Traditions Realty LLC

Beth needs a reality check! I tried renting a house at $995 a month and offered her $5000 down, I get SSI as I lost my vocal cords to cancer and she wanted me to make 3 times the rent. She does not care!!

We began renting a house on Randall Street in Riverside in April of 2012 with Middleton Realty. In May of 2014, Ms. King from Traditions Realty contacted us and explained that they were taking over as the management company. We were paying $1250 monthly and they said they would be raising our rent to $1500 monthly. We started to look for another house. They agreed to raise it to $1350 if we paid on a month to month basis. We were told they would need to rent the house out by fall so we another found a house and began the moving out process. We told Ms. King we would move out by the end of August 2014. We moved our belonging out. Ms. King contacted us and asked if we could hand over the keys on August 25th so that they could begin to work on the house early. They would compensate us for the early move-out. We agreed. We moved all belonging out and cleaned thoroughly. On August 23rd she emailed us and told us that they did no need the house on the 25th. Yet, we had already done all the work. Very frustrating. I took pictures of all rooms of the house after cleaning. Ms. King did a walk-through with the owner and came up with an itemized list of things wrong with the house. We lived there for 2 1/2 years. We left it in better shape than when we took possession of it in April 2012. How can Ms. King assess the condition of this house when she didn't manage it in April 2012? On September 30th, we received $831.23 of our $1250 deposit. We were billed for 4 hours of labor to remove tape on the wall of my son's bedroom (from posters). We were also blamed for an adhesive sign that said and quot;menand quot; on the bathroom door. That was from previous owner and we told Beth that. We were also billed for $150 for spraying the yard with pesticide. We told Beth we had treated the yard and house but since the coverings of crawl space were missing, possums often made their home under the house and fleas were an issue. We were also charged $108.77 for the replacement of a door handle which we had no problem with when we there. This was broken after we left. We are a military family and have moved several times - Mississippi, Virginia, Key West and Pensacola, FL and now Jacksonville. We never had a problem with move-outs since we left the house in excellent shape. We pay our rent always on time and respect the property we live in. We have owned houses that we have rented out and treated our renters with respect and generosity, They reciprocated. When my husband picked up the deposit check, Ms. King admitted that she disagreed with the charges that were being deducted from our deposit but she said she had to follow what the owner demanded from her! This is the first failing grade I have given on Angie's List. Military families and all renters - Traditions Realty is management company that caters to the owners and gives no consideration for renters.

They've been my team for almost a year now, and I am still very grateful and happy to have them. If you are looking for a PM in this area, look no more. These guys will make your life easier with a smile. :-)

My overall experience with Traditions has been all positive and very professional. I'm so glad to have found them!!