Gittleman recently hired a team of plumbers in house to help with homeowner work. I have found them exceptionally skilled and easy to work with. I've used them for my own condo as well as for my clients whose properties I oversee. GMC manages most of the properties in downtown Minneapolis and I think they are the best in their field. They excel at handling complicated and troublesome challenges such as construction defects and long term budgeting. I have always found their handling of day to day issues such as billing and Re-Sale disclosures to be handled better than any other management firm. As a Realtor I am exposed to several management companies, so I have some experience here. read more

I am writing to formally document a serious failure in property management that directly impacted the health, safety, and daily lives of residents in my building. On the weekend of 5/9/26, all 12 units in my building lost water service for approximately two days. The root cause was the inaccessibility of the master water shutoff valve, which is located inside a unit that FirstService had recently overseen a foreclosure. When the issue arose, the City dispatched technicians to investigate, but they were unable to restore service because the shutoff was inside a private residence to which no they did not have access. City Public Works confirmed there was nothing further they could do and directed residents to contact FirstService directly. Despite being notified of the situation, FirstService did not resolve the matter until Monday evening -- requiring a locksmith to gain access to the vacant unit. Residents were without water for the entire weekend as a result. This effectively displaced or endangered residents for a whole two days. When I followed up with a FirstService representative named Matt, I was told the outage was caused by a contractor accidentally shutting off the water during renovations, and that the resident had been unresponsive to outreach over the weekend. I have documented evidence that directly contradicts this account -- the unit in question had been foreclosed upon and the residents evicted prior to the incident. I found this explanation to be misleading and inconsistent with the facts. This situation represents a clear failure of property management. FirstService was responsible for ensuring continuity of essential services across all units connected to that building's infrastructure. The failure to have a contingency plan for accessing critical utilities in a unit under their management -- particularly one involved in an active eviction or foreclosure -- resulted in an avoidable, multi-day disruption to twelve households. I submitted a support ticket to FirstService requesting that this month's HOA fee be waived as reasonable compensation for the negligence and displacement caused. That request was denied without acknowledgment of any responsibility. I am prepared to provide documentation supporting my account of events, including evidence that contradicts the explanation provided by FirstService's representative. I am requesting a formal review of this matter and ask that FirstService reconsider appropriate remediation for the affected residents. read more

I wish I could give them a negative number. We had an issue with water service in several units - the water was inexplicability shut off. The city said it was not an issue on their end. FirstService Residential was made aware of the issue by 3:00pm on Saturday - I received an email around that time and then another one at 10:00pm. They had apparently done nothing to resolve the issue. I called their 24/7 emergency line at 8:00am on Sunday morning and was told they would look into it. Other residents were calling as well. I called the 24/7 emergency line at 4:00pm on Sunday and they still had done nothing to resolve the issue. My neighbor texted me, after talking to them, to say that the association manager would look into it on Monday and hopefully get it resolved in the morning. Completely unacceptable. read more

Amateurs. No standard financial reporting. Sloppy. This company needs to hire folks with more university level training.

Kevin Culligan is an amazing manager. He is like family and treats the residents like family. He is very responsive, helpful, courteous and kind. He even know all the dogs names and personalities in the building. He watches out for the elderly people in our building and is very trustworthy. He is a hard worker and is great about being on top of problems in the building and community. Highly recommend! read more

The customer service is terrible and unprofessional. I had to call to talk about a bill twice in one day and spoke to two different reps who both wanted to talk over me and continue to talk while I was speaking even when I asked them to not cut me off and listen to me. They both proceeded to argue with me and blatantly show that they were annoyed. The first one said I was going to receive a confirmation e-mail about what we had talked about and when it did not come through, I called later in the day to ask about it and if they had the correct e-mail address on file. The second rep pretty much acted like I was stupid and said there was no such thing as a confirmation e-mail that would be sent and that my reference number for that call was all I needed. Essentially, they were charging me a late fee on an assessment bill that wasn't due until JUNE of 2026... It is April. And they were annoyed that I was calling to tell them that I wanted that late fee removed. What a joke. read more

Horrible. Wish I could give zero stars. Office workers are abusive to elders. My parents experience it whenever they approach the office staff. So they've just stopped trying to advocate for themselves. It's wrong on so many levels! elder abuse! Will be contacting an attorney!! read more

They are the WORST! They have some amazing property managers, but their departments and policies are so bad that it's impossible to get things done. As a Board member, I called for an emergency as our roof had failed and we had a waterfall into the building. Their off site, off shored customer service told me it wasn't an emergency. 2 reps and 30 min later, I resolved it, but this is one of almost 100 different issues/fails of FSR over a 2 yr time frame. read more

First Service thinks their retaliatory practices are okay. I have represented the neighborhood as Board President since 2017. In 2024, FirstService Residential fell significantly behind in their financial reporting, at one point they were 6 months behind in providing financial reports to the associations. Part of our contract stated that First Service was to provide us financial reporting within 10 days of the beginning of the following month of the month that just ending. We had been communicating quite extensively with Maggie Mahmood, who is the Regional Director that oversees our neighborhood. As you can see, in the email dated March 5th 2024, Maggie Mahmood had acknowledged that there were severe issues with their accounting department, and that they were trying to rebuild this department. Subsequent emails stated they were hoping to have some reports to us soon. On 4/30/2024, when I had finally had my hand on some of the financials and had some time to review, I had become aware when reviewing that we had $117,000 sitting in our operating account that was due to our Reserve Account. Our Operating account does not earn interest and our reserve money market account is a high interest account. I made Mike Benning aware of this and received no response. Because there was no accounting staff at First Service Residential, nobody had been managing their accounts. I followed up again on 05/09 with Mike Benning as I had not heard anything from him to inquire about if this had been escalated. Finally, in June, the $117,000 was sent to our Reserve Account. That solved one half of the issue. My goal was to get this resolved before our contract ended on 8/31/2024. On 8/14/2024, I received a response from Mike Benning letting me know that this was still in process and the goal was to resolve this fully by the end of our contract to allow us to part ways on good terms. This is in the email chain. Finally, on 8/29/2024, Maggie Mahmood let me know she received the amount of $1571.31 owed to us in interest. This is documented in the email chain. She was sending this on for approvals to credit us. We transitioned to our new management company on September 1st 2024. I asked tor them in December to look for the credit and they couldn't find it. On 12/28/2024, I went to Mike and Maggie and I was told on 12/30/2024 they would follow up on the Monday after the holidays, as the leadership team was out. This did not happen, so on 01/14/2025, I had to follow up with them again. Maggie Mahmood responded back within the day and let me know they were unable to reimburse us for interest they calculated that we were owed as we didn't maintain a "contractual obligation," as our contract was over now. Additionally, FirstService Residential represents the Master Board for our neighborhood. They are charging over double what a competitor would charge. The previous President did not do their due diligence and just signed their rip off contract. The bigger issue is FirstService paid an almost $12,000 invoice without approval from the Master Board, which I am also part of, with 0 approval from the board. When I tried to raise this as a default of their contract, they hired an overpriced, corrupt attorney to write a letter stating it's a "mistake" and mistakes don't constitute a default of the contract. A $12,000 "mistake" is not okay. And $3,000 dollars to write two letters to the board seems like corruption as a letter from an attorney costs $350-400 to write. So, it would seem as if FirstService and their attorney, Chestnut Cambronne are trying to pocket a few dollars. I would not trust FirstService Residential in the slightest. Ever since their whole issue with their accounting department that delayed financials for 6 months, they have since updated their contracts to state they have 1 month to get a board their financials. One month is unheard of. Every other company promises them by mid-month, but in an effort to cover themselves, they have now edited their language. BOARDS BEWARE!!!! read more

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Unbelievable neglect of any duty, follow-up, care, or understanding of their responsibilities. Complete lack of attention to important matters and disorganization that would be laughable if it didn't cost the HOAs so much money. This management company is a huge national company that will cover it's own butt First (I think that's what the First stands for in FSR, it should be First Service First) and leave your HOA twisting in the wind. They want to manage from a remote location on their keyboard with a complaint-driven method of solving issues. I'm sure people who have an onsite staff manager have a better experience, but if you have an offsite manager, you better hope their GPS is working if they ever decide to come to the building, because they probably haven't been there in a year. Forget proactive management or spotting an issue before it gets out of hand. Their solution is to just have you replace everything on a regular basis, regardless of need; that's how they drain all of your reserves. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a person whose job it was to know about buildings and how to maintain them? Who knew how to prioritize repairs and maintenance to spend money wisely and not waste it on unnecessary things? Oh, wait, a property manager! Well, First Service will openly admit that their managers don't know about buildings, which is why they will try to tap your reserves for inspections every year that cost thousands of dollars. Property managers used to know about buildings and their care. We had a great manager for a while years ago, but they drove him out because he was always hiring contractors outside of the repair company they own. They are self-serving and have mastered the art of dropping the ball. They used to brag that they had great buying power and were able to save HOAs money, but now they don't even try to find competitive prices for repairs or projects. They use their in-house service or their buddies, and you will pay exponentially higher prices. I wish I could give zero stars for the damage that they have done to so many associations. Absolute hacks. ***update*** The fastest and sometimes only response from First Service is the AI-generated response to comments. read more

Communication is lacking at best. Requests are submitted and need to be followed up on consistently in order to get any resolution. It has taken over 2 months to fix an accounting issues that is on their end. They are great at passing the ball & blaming someone else. This is the 2nd townhome (in two different cities) that I have owned and are managed by First Service and I can say the only thing they are consistent at is poor customer service. read more

communication is horrible. as a board member questions go unanswered for weeks and months. property managers only communicate when asking about collecting money. they do not follow through, and they do not read or follow bylaws. they allow other board members and presidents to bulldoze over other board members and take advantage of smaller sub associations by mishandling their money. do not enforce rules and bylaws, and don't even communicate when an attorney is involved. read more

We switched property management companies Oct. 31, 2024. We had a credit that was supposed to be transferred to the new HOA. It has been 53 days and I have reached out to FSR four times! They can see our credit and keep telling me that accounting will call me within 24-48 hours. Obviously not a single person from FSR has called and they have not given us our money!!!! Terrible service. If we owed them money I guarantee we would get calls and letters!! read more

If I could give them 0 stars I would! My leasing agency (DRG also DO NOT recommend) had outdated information for parking. I couldn't access the garage for 10 days, despite garage parking being included in my lease. I registered my car at the time of leasing via a signed document with my car's information to serve as registration. There was no communication and no one responded to answer my list of emailed questions to try to gain access to the building. I called FSR office, the property manager and regional manager 10+ times. I tried to get into the garage with a new barcode I was given and it didn't work. My car got towed out of the lot and they refused to issue a refund saying I should've known to register my car. At this point the property manger finally returned a call and was seemingly empathetic and said he would meet me on the property the next day. He never showed. On day 10 of the issue (no garage access, not staying at the unit I am paying rent for fear of being towed) I left a voicemail saying that this treatment was 'bullshit' and while I should've taken the higher route verbally, that was the message that actually got a response. HOWEVER, their response wasn't to answer any of my questions or help solve the problem, it was to lecture me about my tone. In that email chain the property manager lied to cover his tracks with a higher up cc'd, saying I never tried the garage and that I never called for him to come meet me. The regional manager also stated they never heard that I was moving in prior to December 1st. Also a lie. I have emails with them cc'd dating November 7th. Ultimately they are clowns. Definitely giving a let's bully the young woman into being quiet vibe. Icing on the cake was the building wide email that went out two days later saying the garage readers weren't working intermittently and needed maintenance. No acknowledgement or apology given. Horribly sleazy individuals with awful work ethic and no integrity. YOU ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE- time to reflect! Your customers are unhappy!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Worst property management company ever. Don't waste your time dealing with company, they don't even respond. They take your money every month but don't repair anything in your community or communicate with residents. Very bad. Look for a new management company for your property. read more

they are the worst mgmt company ever!! Our HOA hired them with no input from Homeowners!! they charge fees and fines for everything! they have harassed coerced lied and intimidated the members of Timbershore HOA INTO "rewiring"their houses and spending thousands of dollars 10000-25000 for each "rewire"and it is not even a rewire it's a Piggytail job!! They told homeowners that it needed to be done for "cheaper insurance" That's a lie. Rewiring has nothing to do with insurance! they dont return emails or phone calls And they steal money from homeowners!! What a disgrace to say they are Property Managers!! They are corrupt business people and are in cahoots with our HOA PRESIDENT FOR WHAT? Personal gain?? read more

A warning to anyone who is considering using this management company. My building was breached and we had to do an emergency re-key. We were told it would be $10,000. First Residential did nothing, they didn't get bids, and they were ready to charge us exorbitant because they don't provide any services you would expect from a management company. The board was left to bid, rekey and distribute keys. I got a bid for $1900. They don't know how to manage or save money. We can't even get a response from our building manager without him having a total hissy fit. DON'T waste your money or risk your building. We are under budget over $60,000 because First Residential from total mismanagement, never bidding out and having clean response do work and charge it to the association. It's a total joke. read more

Every few years, I decide to give Gittleman Construction & Maintenance Corporation another try and each time I am reminded how terrible (bordering sketchy) they are. They have terrible customer service and overcharge. They avoid direct asks for simple information. I highly recommend that you look elsewhere...even if your FSR housing association implies that you have to use them. I'll caveat and say that my FSR HOA is good but that's primarily bc of our property manager/staff and doesn't really have anything to do with FSR. read more

We reported a very disturbing bed bug problem in our complex nearly 2 weeks ago. Nothing has been done. Don't waste your time with this incompetent company. read more

One star is way too may, possibly the worst HOA you can have managing your development. We bought a townhome last year in Cottage Grove and they manage the association in such poor manner I cannot even explain it. Their customer service team n the phone is useless, the worst I experienced, they never have answers, no follow up from property manager Cathy Or Pat before her. It feels like theyare LOST IN SPACE! I ask questions and they respond with questions or no answer just round and round in circles. Confusing emails about snow and repairs. Just a mess of a company!!!!!!!. Stay away. I deeply regret buying the townhome there just because how they treat the homeowners. I will be filing BBB complaint and taking legal action to protect our investment. read more

terrible association . Would not recommend- increased association fees every year. Snow plow service comes at 8pm after snow was done at 5am. They forgot 1/2 my driveway. 0 stars for this association. read more

It shouldn't take an entire summer to fix our indoor pool. People paying an HOA for amenities shouldn't have to go without one for an entire summer! read more

I have submitted tickets and they do not listen. They have only been managing our association since January and it's been a really poor turnover to them. I'm not sure the answer, but managing work tickets from a computer in Bloomington, MN and never setting foot in the neighborhood doesn't get anything done. read more

These frauds put a lien on my parent's house because they called to ask why their HOA fees had increased. They not only added late fees, but legal fees and the extra HOA fees. HORRIBLE company. We have contacted the Attorney General. read more

This has to be by far the worst management company in the area. I have now spent 4 days trying to figure out if one of the properties they manage is FHA approved, and now I have 2 conflicting answers. read more

First Service Residential is a sleazy and slimey management company. FSR charges homeowners late fees for HOA payments that are not valid. Banks do not lie about when money is taken for an HOA payment. Banks are held to the highest standards in the world and are businesses that operate with the highest code of standards and ethics with numerous checks and balances in place. They do not make up dates that money is withdrawn and sent as a payment. FSR is stealing homeowners money by charging late fees for bogus "late payments." It is gross and disgusting that they have no integrity. Shame on Property Managers and HOA Boards for not also being ethical and allowing FSR to collect these bogus late fees. After reading every single review this seems to be a common practice that has happened to a lot (hundreds) of homeowners across all associations "managed" by FSR. Where is the accountability? When will this stealing stop? read more

I have asked on several occasions for a financial itemization of the services that we are paying for thru HOA dues. They're are numerous items on the budget that are vague and to date, we have not seen these types of services performed. I'm still waiting on a professional answer as the response to my question is a repeat of the service title (ie landscaping maintenance refers to the landscaping). FIRST Residential has also told us that we cannot have a residential board until we are at full occupancy in our community...many of us have lived here over two years and have no representation or say and the construction has stagnated in our area. They are very unprofessional and IMO just collecting money without doing anything. I have also asked about the numerous contractors in the area leaving trash behind as it blows around the neighborhood and into our yards, and that was blow off. My next step is to address these issues with the State AG and the BBB. read more

First Service Residential is a horrible company and their integrity when dealing with homeowners is extremely questionable. They charge fees that are not warranted and when a homeowner can prove otherwise they don't care. (Like a bank statement from a withdrawal, etc.) FSR uses threatening collection tactics, scare tactics and tries to intimidate homeowners. They just continue to threaten with collections. They are not interested in finding resolution, won't provide any transparency/documentation and will not disclose fees - they seem to just make them up and when you ask for transparency they use intimidation tactics to just continue to threaten collections for no payment. Their collection tactics are questionable as everything is just a threat of going to collections. When they are in the wrong and know their answer is the threat of collections for none payment whether you owe that fee or not. I would never choose to have them as my management company. The HOA continues to hire them as the management company and they are just as bad and aren't working on behalf of homeowners. They charge late fees when they have received homeowners money paid through Clickpay even though it was paid and received by them before the due date of the 15th of the month and way before the 15th. They don't care and threaten collections as non payment. read more

Several mistakes have cost us lots of money ! We feel through the cracks !very difficult with changing managers .

I have experienced the worst customer service of my life from this company. They manage my son's HOA, who passed away and I have been trying for two months to set up so that I can pay the HOA fees until his estate is settled. Went thru a month of trying to set up an account on line to pay providing his death certificate to be told, I also need to provide a court order. That takes months to be named the representative. So, ok, can't set up an account online, so next month try to make a payment and not able to find a way to do electronically. Use a phone payment system charging two additional fees on the last due date of the 15th. Receive a mailed statement at my son's home showing an additional late fee for the previous payment charged to my charge account on the 15th, showing a payment made on the 18th. Contact them again, regarding the payment not being late, and they respond that they will put in a ticket to determine if the payment was late. Next day receive an email stating that the owner needs to contact them to discuss any billing. For the third time I respond that it will not be possible to talk to the owner since he passed away two months ago. Can't understand why it is so difficult to give them money. read more

I bought a condo 12 years ago and the management company was fantastic. Unfortunately, our board chose to move to FSR, and it has cost all the owners in the building. Not only have the HOA fees doubled in that time, they continuously create new ways to charge owners for what they call "special assessments" where they hire contractors to do unnecessary work, pass the cost onto the condo owners, and receive kick-backs that they hide. At a minimum, these practices are unethical, if not illegal (not a lawyer, so cannot make that determination). Also, to be clear, I am not against paying for initiatives that enhance the building for the condo owners. In fact, I would usually vote for them. But randomly creating frivolous work so they can get a kickback without a vote is ridiculous. Well over $20k in special assessments have been incurred by each of condo owner in my building (not just me), with little to no value to the property. Steer away folks. read more

In my opinion, Justin Lattu is the worst individual I have ever known. He and Julie Bibby, the Board President (who just yells when anyone disagrees with her) cut off my lockbox without warning costing me $500 in changing my locks, he could have called. There were no written regulations and just stated it was a Board decision. He and Julie like to use power to bully people. I asked them to cut bushes and it was never done, but when I asked to trim them myself He said "absolutely not, they are not your property. " I went through absolute hell and reported leaking through my ceiling, which by regulations the association is supposed to stop active leaks. No, this went on for months until my condo was covered in mold from the unit above and I had to move out while I was pregnant. I have now sold the unit and canceled everything through the first residential website. Did I still get billed the following month for association fees? Absolutely! I moved out of that condo bc of the terrible management of FirstService Residential and terrible neighbors. They don't even deserve one star. My opinion is that they are absolutely terrible human beings and bullies and karma will have their way with them in the future. I am still considering speaking with an attorney now that I have money from the sale of my condo to sue them for the absolute hell they put me through and terrible management. Absolutely disgusted with Justin and Julie the Board president. DESPICABLE HUMANS to put a disabled, single mother what they put me through. Save yourself and never move into one of these townhouse. This company should be shut down completely. It seemed they make up their own regulations and adjust them to how they want to, they don't follow their own guidelines. When I was moving out with a brand new baby, they didn't even lift the downspout so I almost slipped on a huge ice slide multiple times. The main door NEVER shut after multiple requests. It's the biggest joke of a company ever. Beyond disappointing. I suffer from PTSD from that company and that place! read more

I joined our condo HOA Board in Dec 2021. Justin Lattu has been our FS Residential Association Manager (for several years). He is so responsive to every request. He follows up and makes sure all open issues are completely addressed. He is extremely knowledgeable and competent, but his professionalism and courteousness - even in difficult situations - sets him apart. One great example is the recent increases everyone has experienced in HOA dues. Justin spent time with our Board to review every line item, and help us develop the justification to clearly explain the increases to owners. He has been a great partner with our Board. Additionally, we have had great experience with the after-hours support. Last new year's eve, we had a sprinkler system emergency. Allison was on call, and quickly jumped on the issue, including callign the sprinkler company and fire department. It's comforting to know there is a responsive team to support Justin when he is not available. Extremely satisfied with the FS Residential team. read more

FSR is nothing short of a racketeering operation. Every and I mean every property they have there dirty hands involved in needs to understand how they operate. On ALL capital improvements, roofs replacements, hallway redecorating etc they charge a 5% fee on top of the total costs. And here's the real topper, your property manager gets 2.6% for him or herself. Do you think there's a conflict of interest here or is it just plan old racketeering? This is how they make a ton of money by ripping off condo owners. There nothing short of a big scam outfit. RUN. read more

They sent me a plumbing bill to pay when the plumber noted on the work order that is was grease clogged in the pipe below my unit, from a 3 floor plumbing trap. *** my update, problem was resolved and I am happy it was less than 90 days. So I give them a 3 1/2 star read more

FSR manages Compass Pointe town home community In Woodbury Mn and everything seemed fine until we got a collection notice regarding our HOA fees not being paid for 3 months. I have my HOA fee on autopay the First of each month so I was concerned and confused. FSR claims we are behind on our dues and we must pay 2000.00 dollars asap or they will foreclose on our property . I called them and after being transferred around for 45 minutes finally talked to the collections agent and apparently there was an accidental credit on our account by FSR so our dues were not being collected on autopay and suddenly 3 months later the credit was withdrawn by FSR and auto pay was turned off and we were behind in our Dues which led to collections. FSR refuses to revers these charges and is charging more and more late fees. I am so frustrated and would never recommend this company . read more

First Service Residential does not service their paying clients, but themselves! I was charged a $25 late fee knowing nothing about it, as well as what they called a $15 monitoring fee. Who has ever heard of such BS? I immediately paid the assessment which was deemed to be late, but Marta Niwinski's customer service skills were lacking greatly and after paying $2696.88 assessment for our new roof, she refused to waive the fee which I was not even aware of! I would not trust this company with anything! Our grass looks like weeds, the trees are dead or overgrown, the dog run is piled one foot deep with old mulch, and our building is filthy! I for one will not vote for them to manage our community next time around! I wish I could give them a 0! read more

This property management company will be the reason I lose the sale of my townhome!! My buyer's lender sent them a questionnaire and they hastily scribbled it out, leaving most of it incomplete. The last page stated they could not answer the questions about the structural integrity of the building until they get direction from their Board of Directors and legal counsel. It also said they didn't know when they would get back to us. The lender is going to deny my lender's loan if they don't complete it. Now I'm going to lose my buyer and my new home! No one in my association will be able to sell until they provide the information. I'm thinking about going to the media! read more

First Service Residential is a terrible company. Don't use them!! They don't follow up on issues, next to impossible to get things repaired. Very frustrating!!! read more

Love Love living here! The Greenway outside the door, the lakes and walkability to shops and restaurants. The office management here at Cedar Isles are the best I have ever experienced. Especially during the past two years with the Pandemic, have been on top of everything regarding cleaning, mask use and making sure we are as safe as possible in our residences. They have basically been front line workers exposed to everything to keep us safe during this time. The weekly emails giving us information on maintenance being performed and updates on the SWLTR is also greatly appreciated. Proud to give a review! read more