I lived in one of their properties for years and it was an absolute nightmare! Aside from the black mold and rat infestation, Jeff refused to address and concerns, one of the neighbors moved out a month after moving in because they refused to give them faucet knobs and just told the tenant to use pliers and " you get what you pay for". I had to call code enforcement several times while living there and then again after moving out to ensure they addressed the black mold and rats. Jeff (owner of JR Homes) then had the audacity to email and ask why I reported him to the city and then tried to blame me for the issues even though I emailed then every couple months advising how the water leaking was getting worse and worse. Do yourself a favor and do not rent from this slum lord! read more

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Very unprofessional in person and on the phone. We went from being 3rd on the list to 7th in a matter of two days, for a rental we were interested in, even with great credit and offering more for the rental , per month. It didn't do any good to argue as they can't remember there own lies. Walk away....rather, run away from JR Homes. You'll be happy you did. read more

I've rented from them for the last 3 years and I've had a decent experience. If I call about something they are mostly quick with getting someone out to fix it. I think it all depends on who actually owns the property you rent though. Personally I've never had an issue with them. read more

668 East 4th Street: Renter beware I have not lived in these apartments so I can only speak towards first impressions of management and the quality of the apartment during the open house. During the viewing, the apartment was still littered with the previous tenant's furniture, beer bottles, cigarette butts, prescription bottles, and garbage; per open houses with standard rental management companies, I had assumed the place would be clean and free of litter for prospective renters (one of the attendees had two teenage children). Jeff, the manager, was nice enough to answer most of our questions but did not even know how to open the back door or where the laundry washer was, indicating he is very out of touch with his properties. There is one grounded outlet in the entire apartment, cracks in the walls from sagging age, the door to the back staircase is broken as if someone ripped up the screen to get in, and the condition is overall very poor. The 2br apartment is available for $850, which is high in asking price given the condition. But the fact that Jeff only held the open house for a full 15 minutes before saying bluntly "I really have to go" drove us away. You get what you pay for and management clearly treats this apartment with a "revolving door" policy. read more

Stay away from this place!!!I called their office to inquire about a lease take over posted on Craigslist for a dumpy 1 bedroom apartment. The receptionist was short,rude,and denied me access to see the apartment. I let her know I would still like to apply and how to go about it. She informed me to come to the office and then literally hung up on me after saying thank you to her. Put off but still interested as I needed an apartment immediately, I went right to the office. What I saw was a tweaker looking woman who did not greet me when I came in. I asked a couple questions and it was like pulling teeth from her(no pun intended). She literally pointed with her pen to the applications. I told her that I would not be applying as I can see how they handle their potential tenants already. She said "What do you want me to throw a party for you?" THE NERVE. No lady, get some common respect for people wanting to rent from you! The office manager just sat there and stared. Glad I never filled out the app. I see that their places have rats anyways. read more

This is the worst company, realty aside. I have never been treated so rudely, so condescending, so unprofessional. We found a rental that we liked very much. We were even willing to offer 200 dollars above asking price, due to the lack of housing in our burned out community (Paradise, California). In fact, my fiance was actually a victim of the Paradise fire. Getting a home was paramount. So we made an offer above asking price and they did not even tell the homeowner at all. If I were renting a house through their agency, I would truly want to know that someone offered more money. Most anyone would naturally want to make more money. Well they said they would not tell the homeowner at all. This was their fiduciary responsibility to inform the homeowner of a better offer. Who would not want more income? We had cash, great credit, perfect rental history, homeowner history, etc. But aside feom all of that, they have the worst customer service EVER !!!! The receptionist and the landlord both are not in the right business. The worst people skills ever. Even upon dropping off my application, the receptionist was extremely rude. She had no idea who we were, yet treated us like dirt. I asked them to destroy my application even before anything was finalized, just because I knew I would never want to deal with such horrible landlords in the future. Run from this property management company as fast as you can. And if you are looking for a property management company, don't pick them because they won't even tell you about higher offers, etc. read more

we've lived in an apartment run by them for 3 years and it's been nothing but a nightmare!! do not rent from them they do not care about their tenant, they ignore maintenance requests and when they finally do send someone after six months they are very rude about it ! there is constantly something wrong whether it's something breaking or bugs or etc. read more

They obviously didn't want anything to do with me when I went to pick an application at their office. I asked one of the front desk lady about renting out a studio apartment that they posted on Craigslist, and she rudely just told me to fill out the application. She didn't ask me what address it was, or even told me the current status if someone had already put in their deposit for the studio. She never looked at me, and didn't say anything after that. Glad I didn't rent from them. read more

Whatever you do, don't rent from this company. Not only do most of they're properties have RATS in the houses (they don't do anything to solve the problem), but there is black mold everywhere as well. Most Chico leasing companies suck but Jeff and JR homes is the absolute worst. Took all of our deposit, despite the nasty living conditions they have. Charged $400 to paint 1 room (?) and another $400 to clean the nasty ass carpet which clearly hasn't been changed in years. Jeff is a complete asshole & will try to squeeze every penny out of you. read more

I'm currently renting from this horrible property management. They did not do a walk through with us during the signing. They do not tell me when someone is coming by to spray, etc. I have found pest control randomly walking around in my backyard. They don't return my calls so I have to go into the office to talk to somebody. Our electricity breaker blew and I called the emergency number and never received a call back. Someone came out to look at it 3 weeks ago and I haven't heard anything since. Still no electricity on that side of the house. It took them 3 weeks to fix the dripping faucet. I am excited for our lease to end so we can move. I have been nice and nothing gets done and I have been rude and they submit an 'emergency work order' and nothing gets done. Their inability to communicate is not worth your money. read more

I wish I could give this company zero stars for this review. When we dropped our applications off we were told by Jeff, from the name of JR Homes, that we were #2 on the list. We called him numerous times over the weeks to verify our standing and were told that some other people were going to be shown the unit. We were skipped in line, even though JR Homes told us it was a first come first serve basis; so they don't even follow their own rules. After weeks of being thrown to the side, we went down to see them in person. We greeted Jeff, and told him our concerns that we had been skipped, and that he himself had told us we were #2. He told us that the people had given their applications in November; so he was either lying to us to begin with, or he was lying now to cover his tracks. When we told him that his information was not adding up, he began to treat us very disrespectfully, very unprofessionally, and be came verbally irritated with us (mind you we were calm and polite the whole time, something I can not say for Jeff). After his childish outlast at us, we told him he was acting very unprofessional, and we left. I will never do any business with JR Homes in the future, I will tell anyone I know not to do business with them. If you want a lying, childish, excuse making, gender discriminating landlord. This is the Man for you. read more

Jeff from JR is horrible. By far the worst people person to be in a position of management. Regardless, his professional skills are extremely lacking and his demeanor with clientele is horrible. Has offensive odor immediately walking in the door read more

I lived in a property managed by this company and it was the worst experience. We had many problems with this property management company all year. For starters they never answer their phone, or return voicemails or emails. When we received our first billing for water and PG&E the billing did not make any sense, when we brought this to Jeff's attention he was a complete jerk. He did not know anything about the property; the units or the tenants. He was very rude to both my roommate and I over the phone and in person. He said that we didn't know how to do math and that we were rude and unprofessional . I've worked in customer service and pride myself on being polite with difficult customers and could not deal with this man. I got locked into my apartment after continually telling Jeff in calls and emails that our door was sticking. I had to have my neighbor break down the door so I could get out and they still never fixed it but told my parents they did. He also had a totally different demeanor with my parents who had to get involved due to his lack of communication and the way he treated me. We also had a mice problem he knew about but neglected to take care off all year. Overall Jeff Risko and his property management company are horrible and by far the worst I've dealt with. Jeff himself is lying, two-faced and extremely unprofessional. Avoid renting from Jr homes. read more