ATTENTION anybody who doesn't want to get screwed, and I'm not talking about the fun, exciting, I-can't-believe-we're-doing-this kind of screwed--more like the crying, ugly, I-have-no-money-you-bastards kind of screwed--please read this. We lived in a Cobb managed property for three years. During that time, services provided were okay, but like another reviewer has aptly said, they're fine while you're a tenant, just never move out. Our move-in inspection consisted of us walking through the house with our property manager at the time, Diane Dains, and she basically took notes of what we noticed as pre-existing. We weren't given any forms to fill out ourselves in the first week nor were we provided a copy of the move-in inspection. When we moved in, the house had not been cleaned. There was debris on the counter. Water marks on the sinks, counters and mirrors. There were noticeable stains on the carpets. And there was excessive snagging in the carpets. There was weed growth in the yard and a dead tree out front; we lived in an HOA neighborhood and I was contacted to have the tree removed. There was a jacuzzi in the backyard; the top had been left open and rain had accumulated and become standing--green algae and organisms growing inside of it. I demanded it be professionally cleaned. It never was. Instead, Diane Dains brought the homeowner over to the house while she was in town to tell me how to clean it myself. I had a young child, a dog, and my husband worked, so I needed the house in order ASAP. That being the case, I did everything myself and didn't complain further. By the time we moved out, we had a completely different property manager, Kathy Morris. The lease we signed agreed to a professional cleaning upon move-out. Once we submitted our thirty days notice, Kathy promptly emailed me a list of their preferred vendors for every service you can think of from the cleaning to landscapers, painters, and their personal handyman, etc. We were expected to pay for everything out-of-pocket while they withheld our deposit, in the amount of $1,100. To backtrack, when we first moved in, there wasn't very many reviews on Cobb, whereas when we were moving out, the negative reviews had accumulated. Many of which stated very bluntly that they would pay out-of-pocket for the cleaning services, provide the receipt and their deposits were still drained for an additional cleaning service and anything else under the sun. This is because Cobb Property Management hides behind what they consider to be their "standards" and if you do not meet these ambiguous standards, they will use your security deposit for it. Even still, I decided to hire their preferred vendor for cleaning, that way I could hold them accountable if they didn't do a job up to Cobb's "standards." I called Kool Prices three weeks in advance and told them the house would be empty for an entire week and would like to do the cleaning then. They were scheduled for Wednesday and I had to return the keys Saturday. Tuesday came, I hadn't received confirmation, so I called. They told me it wasn't a cleaning scheduled, it was just an estimate. They assured me they could do the cleaning by Saturday. The estimator said the house looked good, nothing out of the ordinary, that it shouldn't be too expensive. He also said they'd email the estimate to me. I didn't receive the estimate until Monday, after I had returned the keys, and the price was outrageous for a single story home. Kathy approved the cleaning and I told her she'd have to charge our deposit. At the move-out inspection, Kathy, in much horror, stated that nothing was done and the owners wanted it on the market. We found out that the cleaners had been there but did a very poor job of cleaning and they had broken some blinds. She pointed out everything that was pre-existing, which wasn't properly documented on the move-in checklist. She said the yard needed to be done, which I expected, but then she stated that an entire interior paint job was needed. We discussed wear and tear. Kathy winced when she saw our deposit amount for $1,100, as if it wouldn't be enough to cover everything. I call bullshit. We didn't receive our remaining deposit or the itemization until after the 14 days, and we only got back $150. I'm positive that even if we hired all their preferred vendors at our own cost, we wouldn't have gotten our deposit back. We have a perfect renting history prior to renting this home and have always gotten our full deposit back. Cobb blames us. We signed the lease. We agreed to being screwed. I'm sure there will be a response that restates as much. By the way, any company that responds to negative reviews in the way Cobb has is not a professional company. Bunch of kindergarteners. Anyone considering renting a home managed by Cobb, there are plenty of management companies who conduct themselves in a much more professional manner, more thorough inspections and clear lease agreements. These people are shady. read more