WORST MGMT COMPANY EVER!! DO NOT RENT FROM THEM!! Everyone else is right, they are total scam artists. We just moved from a location in Edgewood, after four years. It was THE most disgusting place I've ever lived in. NOTHING was cleaned upon move-in. It smelled of mold. I'm STILL trying to get rid of that smell. The carpet wasnt cleaned, not even vacuumed! The carpet.... omg... the carpet... had not been replaced in over TWELVE years!! Had bleach spots all over it from the previous renters, & wouldn't come clean no matter how many hours I spent slaving away with my carpet cleaner.
Every appliance was from the 70s. Even the toilet seat, which was covered in human feces, no joke. We replaced it for a whopping $10. The heater vents were just as old, we replaced those too for $100. The bathroom sink & drain had flies inside it! When I called to ask, they told me to "toss some bleach down there to kill them". The windows were terrible! Plastic pieces of shit that never even opened or closed. The hardwood floor had no lacquer on it, so it never came clean. Nothing in that house was up to code, nothing!
Jason is a total ass, & the payroll lady, Beverly is a b****. After complaining for 3 years about the carpet condition, I FINALLY annoyed them enough to get the actual owners out to look at the house, the carpet mostly, hoping to get it replaced, it was that bad (I'm posting pics with this review). Initially, Jason said no, but I demanded to get in touch with the owner. She came out, brought some samples, so I was hopeful! We had just had a baby & the thought of her crawling around on that carpet grossed me out! So, owner comes, looks around, gives the go ahead. Months go by, & I mean months. Allen says, "oh yea I just forwarded a proposal I'll keep you posted." The following week we get a 20 day notice to vacate the premises, saying the owners have decided to renovate & sell the duplex. Our neighbors got the same notice. Needless to say I wasnt too upset to have to leave cuz I HATED that house, but we were in no way financially capable at the time to move that quickly.
Then!! They sent us an email stating ALL the things we needed to do upon moving out, professionally cleaning the carpets with proof of receipt being one of them, what a JOKE! You cannot make this stuff up! I sent them a nasty email back saying I was NOT paying for carpets being cleaned because they were NOT cleaned upon me moving in. Saying I left the house in the condition in which it was rented to me.
I have yet to get a response, but I'm assuming we wont be getting our $1700 deposit back!! We paid $1135 a month to live in a moldy hallway. We weren't able to use our living room cuz the carpet was THAT bad.
Dont get me started on how many times they said my rent was late & would charge me hundreds of fees. Once they told me my money order took NINE days to get from Edgewood to Sumner. Yea bull..
We've known 3 different people who have moved from our block, & every single one had been ripped off by them. I'm not talking by hundreds either, I'm talking THOUSANDS of dollars.
I honestly cannot even believe they're still in business. I wish we could all take their asses down. Seattle is expensive enough without rental companies ripping you off. Jason, Allen, I hope you took my advice & read these reviews. Your company is a joke. One day you're going to rip off someone who can in fact afford to take you to court, I hope they sue the shit out of you.
Do NOT rent from SJC MGMT! Stay AWAY from them by any means necessary. read more