FINAL UPDATE
After a year adaptive removed our rent discount, and then raised our rent the full legal amount 1 month later leading to a 15% increase in our rent within a two month period, so we moved out. They told us this is their standard policy, which our neighbors all confirmed. (During leasing, Jorge had told us adaptive would probably offer a new one year lease with a smaller discount the next year - he works for adaptive, so I have to assume he knows this isn't true). They took $566 from our deposit for "painting fees" even though we already repainted the unit, as communicated multiple times with their team - it was much cleaner than we received it - so we're still fighting that one.
All in all, this was a frustrating experience. The apartment was well maintained by the maintenance team who we really liked, but the property management, leasing, and rental teams were consistently dishonest and hard to reach. It's a trade off, hopefully this post will help you make an informed decision in a housing market full of contradictions!
UPDATE September 2023:
After signing our lease, I wrote a 5 star review of our adaptive broker Jorge. I am updating this review to 1 star to reflect the service we've received in the last month since moving in. Adaptive moved us in to an apartment that clearly was not ready for tenants nor up to the standards of our lease, and has been overall unresponsive and disorganized.
ISSUE LIST:
- (UNRESOLVED) Broken A/C, broke 2 days before the worst heat wave on record in California history. They refused to give us a temporary AC, fans, or to expedite the AC installation (insisting on buying one from NEVADA instead of just going to the store to get one same day, same response re a temporary window AC). We have now been living, with our cat who is now 80% catatonic, in a 100+ degree apartment for 7 days. Not only is this not what was promised in our lease, but it is also an extremely unsafe and uncomfortable living condition, with no effort to rectify by management.
- (UNRESOLVED) Private garage with a broken door that doesn't lock, a light that doesn't work, no access to power, and a giant hole in the wall.
- (UNRESOLVED) Both the closet doors in the bedrooms were damaged and in one room the door was in pieces on the floor.
- The washer and dryer were disconnected and missing parts
- The dishwasher was missing pieces and required maintenance
- The blinds in the back room were scattered on the floor and installed improperly
- The floors were filthy and uncleaned, garbage from the previous tenants and/or the maintenance team was on the counter
We have requested a rent credit from Adaptive to make up for the days we have been living in this apartment in conditions below the standards of our lease. Of course, we haven't heard back.
ORIGINAL REVIEW August 2023:
This review is for Jorge as a leasing agent, not for adaptive as a management company since we haven't moved in yet.
We were about to sign a lease on another property when Jorge showed us the apartment we ended up renting. He was super friendly, familiar with the area, and honest about the pros and cons of the space. He also helped turn our showing, application, and lease signing around SO fast (all within 12 hours of the listing going up). Great leasing experience, only hope we'll experience the same service once we're actually moved in! read more