
To all who are considering renting from them: stop. Don't do it. You will regret it and be at their mercy. If I could give a negative rating, I would give -100 if not more.
This is a racket company/ Do not apply Property we liked showed up on Zillow
This is a racket company/ Do not apply Property we liked showed up on Zillow. We applied within 30 minutes of it being listed. Paid $100. 2 days later we get an email saying property is no longer available. Same day, $100 is taken out of my checking.They did nothing with the application. I paid $100 to fill out an online application. It was not processed in anyway, it took no manhours on their part. It is a poor, and dishonest business process and must be a huge money maker for these thieves. I don't even know how it is legal.Call first before applying for anything. Get someone's name that confirms property available. Don't get caught up in the apply quick game they bait you into. They will steal your money.I hope they get what's coming to them in the here after.Thanks for the $100 life lesson.This is a racket company/ Do not apply Property we liked showed up on Zillow. We applied within 30 minutes of it being listed. Paid $100. 2 days later we get an email saying property is no longer available. Same day, $100 is taken out of my checking.They did nothing with the application. I paid $100 to fill out an online application. It was not processed in anyway, it took no manhours on their part. It is a poor, and dishonest business process and must be a huge money maker for these thieves. I don't even know how it is legal.Call first before applying for anything. Get someone's name that confirms property available. Don't get caught up in the apply quick game they bait you into. They will steal your money.I hope they get what's coming to them in the here after.Thanks for the $100 life lesson.This is a racket company/ Do not apply Property we liked showed up on Zillow. We applied within 30 minutes of it being listed. Paid $100. 2 days later we get an email saying property is no longer available. Same day, $100 is taken out of my checking.They did nothing with the application. I paid $100 to fill out an online application. It was not processed in anyway, it took no manhours on their part. It is a poor, and dishonest business process and must be a huge money maker for these thieves. I don't even know how it is legal.Call first before applying for anything. Get someone's name that confirms property available. Don't get caught up in the apply quick game they bait you into. They will steal your money.I hope they get what's coming to them in the here after.Thanks for the $100 life lesson."
I am a disabled caregiver of a disabled adult child with special needs. I have a voucher and applied for housing, submitted everything required, and three times they procrastinated until someone paying with cash rented the home. This last time, on February 14, 2023, after a month and over 30 contacts from me, the management representative told me they were having trouble transferring the address from a previous application to the current one. Then, I received an email stating I needed to resubmit my application. While I was in the process of resubmitting, I received a message that the home was no longer available. This is housing discrimination because they clearly waited until a cash-paying person was able to rent.
The first time they did this, they kept sending me listings of homes other than the ones I applied for and refused to send my voucher paperwork to the Section 8 worker for approval. Then, after 30 days, they told me my application had expired and I had to start over, each time redoing a background check which affects my credit score. The home they kept trying to approve me for did not meet the necessary regulations, and despite my requests for reasonable accommodations, they were not provided. I have been without a home and going in circles with this management company since November 2022. They are purposely discriminating against voucher holders, and this needs to be stopped. They also use a screening company known to discriminate against voucher holders in their reports.
By fat the worst rental company I have ever dealt with. Since our October move in date we have battled Roaches, ants, mice. The stove didn't function the first month we were here, but they certainly didn't give us any credit towards the rent for not being able to eat a hot meal. Took almost 2 months to get approval for handicap ramp and shower bars for my father. He is a disabled vet so all of this was covered by the VA, but no matter who we talked to they just gave us the run around. Have repeatedly asked for management to call us back. From Oct. To Feb. Still haven't heard back from any member of management. To put the cherry on tip we ha e now found black mold in the vent. Our experience has been so awful that as soon as possible we will be moving back to our home state.
is an OUTSTANDING employee with mainstreet renewal. He helped me with all my issues with no hesitation and even had people come out sooner to fix the issues i was having in my home! Great with communication and he always made sure to know everything was done and it was done correctly. Thank you so much ***!
I am disabled mother and I do have a voucher I applied and never assigned a agent I could speak directly to I did everything each email ask me to do and still never received any response. This company is definitely getting applicants $50 and denying them after they receive the payment. The.rent prices continue to change whatever property you apply for will always say property no longer available after they receive payment. I pray the complaintsboard.com investigate this company and make them pay back these innocent families whom just are seeking out a safe and secure place to live like myself whom are being taken advantage of I promise if I find out a way to file serious complaint I will be doing this asap
I recently moved out of a house I was renting from MS Renewal and have received a move out summary stating that they are changing me for carpet
I recently moved out of a house I was renting from MS Renewal and have received a move out summary stating that they are changing me for carpet replacement, painting, cleaning and other miscellaneous fees totaling $460 more than my $1375 security deposit. If these charges were warranted, I'd have no issue. Here is the issue though. When I moved into this property managed by MS Renewal, it was during the start of the covid pandemic and no one from this company was available to do a walk through inspection with me. I therefore had to perform the walk through inspection myself. I informed the company of the condition of the carpet which was absolutely terrible and should have been replaced prior to me moving in. The paint in the interior of the home was not finished and the baseboards showed a ton of wear revealing the underlying dark stain underneath the white paint that tried to use to cover them. The house was not ready to rent to anyone to say the least. I faxed the move in checklist to MS Renewal and rented the property for 1 year. I moved out of the house and 3 weeks later received the letter informing me of the charges they were applying. I am not writing this to try and recover a security deposit, I am simply trying to inform you of how they are trying to charge me especially for replacing the carpet when the carpet was in horrible shape prior to me moving in. This company is virtually impossible to get in touch with on a local level here in Memphis, TN. I have however gotten in touch with someone at their office in Texas which was no help whatsoever. The Memphis office is nonexistent in terms of contacting them. If I could give this company negative stars, I would. I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone looking to rent a house let alone allow them to manage my property. Thank God that I have purchased a house and I no longer have to deal with rental companies such as this one. I have rented several houses over the past 20 years and have never, ever had an issue with any of them as far as security deposit is concerned. Go ahead and check my history of renting, I beg you. This company is unprofessional and very hard to communicate with. I believe the lack of communication is something that they strive to achieve because if you can not get in touch with them, they in turn do not have to deal with any problems. Karma is real in my opinion and hopefully will come back to this company 10 fold.
I have been a tenant with Main Street Renewal for 3 1/2 years
I have been a tenant with Main Street Renewal for 3 1/2 years. My lease is about to end in April. I have been asking for an early termination of my lease because the house is considered uninhabitable due to the inability to use water to wash dishes, do laundry, take showers or baths or even flush the toilet. We have had plumbing issues the entire time we have lived there, but the plumbing issues escalated drastically the beginning of February. I contacted Main Street Renewal the beginning of February to let them know our water was backing up in the tub and in the kitchen under the sink whenever we tried to use the water. They sent a plumber who "cleared the lines." Less than a week later, the problem returned. I called MSR on February 10 to report the issue agm ain. They said the soonest they could get a technician out was Monday, February 15. We tried to minimize water usage during that time period to minimize water backups. But they still occured every time we used the water. On 2/15, the MSR technician came to our house, but decided very quickly that the problem was beyond his scope and ability. We called MSR while he was there so he could confirm what I was claiming. They offered to put us up in a hotel that night, but since my 6 year old grandson is autistic, that would not work so we decided to stay with family. The next day, another plumber came to the house and "cleared the line" AGAIN. As soon as he left, the problem returned. I called MSR AGAIN and they sent another plumber the next day. That plumber wound up just walking out my front door, leaving the door open, and LEFT without saying a word. That's when I found out from MSR that my house was unfixable and it needed to be entirely repiped. Through talking to the vendor, I found out that MSR has known about this problem since 2108. My house was a ticking time bomb and MSR just ignored the situation until the problem became so bad that it made my house unlivable. Now we are trying to get MSR to agree to an early lease termination since the house is uninhabitable. They have not so much as called to check on my family where we are staying or anything else. If we stayed in the house and used the water, we would be liable for further destroying the plumbing. So we are staying with family and moving out of the house. MSR will not respond to any phone calls or emails. They have no concern for my families well being, where we are living or anything. But the resident portal is still reflecting rent due. I am paying rent at the new place we will be living so I cannot afford to pay rent for an unlivable house as well. RENTERS STAY AWAY FROM MAIN STREET RENEWAL!
Beware! Lease at your own risk
Beware! Lease at your own risk. My husband and I were approved. The house that we initially applied for was disgusting. It smelled like roach spray, the house had a ton of bugs. I emailed Atlanta Leasing ( Main street renewal) and told them I refuse to live there. So I was emailed a list of properties in my area. One property had a busted door nob we couldn't view the place. The next house had busted glass on the back door and the code did not work. The third house smelled horrible. I couldn't make it pass the front door because of the smell. I literally vomited in the grass. It smelled like someone died. Finally we found a home that meet our needs. So... We paid the deposit on February 19. Our initial move in date was February 24,2021. Once we paid the deposit we received instructions on signing the lease. Our lease stating that our move in date was changed to Saturday February 27 and that the remaining money should be paid 3 business days before the start of the lease. We paid the remaining move in cost Wednesday February 24 three business day before the start of the lease. I received an email Friday February 26 the day before our moving day that our move in day has been delayed because our payment hasn't cleared. Now. My husband and I paid with a debit card ( not a check) the charge has posted to our bank accounts and our residents portal. I was told by Phylicia the agent that the money cleared on Friday 26, 2021 and she verbally gave me the code to get the key to our new place. She told me the reason why there was a delay because maintenance was fixing a few appliances and she didn't know why they told my husband and I that it was because of our payment. She told us that our payment posted. Now! We have paid the move in fees and full. We paid for all the utilities to get switched over. We hired movers to be at my old apartment to move us Saturday morning on my scheduled move in date. We have signed all my documents. Our lease expires at our current place February 28,2021. I have exhausted our funds on this move. I was told that I had to wait until they send me a code once the money that was already cleared, clear. Mine you we paid by a debit card not a check, We were told to pay 3 days before move in. We paid a prorated amount to move in on the 27th and also paid the next month March, in advance. No one can explain to me what am I supposed to do. Sleep in the car? No one called us to apologize to give us a heads up. This company does not care about their tenants. They don't care how much of an inconvenience this is to my family. I need answers. I need to know why wouldn't I have a key to our home that we paid for in full? I need to know why would you send an email saying my move in fees are due 3 business days prior to my move in which were paid on the requesting day? I need to know is this how you all do business? I need these answered immediately. I need the key to our home on February 27 which was stated in the contract in which ,my husband, Taylor Reynolds( Agent) , and I signed.
TL;DR: Dont ever rent from Main Street Renewal
TL;DR: Dont ever rent from Main Street Renewal. Scam artists and slumlords. If i could give negative stars I would. The house we rented was not in good condition but I was willing to work with that. Spiderwebs everywhere and so much dust, we found the black mold later under the stairs and behind the counters in the kitchen. The dishwasher broke and they bought one off ebay from 2003 that was no longer being manufactured due to defects, so surprise surprise it didnt work when we hooked it up. Also they wouldnt let the delivery men hook it up, and insisted on their maintenance guys hooking it up which come to find out it was just a tube for waste water fed down a pipe going into basement and out into the sewage line. The intake was in that same pipe, im sure it fed from something else though. The house had been sitting for years we found out and no one had actually maintained it or really cleaned it up before they finally found a sucker (me) desperate enough to rent it. The flower bed in front of the house was boxed in with rotting wood, the gas pipe for the gas dryer (yeah...) was broke so when the gas was turned on it flooded the house. The vent pipe for the dryer had also been crunched shut to keep animals out of the house instead of sealed shut when not in use, thats funny. And the electrical wiring was shorting out and eventually the panel box shorted out so electric company had to come in and run new line and put in a new box. Also none of it was up to building code, so way to go real estate/landlord company. You guys are really good at your jobs. We left that place by breaking the lease, as they were charging 1430 a month to live there, originally it was 1250. They increase rent every year by a percentage which is just wrong. originally I tried to work with them on getting my family into a new place but they just stalled us till the lease ran out and then asked if we are renewing or not. Well by this time we had no where to go so its either renew and try to pay the rent or go sit in a ditch, thanks Main Street. So now its time for the final bill and instead of collecting on the 2 months rent I owe they are alleging the security deposit is invalid because i broke the lease so it doesnt cover minor damage and carpet cleaning. They are charging about 3 grand for that alone, along with 3 grand for the rent and another 5 grand for "Debt". They wont say what its really for because they have no standing to collect on that. The law firm that contacted me to collect on this was actually pretty nice, they have bad reviews because getting a sign off saying you paid your debt is something they are not good at, so its not like they are saints. They accepted my 100 a month payment plan proposal but insist on me paying the full 11 grand. the original debt they asserted was 16 gran as they duplicated the 5k "debt" charge twice but the settlement for one time pay off was 6 grand (still a rip off but they can actually collect that in court so, whatevs) and my payment plan means i cant make that so 11 k to me. I shouldnt have to pay them money I dont actually owe so they can effect repairs on the house they refused to do before I moved in. They are just trying to get free repairs and make money off the poor situation they put me in.
Honestly, if you're looking for a leasing company to work with PLEASE do yourself a favor and do not work with MSRenewal
Honestly, if you're looking for a leasing company to work with PLEASE do yourself a favor and do not work with MSRenewal. You'll save yourself a lot of time and wasted energy. The issues started at the very beginning with us not having an operational stove (it was brand new but had the wrong cord and couldn't be plugged in and was left that way until we put a maintenance request in after moving in). That was a smaller issue, and besides having the sewage back up into the home several times which I can admit they did fix pretty quickly on both occasions we had minimal issues for a while. September we started experiencing the hot water in our master bathtub not turning off all the way. Because of the pandemic and it being a persistent leak the issue happened on and off until the end of December . During that time our water bill and gas bills effectively doubled and we had virtually no hot water as the tank couldn't keep up. We had to hear pouring water all night and leave the bathroom windows open in the dead of winter to keep our bathroom from steaming up and the paint from peeling. We tried to submit a concessions request in December, but when the issue started up yet again we were told that the concession review would be closed until after the issue was fully resolved - makes sense, right? Well, I called in 01/22 to submit the request again and was told it takes 15-30 days for them to respond but typically shorter. I called in the following Friday for another issue and to check on the status of my claim only to be told that it was never submitted... Hmmm weird as I went through the entire process with a rep on the phone. The only thing I could do was resubmit and wait, again being told it takes 15-30 days. I called every 2 weeks or so to check in and was told it hadn't been the 30 days so to wait. On 02/26 I called once again because it had been 28 days and still no response. I was told BY THE REPRESENTATIVE that this was odd and to absolutely call again Monday 03/01 since it was past the deadline, but in the mean time she gave me an email address to submit the information and bills to to jump star the process. I call back on Monday, and now this representative is telling me it takes 45-60 days; I call back a few days later and I'm told 30-45 days. At this point I'm being given a lot of inconsistent answers, but all I can do is wait. I'm contacted 2 weeks later asking me to resubmit my bills both prior and new since the issue for review and the bills show almost $300 in overages. I'm thinking it might not cover all of it but may cover most. I hear back yesterday that my concession of $43.64 is approved, and when I ask for someone to call to explain why with the details of the bill I'm simply emailed back that they reviewed my concession as a courtesy and it's not a guarantee and the amount is final no further explanation or acknowledgement. They are absolutely disgusting and have no empathy nor care for tenants other than the rent they can pay. I'm a model tenant, pay my rent on-time every time in full for over 18 months and that's the response I can manage to get. I will be getting out of my lease and this property as fast as legally possible and take my money and family elsewhere. I'm begging you; if you want to rent please don't come here. There are plenty of places that are cheaper and with better care. The effort I took for this petty $43 wasn't even worth it and has actually left my blood boiling. Hoping to save whoever reads this the same anguish and stress. Happy House Hunting!
My wife and I were dealing with an incredibly frustrating saga with Mainstreet Renewal and their third party A/C Contractor trying to get our
My wife and I were dealing with an incredibly frustrating saga with Mainstreet Renewal and their third party A/C Contractor trying to get our Air Conditioning fixed, which was out for a full week at this point.It was a perfect storm of incompetence, bureaucratic red tape, and good old fashioned corporate apathy for the consumer.Ive worked in the service industry. I know how helpless you feel sometimes when someone is outraged and the scope of your job is so small that theres nothing you can do. But this was ludicrous.We were finally were nearing the finish line. We finally had a competent technician identify our very simple and routine problem. Our A/C coils needed to be deep cleaned after years of previous residents not properly air filtering; and the five different technicians theyve sent to our property in the last 30 days not identifying a problem which has been described to me by other competent technicians as Air Conditioning 101; causing it to freeze over every time we ran our A/C for longer than an hour or so.The technician put in a bid with Mainstreet Renewal to approve the work to come deep clean our unit. This is a routine bid, shouldve been approved without issue and have us finally comfortable again:The Bid was submitted last Thursday. It is now Monday. This bid had not been approved by the *** despite multiple customer service reps escalating the issue on their reports.At that point I finally lost my last drop of patience.I may have lost my cool a bitHere are some of the highlights of this uplifting conversation I had this morning with the *** Department:-"I'm filing a report escalating the situation"-"You and the three other customer service reps have tried, they clearly must not like you all very much in the *** cause its not working."-Can I please have a phone number to speak to someone in the *** about my issue?-I have no direct line to the ***, but Ive sent an email.-"So you, a shift supervisor, have no direct line to another branch of your company."-"Yes that is correct."-"Do they just not have phones over there?"-"I've listed a manager on this report"-"So wait, you're not a manager?"-"No I'm a shift supervisor."-"Great. Can I speak to a manager please?"-"One is not available right now. I am the only supervisor on currently."-"Okay. Please connect me to their voicemail so I can leave a detailed message and they can contact me as soon as possible"-"I do not have a direct line to the manager but I have sent an email."-"DOES YOUR WHOLE COMPANY NOT HAVE PHONES!?"-"I'm going to need you to email someone else who can get me this phone number. Or send a carrier pigeon. Or pony express. Or however this company contacts each other since apparently they HATE THE WORK OF ***"- Ive got a pregnant wife at home. This situation is untenable.- "I understand your frustration"- "I wouldn't say I'm frustrated I'd say I'm outraged. Outraged at this outrageous situation with what's apparently the most inefficient company in corporate America"-"This is comical. I feel like I'm being punked. *** should be popping out any minute to point out the cameras and assure me the people I give my rent money to each month aren't the most poorly run company in America"-We will be calling you back as soon as this issue is resolved shortly.-I really wish I believed you...Im not proud of any of this. Just thought Id share the full extent of my mental breakdown so that hopefully future renters can rent elsewhere and avoid this situation ?
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer's satisfaction.
There's no place to start other then DO NOT LEASE FROM THEM
There's no place to start other then DO NOT LEASE FROM THEM. They where great stayed in contact and all with us up until we moved it. They made the house look great during the walk through so of course not too many questions. It was enough space and in the price range. Day one getting the keys and moving in their where new stains on the carpets in he living room and on the steps. we called about it. There where red stains on the walls that we had to clean off in the basement and the dinning room. We then started to notice the sink falling we put in a work order just for them to tell us that it wasn't an emergency and canceled. That was NOT the last time they canceled a work order and said it wasn't an emergency. In the middle of summer the air stopped working no one ever came. We started to have a raccoon problem and they said someone would come. That person never came and reposted the pics that we already sent to *** and said they had completed the work. False info. we had to then take care of it ourselves. The final straw was the black mold in the wall. We noticed the ceiling getting water damage so we called, but because it wasn't bit enough it wasn't an emergency. We didn't notice until there where mushrooms growing out of the carpet in the corner behind a chair that black mold was in the wall. We immediately called them again and told them what we found and sent the pics and asked to be relocated due to there being children in the home and I have asthma. They told us no, that they would send someone to take a look but they couldn't relocate us until they confirmed it was black mold. It took some one a week to come and when they did all that happened was them fixing the roof. We called again and let them know that someone needed to come in and check for mold for us to be relocated. They called the same company who then came in knocked out our wall and replaced everything that took them 2 weeks to do. In this time *** still refused to move us even though we now had an exposed wall, nothing covering it AT ALL spray that just apparently killed the mold. Luckily family lives close enough we had a place to go, but that's not the point. After the 2 weeks the same company came to paint and the ceiling got painted the wrong color. There was another work order put in for the floor in front of one of the bedrooms coming out. They did send someone to fix that (partially) and at the same time we looked at the sink and partially fixed that as well. We talked to them when the mold situation happened about not renewing our lease. They then took it upon themselves to send us a certified letter letting us know that they will not be renewing a lease with us. LOL what a joke. Upon moving it we made sure it looked better then it did when we moved it. We cleaned, got the carpets professionally done, wiped down all the walls, left *** and they still took almost $400 from our deposit. Why do you ask? Well, let's start off with the paint that the company THEY hired did wrong they charged almost $200 just for that. The air that went out, well they replaced the filter because according to them it's standard, but yet charged us for it. The trash that was outside in the dumpster waiting to be picked up wasn't picked up when they checked the house so you know our fault so they took for that. They then said they had to go through and clean the house (again false) and that trash was left in the kitchen (again false). So yea almost $400 from a $1440 deposit gone. When I reached out for details of what they did I was given the run around. Finally got hold of someone because it was 30 days and we still hadn't heard about the check. Well they say they had no forwarding address so they sent it to the house we just moved out of. ***! I still sent emails asking and till this day I have yet to hear anything from them. They are the *** company I have ever come across a would defiantly say do not go through them. I'm sure I'm missing some stuff, but this should be enough. LOL "
I wanted to leave a positive review for this rental agency because we had a very goid experience with them and would like to offer a high
I wanted to leave a positive review for this rental agency because we had a very goid experience with them and would like to offer a high recommendation to anyone considering renting a house from them. At the end of 2019 we learned we would need to move to Kentucky and would have to find a rental home. We had never rented from an agency in the past, and had no credit rating, so this made the initial application steps extremely difficult since we were moving from out-of-state. We found a house that was perfect and in a great location for our family of 5 with 3 pets. It was listed with MainStreet Renewal. I looked up online reviews of the agency and found most were negative, but felt that could've been a bias in reflection of disgruntled renters retaliating since few people go out of their way to write reviews when they're happy (that's why I'm writing this). So we took a chance and went ahead with the application thru MainStreet & decided tobtake that risk. I give 4 stars mainly bec this initial application process was extremely onerous, and they charged us one and a half times the deposit due to having no credit rating. Part of our frustration was their requirement to get a cashier's check cut & delivered in 5 days, which was difficult bec we didn't have a local bank at the time, were out of state, had to take off from work, drive several hours to get the check at a bank, then overnight it so it would get there on time, and the *** delivery got delayed, so we nearly missed their deadlines. They also insisted on background checks on everyone over 18, and our oldest had just turned 18, but had no I.D.s, so we had to rush to get him a state I.D. in time for that. Luckily we cleared all the hoops and got approved. These were one of the only rentals that allowed pets- that was a huge influence on our decision to go with them. We did have a big plumbing trouble the first week and had to stay at a hotel a few days. We had to pay initially out of pocket for that, which was a crunch on our budget, but the maintenance team came quickly and on time and successfully resolved the main plumbing problem. Mainstreet reimbursed the hotel stay with a deduction in next month's rent. Another bonus was that the Agency offered incentive deals. Make sure you screenshot all Offers to enter into a lease. I will say that as long as you document everything and keep good records, take plenty of pics to document the move-in conditions, take care of the property, leave it in better condition than you found it, take pics to document that, and treat everyone with respect and mutual integrity, they will reciprocate. We rented in a 4 bed, 2 bath home in a suburb East Louisville area not far from Chamberlain Ln & Westport Rd. We enjoyed the home and multicultural neighborhood very much. We had good neighbors, a fenced-in backyard with a creek behind it, a 2 car garage, fireplace, and more. We got it at a discounted rate bec we moved in the winter during the off-season, so it was $1600/mo at that time, which was comprable to other similar homes all around Louisville at that time. In the summer, the rate was more like $1850/mo here. When we moved out, we spent $650 on a maid cleaning team and carpet cleaning and left the receipts. The place was sparkling clean, even though there was some damage, which I pointed out when an inspector for the agency dropped by the day before move-out. Also, I needed a couple of extra days at the end to coirdinate the move, the cleaners, and carpet cleaners, but Mainstreet never charged me for the extra days. It happened over the New Year holiday, so there wasn't a great urgency I suppose, but all of our stuff was out on time and we kept them informed of everything as we went, so communication is important. I was careful to go over all the closing terms & requirements of the lease at the end and meet all the requirements to the best of my ability. The best part is that we got ALL of our security deposit back in the end- which is a rarity. So my advice is to: document EVERYTHING carefully & diligently, communicate professionally & promptly keep the property in good condition leave it in better condition than you found it always act with integrity & honesty make sure your banking and identification is all ready to go ahead of applying for a house be prepared to have upwards of twice the rent ready in reserve for procedural fees and unforeseen issues that may arise in the first two months. Invest the money in cleaning at the end to leave the property in move-in ready shape.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer's satisfaction.
Im going to start with the facts and then get into the details
Im going to start with the facts and then get into the details. I have had nothing but pure disrespect since the moment my name was signed on a lease with Main Street Renewal MSRenewal. I want to mention that the issues Ive had/having with this company are not ones that should be taken lightly nor things that should not be constituted as an emergency. Lets start with move-in day, the day where it should be filled with pure hate for the moving part but joy for the start of a new chapter (especially during a pandemic, life changes). This day for me quickly turned ugly as I was approached, in my own living room, by a couple who had said I was in their home. They mentioned they signed a lease; they paid their deposit and THEY HAD A KEY TO MY FRONT DOOR! Now youre asking yourself, was this a *** scam they bought into, or me? Did I, the real tenant, make a mistake? No. Main Street Renewal is so poor with communication that they in fact had two leasing agents leasing the home I had already SIGNED AND PAID FOR. Why would they do this? Im sure partly to get more application fees, but they also took it as far as to lease it to two different people, myself included. This family was rather confused and extremely upset as they had moved their entire life across state lines to find their what was soon to be home was already rented and being lived in. I do want to also mention that the self-touring option on Rentlys and their website was still active THE *** I MOVED INTO THE HOME, therefore allowing anyone to access the front doors lock box (oh yea and that wasnt removed until 2 weeks after I moved in). I had made several attempts to speak to a real person, on the phone and in a calm manner as I work in this industry and know how difficult residents can be. I was able to get some emails sent, and my hopes as a resident was that the locks being changed (the main issue) would have be handled as an extreme safety issue. I mean considering someone had keys to my home and they were aware of this that it would be handled in less than 24 hours. I want to fast forward to about 2-3 weeks after taking possession of the home. Yes, 2-3 weeks has gone by and the locks are still not changed, the lock box containing a key to my home is still hanging on the door AND I have yet to get a call from a supervisor or manager to express how extreme this liability is to not only their company but MY SAFETY and a breach of the rental contract. I want to table the lock issue for a second and list some of the other items that also went ignored and left for myself to resolve. -The home was inhabited by squatters prior, they had to be removed through the proper legal channels (this I understand). The squatters not only defecated in the toilets but I was able to locate dozens of areas where urine was prominent on the walls/flooring. I brought this to their attention. It was PROMISED that it would get a light clean before I moved in, yet I told them it's going to need to be severely disinfected for my safety along with their reputation as a company. I was then again promised it would be taken care of (red flag number 2) and yet I moved into the home in the exact same condition as it was viewed, reported and promised a resolution. -The home did not have a stove, not a huge issue as most dont really *** right when they move-in so I wasnt too concerned. I was told the stove was ordered, it would be there in 5-7 days and I was okay with this. I was contacted by an outside contractor who was hired to install the stove when it arrived and I was told to contact him when *** contacts me for the delivery. I got a call a week or so later about my DISHWASHER coming in and it would be on my porch when I got home. Yes, another red flag! So, I called the company (obviously no answer) then I emailed maintenance and finally got a maintenance supervisor that was so helpful! It was further delayed as they had to return the dishwasher, order a stove and then come install it. It took almost a month to get a simple appliance installed into my new home even though I had mentioned the missing appliance 3-4 weeks before my lease even started to ensure they would have plenty of time to get one. I also want to mention that the contractor then labeled me a liar, accused me of stealing the stove that was originally there because MSRenewal told him there was a stove there and he was to take a photo of said stove to prove he removed the old and put in a new one. This is yet again a prime example of their poor communication. I want to mention I gave them plenty of time to fix said issues, and these are just a few of them as I wanted to talk about the larger ones with the most impact on my ability to actually enjoy a home, I am renting for almost $2,000 a month. I was told I would receive compensation once the issues were resolved. I had mentioned that I felt a months worth of a concession seemed warranted as it took almost a month to get things fixed, along with the possibility of a legal issue for the locks taking so long to be replaced and my safety being a huge concern (concern to me, not to them). All I want is the money I lost and I will move forward with my life.
PLEASE WHAT EVER YOU DO BEFORE YOU LEASE A HOME FROM MAIN STREET RENEWAL READ THIS REVIEW!
PLEASE WHAT EVER YOU DO BEFORE YOU LEASE A HOME FROM MAIN STREET RENEWAL READ THIS REVIEW!It all started with the leasing agent making promises to do things that needed to be done to the property. We made a list and she promised that that all those items would be taken care of within 30 days. Not one item was fixed, after 30 days I started calling Main Street Renewal nobody would return my calls I started turning in maintenance request nobody reply to my request. Upon moving in we realized that the light fixture in the kitchen would not turn on. We also realized the kitchen sink was backed up and one bathroom, I called them immediately on the first day we moved in, hours after we took possession of the house and reported the issues that I was having with the waist lines and no kitchen light, and they started giving me excuses why they couldn't come to the house because of the covid pandemic so I had to hire a plumbing company to come in and snake the waist lines. It took them 10 and 1/2 months to put a new light fixture in the kitchen so we lived without a kitchen light for 10 and 1/2 months. A few days after we were moved in I had a few friends over and the deck off of the back of the house did not have handrails or rails around the deck no light in the backyard per code in DeSoto kansas, two of my friends could not see the steps and fell off the deck one got hurt pretty good I had to convince her to not take legal action against MSR. I won't go into all the promises that the leasing agent made but there was quite a few things on the list the fence was falling down the overgrowth on the property was bad enough the utility company called me and said that if it wasn't removed that they were going to shut the utilities off until they could see the meters on the side of the house. Another promise to clean up the property not kept by MSR. Remember all along I've been notifying Main Street Renewal of the promises that were given and none of them were being taken care of. The list goes on and on I'm just going to hit on the most important issues so people be aware that if they make you a promise they will not keep it they will not return your calls. 3 to 4 days after moving in we stored our property in the garage and they failed to let us know that the garage flooded when it rained, I notified them of the flooding and all the property that was ruined because of the flooding they wouldn't return my calls and they wouldn't reimburse me for any of my property. There was a rock retaining wall next to the driveway which fell over into the driveway I informed MSR that it had fallen sent them pictures they didn't do anything about it they wouldn't return my calls or my emails. The crawl space on the home is completely full of water which causes mold and bugs like you can't imagine this is a major health hazard they've been informed and done nothing or responded to me about this problem, all of the vents for the crawl space have been covered up either by concrete or blocked off and there's no way for the crawl space to dry out it's constantly got water in it! It took 10 and 1/2 months to get a kitchen light.It took 10 and 1/2 months to get handrails and rails put on the deck and the only reason they did that was because they could be liable they knew it wasn't to code they still haven't put a light above the deck outside the door like the code says. They have made attempts to stop the flooding in the garage but to no avail, we got a heavy rain two nights ago and my garage looks like a pond.So after living here for one year, always paying my rent at least 3 weeks early if not months in advance I felt it was time to get some legal advice. Having a email from the leasing agent with a list of stuff they were supposed to take care of I was advised that if I wanted to to go ahead and take care of those problems myself being the owner of a construction company and that we would have to move forward legally to get reimbursed, so I've repaired the three decks on the property, I brought a piece of my equipment (backhoe) home took removed the fallen rock wall and replaced it with another retaining wall graded the yard reseeded the yard. Had to replace fence post that had snapped at the ground level on the privacy fence so my dog couldn't get out. Removed all of the overgrowth on the property which was 50% poison ivy or poison oak removed the trees out of the fence line that had grown into the fence and destroyed it so I removed the trees and the roots and reinstalled the fence all along they knew I had a dog I paid a pet deposit and they told me that would be taken care of within one week after I moved in because I didn't want my dog to get out of the yard.I could go on and on about the promises that the agent made but I don't believe that's the problem they get you in they're home with promises and then you can never get a hold of them and they will never return your calls.SO MY ADVICE TO ANYONE LOOKING TO LEASE A HOME DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO FIND A MORE REPUTABLE COMPANY! I HAVE CONTACTED OTHER TENANTS THAT LEASE FROM MAIN STREET RENEWAL AND THEY HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AGAIN DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO LEASE FROM ANY OTHER COMPANY! SIDE NOTE: TO THIS DAY THEY HAVEN'T REIMBURSED ME OR COMPENSATED ME FOR ANY MATERIALS OR ANY LABOR FOR ALL THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE ON THEIR PROPERTY, BUT THE WORK HAD TO BE DONE IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE IT REALLY STILL IS BECAUSE OF THE WATER IN THE *** SPACE THAT'S JUST REALLY UNHEALTHY.GOOD LUCK HOUSE HUNTING!
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Untrustworthy Leasing Office: My Experience with Msrenewal Homes
I gotta say, I was really excited to move into one of the homes from Msrenewal. The first leasing agent I talked to was pretty cool, but things started to go downhill from there. I have two service dogs, and I made sure to let them know when I applied for the house. But when they sent me the first leasing agreement, it only showed one dog and I had to pay a deposit for the other. I told my agent about it, and she said she'd fix it and send me a new lease to sign. I signed it and thought everything was good to go.
She told me I had to pay $200 in prorated charges and $1495 in rent. But she never mentioned anything about a security deposit. I even asked her about it, and she said I didn't need to pay one. My roommate was there with me the whole time, so I know I'm not making this up. And get this - she told me my second month of rent would be half off! I was stoked.
But then, on the day I was supposed to move in, I got an email from someone else at the company saying I couldn't move in because I hadn't paid a dog deposit fee. What?! My leasing agent told me I didn't have to pay any fees for my service dogs! I couldn't find the lease she sent me, but I did get an automated email saying she revised it. But when I asked her about it, she denied doing it. And what about the half-off rent for my second month? Nope, apparently that was just a lie. Everyone else got that deal except for me.
I was so frustrated. Msrenewal was nice and tried to help, but the Dallas leasing office was a mess. How was I supposed to know all this information if no one told me? I had to pay another $1695 that I wasn't expecting less than a month after paying the first $1695. I should have taken screenshots of everything, but I trusted them. My advice to anyone dealing with this company is to screenshot and record every conversation, because they'll call you a liar if you don't have proof. I hope no one else has to deal with this, and I hope Msrenewal finds a leasing office that's actually trustworthy.
Main Street Renewal: A Ripoff Company with Unprofessional Customer Service and Poor Maintenance
I've been living in Main Street Renewal for three years now and I recently got approved to transfer to a new home. Let me tell you, their whole process needs a major overhaul on how they deal with customers. Main Street Renewal charged me $150 in non-compliance rental fees, and I didn't find out until after I signed the lease for my new home. I provided thorough documentation to Main Street Renewal, even had USAA call directly to advise and verify what was needed to verify no lapse of coverage. The documentation was sent, verified, and accepted, but Main Street Renewal is still telling me that I must pay this fee for insurance that was never canceled.
To make matters worse, when I signed my new lease, I had a pet dog and agreed to pay a pet deposit. However, two days ago, I had to return my dog to the SPCA due to life changes. It was a tearful experience, but now Main Street Renewal is telling me that I must still pay the pet deposit even though I no longer have a dog. I'm beyond angry at this company, and their unprofessional and ignorant customer service supervisor in the east side office was no help and actually made the problem worse.
I've seen many reviews from other residents going through the same problem with this company. I should not have to pay for insurance through Main Street Renewal since I've proven that I never had a lapse in coverage. Also, I shouldn't have to pay a pet fee for a dog I no longer have and haven't even moved into my new place. Something needs to be done about these crooks.
Chapter 2 of my experience with Main Street Renewal is that I just found out that the home I'm renting for $1,600 a month, which I just moved into on 02/25/19, has a really bad leak. The plumber stated that when he tried to fix it, the pipe broke since the house was built in 1999 and has old pipes. The leak flooded the kitchen, leaked through the roof since the kitchen is upstairs, and caused the roof in the downstairs bedroom to collapse.
To add insult to injury, these con men are so cheap that they installed spotlights around the house with no off switch. So now there are three floodlights that can't be turned off outside of the home. I'm telling you, believe all the reviews. Main Street Renewal is a ripoff. They charge excessive amounts for renting their homes but provide little in return. I'm really angry right about now, and I've seen so many bad reviews that my next step is to contact a news station to get them involved, then an attorney.
Spend your hard-earned honest money with a reputable company. These people will screw you over once the lease is signed and the money is taken.
Warning: Do Not Rent from This Negligent and Fraudulent Company!
This company is not good, let me tell you. I've been here for a few months and it's been a bad experience from the start. The place I'm renting has had problems with the plumbing, electricity, and structure since day one. I didn't even know about these problems until after I paid my deposit and rent and had my utilities turned on. I had to call and complain many times before someone finally came to fix the problems. It took over a month! The maintenance guy told me that the whole house was improperly wired and I couldn't use half of the electrical outlets for over a month. I had to use extension cords and surge protectors. There were also leaks from the kitchen sink, plumbing between the first and second level of the house, and the HVAC system. Water was literally pouring from those places and the company didn't seem to care until I called the health department to inspect the property. I have videos and pictures of all of this, even the mold and collapsed ceiling due to plumbing/water leaks. And still, months after the first call about the plumbing, I still have water pouring from the first floor into the finished basement area. None of these problems were apparent until I was already locked into a lease and the company won't let me break the lease or properly maintain the property. And there are so many other problems too. I have copies of all the maintenance requests as proof of this company's negligence and fraud. And to top it all off, they've put charges on my account for late payment when I've paid on time. I have bank statements to prove it. Don't rent from this company, seriously. I wish I had read the reviews before renting from them.
Main Street Renewal: A Nightmare Experience - Stay Away for Your Family's Safety
I gotta tell ya, folks, I had a real bad experience with Main Street Renewal. I mean, I was real hesitant to sign that lease, what with all the bad reviews I read online and the trouble I had just trying to get the dang thing signed. But I figured, hey, the house was brand spankin' new, what could go wrong, right?
Well, let me tell you, a lot can go wrong. First off, they ain't honoring the credit they advertised, and they won't fix this leak that's been driving up my water bill for two months now. And don't even get me started on the grass - they're saying it's my responsibility to re-sod it if it dies, even though they won't fix the leak that's causing the problem in the first place!
But that ain't even the worst of it. Three months after moving in, I found out that someone's been sneaking in and out of my attic. I called the cops, and one of my neighbors told us that Main Street knew about this problem before I even moved in! Can you believe that? And when I asked them to search the attic, secure the house, and change all the locks, they refused! It's been over ten days now, and I still can't go back in my own dang house. And I got three little ones to worry about, too!
So let me tell you, folks, don't make the same mistake I did. Stay far away from Main Street Renewal if you value your family's safety!
Maintenance
They have not returned any of my messages, calls , texts or emails in 5 days about the Air conditioning Unit in my house in Orlando, Florida being broken. I submitted a maintenance request 1 week ago. They are not answering calls.
I've been on hold for over an hour. It is cut 90 degrees in my house. It's Very dangerous (and illegal) to not have A/C in Florida!
Leasing management
This company is far beyond what could be described as incompetent. Their management is filled with people who are looking how to get their money as quickly as possible, with zero regard for those who are affected by their false claims and empty promises. In my experience specifically they promised me the home I was applying for up until it was time for the lease to be signed. When time for the lease to be signed came, they revealed to me that they rented out the home two days before I signed. During those days I spoke with them directly about getting it finalized and signed with, as you can imagine, no mention of them renting it out to someone else. The reason for this is unknown. They claim to have had issues with verifying my ID, that I uploaded to them numerous times, while promising it was an issue on their end and assuring me the home was mine. I am unable to find reason to lie about the situation to me as opposed to just being honest other than just simply lack of integrity from this company. My advice would be if you are in search of a home for your family, just go with any other leasing company.
Desired outcome: To warn people about trying to rent/acquire a home from this business.
Customer service issues/discrimination
I have put in about 6 different applications, on 6 different homes, within a 6 year time frame. I have not been approved yet, for one home. Everytime I put in an application, it's denied within 2 days of doing a application. Recently, I was just ignored. I was supposed to receive notification with 5 days of applying for a home. No one has called me
Desired outcome: I want someone to contact me about the many applicatios I put in. I'm either being denied, or being ignored. Even though this company accepts housing choice vouchers, I strongly believe that's why I'm being treated this way.
Property Destroyed
Mainstreet Renewal came and cut a large root to a healthy tree right before a hurricane hit. They did not inform us of what they were doing and did not take any action to make sure the tree didn’t fall. Within a few hours we noticed the tree was leaning towards our home. I sent pictures and called, but they didn’t respond. The tree fell on our home, destroyed the fence, damaged the roof, landed on my flower garden and patio. I have called and emailed pictures, but they never respond. We had to have someone come out to remove the tree off the house.
Desired outcome: Payment of repairs and removal.
You can barely reach them when you have a problem .. They take forever to get back with you or answer your questions. Upon move out they are supposed to do a walk through with you but strategically never call to set it up then take all of you deposit for things you reported when you moved in. I will tell everyone I know not to rent from them
They just scammed me for 200 dollars to try and bait and switch us. They tried to rent us a property that couldn't be rented.
They own the property next to mine and do not care that their tenant is harassing my family. these tenets take pictures of my kids when they play in the back yard or stand in their yard staring at us to the point where no one feels safe in the yard
This company does not pay their contractors and after they run up a bill, they ignore your attempts to get answers. Our company put them on our Do Not Service List and we're likely moving forward with alternate means to collect.
We moved into this house 1/20, there were already issues right off the bat on day 1 aside from the house not looking like it had been cleaned
We moved into this house 1/20, there were already issues right off the bat on day 1 aside from the house not looking like it had been cleaned. 1. The fridge was not working. 2. Leaks in the kitchen sink, ceiling, and upstairs bathtub. 3. GFCI plugs in the upstairs restroom and downstairs restroom not working. 4. The placement of the dryer vent is a fire hazard, we were told they need to move it to facing out instead of underneath the house. 5. Cabinets were falling apart, lazy suzannes in the bottom cabinets were broken. 6. The microwave was not working. Those were the main issues that i put work orders in for. Now the first maintenance guy who came out looked at the fridge who agreed it was broken said since it is a "brand new" fridge it had to be replaced under their warranty procedure. That took a whole week to get the fridge replaced. The leak in the kitchen has been fixed. The leak is the upstairs bathtub and ceiling have still not been fixed and since then the wall against the bathtub has now bubbled up. They knew about the microwave before we moved in i spoke to the maintenance guy from ready house and he told me they knew about it during the "turn around", still yet to be replaced. The cabinets were fixed and the lazy suzzannes were taken out, they were just going to leave the cabinets empty until we requested them to put some type of shelving so we could use it. The maintenance people they have been sending out have been wasting our time, they show up and we tell them what needs to be fixed and they say they are not able to fix it it has to be someone else, for the GFCI plugs. The dryer vent was not moved from facing under the house to the outside of the house instead they just cleaned it out and hooked up my dryer. Now during the time of the winter storm on Sunday feb. 14th, i woke up to the house being 53 degrees. At that time i had emailed the area manager and asked to be moved to a functional house especially with it being 12 degrees outside as the hi. His response was the lease says there is a non transferable clause. He provided me with an email for who they use for the HVAC and got a response that they couldnt get out because of the weather. The next day was worse their quick fix was for us to try and get out and go find space heaters meanwhile. Now in 12 degree weather with snow i was expected to go look for space heaters but they were not expected to come fix the issue, not to mention with a health hazard problem. I couldnt find any but small $12 ones from walmart and bought 3 bundles of wood since there is a fireplace in the house as well. Turning on the fireplace did absolutely nothing to warm up the house and the heaters got the house to a whopping 59degrees. Let me just say we were expected to stay and live in those conditions for 6 days, on Wednesday i had to report to work so getting out in the streets was possible. Mainstreet knew about the no heat issue and that the people they sent me to was not coming out to fix the heat issue as the email had the area manager copied in it. The day they finally got a different hvac person to come fix the heat was when we had to send yet ANOTHER email. After the hazardous living conditions and emergency issues not being addressed and fixed in a timely manner i am ready to be done with mainstreet renewal. I have been patient enough and have NEVER dealt with a leasing company that does not care about the tenants as they do.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
I began renting from MainStreet Renewal at the end of September. Since then there has been nothing but problems which they do not address. The first issue was that I was advised by the pool company about an ongoing algae problem in the pool, as well as a pre-existing leak, none of which I was informed about before moving in. Despite paying a monthly pool fee of $150.00, I've only been able to use the pool a few times. I've returned home to find my pool completely drained without any notice, then refilled, again without notice, and the filter left running for days on end. The pool company wasn't even notified of these actions. I have received notices from the local utility company regarding excessive water usage. I've requested at least a partial reimbursement for the water usage, but over a month later, there's still no response. Now, the pool light is broken, and the leak persists.
To make matters worse, in November, I reported that the toilet and bathtub were overflowing with waste. They sent someone who merely snaked the toilet, but the problem persists. We've reached a point where we can't use the toilet, shower, or any running water. I've had to clean up the mess four times in a single day, despite being promised same-day service. The job was passed from one vendor to another. I was then assured it would be fixed the following morning, on a Saturday, but that didn't happen. Now it seems it might not be addressed until Monday, which isn't even certain. We're unable to run water, shower, or use the bathroom, and it takes at least 24 hours to submit a request for alternative accommodations. With no local family to turn to, the situation is dire, as my house reeks of septic issues. I'm faced with replacing my shower curtain, wicker garbage pail, hamper, toilet paper, towels, and the wicker baskets from the bottom shelf of my closet. It's an incredibly frustrating company to deal with when trying to resolve issues promptly.
I rent from Main Street. The house I rent had a sewage back up. There was sewage coming into the house from the tubs and the toilets. I reached out to the maintenance department and they still haven't sent out a technician. This has been six days. Having faced a situation where they allowed me to live without a back door for over a week while they waited on a technician to stop by and needing to have basic, functional plumbing I contacted and paid for a *** to unclog the pipes where the problem was...at the Street. I submitted the receipt and have been completely ignored. Meanwhile they are still telling me I have to wait until the end of this week for a technician to show up. Who ignores their tenants with sewage spilling out of the drains? I want to be reimbursed and for the Complaintsboard.com to have on record how this company treats its renters.
Moved into this new house, paid my security deposit and first months rent turn on all utilities. However I have not water. They sent a plumber out 3 days later he found a broken pipe in the bathroom wall. He repaired that pipe but there no hot water. He said the boiler needs to be replaced and the hole in laundry floor and hole shower wall needs to be fixed However he has to send estimates over to main street renewal for it to be approved. They put me and family in hotel for 3 nights and told us we will have to self relocate till repaired are made. It's now Feb 13th and nobody can tell me anything such as when big hole in bathroom or laundry will be fixed or when I will have hot water. I called and emailed repeatedly and all I get I will send a email to the vendors.
We moved into this rental home on January 20th, 2023 and it's been a nightmare to say the least. They were great with getting our application pushed through to get into the home as quickly as possible, but once we got into the home things changed for the worse. We moved in and the first week we had no heat because apparently there was a setting that was changed to where you couldn't turn the heat on. Then starting the second week, my step daughter was taking a shower and noticed that sewage water was backing up into the bathtub WHILE SHE'S IN THE SHOWER. That is disgusting and a huge health violation. We are going on week 3 and still no resolution. There's been 2 plumbing vendors that have come out and both companies have told us that they've had to come out 3 times each with previous tenants. One of the techs told us that they had been out and there was a wall that was detached at the floor and was just dangling from the ceiling. Then we had our automatic front door lock go haywire and wouldn't allow us to lock the house up when we left. There is only one garage door opener and no master key so for 5 days, if we wanted to leave the house or needed to for work, we had to lock everything up and crawl out of a window hoping that no one saw us and didn't go into our home. We asked for a rent reduction for all of these inconveniences and they stated that they would need to review our request once repairs were complete which tells us that the request will be denied. They've only authorized one day of relocation when what we are living in is h*** and chaos. We are now on week three and all we've been told is that one of the bids from one of the plumbing companies has been approved but they can't tell us what is approved or when repairs will start. THIS IS OUR HEALTH AND IT'S NOT RIGHT TO "PLAY" WITH IT.
Multiple issues with this company
Multiple issues with this company. It is impossible to really get in contact with anyone. Even the manager in *** can't get anything done. This is the worst experience I've ever had with a management company. I broke this down to many issues but they are all related First Issue. We had a leak that started a month after we got into this rental (April). They did a patch. Didn't work. Maintenance guy said they need to replace the roof. They denied the dude and did another patch which didn't work. I don't remember how MANY times this happened. After a few months, they replaced the roof. EXCEPT they replaced the wrong roof according to the maintenance guy. It was still leaking. The guy made an excuse that they replaced that roof because it needed to be replaced anyway. If that guy was being defensive okay, but if that was true then they ignored fixing the problem for months. We had to live with this leak. Anyway, they finally got it fixed late September - October. One of the biggest issues is that we were unable to use the dining room and living room (All one room) due to this. We were scared of mold issues since my roommate who lives near the leak was getting sick. They told us that there was no mold, etc. The main repair man said they would take pictures of the inside to prove this and no one ever did Second Issue. During the middle of this, we wrote a letter intending to leave unless it was fixed. No one read the anything until we had to spend HOURS on the phone calling them. We decided not to leave as we thought we were getting somewhere. We were told many many times that rental concessions would happen. Anyway, after they finally fixed the right issue, we were told that we were denied rental concessions. We spent hours and days and weeks on the phone trying to get something done to fix our problems and despite all that (including attaching evidence) we were denied concessions (having concessions for part of the house not being able to be used is part of the lease agreement). We have all the evidence to prove this. The *** manager said that we can't do anything since the escalation department has the last say. Third Issue. Communication is absolutely impossible within their company. We've called for hours, days, weeks to get something done and it was all denied. Even basic stuff was a pain. Multiple emails were ignored. Fourth Issue. During all the fixes, we had to experience extreme unprofessionalism. The bathroom sun roof was taken off and a lot of debris got into the bathroom including roof matts. It stained the floor. I've emailed about this and nothing has happened. Regardless, this is all documented in an email and you guys even have a copy. During the repair of the second roof, the contractors came at various times without telling us. We've called them and they kept coming with no notice. Fifth Issue. Cherry on top. Manager- "Escalation team denied this request by confirming we did send a confirmation of the work order being scheduled". During one of the repairs to fix the sink, we were charge a "no show" fee of $100. We have provided phone logs that no one called us to the *** manager. We heard no knocks at all. But they charged us. It is extremely wrong to harass your tenants by coming by and not knocking and calling just to charge us. Fact is, we waited for someone to show up and no one contacted us. We only found a notice on the door saying that we are being charged.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
I filed a maintenance request 4/24/23 because of backed up sewage line in backyard is flooded, 5/15 a contractor come out and determine that it needs to be fixed but has tear up part of my deck to the problem. Contractor is waiting on approval from Mainstreet. I haven’t heard anything back one of my bathrooms is flooding and flooding my daughters room multiple times in a day. This is hazardous sewage coming from the house back up in my home and the backyard! No one cares, I have called, I have emailed. I’m hoping my family don’t get sick because I will be filing a lawsuit against Mainstreet renewal! This considered a EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE REQUEST THAT SHOUKD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE WITHIN 24/48hrs not almost a month
I started renting from them in December, and my lease was supposed to conclude in December 2022. I reached out to the leasing team and asked to extend my lease for one additional month. I told them I would be moving out on January 23, 2023. My normal rent payment is $1895. They told me there would be a month-to-month charge but didn't tell me how much, nor did they say it would be a fee for doing so.
I logged into my account on December 30th and it said I needed to pay $1418.24. I waited to pay because they are always messing up my account. Sure enough, on January 1st, it said I had to pay base rent of $1418.24 and then a short-term lease fee of $100, and another base rent for $460. I called in to the line to ask about the additional charges on January 2nd. The person I spoke with told me to only pay the $1418.24 and that the other amount on my account was an error on their end and would be taken off, and that he would put in a support ticket and someone would reach out to me. I paid the amount he told me, and no one ever called.
I called again on January 5th, January 7th, January 11th, January 12th, and sent an email on the 12th as well. I never received a call back like I was told I would, or an email back. I then received an email on the 11th from collections saying I had to pay $560 or move out within 10 days. I called immediately, expressing my frustrations, and the leasing renewal manager I spoke with said I had to pay the amount. I did because I didn't want any evictions on my credit. I have never been late on a payment or not paid my rent.
Fast forward to February 7, 2023, the security deposit team said I wouldn't get my deposit back because they subtracted my January rent of $1747.26 for the 23 days from my deposit of $1895 plus an additional $342.13 for damages. I have already paid the amount for January rent and should be receiving $1,552.87 back from my deposit.
Hello, my name is [Redacted]. I am trying to figure out the next steps regarding my lease with MainStreet Renewal. I was informed that the Main Street company dispatched someone on January 10th, 2023, to inspect my home. Unfortunately, the inspector visited the incorrect address. They inspected my neighbor's house and erroneously reported that I had vacated my residence. This is not the case as I have not moved. I have repeatedly requested to speak with a supervisor about this issue. Despite my efforts, Main Street has listed my house on their company website as available for lease. I have even had workers show up at my door to change the locks based on this misinformation. I am not receiving any responses from Main Street, and it has been a full month since I first reached out to their customer service. An agent transferred me to the leasing renewal department, which in turn directed me to the housing leasing department. Yet, I still haven't received a callback or any written communication regarding my lease, which is set to expire on February 28, 2028. Currently, when I check the website, it indicates that I am no longer a resident and that there is no lease on file for me. I have included my Section 8 housing caseworker in the correspondence, and she is fully aware of the ongoing issues with Main Street housing.
I filed a maintenance request on the 2nd of February for our heat not working. A technician, employed by Main Street Renewal, came out on the 4th and determined he could not fix the issue and a vendor would need to be hired to resolve the problem. The maintenance request i put in was closed and they never scheduled a vendor. My wife and I were left without heat for a frigid weekend. I called the 7th asking for an update on when to expect a vendor to finally come only to be told no vendor was coming because the maintenance request was closed. I had them open a new ticket to get a vendor. They instead assigned another technician for the 13th! I have called 4 times now to get a vendor before it drops back into the 40s this weekend and no one has come. Today, the 8th, i was promised a vendor was coming today to resolve the issue. No one ever came, no vendor ever assigned. I called again this evening of the 8th and again, no vendor was contacted but that they would escalate it to upper management. They have left us without heat in February, making no progress forward even with me calling often the last two days and doing my due diligence.
I was charged a water bill for the amount of $165.63 on 2/6/23 and also charged for water on 1/9 in the amount of $163.18. I'm only supposed to be charged every other month - as per the agreement. I've been told on multiple occasions by multiple representatives of that fact. My account even reflects that, so why am I being charged back to back? It seems like Mainstreet is tacking charges onto my account just to get more money. It's not right! This is my second time complaining about RH Partners about the SAME issue. It was like pulling teeth just to get Mainstreet to respond last time. I've emailed Mainstreet multiple times but of course they didn't get back with me - they never do. I need water bills from January 2022 to now with the company's letterhead on it ASAP. Please don't make me wait for weeks like you do every other time I contact you.
I had place my application with this company on 08/24
I had place my application with this company on 08/24. I paid an applicant fee for me and my newly 18 year son who have a disability of $45 each. Less then 24 hours the house was gone. I call on 08/25 that morning about the house because I did not see the house on the market and my application was still pending for both my son and myself. When I spoken to the first customer service rep I was informed then that the house was giving to someone else. I ask ok why is our application still pending. She inform me they did not process it yet. As soon I got off the phone my credit alert went off and then my application was process and denied. When I call their 3rd party vendor I was informed of the denial due to my son of no credit. again just turn 18 and he have a disability so he will not work nor have any credit. I call back again and spoken with another rep. They did not see why I was denied. And an Agent was suppose to contact me with a few hours. Time went by I reach out again and was finally told I was denied the home because of my son. I start explaining I only put in an application for him because he legally 18 but I'm his power of attorney and he will be my dependent. He can not be financially to assist with payment with the home. Rep state she understand but at this time the home was giving to someone else but she can transfer my application to another home and removed my son. At the time for my application to move over to the new home no one has put in an application. I was informed it take 24-48 hours. So I call back the next day to confirm that it was being transfer and I was the first person to apply for this home. still no one have put in an application but they do not see the transfer nor the request for my son to be removed from the application and will not be denied again for the same reason. I start explaining again to another rep about what was stated to me and explain again that my son have a disability he can not be financially held responsible to be considered as a co applicant. Rep 2 stated the same thing that they will remove my son from the application and move my information over to the new home. Take another 24-48 hours. So I call again the next day to confirm it was really done. It was still pending but now 2 people are ahead of me. Call the next still pending and the day after still pending. I explained to Rep 3, 4, 5 6,7 and 8th about what happen in the past days of the same thing being stated but nothing is being done. Now days went by, I'm behind other people when I was suppose to be the first one. I then ask for a supervisor again and the last supervisor stated that my agent "Danielle " assigned to me will reach out me. For 2 weeks straight calling everyday and almost all day to hear your paper work still being transfer over and giving the time frame but it past the time frame from the original statement. Spoken to several supervisors but still my paperwork was not transfer. Never heard from my assigned agent. Request for a different agent that can communicate with me and still nothing. My paper work was never transfer over and the 2nd home was now gone. A supervisor told me that. I was even more stress out and upset of how they are handling business. I then request for a full refund of of both application fees for me and my son. And from the last time I spoken to a supervisor they send in the request and someone will get back to me. It's almost a month later and haven't hear from them by phone nor email. They have my money and was discriminated against getting a home due to a Minor have no credit and have a disability after explaining the situation to multiple people. No remorse from this company. I just want my money back from time, stress and no one was doing their job.
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
I am using a rental property from this company and they refuse to come fix an issue that is not only hazardous to me but to my children. I have identified the tenant responsibilities in my lease and this is not one of them. The carpet is lifting in several places in the home and there are tacks exposed. My company had cut their feet on these tacks and so have me and my children. Most recently one of my child received a gash in his knee while playing and crawling around. Additionally, I have correspondence for a discount on my rental rate for this year and once they finally sent over my lease it did not reflect what we spoke about. They do not want to honor the terms of our leasing agreement and have i turn charged us over *** dollars and told us to just pay it and they will fix it later. Absolutely not! That is unacceptable. My lease was supposed to be resigned 1.23.23 they advised that they would send over the new lease and they never sent it until today 2.3.23 and now they are giving us ahard time about what they promised.
I have written to the Complaintsboard.com in regards to this company before. After all the issues with the septic system the first year, we continued the lease for one more year. The company then started charging for septic services despite knowing the septic field was broken. I gave my 30-day notice not to extend the lease due to all the septic issues. I went days with septic waste surfacing in my shower or in the yard. I had called the emergency line after hours when the toilets wouldn't flush. It always took about a week for someone to come out. At times the house couldn't be lived in due to the septic smell. So we decided to not renew this year. My lease was from the 4th to the 4th. In January, I got a bill and I called and spoke to a representative and they said it would be the final bill. I never received any discounts or compensation for all the times with the septic problems. I moved out on the 30th of January so that there was time to do a supposed walk-through. Everything was cleaned and left in good shape. I received a bill today for an undisclosed amount. When I called, they said it was prorated from the 1st to the 4th. Then stated I was responsible for that bill. My lease ended on the 4th. I should not owe a bill. And not only that, I should have never paid for the septic services that were never rendered properly. The address of the property is not disclosed here. All maintenance requests are attached along with lease information. I do not feel I need to pay this prorated amount and I feel I deserve my complete security deposit back.
This rental company has been the worst company I have ever had to deal with. I am not sure where to even start! When we moved in they told us they would have a refrigerator and stove by the end of the week, it took them 3 weeks just to put a loaner in but when then came a month later they gave us a stove of much lower quality. The house flooded with water coming in from the sewer and the management told us that it is not considered an emergency and will have someone out when they can schedule it. They did not put us in a hotel or offer any immediate assistance. We literally had sewage matter coming into our house through toilets, showers, tubs, sinks, and even the washer drain. To this day, months later, still no one has come to check under the floor that I requested be done since it flooded. This house has had continuous problems and the maintenance and scheduling team is awful. We can't get them to be on the same page as us at all. In fact, they randomly schedule, change the schedule, and despite our requests for a call, they won't, then they charged us $100 for missed appointments! And calling them gets you nowhere because nobody has a supervisor and they just say they will send an email and be in contact, only to never hear from them again. Main Street sends maintenance guys to my house without tools, then they use my tools and I don't get compensated for anything, but they want to charge us an extra $100 when they randomly scheduled something without contact as we have requested. We have missed countless hours of work waiting on these people to show up and never come while being charged for appointments. Today we had an appointment scheduled within a ridiculous time window but took off work only to find out they changed it to two days later without informing us, resulting in 8 more hours of missed work, but no one charged them $100 for missed appointments. I want compensation for all my missed work due to their negligence and horrible communication. We have attempted reaching out many times to never get anything resolved with no fix.
When we moved into the house on November 12, 2023, there was no heat. The maintenance tech that came to do our post move-in inspection told us that Main Street renewal knew there was no heat to the home. They also knew that the fireplace was not working safely. We spent three days in the home with no heat at the start of the cold season. After the heat was fixed, we discovered that there was no heat nor air coming through the vents to the upstairs part of the home. We notified Main Street maintenance and we have yet to have a solution. They brought us a portable heater on December 29 and it has caused our electric bill to go up. we have sent multiple emails. Made multiple phone calls and have. We have sent multiple emails to different area managers, called the Maintenance support team many times, and no one has given us a permanent solution for this problem. They have not even issued a credit for the inconvenience. They continue to expect that we pay our rent on time and yet are not taking care of our maintenance issues.
Reimbursement request in the amount of $3630
Reimbursement request in the amount of $3630. I was a tenant at property *** along with my partner *** and had to move out of the home due to health code violations as well as neglect by Main Street Renewal. We didn't have use of our plumbing due to sewage waste that was backflowing through the showers, toilets, sinks, laundry etc. On May 8th we had made our first complaint about the sewage smell to Renee *** at MSR main office via email. We followed up again with her on May 22nd and filed another complaint about the sewage smell. On June 30th we attempted to reach out to her again but we received a delivery error that her email was no longer valid. Had to then get another contact as she was our only contact and never left a forwarding. The sewage smell still being an issue all this time we made MSR (Craig & Dan) aware that we were getting a strong sewage smell from our plumbing. On July 6th I sent an email to their general MSR email complaining about the several work orders we had to put in throughout our visit and that we would not be renewing our lease. also put in ia work order for sewage smell that day. We also made them aware of the sewage issue that hasn't been resolved. On August 22nd i email Dan with pictures of sewage coming from our showers and our toilets not being bale to flush. We also called their emergency line over 6 times to inform them we had no working plumbing. On August 21st-22nd we placed over 10 calls and several emails to put in work orders to their emergency line. After two days of no help we called back and two separate representatives on a recorded line stated that we would be placed in a hotel because it has been over 48 hours without them sending someone out to correct the sewage issue. On august 25th the first plumbing company came out and attempted to fix the sewage back up, worked for a day or 2 then came right back. On September 4th we placed another work order for sewage, he came out the next day on the 5th, stated there was a root system that had breached the pipes under the home. We informed MSR of this. We requested again to be moved to another home or hotel, we were neglected once again. They said someone would be calling us back with hotel information, well that never happend...twice. We informed their management office that we were neglected, not placed in a safe home with working plumbing. We lost two days of work due to this while worrying about our health and safety. We did an emergency move out on September 8th where we rented another rental not though their company since they didn't provide any help. We requested 1 months rent plus our full security deposit through their management office, Dan as well as Ben were made aware in writing via email. We were also requesting them to split some of the electrical bills due to their AC system not holding the temperature causing it to run constantly which we then incurred higher bills, never heard back from them. We are giving up on the electrical reimbursement as its too much stress and work to deal with at this time. Each time I request an update, Ben replies with an email "forwarding to our escalation team, well that's 4 emails later and nobody called me. My emails are now being ignored for an entire month. Its been well over 15 days since we were forced to move out of the home and over 30 days since we vacated the residence. Our lease was supposed to be up September 30th, unfortunately we were forced to move out on the 8th. Our monthly rent was $1495. We are requesting reimbursement in the amount of $2990 for our security deposit to be returned as well as one months rent due to their negligence in accordance with the law. We are also requesting reimbursement for time lost at work, we both lost two days of work at $160 per day, ($320 for two days) times 4 days equals $640. $2990 + $640 Totaling $3630. I have documented my entire stay with pictures, emails, videos and phone calls if needed. everything has time and date stamps. We did not have use of the home for the entire month of September and one week in August. We took possession of another rental on September 8th to make the emergency move out.
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On August 11, 2022, I signed a lease with home rental agency Main Street Renewal as a resident. Per our lease (for $1,695/month), all major kitchen appliances are provided and maintenanced by the Landlord. I contacted Main Street Renewal on August 31, 2022 in regards to a microwave appliance service request due to the microwaves exhaust fan and heating malfunction. On September 13, a service technician assessed the appliance and confirmed its defects, thus indicating the appliance required maintenance or replacement. The technician informed us that a new microwave would be issued as a result. No replacement nor repair has yet been issued, despite the lease self-imposing a 30 day time of completion for repairing/replacing items like this. The time of completion for resolving this request (calculated from the date the technician confirmed the need for maintenance) has extended to 138 days.Additionally, Main Street Renewal requires residents maintain a *** policy for the leased property. On the date the we signed the Lease, August 11, 2022, we opted-in to a $16.67/month renters insurance provided by a Main Street Renewal affiliate. On August 23, we requested cancellation of insurance through the Main Street Renewal affiliate and provided proof of insurance with an outside provider. The Lease states we are not required to maintain insurance through any particular agency, yet, we have been forced to continue paying for this charge despite our complaints and requests the charge be removed.We have contacted the rental agency repeatedly via phone and email in seek of resolution for this issues yet we are ignored. We would like the microwave to be replaced and a refund for the renters insurance paid.
I have had four months of hell and pure stress dealing with Mainstreet Renewal. The first home I found in September was listed by an agent who kept emailing me, claiming all the paperwork was not turned in for two months. I couldn't go to the office to turn it in where someone was working; I had to keep sending emails that they never received. Then, the house was no longer available. In November, I found another home, completed all necessary paperwork and documents, and it went through immediately this time, coincidentally. My credit check had been run eleven times at this time and came back clear, yet I still don't have a home.
On January 5, 2023, leasing agent Kinde C of Mainstreet emailed me to call the office for any further information, as if she had quit. I called every day from January 5, and another customer service agent said they could only escalate the issue to a supervisor. Today, January 31, 2023, a supervisor called me to tell me that she's finally returning my call and apologized for what I was going through, but in an uncaring way. I was busy and stated I'll call back. She then falsely noted on my account that I replied saying I'll just look elsewhere for a home. Now all my rental applications for Mainstreet were canceled! They are heartless, unprofessional, and uncaring people. The entire company should be fired or shut down immediately if these changes can't be made promptly!
The level of poor communication and the delayed phone call responses are very stressful, especially when it's just another agent in the call center calling back and not anyone in the leasing and management department. Other reviews I researched after going through my stressful application experience with them say they went through the same process when applying for a home and that they don't fix things at the properties, with pictures posted for proof, and most are trying to break their leases. So do not, I repeat, do not even bother trying to rent from Mainstreet Renewal. Never ever!
On January 31, 2023, my heating system stopped working due to the freezing temperatures outside. I immediately contacted my leasing company and informed them that they would need to file a maintenance request. They replied that a technician would not be available until February 9, 2023. Subsequently, I emailed their customer service department, which promised to investigate the issue.
Additionally, I had to venture out in hazardous conditions to purchase additional firewood and warming blankets on January 31. On the morning of February 1, I sent an email to notify them that the temperature inside my home was 58 degrees Fahrenheit. They responded by saying they would send a technician to examine the heating system.
When the technician from MG Air and Heat arrived, he suggested that I should simply use the emergency heat setting until the weather improved. I explained that this was against the advice of my electric company and other service providers, as it would significantly increase my electric bill. However, he left without investigating the root cause of the issue.
I called my leasing company, Main Street Renewal, and spoke with two managers, both of whom expressed more trust in the technician's assessment than in my concerns. I also pointed out that according to reliable online resources, relying solely on emergency heat is not recommended. Despite this, my home still lacked proper heating due to the negligence of the technician and the apparent indifference of Main Street Renewal towards my household's well-being.
There was a severe storm in February , yet I did not have to resort to using emergency heat, even though the temperatures were in the teens, which is colder than the current temperatures. I feel that I have been treated poorly and inhumanely by Main Street Renewal, especially considering my health concerns and those of my household. The only response I received was that the technician had reported there was heat in the home and advised using the emergency heat setting.
I moved into my home on the 21st of January. Sence then I have had to pay a handy man to come and fix my water heater pipe that busted and flooded my *** had to turn the water off to the whole home for 2 days while I waited for a response back that i never received. then i had to call the handy man AGAIN to fix the pipe in my back yard because it was busted and was flooding my yard and had to yet again turn the water off to my whole home and they never called back or emailed back. I have called numerous times and emailed even more. I get no responses from anything. NOW my toilet is leaking and i have to keep towels down to stop the water from flooding into my room. this is NOT LIVABLE CONDITIONS! the a/c does not shut off unless i pull the breaker for that part of the house. my gutter still is not fixed like it was supposed to be before i moved into the home as well.
To Whom It May Concern, Good day
To Whom It May Concern, Good day. I am not sure if I am in the right area for this. But I am reaching out to anybody and everybody I can to try to get help. My family and I moved from North Dakota to Missouri in December . We were misled by the company Main Street renewal, mainly by their leasing agent Julie ***. She first of all, mislead us into believing that, January and February 's, rent was half off the original rent of $1845, due to a promotion, since we were signing a 12 month lease. I have all the documents and emails to prove it. Along with what they call a rental payment schedule to prove it which just says the months and what your payment will be. I also have a voicemail with another agent confirming it and other emails from her co-workers confirming it. She is now denying this, even though I have emails from her to prove it and her forwarding me another, what they call renter payment schedule, after her denial, with the same exact payments on it, confirming the half off January and February payments of $922.50. I am permanently disabled and living on Social Security disability my daughter was recently diagnosed with a disability and she just turned 12 on December 31st and my husband is a hard-working American citizen. We are law-abiding, taxpaying, normal American citizens. To date the company Main Street Renewal has not only not taken off the $922.50 balance for January but added on late fees and are not honoring the promotion that they have all recognized except for, Mrs. Julie ***, even after her boss emailed her and told her to correct it. So now me and my family are facing eviction because before we came out here we had budgeted our finances to where we would be able to afford living in this house with the two months half off and then in March being able to go forth paying the full amount. And this was before we knew we had to buy a new vehicle because ours gave out around Christmas. So now we have an almost $500 car payment that we're having to figure out how to Budget in, on a limited income. But this is not all she misled us on. When we got to this house in Greenwood Missouri on December 5th it was a disaster! Nothing was like the pictures she sent us, we thought we were in the wrong house! There was and still are wildlife animals living in the Attic that they are failing to properly move and are daughter has major life threatening allergies to animals, not to mention how unsanitary this is, along with when they move up in the attic, little pieces of the ceiling literally fall all over the house. Plus, every single pipe in the house was leaking, from under every sink to every single toilet was running. The pipes were corroded, and there are still some that are. The ceiling in the garage literally caved in on our car and ruin some of our possessions! There was no carpet throughout the house, like there were in the pictures, there was no color on the walls like in the pictures, everything was painted over with a white-gray color and not well they even painted over the painters tape, all the wood was scratched up and ripped away from the wall, we were tripping over wood chips and bars everywhere. A wall was even ripped out! The house was filthy! The floors were even off-balance to where I fell and I'm disabled and can barely walk as it is. There was a pool that was supposed to be in the backyard, that they yanked out and ruined the yard/landscape and there was a basketball goal they ripped out which also ruin the yard/landscape, and these also ruined the driveway. There is so much more I can go over but I'm sure this email is long enough for you. Basically my point that I'm trying to make and hopefully get help with is the fact that they made a second illegal please and I have documentation to prove it a voicemail to prove it emails to prove it forging my husband and my signature and initials I have all the originals stating what I am saying is true. And now they are about to force myself a person who is disabled and facing a second major surgery which is life-threatening this year, a minor child with a disability, in a hard-working man just trying to raise and take care of his family, out on the streets, during this pandemic, and even if there wasn't a pandemic, this is wrong and unjust, and I am just begging for help. My family and I would appreciate any help you could give us. Thank you so much for your time. Have a blessed day. Sincerely, The Dimas Family, *** April Dimas Jazlene Dimas
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due to covid i was released from my job in April I immediately contacted my leasing office and let them know what the situation was and
due to covid i was released from my job in April I immediately contacted my leasing office and let them know what the situation was and filled out a deferment for what was supposed to be the next three months of rent. By the end of those three months I still had not been back to work and was contacted by the main street renewal care team to see if they could assist with helping me find support for the bills and a new job. We then began to discuss doing a rental forgiveness contract that would forgive my rent from may thru October and I would have to pay 1500 for the month of November. We came up with the amount by my case worker asking what I could pay while conversing my mother and uncle also known as dad both said that they could get the 1500 paid for me and that was all they could afford. This was agreed on with my case worker from main street renewal and her supervisor so the contract was then formed. We signed the contract October 28th and executed the payment with Brittany or bri (which were the two names she gave us on the phone) @4:06 pm with my mother *** navy federal debit card. At which point my mother and uncle/dad *** then confirmed also that this satisfied the contract that we signed and that my balance was in fact zero and i had a credit of 299.98. At this point we contacted my case worker at main street renewal to inform her that the 1500 dollars had been paid in full and to verify that we met and satisfied the agreement of 1500 dollars and the rent from may all the way through to include the month of October had been fulfilled she verified along with her supervisor that we were correct and they saw the positive credit on the account of 299.98 and we were good in terms of the contract. this conversation took place on October 30th at 4:37 pm. She then informed that she would me that she would check back in on me to make sure that everything was going well and how the new job was going. Because on October the 26th I was offered a job with conduent in *** which was the reason that we signed the agreement to pay 1500 for the month of November because I was able to endure that I could go back to paying my rent on time as I had been doing the past three years with no issues before covid hit. So two weeks later when she called she is alarmed and asking me if I had logged into my portal and seen that they re added an additional 1200 dollars to my account I informed her that I had no knowledge of this and did not know why she also asked how I was doing at the beginning of the conversation where I informed her that myself and my six year old son had tested positive for covid and were quarantining and I was working from home. Then she told me that she needed to speak with her supervisor to find out what was going on and how to get it fixed and that I also needed to call the collections department and record the name of the person I talked to and inform them that per the agreement we signed that I paid my Novembers rent and should not have another charge for the month of November this conversation happened 11/20 at 11:00 a.m. I informed her that I was currently but would call immediately which I did. I then called main street renewal and was transferred to collections where I spoke with errol at 11:38a.m. who informed of my account and that someone named crystal put false notes on my account. I informed him I never spoke with anyone named crystal and had no knowledge of the conversation or the notes and that there should not be a balance on my account. He continued to speak over me and tell me that I had no options and had to pay it or they would force the rental forgiveness balance back to account and it would put me into eviction status. I informed him that I am a single mother of three kids and that the agreement I signed was to pay the 1500 and i had paid that and should not owe anything for November and should not owe until December. After which his response was oh well and have a nice day. Now my problem is that the company has added an additional amount that I never agreed to and could not as I was out of work and had not started my new job at the time. Because the company continues to double charge me for the month of November they will be able to force the rental forgiveness amount back onto my account and evict me and my three children. I had help paying my rent the past three years from my fiancee *** but in august he was brutally murdered by the *** county sheriffs department in *** so I no longer had help. I informed the company of all this and this was also a reason we had come to the rental agreement. At this point I am concerned because the manipulation of the agreement will allow them to evict me and my three children and stop me from obtaining any other housing rendering me and my three children homeless. please help this injustice as prior to all this I had never not paid my rent and was always on time for three years
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I have several issues that need to be resolved
I have several issues that need to be resolved. I will start with the most serious and list from there. On, November 2 I discovered that someone had entered my locked residence and had been inside my attic. I called the local police and filed a report with them. This was not the first time that I had noticed small changes to the attic but was the first time it was such a large disturbance that it was obvious that someone had entered the residence. While the officers were conducting their investigation, they spoke with my neighbor who confirmed that this was not the first time he had been asked if he noticed anything. The neighbor stated that right before I moved in, a woman from Mainstreet had asked him if he had noticed anyone coming and going and that she was concerned that someone was living in the attic. They instructed me to contact Mainstreet and have them come out to search and secure the attic, as well as have all the locks changed. I immediately sent an email to Catherine Mojica, the current "Resident Experience Agent" that I had already been trying to get my other issues resolved with, (direct phone numbers are never provided for anyone with Mainstreet.) She called me a few hours after the email was sent and during our conversation she did admit that this was not the first time they have heard of issues with "squatters" staying in these new homes but that they do their best to secure them before moving tenants into the home. However, she could not guarantee that my keys had indeed been replaced prior to me moving in. This home was a self tour rental and the key was easily accessible for many months while this house sat empty. After threatening to report Mainstreet to the Complaintsboard.com and to leave reviews outlining my experience she finally assured me that she would have someone out within 24-48 hours to search and secure the attic and that when they came out they would inform me of how long it would take to replace the locks. I was not happy that they couldn't replace the locks when they secured that attic but it didn't seem that I had any other options. This conversation occurred on Nov 3rd. I patiently waited and on Nov 5th when I received an email regarding the closing of one of my other issues with no resolution, I forwarded the email to Catherine and informed her it had been more than 48 hours and I still had not received an appointment for the technician to come out. I did not hear a word from her or anyone else. I waited a full 7 days and sent another email to Catherine on Nov 10th explaining that it had been over a week since I could safely enter my home and was still having to find another place to stay. At this point I asked for the place to be secured and the locks changed as soon as possible as well as to be reimbursed for the days that I had been unable to stay in the residence. The only response I received was that she was very sorry that I was not able to stay in the home but that she had sent the information to her higher department and she hoped to hear something soon. I did not receive another response from her. On Nov 11th I received a "no reply" email letting me know that my work order had been denied, no other information was included in this email. I forwarded the email to Catherine and asked her to please further explain this email. It is now the 12th and again no response whatsoever. I am a single mom with 3 kids and I do not currently have a home for them! This is completely unacceptable. My other issues pale in comparison with the above safety issue, but they are still issues that need to be resolved. When I received my first water bill I was shocked. The amount for the water was more than the electric, which is not common. I had not noticed any leaks in the home so was at a loss of what to do. Right before I received my second bill, I finally discovered that the reclaimed water valve box was the source of the leak. I immediately put in a ticket for it to be fixed. It took a few weeks but finally a tech was sent out. During this time I turned the reclaimed water off, which meant that the irrigation system could not be used, which will eventually result in the grass dying. The tech came out and was very nice, he opened the box, claimed that he saw the problem but that since this was a new home it would still be under builder warranty and he could not touch it. He stated he would have someone out within a week or 2 to fix it. I never heard anything again. After several weeks I put in another ticket and the ticket was immediately closed with a "no reply" email. I called and spoke to several different people and no one could help me they just kept transferring me to other departments. Eventually, I came across an email address for the resident care team. I sent them an email with all the above information in it. I received an unacceptable reply from Catherine that even alluded to me be being responsible to re-sod the yard when the grass died. That same afternoon Catherine called me and we spoke about this issue and my other issue. She informed me that the technician had closed my ticket saying that he provided a temporary fix. I explained that this was not the case. She assured me she would take care of it. She also asked me to send her the water bills and that she would try to get a credit processed for me. The next time I discussed this issue with her she informed me that sprinklers would not fixed as they are cosmetic. I again informed her it was not a sprinkler that was leaking but the entire valve box, and that I had to keep the water off to avoid any future high bills. At this point I was able to provide her with a bill that showed what a normal month should look like since I had turned the water valve completely off. As of today the leak has still not been fixed. The ticket that Catherine sent in to receive a refund for the high water bill was closed because they wanted a bill prior to August. I did not move into the home until August. Again, completely unacceptable. My first issue that I have both discussed with multiple people on the phone and with Catherine on the phone as well as in email is that I was promised a credit for all fees if a lease was signed. The fees have still not been credited, and I have not heard one word regarding it. I have even provided Catherine with a screenshot of the advertisement on their website when I applied for the home. I won't even go into how the home was supposed to be cleaned prior to me moving in and was not cleaned and that nails and razor blades were found around the home or how many hours I spent trying to clean the "new home dust" off of the floors.
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this company is a scam! they use application fees to steal the funds and denying people 5 mins after paying
If there was an option for NO stars, I would have choose it. I am a current tenant. Been so since December. To this day, not one of the six maintenance requests I've reported have been resolved. This property manager is definitely a SLUM Lord. They do not maintain their properties. My plumbing is bad, electrical wiring is bad, sooo many issues with this property and property management company. The company has a clause within their lease agreement that allows a charge for missed maintenance appointments, but it is their assigned technicians that are no shows. This has happened to me at least 4 times. I've taken off work to accommodate their maintenance schedule only for the technician not to show. I am really considering legal action against them. RENTERS BE AWARE!
Do not rent from this company. We rented from them for a year and 4 months AFTER we moved out I received a text message stating that I had a balance with them and that they would be sending this to collections. No communication prior to this text message. No bill in the mail, no email, no phone call, no text message to notify that I owed them anything. I even logged in to the portal but could not get any information because I was not a current tenant. When trying to contact them to inquire on the past due balance it was near impossible to speak with anyone so I tried the text message option only to be told they could not help me and that I would have to call. It took me 2 days to reach anyone to pay the balance. I cannot imagine how many people have the credit destroyed by this company because of their lack of communication and customer service. I also had to specifically request a copy of the letter that was supposed to be provided to me showing why the amount was owed. Beware and just steer clear.
I applied for a home with MSN on February 1st, only to discover that all three of the homes I was interested in had been rented out, and my application was not transferred to any other property. I had a conversation with a representative yesterday who informed me that my application fee had expired on January 25th, yet I had not submitted an application with them until February 1st. These individuals are highly deceptive, owning numerous properties in the area and tricking people into paying non-refundable application fees. I reached out to the leasing office via email to request a refund of my application fee, but I received no reply. I am simply asking for my money back since I never engaged in any meaningful discussions or secured a lease for a home. It's disheartening to see that you are an overseas company taking advantage of people financially and lacking the necessary staff to handle the concerns of prospective and current tenants. I intend to file complaints with the local housing authority and the Attorney General. Please ensure that my $50 is returned to me promptly before the situation escalates, as it seems you are playing too many games.
Have tried to reach someone for days via phone and email. Portal options are only to pay. We have a maintenance emergency and no one will respond. Have more and more complaints.