The studio building I moved into was conveniently located, quiet, and clean. If there were ever any issues (non-emergency) maintenance had it fixed within 24-48 hours. I loved that there was on-site laundry at no cost. Sophie made the sublease process stress-free and was so kind and wonderful. Communication has much improved in the leasing department. -2 stars for the trouble that comes along with parking and the cost for a parking spot- it is absolutely OUTRAGEOUS and one of the most expensive in the area by hundreds of dollars. It's 1000x cheaper to pay for a street parking permit for an entire year. read more

Post on the Better Business Bureau - Hometeam Properties (office located at 222 E. 11th Ave, 43201) does not respond to maintenance requests, sends repeated badgering broadcast email messages to their tenants, and unfairly withholds nearly half of the security deposit that is paid to them. Unfortunately, Yelp does nothing to get this message across. If you have a legitamate complaint, as we did about this company, post it to the BBB at https://www.bbb.org/us/oh/columbus/profile/property-management/marker-ht-cbus-mgmt-llc-0302-70143494/complaints Be sure to select 'Complaint' instead of 'Review', and answer 'No' to the first page of questions before providing your statement. read more

Looking for an apartment for an incoming OSU student. We traveled to Columbus twice. Tour #1: Did not realize there would be parking issues, so ended up paying to park in an OSU lot and walking. First unit was empty. Flushed the toilet to see if the plumbing was working, and it continued to run during the remainder of the visit. My child was uncomfortable with the entry being on an alley, and the $1000+ monthly rental was a turn-off for me, so we passed on the unit. The second unit was an efficiency, and the resident was in the unit, so we did not feel comfortable looking too closely. Tour #2: We'd requested tours of four units. They offered a "video tour" of the units, but instead of a tour, they sent us still photographs. I know that photos don't give the full feel of a unit, so I said we would tour before renting. When we arrived, we found out we'd only been signed up to tour two units, and they weren't the ones in which we were interested. The first unit was in a building that looked ill-maintained. The metal stairs to the unit were rusting and the roof looked like it needed replaced. The unit itself was so crammed with the tenant's stuff that we couldn't get a good look at it. The second unit was empty, but there was clear evidence of an ongoing water damage problem, the thermostat was visibly broken, the door to the utility room was broken, and there was a noticeable odor of a gas leak. The mailboxes were rusting, and the locks on the mailboxes were clearly broken. While I did not ask if these units were Section 8 housing, I did ask if the renters were exclusively students ("We rent to anyone") and what the security was like ("We *are* in a major city"). read more

Stay away!! Hometeam Properties is one of the worst run organizations I have ever had the displeasure of working with. Every year the company would have a "new system" and we would have to be "patient with them" but every year it was the same system that still worked horribly and never made sense. Their parking system was a nightmare that caused multiple headaches. They sold a spot that was taken by a trashcan and because of that reason the trash was not picked up for a month. This caused multiple rats and had such a foul stench. The house was in horrible condition with a piece of the ceiling falling in on someone. Hometeam is also the worst at even being able to communicate properly with their residents. You could call their phone and rarely get a hold of them, and when you do they were so unhelpful, it left you more confused. There is about maybe 1 person who actually knows what they are doing there. Hometeam properties' right hand does not know what their left hand is doing. You can call two times and have the same situation and get two separate answers making the entire situation confusing and leaving you with no answer. They will also charge you outrageously more on gas and water then you actually use. They say they are making it easier on their residents but they are actually giving themselves more money. The maintenance team was either alright or horrible. We needed a new door because Hometeam did not keep the old door in condition between residents, and they didn't paint the door for two whole years. One last story, I could go on for much more if I wanted to, I was receiving calls from I believe a property manager who was swearing and cussing me out because someone behind my house swore at one of their workers. I felt that was ridiculous and extremely immature of Hometeam management to just assume that and that was ridiculous for me to get sworn and cussed at. If I could go back to my Sophmore year and picking a landlord, I'd rather live another year in the dorms then give Hometeam a dime. They do not care about the residents and I would stay away at all costs. read more

I wish I could give no s -they spend more time putting bandaids on problems then actually taking care of the issues. My daughter started having maggots and flies coming out of her bedroom baseboards this summer, multiple patchwork later, putting blame on the resident for keeping doors closed (meanwhile there are no doors nearby or ever kept open), saying over and over "there are no dead animals in the walls" and here we are 6 mos later cutting out dry wall to find dead animals! She has been displaced from her bed at least 4 weeks over the last 6 mos due to chemicals and them asking her not to sleep in there- but somehow there is no compensation since they "responded quickly" We have also caught Hometeam in multiple lies - the date they said a work order was submitted when there were ring camera proof of the workers there days before It's all sad, disappointing and disgusting Do Better! read more

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Our walls and ceiling are decaying in several spots, maintenance to get a screen on my window took about 3 months, and they're not paying our water bill. Our water just shut off. I usually have decent luck with realtors, but this is definitely the worst by far. read more

As a student who almost leased here, I'm very glad I reconsidered. Based on what I've personally witnessed and what multiple friends have experienced leasing here, Hometeam's practices often came off as predatory, particularly toward students without much leasing experience. Communication is unprofessional and frequently unresponsive. There were repeated situations where fees or charges were justified by references to lease terms that, upon careful review, were not actually stated in the lease agreement. When discrepancies were addressed, communication was either dismissive and vague or lacking accountability. There also seems to be frequent misinformation regarding policies and guidance, which has caused avoidable confusion and stress. Mistakes, intentional or not, still carry real financial consequences for residents. Management run in this manner is, frankly, embarrassing for a company responsible for housing and resident support. It's baffling how little basic competence is required here. Common sense would dictate that if you're going to manage housing and take people's money, you need to understand your own lease, communicate clearly, and treat your tenants with respect. Hometeam Properties fails on all of those fronts. If you're considering signing a lease here, be extremely cautious. Whether intentional or not, the current management system seems designed to mislead and take advantage of its residents. read more

Updating my review from last year. I would rate them 0 if I could. They will pinch every penny out of you and there will be nothing that you can do about it. They don't respond to emergency maintenance requests, even when our ceiling was leaking and our toilet was flooding. They scheduled around 10 apartment tours in our final month of renting and when one of us had Covid, they charged us 100 dollar "refusal of entry" fee when entry wasn't even refused (which they acknowledged). The next day we received an email that our lease was ending that day and we had to leave (we had another 2 weeks left, we never heard back about that either). Management/ staff are rude and condescending--they will ignore multiple emails/ calls before getting back to you and they are intentionally vague so as to confuse you and get more money out of you. The best example of this is when they made us switch gas utility into their name and claimed that they would pay the final month's utility bill before the switch. Then, they refused to pay our final month's utility (even though they clearly stated that they would) which caused a late payment + fees. Now I have to pay a deposit on my new apartment's gas because of said late payment caused by Hometeam. They use AI for their apartment listings because our apartment listing looks nothing like the trashy patchwork, paint, carpet, and rotting windows that actually exist. They make the rooms look bigger and there are parts of our apartments listing that don't even exist lol. Our complex's mailboxes have not been able to lock since we moved in and they just showed up to fix them 3 days before our lease end. They refuse to fix the washers (there are 3 for the entire unit) and they just let the broken ones sit there for months before they fix it, just for it to break again within a week. Don't even get me STARTED on the roaches and mold. One unit above us had literally hundreds of roaches and now they are trying to list it as "newly remodeled" within a month of the previous tenants eviction. They throw fees on literally everything and they will make up reasons to fine you. They will pinch every penny out of your deposit. They will accuse you of damages that you didn't create/ were present at the beginning of the lease, even if you have proof. They lie to prospective tenants all of the time and none of their staff are well versed in their policies. Misinformation goes out all of the time and you have to pay the price for it. Please do not rent from these people. Choose anybody else. Save yourself the headache, time, and money because these people want to abuse you and your pockets. They will lie to you about everything and they will barely respect your rights as a tenant. These apartments are cheap for a reason. Choose somewhere else, don't be another victim. read more

TO ALL OSU STUDENTS: ANY of this company's properties should be on your DO NOT RENT list! The worst company you could ever rent from in any way. Having spoken to a few former employees, they are PROUD of how shitty they treat their student tenants, who they know lack the knowledge or resources to stop their dishonest and scammy business practices. They tell their employees to charge tenants for BS and withhold security deposits, then make it impossible to contact anyone who can rectify the problems they create. This company built their business model and internal policies around scamming 18-22 year olds, and I cannot wait for the day they get sued into the ground. read more

PARENTS AND STUDENTS SAVE YOURSELF! DO NOT RENT THROUGH HOMETEAMS! I would give 0 stars if possible. Hometeam Properties was a mess the whole time. Health violations they lied to us about, charges that don't make sense, impossible to get in contact with, biohazard materials being left in our apartment for weeks without any accommodation or attempt to fix the issue, they towed MY car from the parking spot I payed for. AND SO MANY MORE ISSUES! I am begging you to avoid this company for your own good, don't make the same mistake I did youll regret it. I lived with LITERALLY SEWAGE and human waste in my basement and it took them weeks to accomplishes the issue. And they only did so since I threatened to get a legal team involved. If this isn't enough to convince you I don't know what is. Here's an image of the sewage that sat in my apartment without any help of management. read more

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DO NOT DO IT. IM TELLING YOU.. DO NOT DO IT ! I signed a short term lease with Hometeam properties and was living in an inhabitable apt. Noticed roaches two days after move in. I also was waking up not being able to breathe, had a sore throat, and felt sick for about most of my lease. I would have friends stay over and they would complain about how stuffy there nose, sore throats, and there breathing as well. That let me know that I was not crazy. MAN they came to check the air and said nothing was wrong and to get an air purifier. I invested in one. Nothing changed. They told me the only way I could get out of my lease was to get someone else to sublease. I could not do that, could not lie to someone about the space they were signing up for. UGHH It made me so sick to give them my hard earned money. Let alone feeling sick while making that money to pay for a space that could not provide me with a healthy living. LISTEN I PRAY SOMEONES DADDY OR MOMMY HAS THE MONEY TO SUE THIS COMPANY. I moved out a few days ago and will be grateful for simply the air I breathe. If you made it this far thanks for watching. And hometeams wow so disappointed in you. read more

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The Hometeam Properties is the WORST property manager. They put off answering service calls. One example when it was dead of summer, the air conditioner broke in my sons house for days!! They service man only added freon when it needed repaired. This took another few days. The air condition broke multiple times. The furnace vents are so cacked with dust, that dust literally comes out of the vents. The house was also SHOT UP!! Yes, SHOT UP by a random person. The windows were boarded up for days until finally replace, leaving the kitchen so dark. read more

A girl got shot by a stray bullet on the premises of our property. Nothing was done by Hometeam after multiple requests to implement safety measure at our apartment complex. Instead, they raised rent by $100/month. read more

Poor maintenance, unclean properties, and good luck seeing a penny of your security deposit. Horrible reputation from student body

Short Version: Rent from Hometeam if you want your life to be difficult. This morning I received an email saying that I owe 112.68$ and that it will be going to collections if I don't pay within 30 days of my move-out date (I moved out 251 days ago). It is a 12$ electricity bill that Hometeam received after they returned my security deposit. They added $100 in fees. Long Version: I rented from them for a year and moved out May 2023 and received my security deposit back. I received an email from them 6 months later in December 2023 stating that I had an outstanding balance of ________ (the balance in the email is literally blank). I try to log into my account on their online web portal to see if there are any charges but it says that my account has been closed. I call during business hours multiple times (no one answers) and leave a voicemail asking for more information (they don't respond). I end up assuming that the email was an accident that resulted from my account being closed with the company. This morning I received another email saying that I owe 112.68$ and that it will be going to collections if I don't pay within 30 days of my move-out date (I moved out 251 days ago). I called their office phone number 11 times during business hours (I counted) before someone answered. It turns out that after I moved out and Hometeam returned my security deposit, they received a $12.68 electricity bill. They graciously waited 7 months and slapped on $100 in fees bringing the total to $112.68. Me: "This is really stupid but I can pay the bill. Can I give you my credit card information over the phone?" Them: "No." Me: "Can you restore my access to the online portal and pay the same way I paid when I was still a tenant?" Them: "No." Me: "Is there any way I can pay online?" Them: "No, can you drop payment off at our office?" Me: "No, I live in Florida" Them: "Then you will have to mail us a cashiers check" I will conclude this rant by briefly mentioning the paint splatters all over the rooms when I first moved in, the toilet full of urine and cigarettes when I first moved in, the lack of a simple ceiling light in the bedrooms (you need to bring your own light to plug into the outlets), crappy parking situation, thin walls, and cheap everything. Basically, rent from Hometeam if you want your life to be difficult. read more

Too bad you can't give ZERO STARS! How ANY real estate owner would trust this "management company" is beyond comprehension. Everything you are reading on this page is true. RUN from leasing with them. i could go on and on about non working appliances for weeks in a unit that was over $7,000 a month but I won't drone on. I'm here because after paying that absurd rent faithfully we can't even get a traditional landlord reference letter that is keeping my son from being able to rent to start his new job out of state. In NYC it's required. They don't care. Very unsettling business practices. You have been warned. read more

I have rented all over Ohio for work/college and I have never had such a terrible renting experience. It started from the day I signed the lease- they kept mixing up who should be on the lease with tenants from other apartments and to this day they still email me/text me about my apartment and are talking about the wrong apartment/address. Not to mention their poor management. they will give you a heads up that they will be entering the apartment sometime in a few week-month time frame and walk in whenever they want without any additional notice. With the amount of times they contact us, i thought they would be good with communication but they have never once responded to any email i have sent them. Our roof has been leaking for months and they have "fixed"' it multiple times and yet it still leaks heavily. Not to mention silly hidden fees I've experienced since moving in. This is the most disorganized, chaotic, and poorly managed rental company I've ever worked with and I will never ever consider renting from them again. read more

DO NOT RENT WITH HOMETEAM!!! PLEASE READ!!! Can't wait for the BS Hometeam automated responses that gaslight the reviewers saying "oh we don't have any work orders or oh we having had emails from you" ITS ALL A LIE AND DON'T BELIEVE THEIR WEASELING GASLIGHT BS!! It's the only thing they put energy into: lying, scamming, weaseling their way out of any complaint, BIOHAZARD, or dangerous situation. They enter whenever they want for maintenance, which is extremely dangerous and CREEPY!! I have been half naked and someone is pounding on my door, then 10 seconds later they're unlocking it and busting in! I'm calling the cops next time and will file reports especially when I am a female alone in an apartment and these UNKNOWN OLD MEN (90% OF THE TIME THEY DONT HAVE ANY CLOTHING IDENTIFYING THEM AS HOMETEAM STAFF). They are too brainless to simply set up times for maintenance to come. The office has no idea when they will come, there is zero communication. 5 year olds could run this establishment better. The pump in the basement flooded TWICE and it took days for them to clean it. There was 2 inches of SHIT SWEAGE WATER flooding our basement laundry room and seeped through the walls to the bathroom. THAT IS LITERALLY A BIOHAZARD AND THEY DIDN'T DO SHIT FOR DAYS!!! The basement and basement bathroom smell like sewage when it rains and it overflows in the basement at least 1-2 times a year. Maintenance can take weeks to come or days, they take forever to fix things and are gross, lazy, and inconsiderate of the units and tenants spaces. They take all security deposits no matter how clean you leave your unit at the end of the lease. Our mailboxes are all the same at each property and they're all busted into and broken because once you break into one, you know how to get into all of them! And they have ignored and cancelled every work order! We can't get mail without it being left open or stolen. POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED FOR BROKEN MAILBOXES AND THEY STILL IGNORE AND DELETE WORK ORDER REQUEST FOR MAILBOXES. I had my bedroom window leaking water into it for an entire year of my lease until it was fully fixed, then the living room did the same. They weaseled their way out legally by saying they worked on it at least every 30 days which was a lie! I didn't even live in it for months and stayed at a friends. There was also zero insulation and I got sick during the winter because of how much cold air blew onto my head! The bathroom fan is garbage, might as well be off. Doesn't help with shower condensation or the smell of using the bathroom. Mold forms in the shower and on the ceiling after a while because there is no ventilation. We've tried to clean the fan and it doesn't do shit, it's just a garbage fan. Have to bleach the shower and ceilings monthly to get rid of the continuous mold growth. Appliances look nice but are actually poorly put together or break often and easily. The closer you look at how everything works and is assembled the shittier it gets. AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS. I thought oh it can't be as bad as the reviews say because this unit is nice. TRUST ME there's always issues you can't see and they will not help you! They don't care! All they care about is their money, and putting glitter on a pile of shit to sell it. If you have no other option and have to rent with them. TAKE PICTURES OF UNIT WHEN MOVING IN! HAVE DOCUMENTS AND PROOF OF EVERYTHING AND SETUP A RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES. read more

This place is the exact opposite of what a leasing agency should be in any way. Everything is a rip off. Things barely work. Can't even begin to explain how horrible it is. I think it's inappropriate to put names in a Yelp review. However, this really exceeds all regular or even bad experiences. The woman, Randi, is incredibly rude and unpleasant. She is incredibly unhelpful and frankly quite nasty. Suggested that if my boyfriend's roommate threatens to physically harm me, we should just ignore it and not stay there. Which is terrible advice. Horrible place, frankly cannot believe how rude the people are here. Go anywhere else. read more

There is not enough to say about how terrible this business is. I waited months to leave this review after moving out because when working with them you never now how long a process may take to be fully out of their hair. They left me on their collections list for months when I had no debt to them whatsoever. If you live with them do not expect to receive any proper maintenance as they do a terrible job to fix any problem. They have no problem with walking in unannounced with no prior notice. They send month long Marianne warning which is not legal to do in the state of Ohio. Comment with this company you will regret it the whole time you live in their units. LOOK ELSEWHERE AT ALL COST!!!!! read more

If I could give zero stars I would... Hometeam is by far the worst renters I have ever dealt with. I would save yourself and your wallet from Hometeam properties. They will take advantage if college kids as they have with my roommates and I, charged us $750 EACH for an apartment that has mold, cielings falling through due to water damage, A/C that goes out , a broken dryer that takes 3 times to get your clothes reasonably dry. Maintenance will take weeks to get to you if at all. Not to mention the staff are some of the most awful people. Special shoutout to MaLaika who is nothing but unhelpful and rude at all times, and also tried to charge us 75$ a month for parking when it is in fact 75$ a year. Hoping and praying that hometeam gets the big fat class action law suit they deserve!!!! read more

If you have any choice at all, DO NOT lease from Hometeam. They couldn't care less about their tenants. Their business model consists solely of buying as many properties as possible and creating a monopoly in the Columbus real estate market, so people have no choice but to lease from them. At the time I am writing this review, their Google rating is 1.8 stars, yet they are probably the biggest leasing company in the area. They merged last year with another large leasing company, University Apartments, and now they are grossly understaffed and refuse to hire qualified employees to meet the increased demand from their acquired tenants. My personal experiences with the Hometeam staff have been appalling. Earlier this year, the bathroom in the unit above mine began leaking onto my ceiling. After 3 visits from the untrained maintenance staff, the problem not only persisted, but was made WORSE. A shower leak turned into a sewer leak, and my upstairs neighbor's wastewater was flooding my bathroom, contaminating my belongings and at one point, dripping onto my body. It took over one MONTH for the problem to finally resolve, and my bathroom was not sanitized until I repeatedly contacted maintenance. Each time maintenance visited my apartment, they left it dirtier than they found it--tracking muddy footprints throughout my unit, leaving plumbing adhesive on various surfaces, and soiling my towels and shower curtain. I had to spend hours cleaning their mess and used my own money to replace the items they damaged. I have suffered countless violations of my lease agreement in the form of privacy violations by Hometeam not giving proper notice before entry into my unit. There are several documented instances of Hometeam employees entering my unit without my permission, for non-emergent reasons. At one point, I returned home and would have had no idea someone entered my apartment without my permission, except my bathroom was left in shambles after their work. They do not leave any notes saying when they entered, why they entered, or what they did. Most recently, I was sitting at home and three strangers entered my apartment using an admin door code that only Hometeam should know. I assume Hometeam gave my upstairs neighbor this admin code when the personal code to the side door in our unit stopped working, despite knowing this code could open my unit. When I tried to get an answer as to why a tenant had access to a secret admin code, Hometeam refused to respond. I have never experienced such disrespect and I have no idea how their employees take pride in their job. read more

Hometeam has to be the worst managed leasing agency on campus. I've rented with them for 2 years and each year they find a new way to make the process more complicated. Its always either unavailable agents, missing or "incomplet" documents they wait an hr before the due time to inform you about, or the office building simply doesn't open during scheduled hours. Not to mention the fact that they will straight up lie to you and tell you one thing but when the time to fulfill it comes they reschedule/change within 30 mins with nothing more than "sorry there's been a mistake on our part". If I were you I'd only rent with them as a last resort and look for other places around the area first. read more

If I could leave a zero star I would. This is the worst property management i've ever seen in my entire life. My house has been flooding with water and sewage water and hometeam does not care. If you can avoid it NEVER EVER rent with hometeam. It will be the worst mistake of your life. I don't even think it legal or safe to live where I live. Hometeam is literally the worst rental company you could ever rent from. Included is a picture of our floor flooding with sewage water for the second time and they're not responding. Also we received a notice our house is not up to code and they did nothing! read more

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Genuinely the worst establishment ever. A group of fourth graders could manage housing better than this. If I could give zero stars I would. I don't understand why they have any employees at all if they are never going to answer the phone and cannot seem to solve a single problem regarding a lease. They actively tried to scam us for more money and added charges to our account that had been previously paid. Do not recommend. read more

This might be the most unprofessional company I've ever come in contact with. They treat their customers like they are above them simply because their customer base is younger than their average employee. We needed to get ahold of them and they refused to return calls and then told us we would learn one day how busy people get in the "real world". They tell you that you need to call them at a certain time and then they don't answer and never return your call. They've tried to scam multiple tenants out of money by overstating repair costs which is blatantly illegal. It's absolutely embarrassing how this company is run and it's such a shame that they use their status to take advantage of college students while belittling them simultaneously. They seriously need to either replace their staff or change how they do things because they operate in a disgusting manner. read more

I would refrain from leasing from this organization. Difficult to deal with, in part because they go out of their way to be evasive.

If I could give them a 0 star rating I would. They are absolutely awful. I don't know how this company is still up and running based on how poor the reviews are. Upon move in (early august) my roommates and I found that nothing had been cleaned, the whole unit hadn't been checked for maintenance requirements so we came into a house with multiple broken blinds, broken screen doors, a stove that doesn't work, no exhaust fan in the bathroom, a broken dryer, a clogged shower. We were given several random keys that didn't go to the one door we could access because the front porch also wasn't done even though they had been working on it since January. We had put in multiple maintenance requests to fix these things in which most of this stuff hadn't been fixed until yesterday (September 21) after countless phone calls, emails, and having to physically go into their office to say hey we need this fixed so we can live here. Yesterday we had random maintenance staff come into our house unannounced, and even if they did knock none of us heard it so our security system's alarm went off while we sat in our rooms scared someone had just broken in. We didn't receive a call or anything that maintenance staff was coming to fix things. We called home team to see if it was maintenance who came in and they couldn't figure it out for 20 minutes and whoever the lady is who answers the calls was very rude and started yelling at us because we were scared someone came into our house unannounced. she said it's not her job to tell us when they are to come into the house which in ohio you have to have 24 hours in advance notice. She was very rude and wouldn't send the maintenance guys back to help fix all those things until we demanded to talk to her supervisor who was very willing to help us. A few weeks ago we had a random charge for September rent saying I hadn't paid my rent and they said they would evict me if I didn't pay it. When we called they tried to tell us that none of us had paid august or September rent. If they would just simply look at the portal they created they would see that we had paid our rent for august and September. Overall this company sucks and needs new management and staff because everybody is very unprofessional and it feels like 4 young adults can run this place better than these people. read more

We all paid $6k a month to live in a house we just found out was not up to code. We've have flooding, air quality issues basically anything you can think of has gone wrong. Nothing got fixed with in 2 days of putting in a request even for our flooding situations. They had two rooms illegally in the basement that account for 2 of the 8 rooms in the house. We had constant issues with out payment portal. When we called for help we all were sent to voicemail. I've called 20 times in the last week to go over our account ledger that they messed up. No answer or returned voicemails. I would never have signed a lease with HT had I known it would have this would be so terrible for my mental health. read more

Website is awful when trying to pay. it takes forever to load...Terrible management...

This property management company is the absolute worst company and has dealt me the worst experience ever leasing. My room flooded more times than I can count, and when my roommates and I moved in there was a million things wrong with the apartment. Maintenance was in our apartment a few times a week the first three months we moved in. They wouldn't reimburse me for food after THEIR FRIDGE broke out of nowhere and my food went bad. My room flooded so much that I was given a month's rent at one point because they simply were not fixing the problem--It should have been more given the sheer amount of times. Emergency maintenance would say they were coming when I called about it and never did, I typically had to stay in a flooded room until the next day. THEN after I moved out Hometeam tried to bill me for issues with the room THEY GAVE ME! Luckily I had video proof, taken the day I moved in, and they had to remove the charges. It's amazing how unprofessional they can be given they're an "official" establishment but it's clear they do not take tenants seriously, as many are college students. They even gave MY co-signer fee (not a part of the group lease) to another tenant WITHOUT TELLING ME. They wouldn't cooperate or speak with me to explain, therefore leading me to involve my mother, whom does not pay for my rent or bills. Apparently parent involvement was enough to make them do their jobs. I wish I could give them 0 stars. My experience was utterly ridiculous, as the many other reviews here and online. Do not lease with this company if you can, they do not have your best interest at heart. They are scammers if I've ever dealt with one. If you must lease with them, RECORD YOUR ROOM AT MOVE IN FOR PROOF in case they try to bill you for their carelessness. Best of luck on your housing search! Go bucks! read more

I KNOW THIS IS LONG BUT PLEASE READ! Where do I start? Ahh the bird that nested in my bathroom room vent! After numerous requests, because they initially told us that we were just "hearing things", they decided to put a cage over the outside portion of the duct work. They walk away brushing their shoulders off thinking "job well-done", but forgot one "small" detail... the freaking bird in the vent. I wasn't around when this happened so I assumed they got the bird out. A week afterwards a foul smell fills the entire house. It was unbearable, and the summer heat didn't help. So another request goes in, and absolutely nothing happened. It sat in there for WEEKS. Eventually to the point that it didn't even smell anymore. Welcome to Hometeam, buckle in because we're just getting started. Fast forward two months, and the house's AC breaks. Requests go in, and per usual nothing happens. The temperature at peak got to 93-94 degrees on the inside (it's still summer). We could literally use an over-the-counter thermometer, which only picks up readings above 90, to check the temperature (no tongue needed). This lasted approximately 5 days. If you think this is gross, a friend had their sewer pipe burst and they left the pool of feces in their yard for a week. Over the next couple months we had to replace the washer, dryer, and refrigerator. We had to buy coolers and ice constantly to ensure our food didn't spoil. Then in the process of moving out the old/in with the new, they damaged everything. Molding, ripped up flooring, and scratched up the walls. Just when it couldn't get worse... BAM no AC again. This time however it only got up to low 80's (not quite summer yet). Sweater weather at this point. This time they gave us a window AC until they could fix it (not sure how long this took but they sure weren't in a hurry). Our electric bill sky rockets as the portable AC unit works harder than the maintenance to cool our house. I know technically they are not responsible to help us, but you'd think after all this they may try to compensate (lol forgot it's hometeam). Next, one of my roommates needed his lock replaced while he was away. So they did, and actually in great timing! But just when it's looks too good to be true, it's too good to be true. They never left a key, and upon their return they were locked out. Multiple calls later no response. After being locked out of their room for approx. two days, they resolve the issue. Other smaller things happened like them mysteriously not having our mailbox key, to now the lock on it doesn't even work. I just don't have mail sent here, and it's not worth it to even call for help at this point. After all these calls into their office there were countless incidents of rudeness, and they simply DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU. Now, let me say this. Some of the office employees were really nice. BUT the very large majority of them ARE NOT. *deep breath... exhale*... security deposits. I recommend you look over the entire list when they send the statement of charges. They tried to get thousands of dollars from us for paint. There was absolutely no damage to any of it, but was naturally fading. You can literally see the knots in the wood molding/railing because of the cheap products they use. Apparently we had left a small trash can in the bathroom too, and they charged us like $10 to throw it away? Now, Hometeam owns pretty much 1/3 of all the market (if not more). You may end up renting here, and they will probably never have trouble filling openings. This review will have no impact on their profit. BUT if I can convince just one person to go elsewhere, and save them from this terror I would sleep happily (unless the AC breaks again). Just another company exploiting college students and/or their parents. Quick to send a bill, and reluctant to remove a decomposing bird. I'd give them a negative rating if it was possible. read more

I'd rate them a zero if I could. They don't pro-rate rent, they charge for all utilities INCLUDING water, and when COVID hit, they offered no flexibility whatsoever with payments, leasing, etc. Instead, they were happy to remind me when I'd call that they offered no accommodations during the pandemic. They claim to be tenant first. They don't care though. They rent out slum-quality housing to college students and exploit them for every penny to their names. I've rented around Columbus, including OSU campus area, from multiple other management companies. This is by far the worst. Absolutely avoid them like you want to avoid cockroaches in many of their units. read more

We have our son and his three friends living at the View on the Pavey. The disaster began before the boys even moved in. We were told that the 5th floor was where they were living and only because we continually followed up, we came to find out that the 5th floor would never be completed based on an inspection that was never completed. Jacob (on site manager) never returned phone calls and avoided any chance to be upfront with us. His words to me were " i dont even want this job but i had to take it so i could make some money" All four families have routinely had to call and write letters to threaten legal action so we could get resolution to the outstanding issues. The latest issue is that the apartment has no heat and its been nine days without a response. Jacob said "he was on vacation" and Todd, his boss will not return calls. We have also left messages for Tom and Nada who also work there. Obviously there have been no return phone calls. I could write for hours but please trust me when i tell you not to allow you to let your children live in any hometown property. I have never sued anyone in my life but it looks like this is where it will end up. They are so poorly run and Todd, Jacob, Nada, and Tom should all be terminated immediately as they have shown they simply do not care. Zero Stars read more

Extremely rude staff and beyond unsatisfactory customer service. My sister recently moved to Columbus and it was her first time moving into an apartment by herself. They initially showed her videos of an apartment that she chose, but on the day of showing, they "lost" the keys and she had to wait for hours to look at the apartment. Once the apartment was selected, they informed her that the unit is not available and told her that a unit which looks similar to the one she chose is available. My sister was frustrated with their service and agreed to choose that apartment, just to get it over with. The lease was signed of that unit, and the deposit was paid. A full month's rent was also paid, even though my sister moved in on the 21st of August. On the day of move-in, the apartment was not ready as there was mold in the bathroom and the kitchen was really dirty. My sister showed the apartment's condition to the leasing agent and she assured her that the cleaners will be at the apartment shortly. She waited for hours, for them to respond and the whole day went by and no one reached out for her for the clean-up. I had to book a hotel for two nights, for my sister. When I demanded the leasing agent that was helping my sister, for the steps they are taking to ensure that I and my sister are compensated for the troubles they have caused us, the leasing agent got aggressive and started raising her voice. I tried to remain calm and talk to her about the situation, but she kept on being rude and uncooperative. I have still not heard from the leasing office, and my frustration with the management is beyond comprehension. I would strongly suggest other people to look for better alternatives, than wasting their time and money, dealing with these people. read more

The absolute worst I've ever experienced. Units are nasty unsafe and over priced. Rude staff and unprofessional maintenance

I currently live at the Luxury Apartments on King Ave with Hometeam. When we signed our lease, we were given a two week early move in date as a special they were running. They told us we would have new carpet, newly painted walls and refinished floors. Only 1/4 bedrooms had new carpet, the floors were trashed, and so was the carpet. My bedroom had LITERAL CAT SHIT on the carpet when I moved in. There was dust and dirt everywhere, on every surface as if nothing was even wiped down after the last tenants moved out. Dead bugs, old wrappers, stale food, ANIMAL FECES, etc. littered the floors and countertops all over the apartment. The walls were scuffed, and those that were not was only because they were sloppily painted over. They gave us keys to our bedrooms that did not work, as well as the wrong mail key. It took a week for them to get the correct mail key, which we had to pick up ourselves from the office, and we never got the correct room keys. The dryer is missing parts that keep the fuzz and lint from getting into the dryer during the cycle, and so our clothes come out covered in lint, regardless of us emptying the tray every time we use the dryer. That was also never fixed despite service requests. We have to put in a service request to unclog the drains once a month. Don't even get me started on the PARKING, they make you pay an absurd amount of money to claim a spot and get a pass. Towing is offered since we PAY MONEY to park there, however you have to call the leasing office to get the car towed. If it's after the hours they're open, you best believe you won't be getting the car towed out of your spot! I am a bartender, and when I get off work, it's between 9pm and midnight. If there's no street parking available and my spot is taken (which is often, because people know they're not going to actually get towed), I can't even call the towing company because they say we need permission from the leasing office. But the leasing office is closed! Most of the time, even if by some miracle I need a car towed from my spot before the leasing office closes, they will tell me they have to give the person 24 hours to move their car. It's unreal, impossible, and frustrating. I shouldn't need permission from my leasing company during business hours to tow a car out of my spot that I pay for. I don't care if they are a resident, they know which spot is theirs and which spot is not. One of my roommates has connections with some of the investors/higherups in HomeTeam, and we've literally had to use those connections before just to get a car towed out of an assigned spot that we pay money for. The people that work at hometeam are consistently rude, condescending, unhelpful, and absent. I've never spoken to someone helpful from their office. And I have to speak to them often given how many issues we've had. Finally, during the global pandemic, where most peope I know including myself lost their jobs due to COVID, while all other major leasing companies in the area offered help to their tenants or prorated rent for a month or so, Hometeam simply sent out an email that said "If you need service requests during this time, they must be considered emergent" (meaning we have to pay $75 for "emergency maintenance" if we need a new water filter or if a toilet overflows). The one redeeming part about living here is the service requests are fulfilled within a few days at the most. Overall, Hometeam clealy does not care about their properties or their tenants at all. Time and time again I have been disappointed and angered with how they treat us and handle issues. Do not lease from them. read more

As a small business owner, I would like to say that Darrell Allen and Kelsey Gray have both been very helpful with our maintenance issues. My daughter has lived on campus for the last two years. There were maintenance issues in the beginning that seemed to go unfixed until these two got involved. I appreciate their willingness to go the extra mile and help her out with any repairs that needed done. Thanks again. Steve Coppel read more

The owner of this company is a idiot. He drives around in his stupid tesla while my basement WHERE MY ROOM is is filled with human shit and a flooded basement. Literally my pipes have exploded in the bathroom of the basement and their was poop coming out of the drain in the shower. No one came to clean it up. No one cared. No one answered. About 6 days ago my basement flooded because the foundation wall is broken TOMS FAULT. The water was up to my ankles and I am 5 feet I could swim in the water in my bathroom. I call and I call. No one answers No one cleans up the mess. Thats all. read more

Please do not live in these places. You're lucky if the place is clean when you move in, things break all the time/ cheap appliances, you'll be lucky if you get a response from HomeTeam in general let alone maintenance. Takes actual 5-10 business days to get ahold of them let alone get whatever problem you have going on occur. They increase the rate on you yearly and you'll be lucky if you get notified. I've gotten randomly charged for things twice now with no explanation and they will come up with some lie/ excuse when it comes to refunding you. You must read fine print or you'll luckily get screwed and they will still try to screw you when you bring up their own fine print. For your mental health and better well-being I suggest you live anywhere else. read more