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AcadianIsAScam — 2009-10-05 17:43:21

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	+ ------ + ''2009-10-05 18:43:21'' [[nbsp]] http://www.bbb.org/northeast-california/business-reviews/property-and-building-management-investing/acadian-properties-in-davis-ca-17003879#complaint + + Please report them to the BBB. They have an A rating because no one is reporting them. They are THE worst management company in Davis. If you go to them, do not expect service of any kind. DO NOT RENT WITH THEM. You will be as sorry as the rest of us. --["Users/AcadianIsAScam"]

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JabberWokky — 2009-09-05 08:09:48

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AnonymousStudent — 2009-09-02 14:25:16

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- ''2009-09-02 12:00:51'' [[nbsp]] Well there's not much left to say than you shouldn't already know by reading previous reviews and comments. Acadian properties is by far the best worst property management company in Davis. Properties aren't exactly managed and some are left ramshackled compared to similarly priced apartments in Davis. When I moved in all they did was clean the carpet. The kitchen sink was disgustingly filthy, grease stains still on the stove, bathroom mirror cabinet still had residue from previous tenant. Pretty yucky stuff. Don't rent here, period. If you do rent here just hope you never run into a problem. The conditions I mentioned were never addressed or fixed by the Acadian people. They don't care about you or the property. They are rude and pathetically smug about their crappy job; especially the two desk queens you encounter walking in there. What a horrible way to live your life. There's no pride in being a loser asshole of shit property management company. I dragged my rent check though some pretty nasty places before I handed it to them. I actually stood around and waited to personally hand the check to them instead of dropping it off in the box. Also, get a receipt for everything. --["Users/AnonymousStudent"]	+ ''2009-09-02 12:00:51'' [[nbsp]] Well there's not much left to say than you shouldn't already know by reading previous reviews and comments. Acadian properties is by far the best worst property management company in Davis. Properties aren't exactly managed and some are left ramshackled compared to similarly priced apartments in Davis. When I moved in all they did was clean the carpet. The kitchen sink was disgustingly filthy, grease stains still on the stove, bathroom mirror cabinet still had residue from previous tenant. Pretty yucky stuff. Don't rent here, period. If you do rent here just hope you never run into a problem. The conditions I mentioned were never addressed or fixed by the Acadian people. They don't care about you or the property. They are rude and pathetically smug about their crappy job; especially the two desk queens you encounter walking in there. What a horrible way to live your life. There's no pride in being a loser asshole of a shit property management company. I dragged my rent check though some pretty nasty places before I handed it to them. I actually stood around and waited to personally hand the check to them instead of dropping it off in the box. Also, get a receipt for everything. --["Users/AnonymousStudent"]

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- ''2009-09-02 12:00:51'' [[nbsp]] Well there's not much left to say than you shouldn't already know by reading previous reviews and comments. Acadian properties is by far the best worst property management company in Davis. Properties aren't exactly managed and some are left ramshackled compared to similarly priced apartments in Davis. When I moved in all they did was clean the carpet. The kitchen sink was disgustingly filthy, grease stains still on the stove, bathroom mirror cabinet still had residue from previous tenant. Pretty yucky stuff. Don't rent here, period. If you do rent here just hope you never run into a problem. The conditions I mentioned were never addressed or fixed by the Acadian. They don't care about you or the property. They are rude and pathetically smug about their crappy job; especially the two desk queens you encounter walking in there. What a horrible way to live your life. There's no pride in being a loser asshole of shit property management company. I dragged my rent check though some pretty nasty places before I handed it to them. I actually stood around and waited to personally hand the check to them instead of dropping it off in the box. Also, get a receipt for everything. --["Users/AnonymousStudent"]	+ ''2009-09-02 12:00:51'' [[nbsp]] Well there's not much left to say than you shouldn't already know by reading previous reviews and comments. Acadian properties is by far the best worst property management company in Davis. Properties aren't exactly managed and some are left ramshackled compared to similarly priced apartments in Davis. When I moved in all they did was clean the carpet. The kitchen sink was disgustingly filthy, grease stains still on the stove, bathroom mirror cabinet still had residue from previous tenant. Pretty yucky stuff. Don't rent here, period. If you do rent here just hope you never run into a problem. The conditions I mentioned were never addressed or fixed by the Acadian people. They don't care about you or the property. They are rude and pathetically smug about their crappy job; especially the two desk queens you encounter walking in there. What a horrible way to live your life. There's no pride in being a loser asshole of shit property management company. I dragged my rent check though some pretty nasty places before I handed it to them. I actually stood around and waited to personally hand the check to them instead of dropping it off in the box. Also, get a receipt for everything. --["Users/AnonymousStudent"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-08-15 16:16:56'' [[nbsp]] acadian has been spotted doing good work with the ["Adams Street Complex"] or so wiki users will have me believe! --["Users/StevenDaubert"]

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CraigBrozinsky — 2009-07-10 08:10:25

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- ''If you have a complaint, you may want also to submit it to [http://www.AcadianSucks.com], or contact the ["Better Business Bureau"]''	+ ''If you have a complaint, you may want also to submit it to [http://www.AcadianSucks.com], Yolo County's [http://www.yolocounty.org/index.aspx?recordid=40&page=632 code enforcement page], or contact the ["Better Business Bureau"]''

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- DO NOT Rent from Acadian Properties. They are the worst rental company in all of Davis. They lie to your face and are not willing to fix problems with your apartment until you argue with them. I had rats which had been destroying my apartment and they told me I did not have rats and kept that stance until I filed a complaint with the board of health in woodland. I have never rented from such a terrible landlord until renting from Acadian Properties. If you enjoying arguing and being accused to be making up maintenance problems then Acadian is the property manager for you, otherwise they provide a horrible living experience.	+ == Recent Comment ==
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- The apartment was infested with ["Cockroaches" cockroaches] and after multiple complaints, Acadian repeated their stance that it is not their responsibility that my apartment (and everyone else's in the complex) has ["Cockroaches" cockroaches] or any other assortment of bugs. - - * My girlfriend and her roommates had this same problem. Their apartment had bugs and Acadian said they would not do anything about it, as it's not their problem. My girlfriend and her roommates ended up having to pay a bunch of money to get the place fumigated. - ["Users/ZacMorris"] - - The only reason that I, and two other people moved out of the complex was because of the ineptitude and greed of Acadian Properties. Acadian is by far, the worst institution in Davis that I have ever dealt with, and in my opinion, needs to be shut down.''" - ["Users/ChristopherMcKenzie"] - - ''My experience with Acadian has been horrible. They procrastinate on fixing luxury items such as roofs and front door locks, and are rude, too. When we moved in to our Acadian-managed house, the washer didn't work--ok, not a huge deal, but then we discovered that we had mice. They fixed the washer, but wouldn't take care of the mouse problem until after we turned in our move-in inspection form, but we couldn't turn in our move-in form until they performed routine maintenance that was supposed to have been completed before our move-in. While waiting for other, less important, problems to be fixed, the mice chewed through the new water-supply to the washer, and the house flooded. Just dandy.'' --["Users/SummerSong"] - ------ - ''2005-07-24 17:28:30'' [[nbsp]] These people were/are F---ING ridiculous. Their attitudes from the receptionist to the agents need some serious adjusting. The prices are outrageous--even for Davis. They refused a walk in with us upon moveout. They refused to take care of the termite problem, despite that being THEIR responsibility in the Lease. They rape you on the deposit, and don't do anything for the tenants. They violate lease terms CONSTANTLY. If you have a problem, my suggestion is to go to the Assessor's office in Woodland, get the name of the owner of the property, and hound them until your problem gets resolved. Don't take crap from these people. better yet, move somewhere else. I make it a habit to flip them off whenever I drive by their offices. --["Users/SlammerkinsSlammerkins"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 11:33:11'' [[nbsp]] They screwed us on move-in, saying it was our responsibility to get keys from the previous tenant and since we hadn't, they hadn't cleaned. We had nowhere to live, naively assuming our move-in day would go smoothly, so we had to take the place 'as-is' - which means filthy, full of furniture and trash. 'As-is' apparently meant we're supposed to paint all the walls white (they were red on move-in). Our lease says no painting, but hey, any excuse to charge us up the a@# for random things. They had us wait an hour while they did an inspection the day we moved in to asses prior damages, but then claimed (today, at our final inspection) that the residence was NEVER inspected and we would be responsible for all damages regardless who did them. Thank GOD we turned in a 3pg. conditions report when we moved in or we probably wouldn't get a penny back. Probably still won't, despite that the place looks 300% better now than when we moved in. PLEASE don't do business with this establishment!!! --["Users/JillSchlanser"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 11:34:08'' [[nbsp]] Oh, I didn't mention the mice, cockroaches, and RATS (which are cute, but disgusting).... --["Users/JillSchlanser"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 11:34:59'' [[nbsp]] If anyone initiates a class-action suit against these people, please post here and let us in on it! So far I only know of private suits. --["Users/JillSchlanser"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 14:54:34'' [[nbsp]] quick comment on lawsuits....the amounts of money in these types of things is typically small claims court amounts, therefore a class action is unlikely to get set up. That said, firing off a nasty letter with copies of your back up is always a good idea. --["Users/RocksandDirt"] - ------ - ''2005-09-19 11:19:00'' [[nbsp]] I would be willing to add the faulty wiring and mold to any lawsuits against them. --["Users/DylanBeaudette"] - ------ - ''2005-09-15 00:29:42'' [[nbsp]] My jaw has permanently dropped after my interaction with these people. This morning I received a phone call from a confrontational, rude and sarcastic man. He cut to the chase and told me that unless they received my rent check by 5:00 pm today they would contact their lawyers. I mailed the rent check 2 weeks ago! But understanding that sometimes mail is very late and even lost I dutifully wrote them another check and delivered it by hand. I told the woman, who I assume was a manager of some sort, that the man on the phone was unnecessarily rude. She defended him by saying he was simply being "stern" because as far as they knew I had ignored two warnings and that it was a courtesy on their part to call at all. Apparently they didn't have to and could have simply turned the case over right away and let me pay the attorney fees. Okay, now this is where things get unbelievable. What warnings?! The letter they sent to me via mail, she said. I never received anything in the mail from them. The letter they taped to my front door, she said. I have not seen anything taped to my door. wtf? I asked if she knew for certain that they had mailed and delivered the notices to the correct house. She insisted they had. Unless she herself personally addressed the envelope and taped the notice she had no knowledge to make such a claim. I was willing to buy that my check got lost in the mail. But combined with their outrageous claims of sending two notices has me wondering. I suspect they either got my account mixed with someone else's, delivered the notices to the wrong address or lost my check and don't want to admit their own fuck-up. And now I have to pay the fricking late fee. --["Users/TaliaJewell"] - - Talia---I wouldn't be surprised if they got your first check, and held it just to get your late fee. They are fucking ASSHOLES!! I know it's an inconvenience, but walk into the office and get a receipt for every rent check from now on. Even if you are giving them a check. - ------ - ''2005-09-16 00:23:42'' [[nbsp]] Update: They deposited my first check. Very interesting that it happened to be on the very same day they read me the riot act. When I called for an explanation the receptionist would not let me speak to Leisha, the woman I had met in person the day before. Apparently it isn't her job to deal with renter issues. But she didn't tell me this right away...oh no, she took a message and then let me wait the entire day for a phone call that would never arrive. When I called back the receptionist said Joe was the person to speak to. Conveniently enough Joe was out showing a house. Joe never called back. I tried again this morning and was told that Joe would be out of the office all day. Instead, the receptionist researched my check and saw that it had been received in time and was indeed deposited. When pressed for an explanation she said something to the effect of "Oh, things are hectic during September with all the move-ins. It was probably just misplaced." That is not an adequate explanation! I asked why I had never received the late-notices. She said they had been sent out according to procedure. I asked for an apology from Joe for the very rude way he had dealt with me earlier. I doubt that request will ever reach him. I heard that Joe happens to be the owner's son. Hmmm. --["Users/TaliaJewell"] - ------ - ''2005-09-17 00:16:25'' [[nbsp]] They returned my second check, apologized, and gave me a gift certificate to Borders. I am mollified. --["Users/TaliaJewell"] - ------ - Thought I would share my experiences with Acadian Properties. Moved in recently, to a house with mold on the ceiling, flickering lights, non-functioning phone jacks in every room except the kitchen, and faucets that electrocute us when the dryer is running. Nearly every conversation with Acadian has been an exercise in futility: non-cooperative, rude employees who refuse to discuss anything outside of what is explicitly defined in the lease. The mold on the ceilings was especially bad: it looked like someone had thrown-up orange and black all over the place. I have since cleaned it up, but I am sure that it was a violation of some county health codes. Waiting on PGE to diagnose the flickering lights and electrified faucets, but I am sure it is related to some half-assed repair job that Acadian is responsible for. --["Users/DylanBeaudette"] - ------ - ''2005-09-26 19:59:04'' [[nbsp]] All i want to say is: acadian, you guys are cheap and ghetto. Get a life. --["Users/DingLiu"] - ------ - ''2006-02-02 00:46:11'' [[nbsp]] If your apartment has an infestation and they don't do anything about it I believe you are legally entitled to hire an exterminator and deduct the cost from your rent. (look into this yourself though, I'm no legal expert) --["Users/ChrisMay"] - ------ - ''2006-03-09 12:36:48'' [[nbsp]] Acadian is not so much malicious with their renters as blatantly, almost comically inept and rude. Acadian is only great if you can capitalize on taking advantage of their stupidity, mismanagement, poor customer service, and ineptitude, in case you want to "illegally" have pets, extra roommates, sublease your place, etc. If you call about something other than maintenance, don't ever, ever expect a call back. They will throw every excuse at you, and they will steal your security deposit. Expect it! Threaten them & they back down, but they are liars. Or just dumb. They must have a ''"disgruntled renter phone spiel"'' posted by every phone to deflect anything you might say. Don't expect any understanding or even comprehension by the droids that work there. I almost feel sorry for this company & the wankers working there, except they probably turn a profit. So house-owners, beware too! They are doing everyone wrong in this town. --["Users/TussenTak"] - ------ - ''2006-04-12 09:43:48'' [[nbsp]] I've rented from them for a while and although I've had my gripes they haven't been too bad. I'm not very happy that they aren't flexible whatsoever about move-out/move-in dates even if you are willing to pay for additional days. I'm in a situation, like many, where I am moving out of my small apt in a few months to a larger one about 2 miles away also managed by Acadian. I have no place to live for 3 days and will have to store my stuff in a U-Haul and live in a hotel for those days until we can move in to our new place. That's a pain... However, they have been more attentive to problems than the previous owner of the complex I am currently in and are upgrading things. --["Users/HollywoOd"] - ------ - ''2006-05-04 23:56:47'' [[nbsp]] Our place is infested with roaches and I don't call because I know nothing will be done. It will be "my problem". So I went to ACE hardware and spent my own money to buy bug deterrents. I wish I would have known as I have a horrible phobia and can't wait to move out in four months. --["Users/SummerWaters"] - ------ - ''2006-05-05 00:04:07'' [[nbsp]] These people should be your last resort when renting property. Joe is so rude. I told him I was coming in to sign my lease and he should expect me at a certain time. When I walked in the person who was sitting at the front desk and announced I was there. He basically ignored me for about 25 minutes while he listened to music and did other misc things at his desk. The person then reminded him again, I was there to sign my lease and he abruptly says "anyone in here can help her". To boot we could move in until the 2nd so we had to stay in a hotel and couldn't get our keys until five, BUT WAIT not until the fax from PGE came confirming service in your name. WTF????? Horrible and cheesy. Never seen anything like it --["Users/SummerWaters"] - ------ - ''2006-08-15 23:34:38'' [[nbsp]] Hi - can anyone tell me if Acadian is still as bad as it was in 2005? I am about to rent an apartment from them, and my experience has been negative thus far. Unfortunately I have already handed over rent, but not signed a lease. These stories seem too bad to be true - but they check out with the BBB. Can anyone who is living somewhere managed by them now tell me a little more about how bad it really is? --["Users/MoSto"] - ------ - ''2006-08-16 07:27:46'' [[nbsp]] These people are simply dishonest and should not be in business. However, if you do rent from them you must protect yourself. Take lots of pictures when you move in and take lots of pictures when you leave. They will attempt to take as much of your security deposit as they can and you must be prepared to fight them. The pictures will help, actually a video would be best. If you see problems going in make sure to write them down and have someone else view the problem just in case you need a witness. Get signed receipts. --["Users/SteveHayes"] - ------ - ''2006-09-05 23:47:33'' [[nbsp]] These people were absolutely RUDE to my sister and her roommate. They refused to let her move in even three days after what was agreed on her lease contract. They paid a ridiculously high amount for the security deposit (around $1,100) on a dumpy apartment on Drake Drive. There were no screens on her windows, her doors wouldn't open properly, her electrical configurations and lightings were totally off. I don't know how they still manage to stay in business with such crappy service and attitudes. --["Users/MindyYang"] - ------ - [[Image(dump2.jpg, 360, left, thumbnail, "Rust hued apartment. Note the Evil Knievel style plug above the center of the image.")]] ''2006-11-02 02:08:25'' [[nbsp]] If my experience is the norm for Acadian, they've made an art out of slumlording. Prior to moving in, we were told that the previous tenants wrecked the place, but that they would renovate it, change the carpet, and repaint a few of the rooms. They steam cleaned but didn't change the carpet, and that seemed to be the only thing they cleaned. They didn't bother to clean the bathrooms, the toilets, the floors, the sinks, the spilled flour in the cabinets, the garbage from the backyard, or the used maxi-pad from the dilapidated shed. The outlet covers were loose or non-existent, there were only two 3-prong outlets in the entire apt., the air conditioner's cord was shoddily taped with electrical tape into some kind of a weird cross, the air conditioner dripped water on anyone walking in the front door, the faucets shot water toward the ceiling, the dead bold looked as if it had been kicked in, the countertops and sink were cracked, the medicine cabinet was covered with rust, the screen doors had gaping holes, and there was a gaping hole in the bathroom ceiling from previous water damage. Mildew seeped through the fresh but shoddy paint job above the shower, and there were enormous cracks even in the recently painted parts of the apartment. The refrigerator's settings caused milk to spoil on one setting, and froze our food on the next lowest setting. The stovetop's coils were at extreme angles, and constantly popped out during cooking. The drawers were made of shoddy materials, and some fell apart after a few days. The front door was so flimsy that the door jam split down the middle when some neighborhood kids kicked on our door as a prank. They ignored out initial complaints for days until we showed up to their office with photos of the disgraceful state of the apartment, and they sent two cleaning people for surface stuff. It took many more days before they painted the bedroom they promised would be painted upon move-in. Maintenance people stopped by on multiple occasions to "measure things," sometimes the same thing on two occasions, with little effort to actually fix anything. After 30 days they had addressed only a fraction of our complaints, and belittled us by claiming many to be superficial in nature. When we threatened to get things fixed and deduct the cost from our rent, they asked us if we'd prefer to get out of our lease instead, a suggestion we took them up on. If you decide to rent from Acadian, make sure they let you see the apartment ahead of time, get everything in writing, and be aware of your legal rights as a tenant. And if you find their cheap rent too tempting to pass up, consider how much it will cost you to move out should things go awry. --["Users/CraigBrozinsky"] - ------ - ''2007-03-01 13:10:12'' [[nbsp]] BEWARE!!! They are dishonest and do not take care of the properties! I am currently renting from Acadian (locked in a lease). I wish I had seen this before because I would never had rented with them if I knew. This all sounds way too familar, the events and problems at the place I am renting are all summorized in these comments. They lie, don't perform required maintenance, don't respond to calls. I have documents and pics of all the problems so far....sounds like it will be needed for move out and to get my huge deposit back. --["Users/RentersRights"] - ------ - ''2007-03-03 18:33:10'' [[nbsp]] They told us they would replace the blinds that were bent, I thought they would be cool and didn't feel the need to put it on the move in sheet. They came to measure for the blinds several time, and then never replaced them. We gave them flak when we moved out so they charged us for brand new blinds on the move out. Thanks acadian. Oh, the back door window would not lock, it was a security risk. In my naivite I figured they would replace it when it was brought to there attention, no. they charged us for the back door, which didn't fit and let roaches in. It took several months to get the door in, and then several weeks for the repairs on the door to take place. I'm not even going to bring up the front door, but basically same thing happened. --["Users/StevenDaubert"] - ------ - ''2007-03-08 18:08:03'' [[nbsp]] These people are the biggest piece's of shit alive. And you know what, I didn't even rent from them. This was just from trying to fill out an application! I made an appointment to see a property at 3:30. They said to fill out an application after that. I go see the property and ask for an application. They then tell me its due at 4! What the %#&? Then they told me it was my fault for not having it in time! What a bunch of idiots! I'm sure they're all high school drop-outs and mad at the world for working a menial job. Eat a dick acadian! --["Users/JoeWaltz"] - ------ - ''2007-03-15 11:18:47'' [[nbsp]] Just took a look at 1824 Raintree this morning... It's a dump, like a lot of their properties apparently. There's a big hole in one of the walls and the garage door leading to the back yard only opens about 10 inches and looks like it could be kicked off the hinges by an 11 year old. The bathrooms are in sad shape, and the bedrooms are small. Would've been a decent place 20 years ago, or if they'd have kept it up to date since then. A couple final gripes... they double booked my viewing appointment which seems pretty classy and also didn't show up on site at the specified time. I had to call them and when I did they said they require you to come into the office before going out to view a place. They never mentioned this policy when I made the appointment. Seems kind of important! Anyway, they're not my problem anymore as I'm currently shredding my rental app. --["Users/ThomasPomroy"] - ------ - ''2007-03-19 15:19:52'' [[nbsp]] I've been looking at a couple properties that Acadian offers and tried to keep a balanced mind when dealing with them despite the negative press about them. However, I scheduled an appointment to look at a house and the booked me three weeks from the day and said I was the only person who had asked to see it and would be the first to do so. Also they added that people are not allowed to sign a lease unless the go on a showing of the unit first. I called a week later to verify my appointment and was told that this place had already had a lease signed, I asked how this could be since I was supposed to be the first to see it, he said he didn't know and then became rude and defensive when I inquired whether or not he or anyone in the office was planning on notifying me that it was pointless for me to view the unit now since a leased had been signed. He said a few more rude comments and hung up on me. I refuse to rent or even look at another Acadian Property and hope others will do so as well. --["Users/RobertYoung"] - ------ - ''2007-03-19 15:32:50'' [[nbsp]] Oh and if anyone wants to contact the owner of Acadian Properties and let her know about your problems, her name is Lisha Shaw and her phone number is 530-867-1869...how I love public records --["Users/RobertYoung"] - ------ - ''2007-03-19 15:58:32'' [[nbsp]] When my husband was a student he lived in a house owned by Acadian. He and his roommates were model tenants and yet did not get their deposit back. They were told that it was for minor repairs that were made when they moved out even though they had documentation showing that Acadian had already attempted to fix the problem while they were still renting. --["Users/MyaBrn"] - ------ - ''2007-03-22 00:12:07'' [[nbsp]] i used to live at oakshade. nice place to live. it was cheap and spacious. after a year, when it comes time to renew leases, it takes the owners months and months to decide whether they want to convert oakshade into condos or let us renew our leases. this continues until late march, when most complexes have filled out most of their vacancies. they finally tell us they will not be renewing leases after all, and the manager (not the owners) apologize. these fuckers took their sweet fat time waiting to decide whether to let us know whether we could stay or whether we'd have to leave. now i (and everyone else i know in oakshade) are scrambling to find housing, in late march, right after finals, when i should be laying back and unwinding. they could of made up their minds a long time ago to give use tenants an easier time, but NOOOOO. the owners...i hate them. i hope they die old, senile and forgotten. i hope their children and grandchildren are retarded and deformed. --["Users/AndrewLee"] - ------ - ''2007-03-26 21:40:28'' [[nbsp]] If you're thinking about moving in with Acadian, don't. A private owner will be far far easier to deal with. They tried to rip us off (not because they are mean or evil, just incompetent and greedy) and I ended up taking them to court. It was a long, painful, process. They offered to settle for half the amount once I served* them (writing letters gets you NOWHERE, write once then serve them if they don’t comply). After a day in court, the judge awarded me 400 dollars (I sought 500). Do yourself a favor, take a million pictures, and then give Acadian copies right when you move in. Keep your own and make sure they are dated somehow. Details of my experience are here: http://www.digitalkarate.net/?p=8 --["Users/AlexGourley"] - ------ - ''2007-04-11 15:48:37'' [[nbsp]] Wow, I cannot believe the encounter I just had at Acadian Management. I will spare you the details, but suffice to say they are rude, incompetent, and unprofessional. I missed the scheduled showing of an apartment because their system is so disorganized, and when I expressed irritation about not being able to see the property, they cancelled my appointment to look at a second property and refused to rent to me. After reading the comments here, I'm glad it happened. But wow! They certainly have some crazy people working in their office on B Street! --["Users/aafrancis"] - ------ - ''2007-04-12 12:48:30'' [[nbsp]] THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY RUDE, INCOMPETENT AND COMPLETELY DISRESPECTFUL. I am guessing that the rude of a prick names joseph is the son of the property owners since that is most likely all he can do- Live off his parents as a trailer trash high school drop out!! Anyways, Chanell is no better ( and since her name is a trailer trash imitation of a designer name I could expect no more from her either). They are the most un-professional people I have ever had the misfortune of encountering!!! Do yourselves a favor and DON'T rent with them!! --["Users/MARGARITA"] - ------ - ''2007-05-03 18:14:00'' [[nbsp]] My roommate and I just went to look at an Acadian property on Adams drive it looked REALLY nice everything brand new, but i've read all the comments and now i don't know! Does anybody live on 645 Adams Dr. that can tell me about the place? --["Users/dora"] - ------ - ''2007-05-09 16:11:15'' [[nbsp]] Dora....you should also take a look at the place during night time. Allot of the properties have cockroaches and you will see them at night since that's when they tend to come out. If I had known about this site prior to signing a contract with them I would never had rented with them....my place also look very nice during the first time visit but once I moved in, it has been an uphill battle to get them to do "anything". They only cover pest (rats, spiders, ants, cockroaches, etc) for the first month, after that you are on your on with any infestations. Read everyones advice closely...DO NOT rent from them. --["Users/RentersRights"] - ------ - ''2007-05-23 18:21:37'' [[nbsp]] The wife of the owner apparently is the manager for ["Mishka's"] and The ["Varsity Theater"], she doesn't like the wiki much because of the personal attacks here towards her and her husband; but she does like the idea of the wiki, as such I think that the community should try to have a cooperative positive communication with these people and perhaps resolve these differences. Then again, I have never rented from this company, nor have I talked to this person much, I am a bit of an idealist. --["Users/DavidPoole"] - ------ - ''2007-05-24 20:55:08'' [[nbsp]] I have a different take on Acadian. First, I am not a student. My wife works at the university and we moved here from boston 2 years ago and have been in an acadian managed property since then. My experiences with them have been mostly positive. They have taken care of repairs that I asked them to take care of, and even got the air conditioner fixed in the middle of the nasty heat wave of 2006. The employees have never been rude to me, and they always call when someone is coming around for routine maintenance work. - - Sure, they are not down home and friendly, like you would get if your landlord live next door, and they are sticklers for following the rules they have. But to me that is reasonable. If they didn't, people would just walk all over them. - - For people complaining about bugs and mice - they are all over Davis. It is part of living so close to farm land. Get a cat and get over it. --["Users/WilliamMead"] - ------ - ''2007-06-08 19:49:17'' [[nbsp]] Well, I lived in an Oakshade Apartment for three years and just won my lawsuit against Acadian Properties. When my roommates and I moved in to our apartment the carpet was already three years old and well worn. In all, Acadian wanted more than two thousand dollars to replace five year old carpet. California Civil Code 1953.6 (I'd have to check my notes but im pretty sure thats it) hold that a landlord cannot charge a tennant for anything that would qualify as normal wear and tear, etc. Well, I told them I was right and we'd take them to court. We did,and we won. The Judge ruled that they had to pay us back some of our deposit and ruled that their claim for the Carpet was invalid. They also had to pay the $50 court filing fee. So, don't be afraid. Just threaten suit. Tell them Pete Shenkin sent you. --["Users/TheShenkbone"] - ------ - ''2007-06-14 09:47:44'' [[nbsp]] I am an attorney who has filed a lawsuit against Acadian. I did not opt to go to small claims court. I filed an actual civil lawsuit in the Superior Court of California. As of June 2007, we are in discovery. In my complaint, I allege Acadian failed to provide adequate heat, failed to return approximately 99% of my security deposit, and even failed to give me the right key to my apartment on the first day of my lease. I allege, as a result, I had to sleep in a hotel that first night, and Acadian didn't even reimburse me for hotel expenses or even offer an apology! (I may publish the complaint on the internet soon since it is a public document, but must first check if it's permissible.) I'd appreciate any insight on your experiences with Acadian. Please email me at [[mailto(AttorneyAtLaw76 AT gmail DOT com)]], and let me know of other useful websites such as this one that discuss Acadian. - --["Users/AttorneyAtLaw"] - - (Sorry, I fixed the email problem. The address should work now.) - ------ - ''2007-07-03 12:21:09'' [[nbsp]] i concur with 95% of the comments here. renting from acadian should be a last option only. you won't feel good about dropping a rent check off every month, actually you'll feel terrible. --["Users/joel"] - ------ - ''2007-07-27 10:12:55'' [[nbsp]] I'm over with renting from these guys and on to better things, but as I was browsing this website I thought I should make a short post, maybe if enough people continue to write about their experiences it will help improve their practices. Some of the folks that work there will ruin your day. We had a miserable experience trying to get appointments to look at properties, and after we submitted an application they were as rude as possible about getting back to us on the status, in fact they told us not to bother them. We ended up renting from them anyway, and our apartment was fine, but not because of anything acadian did, it was just a decent apartment. We had few interactions with them while we were living in our place, but when we did, we were usually hung up on, or the calls were never returned. Bottom line, you have a lot of choices about who to rent from, why pay good money to benefit someone who treats you so badly. - --["Users/robb"] - ------ - ''2007-08-10 17:59:32'' [[nbsp]] I have never encountered such horrible people in my entire life. The lady who runs Acadian is rude, unorganized, abnoxious, and self-centered. Her staff is equally as irritating. My apartment complex changed management companies half-way through our lease and it has been a nightmare ever since. DO NOT RENT FROM ACADIAN!!! I promise, you will be miserable if you have to deal with these people. I went into the office yesterday because I wanted to see a copy of my lease (since I had received a notice in error from Acadian) and the manager there would give me the information I was entitled to and called me a "slut." I have contacted the Better Business Bureau, the City of Davis, and law enforcement personnel because of their behavior and the way that they opperate. If you can AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS! --["Users/alliem"] - ------ - ''2007-08-29 13:21:33'' [[nbsp]] DO NOT RENT FROM THESE PEOPLE. THEY LIE. DO EVERYTHING IN WRITING. ALSO WILL BULLY YOU AND CHARGE YOU FOR ANYTHING THEY CAN. I SPOKE WITH JOE IN THE OFFICE AND I HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH SOMEONE SO UNPROFESSIONAL. --["Users/NewToDavis"] - * Getting and saving everything you do with them in writing is the only true way to deal with them, and if you have to talk with them submit it in writing and keep a copy for your records so you can prove to them what you say is true. --["Users/StevenDaubert"] - ------ - ''2007-08-30 14:36:11'' [[nbsp]] I can only describe my experience with Acadian as horrific. I wish I had seen this Wiki page before I had signed the lease a year ago, but thank god I am moving out now. Where to begin... lets start with maintenance. My AC unit had mold for the entire year, after 3 "fixes" (one time the dude forgot to put in a filter). All of the damages I itemized before moving in didn't get fixed until about 8 months later. It took one guy 3 days to seal up and paint over some cracks in the bathroom and bedroom, and he spilled paint on the carpet and my clothes without cleaning anything up. As for management, what a bunch of condescending PRICKS!! The office is an aura of soulless, bitchy attitudes. They never get anything done, have extorted me on a number of occasions, and send "PAY OR QUIT" notices to your door if you're a day late on rent. - - This place should be shut down. Enough people have had problems (including filing LAWSUITS) with Acadian that serious action should be considered. Unless you want your apartment management experience to be a COMPLETE HEADACHE, stay away from these people. They are heartless, simple-minded scum. --["Users/Chronoz"] - ------ - ''2007-09-05 00:33:25'' [[nbsp]] does anyone know how much their late fees are? they are saying i paid my check late when i clearly gave it to them ONE WHOLE WEEK before it was due? --["Users/earthwind"] - - Late fees are illegal. Look here: [http://www.caltenantlaw.com/LateFees.htm] - -MI - I just took a peak at that page, very informative... I'm pretty sure Acadian charged late fees ["Users/StevenDaubert"] - ------ - ''2007-09-23 20:36:12'' [[nbsp]] I rented from Acadian in the past, and it was awful. They screwed up on my move in date, and the house wasn't ready. Getting maintenance done was like pulling teeth. Slumlords count on tenants not knowing their rights, so educate yourself! Don't take their word for anything (like not being responsible for bug and rodent infestations? Bullshit!). Get everything in writing. Call Legal Services of Northern California for info on tenant's rights, and possible legal assistance. --["Users/NiftyWitch"] - ------ - ''2007-09-25 15:49:11'' [[nbsp]] Dealing with Acadian has been one of the worst experiences of my housing history. The people that work there are rude- I went in with a letter to dispute my security deposit, and I handed them a printout of their page on DavisWiki (about 7 pages of nonstop complaints). The lady that worked there told me to get out of the office or else she'd call the cops on me to escort me out. A) I have a right to complain about their horrible service and B) I'm 5'3 and about 110lbs... I really don't think I present much of a threat, at least in any violent way. YOU GUYS... call Better Business Bureau and file a complaint! You can do this online at https://odr.bbb.org/odrweb/public/GetStarted.aspx I'm livid about the way they treat their clients. Some of my roomates are on student loans and they really can't afford to lose money to some shady business. I'm sure this applies to many students around campus, and I really don't want anyone else to suffer the hell that is Acadian. - - I'm filing a lawsuit against Acadian on Oct.9, if they don't respond to my letter. If anyone has any information or anything that they can add to my statement, please contact me ([[mailto(mishikawa AT ucdavis DOT edu)]]). Thank you! --["Users/MI"] - ------ - ''2007-09-26 02:43:40'' [[nbsp]] Judging by the overall disapproval, we should perhaps think about a larger suit against them, I am sure enough UCD students have been burned by this company that we could pool the time with the lawyer to figure out if the collective would have a good case against the company.. --["Users/DavidPoole"] - - I'd be down to do this. I actually have a phone appointment with a lawyer on Monday (using my free 15min. as UCD undergrad) and plan to ask her about what options I/we have. Lets get people together and do something about this, bc I think it's about time.. I mean this is a pretty long list of complaints, if you ask me. --["Users/MI"] - ------ - ''2007-10-01 16:45:44'' [[nbsp]] I hate Acaidian Properties! The most help you get is to be mooed at by the cows that work there. They are unfair to lease from and enjoy informing you of how much they have just ripped you off. They do not follow the same type of rental agreements as other companies plus their rental rate are much higher then anyone elses. I live in a duplex now I pay 950. They were asking $1400 for similar properties, but with out the plus of good managment. Please do not give these people your money they are just looking to use students because they know we don't have much retal experience. --["Users/.Maggie."] - ------ - ''2007-11-12 20:58:24'' [[nbsp]] The house was horrible, but the rent was very VERY cheap. Everyone in the office was always nice to me, especially Joe the leasing guy and the younger lady. I overall had nothing but good experiences with Acadian. They are just a management company so I think that the problems mostly come from them being just an agent that doesn't have a whole lot of power over the property since they are not the owners... I suggest people that have problems with their properties and don't get an OK from Acadian to fix it up try to contact the owners who can actually do something. --["Users/qwerty"] - ------ - ''2007-11-12 21:08:30'' [[nbsp]] But yes, the best thing about some of the houses being a bit old is that they are so so very cheap. There was a 4 bedroom for 1600. A 4 bedroom apartment is at least 1900. I would also like to emphasize I had very positive experiences with the office staff. I don't remember many of their names, but they were all very nice and professional and Joe (Joel?) was particularly helpful and went above and beyond to help me, even had our appointment cut deep into his lunch break. Thanks guys --["Users/qwerty"] - ------ - ''2007-12-04 09:04:31'' [[nbsp]] Acadian charges late fees despite knowing that such fees are legally unenforceable. - - Their staff (Joe, in particular) also possesses an incredible selective memory. They will magically forget anything not put in writing. - - Therefore if you rent from this company, absolutely insist EVERYTHING they communicate to you be put in writing. And I mean EVERYTHING. If they call you, interrupt them and say "whatever you want to say to me, write in a letter and mail to me." --["Users/JewpiterJones"] - ------ - ''2008-01-15 17:20:58'' [[nbsp]] I have reported Acadian Properties to IRS for suspected fraud activity. they will be audited within a few months. --["Users/daviscamper"] - ------ - ''2008-02-01 11:11:56'' [[nbsp]] Good article in the Aggie today about acadian. The article seemed to be pretty accurate as far as complaints go these problems go back atleast 8-10 years ago. --["Users/MyaBrn"] - ------ - ''2008-02-02 22:40:25'' [[nbsp]] Hmm... In the phone interview for the article in the Aggie (2008-02-01) I failed to remember all of the really good problems! I should have come back to this page and reviewed my words for 2005. --["Users/DylanBeaudette"] - ----- - - "2008-02-08 - I hate Acadian! They are HORRIBLE, they make me sooo angry! So incredibly rude to me! I am a small, very quiet, nice girl and they made me feel absolutely horrible. I wish I could put them out of business! Charged me late fees when I paid my rent on time!!! Brought it in but didn't get a reciept, Stupid! They told me that I probably wrote in the date on my carbon copy of the check and was probably lying about turning it in on time. Joe refused to let me speak to the manager when I politely asked since she wouldn't want to deal with an insignificant problem. Also, told me that they didn't have to explain how they were adding in extra days to the late fee they were charging me. Then a snooty blond walked over to "back him up" against what! I'm a 5'3" girl who was speaking quietly and respectfully but simply asking him to explain to me what and why I was being charged! Then Joe told me our conversation was over and told me to get out and refused to say another word other than to almost yell that we were "done". The girl laughed with Joe and shouted to me "grab some candy on the way out!" I wanted to smack that smurk off that girl's face! but instead I walked quietly out to cry in my car in frustration!! HATE them. I like one of they people above who said they flip off the office when they drive by, I may have to do so as well. ahhh!! Also, told us when we moved in that they were going to replace the carpets and the didn't. Also staight up said they were going to charge us for painting the house when we moved out which they are NOT allowed to do! And though they have gotten to our maintenace requests quickly they never call to let us know anyone is coming and have showed up with no notice to show our house to prospective tenants as well! Don't rent from them! - - Jamie - ------ - ''2008-03-07 17:06:30'' [[nbsp]] I've read a lot of really bad comments on here with Acadian, but generally I've had a good experience with them. They are very prompt with maintenance issues and if you want to rent from them the next year they will give you first pick of their properties as a prior renter. I think that Acadian MUST have improved from what I am reading here because I have had no problems with them at all. --["Users/ValeriePeterson"] - ------ - ''2008-03-07 17:07:33'' [[nbsp]] Sometimes I do detect some rudeness, though. That doesn't bother me too much, but it is worth noting. --["Users/ValeriePeterson"] - ------ - ''2008-03-09 20:36:16'' [[nbsp]] STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS!!! Arcadian sucks beyond belief. This is a family run business with the mom being "the manager", she obviously suffers from various mental illnesses and her son "Joe" is the ultimate loser who "runs the office". While I was waiting for them to talk to me, Joe was complaining to other co-workers that he doesn't get attention from women (its worth mentioning Joe is in his thirties), of course, the manager was there to help him with this important issue but couldn't help me when I wanted to talk to her. I had to work it out with "Joe". Joe has an extremely bad temper, most likely as the result of being made fun of his entire life, and takes it out on customers, even when he leaves voice messages over the phone. I guess this is as good as it gets when you have several mentally ill people run a business. Its almost fun to see how poor they treat their customers. My recommendation is to pay 100-200 more per month if you have to, but stay away from these mad creatures. I personally wish the entire family to go to hell. These people are ridiculous. --["Users/KevinW"] - ------ - ''2008-03-27 17:20:38'' [[nbsp]] I would like to add to the chorus of dissatisfied renters. I am not a student, I am a professional who lives in Davis who has a good salary and who has never had a late rent payment. The apartment where I have lived for 5 years was turned over for management to Acadian by the owners of our apartment building. During the time that Acadian managed our property, the lawns were not maintained, fences fell over in disrepair (with exposed rusty nails and children around), landscaping died from the sprinkler system ceasing to function (and not being repaired), safety lights burt out and were not replaced, yards flooded because of unkept gutters, trees were not pruned, amongst a litany of other problems. I cannot specifically comment as to why, but the property owners hired a separate part-time property manager to act as the go between for tenants and Acadian, and to follow up with Acadian to make sure basic maintenance was being done on the apartments. I speculate that our property owners were horrified by the deteriorating conditions of the properties and the way their tenants were being treated. On a personal level, my experiences with Acadian were the worst interactions I have had in my adult life. The animosity I was greeted with by the staff left me speechless. I went into their office to address an issue in an adult and professional manner, and quite frankly I was so angry and hurt by the way I was treated afterwards I sat in my car and cried. This experience is from 2007, and our property owners have since "relieved Acadian as their property management company". I would strongly recommend against property owners and renters using Acadian. All property management companies are going to have some disgruntled clients, but the complaints against Acadian are a refection of their intrinsic dysfunction, poor business practices, and lack of respect for their customers. --["Users/MarieBoisvert"] - ------ - ''2008-04-01 16:33:34'' [[nbsp]] I wonder if they just have difficulties with students versus adults in terms of renting houses? My fiance rented a house through them back in 2001 and had some mold problems...severe mold problems...they came out a few days later and fixed it by scraping it out and putting a fan in front of the wall to dry the mold (not the most sanitary, but it worked). Upon move-out someone bought the house from the owner and unbenownst to Acadian this owner came in and tore up the entire house. Luckily Acadian couldn't do anything and gave them their entire deposit back...he was a student then. We are currently in the process of signing a lease with Acadian and have not had any problems with them thus far. I won't hold my breath, but anytime you live in a college town there is a huge difference with how students are treated and respected over adults who don't live off of student loans. Trust me, I have been there and done that, so I do understand. But, so far everything has gone very smoothly. Who knows, maybe I will be on here in six months complaining, but so far they have kept their appointment times, been friendly on the phone, helped us right away when turning in an application (we had it all together upon walking into their office), and called us two days later to sign our lease. Everyone in the office has been really friendly and helpful. You can tell that the office staff have been beaten down by dealing with disgruntled tenants...but I can understand that too. It worries me to hear all these negative comments but people are far more apt to speak out when things are bad rather than good...go figure:-) --["Users/BEMLVR"] - I think if you had seen the post before yours you wouldn't raise that question. It doesn't matter if you are a student or not, you are paying the rent, everyone student or non-student should receive a good service. Look at other DavisWiki articles and you will see whe in fact, there is something good about a business, people do speak out. ["Users/KevinW"] - ------ - ''2008-04-24 12:42:38'' [[nbsp]] I had made an appointment to see the 1-bedroom at Aspen Terrace place on Wakeforest Dr. next week, I was wondering if anyone had lived at there and could give me their inputs/suggestions? --["Users/Teresa85"] - ------ - 2008-06-03 7:46:00 [[nbsp]] I've been renting apartments for 8 years. I am not a young and inexperienced tenant, who is incapable of being polite but firm with college town rental agencies or being proactive about maintenance issues. Acadian is the worst rental agency I have ever dealt with either as a student or as a professional. I lived in one Acadian property as a subletter and it was a typical college town slumlord property (stained carpets, garage torn up by the previous tenants' dogs, cockroaches, non-functional oven, barely functional "central air", etc). At that time (2002-2003) Acadian seemed to be only be about property neglect (which honestly is pretty typical), and was only moderately surly in my communications with them. I left that duplex with a good portion of my safety deposit snatched away from me to clean carpets, replace blinds, and other things they probably aren't allowed to charge for. However, at that point they were only the 2nd or 3rd worst rental agency I have experienced. Later in my time at Davis (Winter 2007) I found a very cute Victorian house that had been divided into apartments and managed by Acadian. It even had hardwood floors (rare in Davis!), a really nice shared garden, and at least one super cool neighbor! I was thrilled to take over the last few months of a graduating student's lease and rent happily until I finished my doctorate. When I filled out my application I was told that their system for processing credit histories was down and it would take longer than usual. I nodded and headed off to a much needed vacation with family back East. After about two weeks, I called their office and dealt with a very rude and defensive woman who told me I was being pushy and that there were many applications ahead of mine to process. I told her that seemed fair, and reminded her that my move in date was quickly approaching. I called again a week later, and had a similar but more strained phone call. A week later, which was about one week before my move-in date, I got answering machines from 9-4 (West Coast time). I left several polite but honestly pushy messages as I was getting a bit nervous about having a place to live. I called right at 5PM and had a blow-up conversation in which I was informed that they still hadn't run my credit history and that Acadian did not wish to house me. Yes, I cried a lot and many hours of roadrunner cartoons were needed before I could face the world again. The Davis housing market is certainly not as tight as it was in the past, but finding housing a week before moving in is just not possible. Not only did I loose my application fee and have to sleep on couches for a while, but the apartment I did find was $300 more dollars a month in rent! However, I'm happy as I narrowly escaped a truly miserable lease situation. --["Users/Susan"] - ------ - ''2008-06-28 17:27:14'' [[nbsp]] I would not recommend this company. When I moved in to my apartment, it was absolutely filthy, with dirt and grease all over the walls and bits of food stuck to the wall. Numerous things were broken in the apartment (though all apartments supposedly go through thorough checks and repairs before one moves in). It took months to get these things fixed. The company is good at taking your money but lousy on making the places livable. --["Users/jsg718"] - ------ - ''2008-06-28 17:49:02'' [[nbsp]] How is this place still in business? --["Users/SunjeetBaadkar"] - ------ - ''2008-07-09 23:20:24'' [[nbsp]] I too had a horrible experience with Acadian. To make a long story short, I took them to small claims court over normal wear and tear on 5 year old carpet that was never properly replaced. I'd highly suggest you avoid this management company. --["Users/MaraDog"] - ------ - ''2008-07-11 19:29:21'' [[nbsp]] I went in to their office today, basically ready to put down a deposit on anything near campus. To make a long story short, I asked to put a deposit down, and submit my application before seeing the apartment. It was the location I was looking for, and they accepted dogs. At this time of the year, it was enough for me to want to put down a 3 day refundable deposit. . The 'Senior Vice President' Joseph Shaw said, "That is a stupid idea. Why on Earth would you do that?" I replied, "Well, the fact that you accept dogs, and the apartment is across the street from school is enough for me." He said how it was a stupid idea again. I asked him why they would not allow me to submit my application for the apartment. (What would he have said if I were an international student?!? ) He refused to tell me why they would not allow me to apply for the unit before seeing it, and told me that I should leave because he doesn't need me for business!! At this point I felt as if he was more than just being rude, he was becoming aggressive. I asked him why he wanted me to leave, and told me how embarrassing it would be for me if he were to call the cops. Then he said if I didn't leave, he would make me leave. I said to go ahead and try putting your hands on me, and the other male working there stood up, as if he was getting ready to fight me too. WE CAME VARY CLOSE TO FIGHTING. I gave in (I was out numbered 2-1, plus I wanted to set a good example for my dog) and told them I would leave. But before I would leave I wanted the owners name and phone number so I could call them, and tell them how their Senior VP treats clients who want to rent from their company. He told me to take their card, and notice that the last names are the same! HE IS THEIR SON! It all made sense now!! How else could this prick keep this kind of job??? Threatening to fight me when I want to put a deposit down, and rent from him!!! I am 100% for small business', especially family owned and operated ones, but this company makes me hate big business that much less. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SOUL....DO NOT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!! --["Users/Lola"] - ------ - ''2008-07-17 10:42:31'' [[nbsp]] dang, I was about to consider this place because of the cheap price and stuff, but after reading u guys' comments, no thanks haha, thanks for saving me from this mess, guys haha. --["Users/Tokie"] - ------ - ''2008-07-19 18:53:01'' [[nbsp]] What can I say? They are bad about returning phone calls and now we have to get receipts because they mysteriously didn't get one of our rent checks on time. We had to get someone outside Acadian to fix our sprinkler because they never got around to it. Only 2 of the phone jacks in the house worked when we moved in, so when the DSL people came to help us get internet, they actually fixed all the jacks for us. --["Users/themichelle"] - ------ - ''2008-07-21 17:17:49'' [[nbsp]] Apparently, they're only pet-friendly on their own terms. They will not rent to you if you own a scary breed of dog, like dobies, rotties, and german shepherds. I realize that some breeds aren't allowed because of Homeowner's Insurance policies, but Acadian applies this ban across the board. Once I mentioned the type of dog I had, they weren't interested in helping me any further. After reading all the above comments, I thanked my dog profusely for saving me from this company. --["Users/MichellePalmer"] - ------ - ''2008-07-21 18:48:07'' [[nbsp]] Add my name to the list of people who have had horrible experiences with Acadian. I was a tenant from 2006-2007. Early on in the year, when I first started my lease, I submitted a list of repairs that needed to be made -- clogged drain, moldy door, and closet doors that didn't slide. Nothing too difficult to fix. However, months later, they still hadn't made any attempt to repair the place. In fact, it got worse, as their foundation repairs caused several cracks in the floor, walls, and ceiling. When I asked about it, they said that they had never received a repair request, even though I had written the repair request in person at their office months ago. So I wrote up the repair request again. This time, when I submitted it, I asked someone from the staff there to sign a receipt that they had received my request for repairs. This is where things got freaky. They refused to sign it, and acted indignant that I would even question their ability to repair their properties in a timely manner. He raised his voice so that I could not get a word in, when I countered in a louder voice, the staffer called me a "madman", and asked me to leave else he would call the police. As such, I left, unable to even drop off my request for a repair. - - After that, I had to do all of my business with them by registered mail with return receipt, so that they wouldn't conveniently lose documents as they had in the past. This way, I could also avoid arrest at the hands of people I had a legitimate business interest with. By mail, I demanded that the property be repaired within two weeks, else I would terminate the lease. They complied, but not without sending a letter threatening legal action if the lease was ended prematurely, and lying about the behavior of their own employees. At Acadian, the customer is always wrong. - - All in all, given all of the other comments on this page, I believe that crucifixion would be too good of a fate for these slumlords. --["Users/BrentLaabs"] - ------ - ''2008-07-23 16:16:17'' [[nbsp]] HOPE FOR DISGRUNTLED ACADIAN RESIDENTS: We too had an unacceptable percentage of our security deposit withheld. We wrote a letter detailing the condition in which we found the house, the condition in which we left it, and the negligence of Acadian throughout the time of our lease. We specified the amount of money we were demanding, and we threatened legal action. We didn't hear anything for about a month, but then received a CHECK from Acadian returning almost $500 more of our deposit. It wasn't the total sum we had demanded, but it we felt we had won a small battle. --["Users/DavisKid84"] - ------ - ''2008-08-16 12:15:57'' [[nbsp]] I knew acadian has a bad rap, but I signed a lease to live with some friends. A note on pests: They changed the pest section in the lease, FYI, and I was told by the desk people that "if you notice a pest problem, try to remedy it yourself first (with Raid, etc.) and if it doesn't clear up, come back and tell us it did not clear up itself." (But roaches don't clear up with raid, or a nuclear bomb for that matter). My current managers (I won't disclose which apartment) told me a gel should be used, which is carried back to the nest to kill them all. The manager said her daughter rented a house with acadian and they simply caulked the holes where they were coming out (NOT the solution). I'm hoping pest problems through this property management will improve somewhat because of this lease alteration. --["Users/MattWright"] - ------ - ''2008-08-25 12:05:25'' [[nbsp]] As bad as my experience was, I'm amazed to see comments detailing Joe threatening people with phone calls to the police or PHYSICAL VIOLENCE from himself! Acadian is a malicious business! Why the hell are they still slumming people over and getting away with it? - - I'll say it again: if you do have the unfortunate experience of living in an Acadian property, take dated photographs of EVERYTHING. At the end of the year when I received a fraction of my security deposit back - with the most ridiculous price estimates I've ever seen attached ($95 for paint touch-ups? $200 for shampooing the carpets? What?) - my family and I sent them a very politely-written letter saying that we had documented everything during the move-in and the move-out and now have a collection of photos showing the state of the apartment. Without having to send even one photo, we were returned the full deposit (very surprising, I know). My opinion is, Acadian is an old slumlord business; they operate through lies and deceit, and if they can get away with it, they win.... like a troupe of gypsies that set up a shop in town rather than continuing their nomadic life. The moment that someone brings a legitimate counter-argument to their table, they fold their cards. My guess is they hold back almost everyone's deposits, thinking that they are just students and won't bother to contest it (or will be unable to contest through lack of evidence). - - Another thing I found a little confusing.... their "late charges" come and go on a whim. I was being charged nearly constantly for late fees, but there was one time where a "late fee" was supposed to exist and it magically disappeared on it's own. Like someone said earlier, such late fees are illegal and should not be paid at all. Frankly, I think Joe will just tack on an extra "late fee" every month or so just to squeeze a little bit more cash out of the tenants. But apparently he doesn't have the brain to keep up with it, cuz he'd threaten me with them one day and then forget it the next. What an idiot mama's boy. - - P.S. Where did the "slumlord" link go on this page? You can't tell me someone actually removed it? This business is the very DEFINITION of slumlord! Please, advertise this company in THE WORST way possible! Do other people a FAVOR and ward them away from this sinkhole of a business. --["Users/Chronoz"] - ------ - ''2008-08-29 14:37:06'' [[nbsp]] DO NOT RENT FROM ACADIAN. When I moved to Davis I didn't know better (and also sort of had no choice), but I would go WAY out of my way to never rent from them again. I have lived in an Acadian property for the last year, and stopped by their office today to get a copy of my lease to submit for residency purposes. They looked through their records, and although they did have a copy of my application, they had no copy of my lease. I told them very politely that I was 100% sure I had signed my lease (really - who doesn't sign their lease???), and they said obviously I didn't sign it, because if I had signed it, they would have it. Then they said that if I had indeed been living in that apartment for the last year then I had been illegally occupying it. - - Seriously?? They lose a piece of paper and I am illegally occupying my apartment? - - I knew that I had submitted a copy of my lease to the USE Credit Union for address verification when I first moved to Davis, so I went by to see if they still had it on file. Unfortunately, USE only keeps records of address verification documents for 6 months - so again, no copy of the lease. They did, however, have a signed and dated document stating that they received address verification - IN THE FORM OF A LEASE AGREEMENT - when I opened my account. I am hoping that I can submit that and other supporting documents for residency purposes, but if I were depending on Acadian to have the basic competency to keep up with the documentation of who is currently occupying their apartments, I would be screwed. If for some reason you are unable to avoid renting with them, please do yourself a favor and make multiple copies of everything. Obviously they can't even keep up with a lease, and I can honestly say that I have never had any person affiliated with any business be so rude to me in my life. --["Users/shosha"] - ------ - ''2008-09-09 19:20:47'' [[nbsp]] It's hard to believe that such an enterprise exists in quiet, little Davis. BEWARE: Acadian Properties is the Davis equivalent of North Korea. You will always be wrong or a liar. You are supposedly the one who doesn't understand or obey the laws of the state. You will lack any valid (or useful) information on where you are living. They will talk down to and intimidate customers who bring up complaints. Dissenters and those asking questions will be (verbally) crushed or simply exiled. - - Prior to moving into an Acadian administered house (and about a week before my lease was to actually begin) I went into their office to address particular issues I had with the house. I had been told that "pigs" lived in the house before me and driving by the house pretty much everyday I saw that even though the previous tenants had moved out, there had seemed to be little work done on actually cleaning up the place. I was assured that the same standards that I would be held to when I vacated would apply to the previous residents and that the house would be clean, not to mention habitable, upon moving in. All lies. - - The number of issues with the housed were numerous and ranged from serious Civil and Health and Safety Code violations such as roof rat infestation, exposed and dangerous electrical wiring, and dry rot to the backyard's decor with its copious supply of beer cans, soda bottles, and straight up trash bags hidden in the bushes (each full of their own wonderful surprises). It also seemed like the place was barely even cleaned when the previous tenants left (despite promises to the contrary). The whole front of the house needed to be power washed, the floors were sticky and in some spots clearly had gum and dried vomit (seriously). The kitchen as first glanced appeared to be clean, despite all of the broken tile on the counter. Moving the kitchen appliances quickly revealed that the cleaning was quick and superficial. Trees and foliage were overgrown and in need of maintenance and one of the bathrooms was absolutely disgusting; complete with cracked mirror, inoperable electrical, and an odd red, sticky, mess on the tore up linoleum. Eventually, I went to city hall to check out any previous code violations and read about permits that had been previously issued. Although Acadian vehemently denied it I'm certain that some modifications in the garage were illegally done with no permits. - - I decided within a few days that to pursue the normal channels of repair request would have not brought the house up to acceptable or habitable conditions anytime soon. I documented every violation with photos and referenced exactly which code particular conditions violated. After some good research (the links on the page were a great starting point!) I went into their office one morning and announced my intention to vacate the premisis and demanded to be removed from the lease as well as the return of my security deposit as allowed under Civil Code 1942. After practically one full day of being told different answer and verbal arguments it was clear they didn't want any trouble and released me from the contract. As they put it "you don't want to be there, and we don't want you there." - - If you are having ANY problems with Acadian do not hesitate for a moment to exercise your legal rights as provided by the California State Legislature as well as rulings by the California Supreme Court. - - While you may be temped to go in screaming my advice: Be as professional as possible, but also extremely firm. The moment they say something is going to happen, demand that it be in writing. They will change their story as quickly as its said. Be prepared with knowledge of the law and be able to outsmart them at all costs and you will get what you want. Check out the City of Davis' Building Division at city hall where you can look up past permits and code violations. Let them know you mean business otherwise they're just going to fuck you in all the worst ways. - --["Users/pr0me7heu2"] - ------ - ''2008-09-10 12:02:24'' [[nbsp]] I'm in the middle of a dispute with them right now, I will post to tell everyone how it went. In the meantime, I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I urge everyone to file one as well if you had a problem with anything they did or didn't do, even if its just a customer service issue. There are no complaints against them at this point and it would be great if we didn't allow them to be BBB certified. It's also a good way to warn future tenants that don't visit this page. --["Users/rebeccap"] - Keep us posted after the fact! (makes me want to find the itemized bill which I have still sealed and it came postmarked past the 31 days they have to tell you what deductions they make...) --["Users/StevenDaubert"] - ------ - ''2008-09-30 17:44:03'' [[nbsp]] FCK this company and everyone who works for them, they all are just terrible, inconsiderate and should be told to go Fck themselves, not joking. Joe is an asshole, My mom had some questions about the parental financial support form and I asked if he could talk to her for a sec and he said "I don't want to talk to your mom dude." This guy is just so unprofessional and such dumb f*ck. ONCE YOU GET YOUR DEPOSIT BACK PLEASE PLEASE GO IN THEIR OFFICE AND TELL THEM TO GO FUCK THEMSELVES THEY NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET A REALITY CHECK ON WHAT A CUSTOMER IS AND HOW BUSINESS WORKS. --["Users/socrates7"] - ------ - ''2008-10-04 11:22:51'' [[nbsp]] This is by far the worst place to rent from and now they've added automated messages that are as useless as the staff. My experience so far, past 2 months, have been horrible. They take forever in fixing the smallest things in the apartment, even when asked to put a doorstop on a bedroom door...they came in and added doorstops to random doors that don't even need them. We moved in and our microwave wasn't functioning, which wasn't fixed until a month later. I am fully regretting signing a lease and anticipate on fully building a case with whom ever is interested in getting them shut down. --["Users/TY3"] - ------ - ''2008-10-04 16:08:30'' [[nbsp]] It is the nature of their business that people will hate them. --["Users/NickSchmalenberger"] - ''Perhaps, but it is not the nature of their business that they should be universally despised. I've rented in many places in Davis, some of them somewhat slummy, but none were so deplorable as Acadian's place. Their unique combination of low-quality facilities, high-cost rent, lackadaisical repair schedule, ghastly customer service, and habitual loss of important documents makes them the paradigm of a poor landlord.'' --["Users/BrentLaabs"] - ------ - ''2008-10-04 16:46:44'' [[nbsp]] Sweetmonkeyfeathers...someone needs to put these people out of business... --["Users/SunjeetBaadkar"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-05-12 14:16:25'' [[nbsp]] Up until now my interactions with Acadian has been minimal. Last night however, my garage door came off the tracks and ended up twisted with one side on the ground and the other up above the header of the house. I immediately contacted the office to have maintanence come and fix it but was greeted with the recording to press 0 for after hours maintanence emergencies. I spoke with the "operator" and explained the situation, that the door was not simply "squeeky" but literally twisted and that someone needed to call me or come to fix it immediately. She said she would contact maintanence and someone would call me back. Three hours go by and NO WORD from anyone at Acadian. Knowing that a great deal of belongings were in my garage NOT TO MENTION the fact that it could have been a serious safety issue if it collapsed completely I contacted an aquaintence I knew who worked with garage doors. He drove out from Sac to fix the door late last night. Still no call from them by 11am this morning so I called the office to discuss the situation -- 1) reimbursement for person who did fix the door and 2) protocol for reporting after hours emergencies. The receptionist stated I would not be reimbursed because that is not their protocol and verified that with the manager. I asked to speak with the manager and Joe picked up the line. I started to explain my concerns about the lack of response regarding the door and he immediately told me the circumstance did not constitute an emergency and that since I "opted to go out on my own because I was impatient and could not wait" he would "not pay me a dime." I was shocked, to say the least. He had no information about the garage door and the severity of the situation and DID NOT ASK for details regarding the maintanence request. He operated on an assumption and stated that he did not need to respond "because by law it did not constitute an emergency." I explained I was unable to open, close or do anything with the garage and that I explained this to the operator who took the message. He stated that "that operator doesn't work for Acadian so it doesn't matter." OK, uh, this is on YOUR office message but Joe did not take any responsibility for the person they directed me to and her statement that someone would call me back was on her own doing. Hmmmm. Joe continued to be rude and said that he was not going to sit and listen to me all day in an attempt to get reimbursed when I was "antsy" and couldn't wait for them to fix the door. I tole him to put the reimbursement issue aside and wanted to discuss why I never got a call from someone to assess the situation he said it didn't matter. When I stated I was concerned about it being a safety issue not only for my children and me, but neighbors or more damage to the house he said "if anything were to happen to your kids it would be your fault if you are such a poor parent you let them play out there when the garage is like that." OK, that was enough for me. I was flabbergasted and speechless. I asked him if this is how Acadian provides customer service and he said "you are not my customer and I owe you nothing." AH. I see. He went on to say this "was not a deli and he was not my waiter and he did not have to listen to my false complaints when I was the one in the wrong." He said the conversation is now over and hung up on me. + + As a professional working and living in Davis for over 12 years I have never encountered such poor treatment from another "business." I attempted to call the owner after finding her phone number on a webpage and mentioned I wanted to discuss the situation with one of her staff. She said "call the office" and hung up on me. Well, the apple does not fall far from the tree. I was supposed to call the office and talk to Joe to file a complaint about...uh, JOE? + + I was able to find the name of the owner of the home but do not know how to get additional information to reach him via email, phone or mail. I would think he would be HIGHLY concerned about how this so called PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY actually doesn't manage things well at all, especially legitimate concerns of the tenants. I guess in the future I should not be so concerned about the damage to the property if ACADIAN could care less. I just resigned a lease and I am wanting to end any relationship with them. They are rude, uncooperative, unhelpful, inconsiderate, demeaning, lack communication and have absolutely no sense of professional conduct whatsoever. + --["Users/HollyL"]

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KevinW — 2009-04-17 09:37:16

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	+ ------ + ''2009-04-08 13:48:56'' [[nbsp]] STAY AWAY FROM ACADIAN PROPERTIES. I have rented from them for the past year and can honestly say that I've never had a positive experience in dealing with them. The receptionist at the front of the office is particularly rude when dealing with people that come in, and the managers treat you like an idiot when you have questions. They rely on the assumption that you, as a tenant, do not know the explicit language of your lease and will take advantage of you if you're not careful. I once visited the office to request a copy of my lease, so that I could verify whether or not the agreement included certain terms. The workers at Acadian were overtly irritated that I would not simply take their word on the language of the lease, and the simple act of requesting a copy of a lease turned into a very unnerving and frustrating ordeal. My renting experience with Acadian has been overwhelmingly negative and I would highly advise against entering into business with this company. --["Users/Dmaroon"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-03-17 23:15:18'' [[nbsp]] also, if you are a property owner, please find someone else to manage your properties... --["Users/evilforestgnome"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-03-17 17:25:15'' [[nbsp]] They are such assholes. I was supposed to view an apartment today and after waiting for an hour I mistakenly decided to go to the office to talk to them. I calmly stated that I had taken the afternoon off work to see the house and that I was upset at how unprofessional it was that they never called me to say no one was coming. The "managers" response was "I'll remember your face so I can never rent to you". I have already filed a complaint with the chamber of commerce and will be reporting them to the better business bureau. Everyone should do the same!!! --["Users/evilforestgnome"]

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geezlouisexyz — 2009-02-28 10:36:24

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- ''2009-02-28 01:10:20'' [[nbsp]] Just like a few other people in Davis, I was also threatened to have the cops called on me (me=petite). In their power-tripping world, nobody has the right to talk back or question them. I went on their website and they said they've been here for 30 years??? WTF? You've got to be joking. Please tell me that the current people weren't in the business for this long. Like Lola said, I am for small family business, but they are really rude, unprofessional, power-tripping assholes. Lesson learned the hard way. --["Users/geezlouisexyz"]	+ ''2009-02-28 01:10:20'' [[nbsp]] Just like a few other people in Davis, I was also threatened to have the cops called on me (me=petite). In their power-trip world, nobody has the right to talk back or question them. I went on their website and they said they've been here for 30 years??? WTF? You've got to be joking. Please tell me that the current people weren't in the business for this long. Like Lola said, I am for small family business, but they are really rude, unprofessional, power-tripping assholes. Lesson learned the hard way. --["Users/geezlouisexyz"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-02-28 01:10:20'' [[nbsp]] Just like a few other people in Davis, I was also threatened to have the cops called on me (me=petite). In their power-tripping world, nobody has the right to talk back or question them. I went on their website and they said they've been here for 30 years??? WTF? You've got to be joking. Please tell me that the current people weren't in the business for this long. Like Lola said, I am for small family business, but they are really rude, unprofessional, power-tripping assholes. Lesson learned the hard way. --["Users/geezlouisexyz"]

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	+ ------ + "2009-02-17" I still hate this rental company as I had posted at an earlier date. However, I will have to admit that most of the time they were quick about maintenance requests - with the exception of the large tree limb that fell on roof and was there for a couple months. On the other hand, they had several violations going on in the house that were never repaired - stove that didn't work very well, fridge that didn't close properly, outlets that plugs wouldn't stay plugged into. Anyway, some issues. When we moved out we expected to have to fight for our deposit when they charged us for painting, cleaning (which we had left the house spotless), and hauling (the neighbors stuff that was on their side of the duplex but whatever). However, they somehow missed the charge that they had quoted in our walk through where my roommate had accidently burned the carpet while embrossing her wedding invitations - the one exception where we did actually cause damage rather than make the house nicer (we planted flowers, replaced the gate, and so on). So we decided it was pretty even. I still hate them and it wasn't worth the headache to rent from them, but we did at least get a fair amount of our deposit back and most of the major maintenance issues they were quick about. Just to be fair. + - Jamie

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	+ ------ + ''2009-01-28 22:35:47'' [[nbsp]] Mixed. Haven't had many of the bad experiences because I'm persistant when asking for help and have always recieved what was critical. They did tell me that the owner didn't care about reparing things that left unchecked, will devalue his property over time. But who knows. Not my problem. They are a pain in the ass and really drag their feet about things. All things considered, I'd never use them again and would warn anyone I liked away from them. --["Users/Xon"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-01-16 17:41:12'' [[nbsp]] Everyone at Acadian is pleasant until you sign a rental agreement with them. --["Users/BrentLaabs"]

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JoePomidor — 2009-01-16 17:36:55

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- ''Perhaps, but it is not the nature of their business that they should be universally despised. I've rented in many places in Davis, some of them somewhat slummy, but none were so deplorable as Acadian's place. Their unique combination of low-quality facilities, high-cost rent, lackadaisical repair schedule, ghastly customer service, and habitual loss of important documents makes them the paradigm of a poor landlord. --["Users/BrentLaabs"]	+ ''Perhaps, but it is not the nature of their business that they should be universally despised. I've rented in many places in Davis, some of them somewhat slummy, but none were so deplorable as Acadian's place. Their unique combination of low-quality facilities, high-cost rent, lackadaisical repair schedule, ghastly customer service, and habitual loss of important documents makes them the paradigm of a poor landlord.'' --["Users/BrentLaabs"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-01-16 17:18:23'' [[nbsp]] Lisa is a gem of a person. Call her at the direct number listed above and she will even be more pleasant to talk to. Good grief.... Options are wonderful so you can avoid unpleasant things. --["Users/loneshark"]

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- * If you are a student, remember that you get free time from a lawyer from ["Gradaute Student Association" GSA] or ["ASUCD"], which you may wish to use in dealing with this company.	+ * If you are a student, remember that you get free time from a lawyer from ["Graduate Student Association" GSA] or ["ASUCD"], which you may wish to use in dealing with this company.

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KevinW — 2008-10-08 23:12:04

With the amount of complaints here on wiki, something needs to be done legally.

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BrentLaabs — 2008-10-04 17:37:51

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	+ ''Perhaps, but it is not the nature of their business that they should be universally despised. I've rented in many places in Davis, some of them somewhat slummy, but none were so deplorable as Acadian's place. Their unique combination of low-quality facilities, high-cost rent, lackadaisical repair schedule, ghastly customer service, and habitual loss of important documents makes them the paradigm of a poor landlord. --["Users/BrentLaabs"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-10-04 16:46:44'' [[nbsp]] Sweetmonkeyfeathers...someone needs to put these people out of business... --["Users/SunjeetBaadkar"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-10-04 16:08:30'' [[nbsp]] It is the nature of their business that people will hate them. --["Users/NickSchmalenberger"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-10-04 11:22:51'' [[nbsp]] This is by far the worst place to rent from and now they've added automated messages that are as useless as the staff. My experience so far, past 2 months, have been horrible. They take forever in fixing the smallest things in the apartment, even when asked to put a doorstop on a bedroom door...they came in and added doorstops to random doors that don't even need them. We moved in and our microwave wasn't functioning, which wasn't fixed until a month later. I am fully regretting signing a lease and anticipate on fully building a case with whom ever is interested in getting them shut down. --["Users/TY3"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-09-30 17:44:03'' [[nbsp]] FCK this company and everyone who works for them, they all are just terrible, inconsiderate and should be told to go Fck themselves, not joking. Joe is an asshole, My mom had some questions about the parental financial support form and I asked if he could talk to her for a sec and he said "I don't want to talk to your mom dude." This guy is just so unprofessional and such dumb f*ck. ONCE YOU GET YOUR DEPOSIT BACK PLEASE PLEASE GO IN THEIR OFFICE AND TELL THEM TO GO FUCK THEMSELVES THEY NEED TO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET A REALITY CHECK ON WHAT A CUSTOMER IS AND HOW BUSINESS WORKS. --["Users/socrates7"]

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KevinW — 2008-09-15 06:47:48

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	+ A website has been launched by UCD Students to gather all complaints in one place and launch a class-action lawsuit. The problem with posting complaints on DavisWiki that it is practically impossible to contact the message owner due to limited profile information wiki provides. Please submit your complaints to [http://www.AcadianSucks.com]. +

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JasonAller — 2008-09-13 18:45:32

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- Thought I would share my experiences with Acadian Properties. Moved in recently, to a house with mold on the ceiling, flickering lights, non-functioning phone jacks in every room except the kitchen, and faucets that electrocute us when the dryer is running. Nearly every conversation with Acadian has been an exercise in futility: non-cooperative, rude employees who refuse to discuss anything outside of what is explicitly defined in the lease. The mold on the ceilings was especially bad: it looked like someone had thrown-up orange and black all over the place. I have since cleaned it up, but I am sure that it was a violation of some county health codes. Waiting on PGE to diagnose the flickering lights and electrified faucets, but I am sure it is related to some half-assed repair job that Acadian is responsible for. --["DylanBeaudette"]	+ Thought I would share my experiences with Acadian Properties. Moved in recently, to a house with mold on the ceiling, flickering lights, non-functioning phone jacks in every room except the kitchen, and faucets that electrocute us when the dryer is running. Nearly every conversation with Acadian has been an exercise in futility: non-cooperative, rude employees who refuse to discuss anything outside of what is explicitly defined in the lease. The mold on the ceilings was especially bad: it looked like someone had thrown-up orange and black all over the place. I have since cleaned it up, but I am sure that it was a violation of some county health codes. Waiting on PGE to diagnose the flickering lights and electrified faucets, but I am sure it is related to some half-assed repair job that Acadian is responsible for. --["Users/DylanBeaudette"]

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JasonAller — 2008-09-13 18:44:47

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- I think if you had seen the post before yours you wouldn't raise that question. It doesn't matter if you are a student or not, you are paying the rent, everyone student or non-student should receive a good service. Look at other DavisWiki articles and you will see whe in fact, there is something good about a business, people do speak out. ["KevinW"]	+ I think if you had seen the post before yours you wouldn't raise that question. It doesn't matter if you are a student or not, you are paying the rent, everyone student or non-student should receive a good service. Look at other DavisWiki articles and you will see whe in fact, there is something good about a business, people do speak out. ["Users/KevinW"]

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- Keep us posted after the fact! --["Users/StevenDaubert"]	+ Keep us posted after the fact! (makes me want to find the itemized bill which I have still sealed and it came postmarked past the 31 days they have to tell you what deductions they make...) --["Users/StevenDaubert"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-09-10 12:02:24'' [[nbsp]] I'm in the middle of a dispute with them right now, I will post to tell everyone how it went. In the meantime, I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I urge everyone to file one as well if you had a problem with anything they did or didn't do, even if its just a customer service issue. There are no complaints against them at this point and it would be great if we didn't allow them to be BBB certified. It's also a good way to warn future tenants that don't visit this page. --["Users/rebeccap"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-09-09 19:20:47'' [[nbsp]] It's hard to believe that such an enterprise exists in quiet, little Davis. BEWARE: Acadian Properties is the Davis equivalent of North Korea. You will always be wrong or a liar. You are supposedly the one who doesn't understand or obey the laws of the state. You will lack any valid (or useful) information on where you are living. They will talk down to and intimidate customers who bring up complaints. Dissenters and those asking questions will be (verbally) crushed or simply exiled. + + Prior to moving into an Acadian administered house (and about a week before my lease was to actually begin) I went into their office to address particular issues I had with the house. I had been told that "pigs" lived in the house before me and driving by the house pretty much everyday I saw that even though the previous tenants had moved out, there had seemed to be little work done on actually cleaning up the place. I was assured that the same standards that I would be held to when I vacated would apply to the previous residents and that the house would be clean, not to mention habitable, upon moving in. All lies. + + The number of issues with the housed were numerous and ranged from serious Civil and Health and Safety Code violations such as roof rat infestation, exposed and dangerous electrical wiring, and dry rot to the backyard's decor with its copious supply of beer cans, soda bottles, and straight up trash bags hidden in the bushes (each full of their own wonderful surprises). It also seemed like the place was barely even cleaned when the previous tenants left (despite promises to the contrary). The whole front of the house needed to be power washed, the floors were sticky and in some spots clearly had gum and dried vomit (seriously). The kitchen as first glanced appeared to be clean, despite all of the broken tile on the counter. Moving the kitchen appliances quickly revealed that the cleaning was quick and superficial. Trees and foliage were overgrown and in need of maintenance and one of the bathrooms was absolutely disgusting; complete with cracked mirror, inoperable electrical, and an odd red, sticky, mess on the tore up linoleum. Eventually, I went to city hall to check out any previous code violations and read about permits that had been previously issued. Although Acadian vehemently denied it I'm certain that some modifications in the garage were illegally done with no permits. + + I decided within a few days that to pursue the normal channels of repair request would have not brought the house up to acceptable or habitable conditions anytime soon. I documented every violation with photos and referenced exactly which code particular conditions violated. After some good research (the links on the page were a great starting point!) I went into their office one morning and announced my intention to vacate the premisis and demanded to be removed from the lease as well as the return of my security deposit as allowed under Civil Code 1942. After practically one full day of being told different answer and verbal arguments it was clear they didn't want any trouble and released me from the contract. As they put it "you don't want to be there, and we don't want you there." + + If you are having ANY problems with Acadian do not hesitate for a moment to exercise your legal rights as provided by the California State Legislature as well as rulings by the California Supreme Court. + + While you may be temped to go in screaming my advice: Be as professional as possible, but also extremely firm. The moment they say something is going to happen, demand that it be in writing. They will change their story as quickly as its said. Be prepared with knowledge of the law and be able to outsmart them at all costs and you will get what you want. Check out the City of Davis' Building Division at city hall where you can look up past permits and code violations. Let them know you mean business otherwise they're just going to fuck you in all the worst ways. + --["Users/pr0me7heu2"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-08-29 14:37:06'' [[nbsp]] DO NOT RENT FROM ACADIAN. When I moved to Davis I didn't know better (and also sort of had no choice), but I would go WAY out of my way to never rent from them again. I have lived in an Acadian property for the last year, and stopped by their office today to get a copy of my lease to submit for residency purposes. They looked through their records, and although they did have a copy of my application, they had no copy of my lease. I told them very politely that I was 100% sure I had signed my lease (really - who doesn't sign their lease???), and they said obviously I didn't sign it, because if I had signed it, they would have it. Then they said that if I had indeed been living in that apartment for the last year then I had been illegally occupying it. + + Seriously?? They lose a piece of paper and I am illegally occupying my apartment? + + I knew that I had submitted a copy of my lease to the USE Credit Union for address verification when I first moved to Davis, so I went by to see if they still had it on file. Unfortunately, USE only keeps records of address verification documents for 6 months - so again, no copy of the lease. They did, however, have a signed and dated document stating that they received address verification - IN THE FORM OF A LEASE AGREEMENT - when I opened my account. I am hoping that I can submit that and other supporting documents for residency purposes, but if I were depending on Acadian to have the basic competency to keep up with the documentation of who is currently occupying their apartments, I would be screwed. If for some reason you are unable to avoid renting with them, please do yourself a favor and make multiple copies of everything. Obviously they can't even keep up with a lease, and I can honestly say that I have never had any person affiliated with any business be so rude to me in my life. --["Users/shosha"]

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Chronoz — 2008-08-25 11:05:25

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	+ ------ + ''2008-08-25 12:05:25'' [[nbsp]] As bad as my experience was, I'm amazed to see comments detailing Joe threatening people with phone calls to the police or PHYSICAL VIOLENCE from himself! Acadian is a malicious business! Why the hell are they still slumming people over and getting away with it? + + I'll say it again: if you do have the unfortunate experience of living in an Acadian property, take dated photographs of EVERYTHING. At the end of the year when I received a fraction of my security deposit back - with the most ridiculous price estimates I've ever seen attached ($95 for paint touch-ups? $200 for shampooing the carpets? What?) - my family and I sent them a very politely-written letter saying that we had documented everything during the move-in and the move-out and now have a collection of photos showing the state of the apartment. Without having to send even one photo, we were returned the full deposit (very surprising, I know). My opinion is, Acadian is an old slumlord business; they operate through lies and deceit, and if they can get away with it, they win.... like a troupe of gypsies that set up a shop in town rather than continuing their nomadic life. The moment that someone brings a legitimate counter-argument to their table, they fold their cards. My guess is they hold back almost everyone's deposits, thinking that they are just students and won't bother to contest it (or will be unable to contest through lack of evidence). + + Another thing I found a little confusing.... their "late charges" come and go on a whim. I was being charged nearly constantly for late fees, but there was one time where a "late fee" was supposed to exist and it magically disappeared on it's own. Like someone said earlier, such late fees are illegal and should not be paid at all. Frankly, I think Joe will just tack on an extra "late fee" every month or so just to squeeze a little bit more cash out of the tenants. But apparently he doesn't have the brain to keep up with it, cuz he'd threaten me with them one day and then forget it the next. What an idiot mama's boy. + + P.S. Where did the "slumlord" link go on this page? You can't tell me someone actually removed it? This business is the very DEFINITION of slumlord! Please, advertise this company in THE WORST way possible! Do other people a FAVOR and ward them away from this sinkhole of a business. --["Users/Chronoz"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-08-16 12:15:57'' [[nbsp]] I knew acadian has a bad rap, but I signed a lease to live with some friends. A note on pests: They changed the pest section in the lease, FYI, and I was told by the desk people that "if you notice a pest problem, try to remedy it yourself first (with Raid, etc.) and if it doesn't clear up, come back and tell us it did not clear up itself." (But roaches don't clear up with raid, or a nuclear bomb for that matter). My current managers (I won't disclose which apartment) told me a gel should be used, which is carried back to the nest to kill them all. The manager said her daughter rented a house with acadian and they simply caulked the holes where they were coming out (NOT the solution). I'm hoping pest problems through this property management will improve somewhat because of this lease alteration. --["Users/MattWright"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-23 16:16:17'' [[nbsp]] HOPE FOR DISGRUNTLED ACADIAN RESIDENTS: We too had an unacceptable percentage of our security deposit withheld. We wrote a letter detailing the condition in which we found the house, the condition in which we left it, and the negligence of Acadian throughout the time of our lease. We specified the amount of money we were demanding, and we threatened legal action. We didn't hear anything for about a month, but then received a CHECK from Acadian returning almost $500 more of our deposit. It wasn't the total sum we had demanded, but it we felt we had won a small battle. --["Users/DavisKid84"]

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- '''Acadian''' is one of a few major property management companies in Davis. They manage an assortment of smaller properties in Davis, such as duplexes, small apartment complexes, and single family dwellings -- a list is provided on their [http://www.acadianmanagement.com/ website]. Security deposits are typically 125% of one month rent, and if you have pets, security deposits will be at least 150% of one month rent. Unless otherwise stated, city utilities are not included in the rents. Application fee is $25 per person and must be paid by money order or cashiers check. [Rates are from their website as of April 2005, but are posted as subject to change]	+ '''Acadian''' is one of a few major property management companies in Davis. They manage an assortment of smaller properties in Davis, such as duplexes, small apartment complexes, and single family dwellings -- a list is provided on their [http://www.acadianmanagement.com/ website]. Security deposits are typically 125% of one month rent, and if you have pets, security deposits will be at least 150% of one month rent. Unless otherwise stated, city utilities are not included in the rents. Application fee is $25 per person and must be paid by money order or cashiers check. [Rates are from their website as of July 2008, but are posted as subject to change]
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- ''2006-05-05 00:04:07'' [[nbsp]] These people should be your last resort when renting property. Joe is so rude. I told him I was coming in to sign my lease and he should expect me at a certain time. When I walked in the person who was sitting at the front desk and announced I was there. He basically ignored me for about 25 minutes while he listened to music and did other misc things at his desk. The person then reminded him again, I was there to sign my lease and he abruptly says "anyone in here can help her". To boot we could move in until the 2nd so we had to stay in a hotel and couldn't get our keys until five, BUT WAIT not until the fax from PGE came confirming service in your name. WTF????? Horrible and cheesy. Neve seen anything like it --["Users/SummerWaters"]	+ ''2006-05-05 00:04:07'' [[nbsp]] These people should be your last resort when renting property. Joe is so rude. I told him I was coming in to sign my lease and he should expect me at a certain time. When I walked in the person who was sitting at the front desk and announced I was there. He basically ignored me for about 25 minutes while he listened to music and did other misc things at his desk. The person then reminded him again, I was there to sign my lease and he abruptly says "anyone in here can help her". To boot we could move in until the 2nd so we had to stay in a hotel and couldn't get our keys until five, BUT WAIT not until the fax from PGE came confirming service in your name. WTF????? Horrible and cheesy. Never seen anything like it --["Users/SummerWaters"]
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- ''2007-03-08 18:08:03'' [[nbsp]] These people are the biggest piece's of shit alive. And you know what, I didn't even rent from them. This was just from trying to fill out an application! I made an appointment to see a property at 3:30. They said to fill out an application after that. I go see the property and ask for an application. They then tell me its due at 4! What the %#*&? Then they told me it was my fault for not having it in time! What a bunch of idiots! I'm sure they're all high school drop outs and mad at the world for working a menial job. Eat a dick acadian! --["Users/JoeWaltz"]	+ ''2007-03-08 18:08:03'' [[nbsp]] These people are the biggest piece's of shit alive. And you know what, I didn't even rent from them. This was just from trying to fill out an application! I made an appointment to see a property at 3:30. They said to fill out an application after that. I go see the property and ask for an application. They then tell me its due at 4! What the %#*&? Then they told me it was my fault for not having it in time! What a bunch of idiots! I'm sure they're all high school drop-outs and mad at the world for working a menial job. Eat a dick acadian! --["Users/JoeWaltz"]
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- ''2007-03-19 15:19:52'' [[nbsp]] I've been looking at a couple properties that Acadian offers and tried to keep a balanced mind when dealing with them despite the negative press about them. However, I schedulded an appointment to look at a house and the booked me three weeks from the day and said I was the only person who had asked to see it and would be the first to do so. Also they added that people are not allowed to sign a lease unless the go on a showing of the unit first. I called a week later to verify my appointment and was told that this place had already had a lease signed, I asked how this could be since I was supposed to be the first to see it, he said he didn't know and then became rude and defensive when I inquired whether or not he or anyone in the office was planning on notifying me that it was pointless for me to view the unit now since a leased had been signed. He said a few more rude comments and hung up on me. I refuse to rent or even look at another Acadian Property and hope others will do so as well. --["Users/RobertYoung"]	+ ''2007-03-19 15:19:52'' [[nbsp]] I've been looking at a couple properties that Acadian offers and tried to keep a balanced mind when dealing with them despite the negative press about them. However, I scheduled an appointment to look at a house and the booked me three weeks from the day and said I was the only person who had asked to see it and would be the first to do so. Also they added that people are not allowed to sign a lease unless the go on a showing of the unit first. I called a week later to verify my appointment and was told that this place had already had a lease signed, I asked how this could be since I was supposed to be the first to see it, he said he didn't know and then became rude and defensive when I inquired whether or not he or anyone in the office was planning on notifying me that it was pointless for me to view the unit now since a leased had been signed. He said a few more rude comments and hung up on me. I refuse to rent or even look at another Acadian Property and hope others will do so as well. --["Users/RobertYoung"]
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- ''2007-04-12 12:48:30'' [[nbsp]] THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY RUDE, INCOMPETENT AND COMPLETELY DISRESPECTFUL. I am guessing that the rude of a prick names joseph is the son of the property owners since that is most likely all he can do- Live off his parents as a trailer trash high school drop out!! Anways, Chanell is no better ( and since her name is a trailer trash imitation of a designer name I could expect no more from her either). They are the most un-professional people I have ever had the misfortune of encountering!!! Do yourselves a favor and DONT rent with them!! --["Users/MARGARITA"] - ------ - ''2007-05-03 18:14:00'' [[nbsp]] My roommate and I just went to look at an Acadian property on Adams drive it looked REALLY nice everything brand new, but i've read all the comments and now i dont know! Does anybody live on 645 Adams Dr. that can tell me about the place? --["Users/dora"]	+ ''2007-04-12 12:48:30'' [[nbsp]] THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY RUDE, INCOMPETENT AND COMPLETELY DISRESPECTFUL. I am guessing that the rude of a prick names joseph is the son of the property owners since that is most likely all he can do- Live off his parents as a trailer trash high school drop out!! Anyways, Chanell is no better ( and since her name is a trailer trash imitation of a designer name I could expect no more from her either). They are the most un-professional people I have ever had the misfortune of encountering!!! Do yourselves a favor and DON'T rent with them!! --["Users/MARGARITA"] + ------ + ''2007-05-03 18:14:00'' [[nbsp]] My roommate and I just went to look at an Acadian property on Adams drive it looked REALLY nice everything brand new, but i've read all the comments and now i don't know! Does anybody live on 645 Adams Dr. that can tell me about the place? --["Users/dora"]

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- ''2008-07-21 18:48:07'' [[nbsp]] Add my name to the list of people who have had horrible experiences with Acadian. Early on in the year, when I first started my lease, I submitted a list of repairs that needed to be made -- clogged drain, moldy door, and closet doors that didn't slide. Nothing too difficult to fix. However, months later, they still hadn't made any attempt to repair the place. In fact, it got worse, as their foundation repairs caused several cracks in the floor, walls, and ceiling. When I asked about it, they said that they had never received a repair request, even though I had written the repair request in person at their office months ago. So I wrote up the repair request again. This time, when I submitted it, I asked someone from the staff there to sign a receipt that they had received my request for repairs. This is where things got freaky. They refused to sign it, and acted indignant that I would even question their ability to repair their properties in a timely manner. He raised his voice so that I could not get a word in, when I countered in a louder voice, the staffer called me a "madman", and asked me to leave else he would call the police. As such, I left, unable to even drop off my request for a repair.	+ ''2008-07-21 18:48:07'' [[nbsp]] Add my name to the list of people who have had horrible experiences with Acadian. I was a tenant from 2006-2007. Early on in the year, when I first started my lease, I submitted a list of repairs that needed to be made -- clogged drain, moldy door, and closet doors that didn't slide. Nothing too difficult to fix. However, months later, they still hadn't made any attempt to repair the place. In fact, it got worse, as their foundation repairs caused several cracks in the floor, walls, and ceiling. When I asked about it, they said that they had never received a repair request, even though I had written the repair request in person at their office months ago. So I wrote up the repair request again. This time, when I submitted it, I asked someone from the staff there to sign a receipt that they had received my request for repairs. This is where things got freaky. They refused to sign it, and acted indignant that I would even question their ability to repair their properties in a timely manner. He raised his voice so that I could not get a word in, when I countered in a louder voice, the staffer called me a "madman", and asked me to leave else he would call the police. As such, I left, unable to even drop off my request for a repair.

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- '''Note to potential Acadian renters''': Acadian is a "management" company, meaning not all of the properties they rent are owned by them. The actual owner of each individual property arranges what they will and won't pay for when they agree to have Acadian manage their property. As some have discovered, this can lead to unexpected difficulties when renting an Acadian managed property because the property owner won't pay for some problems to be fixed. - * Just noting that even though they manage the properties, they are still responsible for the place to be livable, and can always be held to the contract they make for repairs (though seeing their lease, you would be lucky). ~["Users/DavePoole"]	+ '''Note to potential Acadian renters''': Acadian is a "management" company, meaning not all of the properties they rent are owned by them. The actual owner of each individual property arranges what they will and won't pay for when they agree to have Acadian manage their property. As some have discovered, this can lead to unexpected difficulties when renting an Acadian managed property because the property owner won't pay for some problems to be fixed. Just noting that even though they manage the properties, they are still responsible for making the place livable, and can always be held to the contract they make for repairs. Though given the language their lease, you may be lucky to enforce anything.
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- DO NOT Rent from Acadian Properties. They are the worst rental company in all of Davis. They lie to your face and are not willing to fix problems with your apartment until you argue with them. I had rats which had been destroying my apartment and they told me I did not have rats and kept that stance until I filed a complaint with the board of health in woodland. I have never rented from such a terrible landlord until renting from Acadain Properties. If you enjoying arguing and being accused to be making up maintaince problems then Acadian is the property manager for you, otherwise they provide a horrible living experience.	+ DO NOT Rent from Acadian Properties. They are the worst rental company in all of Davis. They lie to your face and are not willing to fix problems with your apartment until you argue with them. I had rats which had been destroying my apartment and they told me I did not have rats and kept that stance until I filed a complaint with the board of health in woodland. I have never rented from such a terrible landlord until renting from Acadian Properties. If you enjoying arguing and being accused to be making up maintenance problems then Acadian is the property manager for you, otherwise they provide a horrible living experience.
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- Thought I would share my experiences with Acadian Properties. Moved in recently, to a house with mold on the ceiling, flickering lights, non-functioning phone jacks in every room except the kitchen, and faucets that electrocute us when the dryer is running. Nearly every conversation with Acadian has been an exercise in futility: non-cooperative, rude employees who refuse to discuss anything outside of what is explicitly defined in the lease. The mold on the ceilings was especially bad: it looked like someone had thrown-up orange and black all over the place. I have since cleaned it up, but I am sure that it was a violation of some county health codes. Waiting on PGE to diagnose the flickering lights and electrified faucets, but I am sure it is realted to some half-assed repair job that Acadian is responsible for. --["DylanBeaudette"]	+ Thought I would share my experiences with Acadian Properties. Moved in recently, to a house with mold on the ceiling, flickering lights, non-functioning phone jacks in every room except the kitchen, and faucets that electrocute us when the dryer is running. Nearly every conversation with Acadian has been an exercise in futility: non-cooperative, rude employees who refuse to discuss anything outside of what is explicitly defined in the lease. The mold on the ceilings was especially bad: it looked like someone had thrown-up orange and black all over the place. I have since cleaned it up, but I am sure that it was a violation of some county health codes. Waiting on PGE to diagnose the flickering lights and electrified faucets, but I am sure it is related to some half-assed repair job that Acadian is responsible for. --["DylanBeaudette"]
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- ''2006-08-15 23:34:38'' [[nbsp]] Hi - can oanyone tell me if Acadin is still as bad as it was in 2005? I am about to rent an apartment from them, and my experience has been negative thus far. Unfortunately I have already handed over rent, but not signed a lease. These stories seem too bad to be true - but they check out with the BBB. Can anyone who is living somewhere managed by them now tell me a little more about how bad it really is? --["Users/MoSto"]	+ ''2006-08-15 23:34:38'' [[nbsp]] Hi - can anyone tell me if Acadian is still as bad as it was in 2005? I am about to rent an apartment from them, and my experience has been negative thus far. Unfortunately I have already handed over rent, but not signed a lease. These stories seem too bad to be true - but they check out with the BBB. Can anyone who is living somewhere managed by them now tell me a little more about how bad it really is? --["Users/MoSto"]
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- ------ - ''2007-09-25 17:59:25'' [[nbsp]] I've had a similar experience where they asked me to leave or they would call the police. I was only trying to finish my sentence. I've been meaning to do a complete writeup of my horrible experiences with them, but I haven't had the time yet. (and I need to be somewhere else 10 minutes from now) --["Users/BrentLaabs"]
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- ''2008-03-27 17:20:38'' [[nbsp]] I would like to add to the chorus of dissatisfied renters. I am not a student, I am a professional who lives in Davis who has a good salary and who has never had a late rent payment. The apartment where I have lived for 5 years was turned over for management to Acadian by the owners of our apartment building. During the time that Acadian managed our property, the lawns were not maintained, fences fell over in disrepair (with exposed rusty nails and children around), landscaping died from the sprinkler system ceasing to function (and not being repaired), safety lights burt out and were not replaced, yards flooded because of unkept gutters, trees were not pruned, amongst a litany of other problems. I cannot specifically comment as to why, but the property owners hired a separate part-time property manager to act as the go between for tenants and Acadian, and to follow up with Acadian to make sure basic matiaince was being done on the apartments. I speculate that our property owners were horrified by the deteriorating conditions of the properties and the way their tenants were being treated. On a personal level, my experiences with Acadian were the worst interactions I have had in my adult life. The animosity I was greeted with by the staff left me speechless. I went into their office to address an issue in an adult and professional manner, and quite frankly I was so angry and hurt by the way I was treated afterwards I sat in my car and cried. This experience is from 2007, and our property owners have since "relieved Acadian as their property management company". I would strongly recommend against property owners and renters using Acadian. All property management companies are going to have some disgruntled clients, but the complaints against Acadian are a refection of their intrinsic dysfunction, poor business practices, and lack of respect for their customers. --["Users/MarieBoisvert"] - ------ - ''2008-04-01 16:33:34'' [[nbsp]] I wonder if they just have difficulties with students versus adults in terms of renting houses? My fiance rented a house through them back in 2001 and had some mold problems...severe mold problems...they came out a few days later and fixed it by scraping it out and putting a fan in front of the wall to dry the mold (not the most sanitary, but it worked). Upon move-out someone bought the house from the owner and unbenownst to Acadian this owner came in and tore up the entire house. Luckily Acadian couldn't do anything and gave them their entire deposit back...he was a student then. We are currently in the process of signing a lease with Acadian and have not had any problems with them thus far. I won't hold my breath, but anytime you live in a college town there is a huge difference with how students are treated and respected over adults who don't live off of student loans. Trust me, I have been there and done that, so I do understand. But, so far everything has gone very smoothly. Who knows, maybe I will be on here in six months complaining, but so far they have kept their appointment times, been friendly on the phone, helped us right away when turning in an application (we had it all together upon walking into their office), and called us two days later to sign our lease. Everyone in the office has been really friendly and helpful. You can tell that the office staff have been beaten down by dealing with disgruntled tennants...but I can understand that too. It worries me to hear all these negative comments but people are far more apt to speak out when things are bad rather than good...go figure:-) --["Users/BEMLVR"] - I think if you had seen the post before yours you wouldnt raise that question. It doesn't matter if you are a student or not, you are paying the rent, everyone student or non-student should receive a good service. Look at other DavisWiki articles and you will see whe in fact, there is something good about a business, people do speak out. ["KevinW"]	+ ''2008-03-27 17:20:38'' [[nbsp]] I would like to add to the chorus of dissatisfied renters. I am not a student, I am a professional who lives in Davis who has a good salary and who has never had a late rent payment. The apartment where I have lived for 5 years was turned over for management to Acadian by the owners of our apartment building. During the time that Acadian managed our property, the lawns were not maintained, fences fell over in disrepair (with exposed rusty nails and children around), landscaping died from the sprinkler system ceasing to function (and not being repaired), safety lights burt out and were not replaced, yards flooded because of unkept gutters, trees were not pruned, amongst a litany of other problems. I cannot specifically comment as to why, but the property owners hired a separate part-time property manager to act as the go between for tenants and Acadian, and to follow up with Acadian to make sure basic maintenance was being done on the apartments. I speculate that our property owners were horrified by the deteriorating conditions of the properties and the way their tenants were being treated. On a personal level, my experiences with Acadian were the worst interactions I have had in my adult life. The animosity I was greeted with by the staff left me speechless. I went into their office to address an issue in an adult and professional manner, and quite frankly I was so angry and hurt by the way I was treated afterwards I sat in my car and cried. This experience is from 2007, and our property owners have since "relieved Acadian as their property management company". I would strongly recommend against property owners and renters using Acadian. All property management companies are going to have some disgruntled clients, but the complaints against Acadian are a refection of their intrinsic dysfunction, poor business practices, and lack of respect for their customers. --["Users/MarieBoisvert"] + ------ + ''2008-04-01 16:33:34'' [[nbsp]] I wonder if they just have difficulties with students versus adults in terms of renting houses? My fiance rented a house through them back in 2001 and had some mold problems...severe mold problems...they came out a few days later and fixed it by scraping it out and putting a fan in front of the wall to dry the mold (not the most sanitary, but it worked). Upon move-out someone bought the house from the owner and unbenownst to Acadian this owner came in and tore up the entire house. Luckily Acadian couldn't do anything and gave them their entire deposit back...he was a student then. We are currently in the process of signing a lease with Acadian and have not had any problems with them thus far. I won't hold my breath, but anytime you live in a college town there is a huge difference with how students are treated and respected over adults who don't live off of student loans. Trust me, I have been there and done that, so I do understand. But, so far everything has gone very smoothly. Who knows, maybe I will be on here in six months complaining, but so far they have kept their appointment times, been friendly on the phone, helped us right away when turning in an application (we had it all together upon walking into their office), and called us two days later to sign our lease. Everyone in the office has been really friendly and helpful. You can tell that the office staff have been beaten down by dealing with disgruntled tenants...but I can understand that too. It worries me to hear all these negative comments but people are far more apt to speak out when things are bad rather than good...go figure:-) --["Users/BEMLVR"] + I think if you had seen the post before yours you wouldn't raise that question. It doesn't matter if you are a student or not, you are paying the rent, everyone student or non-student should receive a good service. Look at other DavisWiki articles and you will see whe in fact, there is something good about a business, people do speak out. 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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-21 18:48:07'' [[nbsp]] Add my name to the list of people who have had horrible experiences with Acadian. Early on in the year, when I first started my lease, I submitted a list of repairs that needed to be made -- clogged drain, moldy door, and closet doors that didn't slide. Nothing too difficult to fix. However, months later, they still hadn't made any attempt to repair the place. In fact, it got worse, as their foundation repairs caused several cracks in the floor, walls, and ceiling. When I asked about it, they said that they had never received a repair request, even though I had written the repair request in person at their office months ago. So I wrote up the repair request again. This time, when I submitted it, I asked someone from the staff there to sign a receipt that they had received my request for repairs. This is where things got freaky. They refused to sign it, and acted indignant that I would even question their ability to repair their properties in a timely manner. He raised his voice so that I could not get a word in, when I countered in a louder voice, the staffer called me a "madman", and asked me to leave else he would call the police. As such, I left, unable to even drop off my request for a repair. + + After that, I had to do all of my business with them by registered mail with return receipt, so that they wouldn't conveniently lose documents as they had in the past. This way, I could also avoid arrest at the hands of people I had a legitimate business interest with. By mail, I demanded that the property be repaired within two weeks, else I would terminate the lease. They complied, but not without sending a letter threatening legal action if the lease was ended prematurely, and lying about the behavior of their own employees. At Acadian, the customer is always wrong. + + All in all, given all of the other comments on this page, I believe that crucifixion would be too good of a fate for these slumlords. --["Users/BrentLaabs"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-21 17:17:49'' [[nbsp]] Apparently, they're only pet-friendly on their own terms. They will not rent to you if you own a scary breed of dog, like dobies, rotties, and german shepherds. I realize that some breeds aren't allowed because of Homeowner's Insurance policies, but Acadian applies this ban across the board. Once I mentioned the type of dog I had, they weren't interested in helping me any further. After reading all the above comments, I thanked my dog profusely for saving me from this company. --["Users/MichellePalmer"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-19 18:53:01'' [[nbsp]] What can I say? They are bad about returning phone calls and now we have to get receipts because they mysteriously didn't get one of our rent checks on time. We had to get someone outside Acadian to fix our sprinkler because they never got around to it. Only 2 of the phone jacks in the house worked when we moved in, so when the DSL people came to help us get internet, they actually fixed all the jacks for us. --["Users/themichelle"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-17 10:42:31'' [[nbsp]] dang, I was about to consider this place because of the cheap price and stuff, but after reading u guys' comments, no thanks haha, thanks for saving me from this mess, guys haha. --["Users/Tokie"]

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- * Just noting that even though they manage the properties, they are still responsible for the place to be livable, and can always be held to the contract they make for repairs (though seeing their lease, you would be lucky). ~["DavePoole"]	+ * Just noting that even though they manage the properties, they are still responsible for the place to be livable, and can always be held to the contract they make for repairs (though seeing their lease, you would be lucky). ~["Users/DavePoole"]
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- ["StevenDaubert"] reports that acadian will tell property owners who they want or do not want in units (update: Acadians website drops this gem "You are the BOSS and we work for you and your property!"). Oh and they employ a couple of female Davisites of the 03' class variety	+ ["Users/StevenDaubert"] reports that acadian will tell property owners who they want or do not want in units (update: Acadians website drops this gem "You are the BOSS and we work for you and your property!"). Oh and they employ a couple of female Davisites of the 03' class variety
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- * My girlfriend and her roommates had this same problem. Their apartment had bugs and Acadian said they would not do anything about it, as it's not their problem. My girlfriend and her roommates ended up having to pay a bunch of money to get the place fumigated. - ["ZacMorris"] - - The only reason that I, and two other people moved out of the complex was because of the ineptitude and greed of Acadian Properties. Acadian is by far, the worst institution in Davis that I have ever dealt with, and in my opinion, needs to be shut down.''" - ["ChristopherMcKenzie"] - - ''My experience with Acadian has been horrible. They procrastinate on fixing luxury items such as roofs and front door locks, and are rude, too. When we moved in to our Acadian-managed house, the washer didn't work--ok, not a huge deal, but then we discovered that we had mice. They fixed the washer, but wouldn't take care of the mouse problem until after we turned in our move-in inspection form, but we couldn't turn in our move-in form until they performed routine maintenance that was supposed to have been completed before our move-in. While waiting for other, less important, problems to be fixed, the mice chewed through the new water-supply to the washer, and the house flooded. Just dandy.'' --["SummerSong"] - ------ - ''2005-07-24 17:28:30'' [[nbsp]] These people were/are F---ING ridiculous. Their attitudes from the receptionist to the agents need some serious adjusting. The prices are outrageous--even for Davis. They refused a walk in with us upon moveout. They refused to take care of the termite problem, despite that being THEIR responsibility in the Lease. They rape you on the deposit, and don't do anything for the tenants. They violate lease terms CONSTANTLY. If you have a problem, my suggestion is to go to the Assessor's office in Woodland, get the name of the owner of the property, and hound them until your problem gets resolved. Don't take crap from these people. better yet, move somewhere else. I make it a habit to flip them off whenever I drive by their offices. --["SlammerkinsSlammerkins"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 11:33:11'' [[nbsp]] They screwed us on move-in, saying it was our responsibility to get keys from the previous tenant and since we hadn't, they hadn't cleaned. We had nowhere to live, naively assuming our move-in day would go smoothly, so we had to take the place 'as-is' - which means filthy, full of furniture and trash. 'As-is' apparently meant we're supposed to paint all the walls white (they were red on move-in). Our lease says no painting, but hey, any excuse to charge us up the a@# for random things. They had us wait an hour while they did an inspection the day we moved in to asses prior damages, but then claimed (today, at our final inspection) that the residence was NEVER inspected and we would be responsible for all damages regardless who did them. Thank GOD we turned in a 3pg. conditions report when we moved in or we probably wouldn't get a penny back. Probably still won't, despite that the place looks 300% better now than when we moved in. PLEASE don't do business with this establishment!!! --["JillSchlanser"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 11:34:08'' [[nbsp]] Oh, I didn't mention the mice, cockroaches, and RATS (which are cute, but disgusting).... --["JillSchlanser"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 11:34:59'' [[nbsp]] If anyone initiates a class-action suit against these people, please post here and let us in on it! So far I only know of private suits. --["JillSchlanser"] - ------ - ''2005-08-29 14:54:34'' [[nbsp]] quick comment on lawsuits....the amounts of money in these types of things is typically small claims court amounts, therefore a class action is unlikely to get set up. That said, firing off a nasty letter with copies of your back up is always a good idea. --["RocksandDirt"] - ------ - ''2005-09-19 11:19:00'' [[nbsp]] I would be willing to add the faulty wiring and mold to any lawsuits against them. --["DylanBeaudette"] - ------ - ''2005-09-15 00:29:42'' [[nbsp]] My jaw has permanently dropped after my interaction with these people. This morning I received a phone call from a confrontational, rude and sarcastic man. He cut to the chase and told me that unless they received my rent check by 5:00 pm today they would contact their lawyers. I mailed the rent check 2 weeks ago! But understanding that sometimes mail is very late and even lost I dutifully wrote them another check and delivered it by hand. I told the woman, who I assume was a manager of some sort, that the man on the phone was unnecessarily rude. She defended him by saying he was simply being "stern" because as far as they knew I had ignored two warnings and that it was a courtesy on their part to call at all. Apparently they didn't have to and could have simply turned the case over right away and let me pay the attorney fees. Okay, now this is where things get unbelievable. What warnings?! The letter they sent to me via mail, she said. I never received anything in the mail from them. The letter they taped to my front door, she said. I have not seen anything taped to my door. wtf? I asked if she knew for certain that they had mailed and delivered the notices to the correct house. She insisted they had. Unless she herself personally addressed the envelope and taped the notice she had no knowledge to make such a claim. I was willing to buy that my check got lost in the mail. But combined with their outrageous claims of sending two notices has me wondering. I suspect they either got my account mixed with someone else's, delivered the notices to the wrong address or lost my check and don't want to admit their own fuck-up. And now I have to pay the fricking late fee. --["TaliaJewell"]	+ * My girlfriend and her roommates had this same problem. Their apartment had bugs and Acadian said they would not do anything about it, as it's not their problem. My girlfriend and her roommates ended up having to pay a bunch of money to get the place fumigated. - ["Users/ZacMorris"] + + The only reason that I, and two other people moved out of the complex was because of the ineptitude and greed of Acadian Properties. Acadian is by far, the worst institution in Davis that I have ever dealt with, and in my opinion, needs to be shut down.''" - ["Users/ChristopherMcKenzie"] + + ''My experience with Acadian has been horrible. They procrastinate on fixing luxury items such as roofs and front door locks, and are rude, too. When we moved in to our Acadian-managed house, the washer didn't work--ok, not a huge deal, but then we discovered that we had mice. They fixed the washer, but wouldn't take care of the mouse problem until after we turned in our move-in inspection form, but we couldn't turn in our move-in form until they performed routine maintenance that was supposed to have been completed before our move-in. While waiting for other, less important, problems to be fixed, the mice chewed through the new water-supply to the washer, and the house flooded. Just dandy.'' --["Users/SummerSong"] + ------ + ''2005-07-24 17:28:30'' [[nbsp]] These people were/are F---ING ridiculous. Their attitudes from the receptionist to the agents need some serious adjusting. The prices are outrageous--even for Davis. They refused a walk in with us upon moveout. They refused to take care of the termite problem, despite that being THEIR responsibility in the Lease. They rape you on the deposit, and don't do anything for the tenants. They violate lease terms CONSTANTLY. If you have a problem, my suggestion is to go to the Assessor's office in Woodland, get the name of the owner of the property, and hound them until your problem gets resolved. Don't take crap from these people. better yet, move somewhere else. I make it a habit to flip them off whenever I drive by their offices. --["Users/SlammerkinsSlammerkins"] + ------ + ''2005-08-29 11:33:11'' [[nbsp]] They screwed us on move-in, saying it was our responsibility to get keys from the previous tenant and since we hadn't, they hadn't cleaned. We had nowhere to live, naively assuming our move-in day would go smoothly, so we had to take the place 'as-is' - which means filthy, full of furniture and trash. 'As-is' apparently meant we're supposed to paint all the walls white (they were red on move-in). Our lease says no painting, but hey, any excuse to charge us up the a@# for random things. They had us wait an hour while they did an inspection the day we moved in to asses prior damages, but then claimed (today, at our final inspection) that the residence was NEVER inspected and we would be responsible for all damages regardless who did them. Thank GOD we turned in a 3pg. conditions report when we moved in or we probably wouldn't get a penny back. Probably still won't, despite that the place looks 300% better now than when we moved in. PLEASE don't do business with this establishment!!! --["Users/JillSchlanser"] + ------ + ''2005-08-29 11:34:08'' [[nbsp]] Oh, I didn't mention the mice, cockroaches, and RATS (which are cute, but disgusting).... --["Users/JillSchlanser"] + ------ + ''2005-08-29 11:34:59'' [[nbsp]] If anyone initiates a class-action suit against these people, please post here and let us in on it! So far I only know of private suits. --["Users/JillSchlanser"] + ------ + ''2005-08-29 14:54:34'' [[nbsp]] quick comment on lawsuits....the amounts of money in these types of things is typically small claims court amounts, therefore a class action is unlikely to get set up. That said, firing off a nasty letter with copies of your back up is always a good idea. --["Users/RocksandDirt"] + ------ + ''2005-09-19 11:19:00'' [[nbsp]] I would be willing to add the faulty wiring and mold to any lawsuits against them. --["Users/DylanBeaudette"] + ------ + ''2005-09-15 00:29:42'' [[nbsp]] My jaw has permanently dropped after my interaction with these people. This morning I received a phone call from a confrontational, rude and sarcastic man. He cut to the chase and told me that unless they received my rent check by 5:00 pm today they would contact their lawyers. I mailed the rent check 2 weeks ago! But understanding that sometimes mail is very late and even lost I dutifully wrote them another check and delivered it by hand. I told the woman, who I assume was a manager of some sort, that the man on the phone was unnecessarily rude. She defended him by saying he was simply being "stern" because as far as they knew I had ignored two warnings and that it was a courtesy on their part to call at all. Apparently they didn't have to and could have simply turned the case over right away and let me pay the attorney fees. Okay, now this is where things get unbelievable. What warnings?! The letter they sent to me via mail, she said. I never received anything in the mail from them. The letter they taped to my front door, she said. I have not seen anything taped to my door. wtf? I asked if she knew for certain that they had mailed and delivered the notices to the correct house. She insisted they had. Unless she herself personally addressed the envelope and taped the notice she had no knowledge to make such a claim. I was willing to buy that my check got lost in the mail. But combined with their outrageous claims of sending two notices has me wondering. I suspect they either got my account mixed with someone else's, delivered the notices to the wrong address or lost my check and don't want to admit their own fuck-up. And now I have to pay the fricking late fee. --["Users/TaliaJewell"]
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- ''2005-09-16 00:23:42'' [[nbsp]] Update: They deposited my first check. Very interesting that it happened to be on the very same day they read me the riot act. When I called for an explanation the receptionist would not let me speak to Leisha, the woman I had met in person the day before. Apparently it isn't her job to deal with renter issues. But she didn't tell me this right away...oh no, she took a message and then let me wait the entire day for a phone call that would never arrive. When I called back the receptionist said Joe was the person to speak to. Conveniently enough Joe was out showing a house. Joe never called back. I tried again this morning and was told that Joe would be out of the office all day. Instead, the receptionist researched my check and saw that it had been received in time and was indeed deposited. When pressed for an explanation she said something to the effect of "Oh, things are hectic during September with all the move-ins. It was probably just misplaced." That is not an adequate explanation! I asked why I had never received the late-notices. She said they had been sent out according to procedure. I asked for an apology from Joe for the very rude way he had dealt with me earlier. I doubt that request will ever reach him. I heard that Joe happens to be the owner's son. Hmmm. --["TaliaJewell"] - ------ - ''2005-09-17 00:16:25'' [[nbsp]] They returned my second check, apologized, and gave me a gift certificate to Borders. I am mollified. --["TaliaJewell"]	+ ''2005-09-16 00:23:42'' [[nbsp]] Update: They deposited my first check. Very interesting that it happened to be on the very same day they read me the riot act. When I called for an explanation the receptionist would not let me speak to Leisha, the woman I had met in person the day before. Apparently it isn't her job to deal with renter issues. But she didn't tell me this right away...oh no, she took a message and then let me wait the entire day for a phone call that would never arrive. When I called back the receptionist said Joe was the person to speak to. Conveniently enough Joe was out showing a house. Joe never called back. I tried again this morning and was told that Joe would be out of the office all day. Instead, the receptionist researched my check and saw that it had been received in time and was indeed deposited. When pressed for an explanation she said something to the effect of "Oh, things are hectic during September with all the move-ins. It was probably just misplaced." That is not an adequate explanation! I asked why I had never received the late-notices. She said they had been sent out according to procedure. I asked for an apology from Joe for the very rude way he had dealt with me earlier. I doubt that request will ever reach him. I heard that Joe happens to be the owner's son. Hmmm. --["Users/TaliaJewell"] + ------ + ''2005-09-17 00:16:25'' [[nbsp]] They returned my second check, apologized, and gave me a gift certificate to Borders. I am mollified. --["Users/TaliaJewell"]
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- ''2005-09-26 19:59:04'' [[nbsp]] All i want to say is: acadian, you guys are cheap and ghetto. Get a life. --["DingLiu"] - ------ - ''2006-02-02 00:46:11'' [[nbsp]] If your apartment has an infestation and they don't do anything about it I believe you are legally entitled to hire an exterminator and deduct the cost from your rent. (look into this yourself though, I'm no legal expert) --["ChrisMay"] - ------ - ''2006-03-09 12:36:48'' [[nbsp]] Acadian is not so much malicious with their renters as blatantly, almost comically inept and rude. Acadian is only great if you can capitalize on taking advantage of their stupidity, mismanagement, poor customer service, and ineptitude, in case you want to "illegally" have pets, extra roommates, sublease your place, etc. If you call about something other than maintenance, don't ever, ever expect a call back. They will throw every excuse at you, and they will steal your security deposit. Expect it! Threaten them & they back down, but they are liars. Or just dumb. They must have a ''"disgruntled renter phone spiel"'' posted by every phone to deflect anything you might say. Don't expect any understanding or even comprehension by the droids that work there. I almost feel sorry for this company & the wankers working there, except they probably turn a profit. So house-owners, beware too! They are doing everyone wrong in this town. --["TussenTak"] - ------ - ''2006-04-12 09:43:48'' [[nbsp]] I've rented from them for a while and although I've had my gripes they haven't been too bad. I'm not very happy that they aren't flexible whatsoever about move-out/move-in dates even if you are willing to pay for additional days. I'm in a situation, like many, where I am moving out of my small apt in a few months to a larger one about 2 miles away also managed by Acadian. I have no place to live for 3 days and will have to store my stuff in a U-Haul and live in a hotel for those days until we can move in to our new place. That's a pain... However, they have been more attentive to problems than the previous owner of the complex I am currently in and are upgrading things. --["HollywoOd"] - ------ - ''2006-05-04 23:56:47'' [[nbsp]] Our place is infested with roaches and I don't call because I know nothing will be done. It will be "my problem". So I went to ACE hardware and spent my own money to buy bug deterrents. I wish I would have known as I have a horrible phobia and can't wait to move out in four months. --["SummerWaters"] - ------ - ''2006-05-05 00:04:07'' [[nbsp]] These people should be your last resort when renting property. Joe is so rude. I told him I was coming in to sign my lease and he should expect me at a certain time. When I walked in the person who was sitting at the front desk and announced I was there. He basically ignored me for about 25 minutes while he listened to music and did other misc things at his desk. The person then reminded him again, I was there to sign my lease and he abruptly says "anyone in here can help her". To boot we could move in until the 2nd so we had to stay in a hotel and couldn't get our keys until five, BUT WAIT not until the fax from PGE came confirming service in your name. WTF????? Horrible and cheesy. Neve seen anything like it --["SummerWaters"] - ------ - ''2006-08-15 23:34:38'' [[nbsp]] Hi - can oanyone tell me if Acadin is still as bad as it was in 2005? I am about to rent an apartment from them, and my experience has been negative thus far. Unfortunately I have already handed over rent, but not signed a lease. These stories seem too bad to be true - but they check out with the BBB. Can anyone who is living somewhere managed by them now tell me a little more about how bad it really is? --["MoSto"] - ------ - ''2006-08-16 07:27:46'' [[nbsp]] These people are simply dishonest and should not be in business. However, if you do rent from them you must protect yourself. Take lots of pictures when you move in and take lots of pictures when you leave. They will attempt to take as much of your security deposit as they can and you must be prepared to fight them. The pictures will help, actually a video would be best. If you see problems going in make sure to write them down and have someone else view the problem just in case you need a witness. Get signed receipts. --["SteveHayes"] - ------ - ''2006-09-05 23:47:33'' [[nbsp]] These people were absolutely RUDE to my sister and her roommate. They refused to let her move in even three days after what was agreed on her lease contract. They paid a ridiculously high amount for the security deposit (around $1,100) on a dumpy apartment on Drake Drive. There were no screens on her windows, her doors wouldn't open properly, her electrical configurations and lightings were totally off. I don't know how they still manage to stay in business with such crappy service and attitudes. --["MindyYang"] - ------ - [[Image(dump2.jpg, 360, left, thumbnail, "Rust hued apartment. Note the Evil Knievel style plug above the center of the image.")]] ''2006-11-02 02:08:25'' [[nbsp]] If my experience is the norm for Acadian, they've made an art out of slumlording. Prior to moving in, we were told that the previous tenants wrecked the place, but that they would renovate it, change the carpet, and repaint a few of the rooms. They steam cleaned but didn't change the carpet, and that seemed to be the only thing they cleaned. They didn't bother to clean the bathrooms, the toilets, the floors, the sinks, the spilled flour in the cabinets, the garbage from the backyard, or the used maxi-pad from the dilapidated shed. The outlet covers were loose or non-existent, there were only two 3-prong outlets in the entire apt., the air conditioner's cord was shoddily taped with electrical tape into some kind of a weird cross, the air conditioner dripped water on anyone walking in the front door, the faucets shot water toward the ceiling, the dead bold looked as if it had been kicked in, the countertops and sink were cracked, the medicine cabinet was covered with rust, the screen doors had gaping holes, and there was a gaping hole in the bathroom ceiling from previous water damage. Mildew seeped through the fresh but shoddy paint job above the shower, and there were enormous cracks even in the recently painted parts of the apartment. The refrigerator's settings caused milk to spoil on one setting, and froze our food on the next lowest setting. The stovetop's coils were at extreme angles, and constantly popped out during cooking. The drawers were made of shoddy materials, and some fell apart after a few days. The front door was so flimsy that the door jam split down the middle when some neighborhood kids kicked on our door as a prank. They ignored out initial complaints for days until we showed up to their office with photos of the disgraceful state of the apartment, and they sent two cleaning people for surface stuff. It took many more days before they painted the bedroom they promised would be painted upon move-in. Maintenance people stopped by on multiple occasions to "measure things," sometimes the same thing on two occasions, with little effort to actually fix anything. After 30 days they had addressed only a fraction of our complaints, and belittled us by claiming many to be superficial in nature. When we threatened to get things fixed and deduct the cost from our rent, they asked us if we'd prefer to get out of our lease instead, a suggestion we took them up on. If you decide to rent from Acadian, make sure they let you see the apartment ahead of time, get everything in writing, and be aware of your legal rights as a tenant. And if you find their cheap rent too tempting to pass up, consider how much it will cost you to move out should things go awry. --["CraigBrozinsky"] - ------ - ''2007-03-01 13:10:12'' [[nbsp]] BEWARE!!! They are dishonest and do not take care of the properties! I am currently renting from Acadian (locked in a lease). I wish I had seen this before because I would never had rented with them if I knew. This all sounds way too familar, the events and problems at the place I am renting are all summorized in these comments. They lie, don't perform required maintenance, don't respond to calls. I have documents and pics of all the problems so far....sounds like it will be needed for move out and to get my huge deposit back. --["RentersRights"] - ------ - ''2007-03-03 18:33:10'' [[nbsp]] They told us they would replace the blinds that were bent, I thought they would be cool and didn't feel the need to put it on the move in sheet. They came to measure for the blinds several time, and then never replaced them. We gave them flak when we moved out so they charged us for brand new blinds on the move out. Thanks acadian. Oh, the back door window would not lock, it was a security risk. In my naivite I figured they would replace it when it was brought to there attention, no. they charged us for the back door, which didn't fit and let roaches in. It took several months to get the door in, and then several weeks for the repairs on the door to take place. I'm not even going to bring up the front door, but basically same thing happened. --["StevenDaubert"] - ------ - ''2007-03-08 18:08:03'' [[nbsp]] These people are the biggest piece's of shit alive. And you know what, I didn't even rent from them. This was just from trying to fill out an application! I made an appointment to see a property at 3:30. They said to fill out an application after that. I go see the property and ask for an application. They then tell me its due at 4! What the %#&? Then they told me it was my fault for not having it in time! What a bunch of idiots! I'm sure they're all high school drop outs and mad at the world for working a menial job. Eat a dick acadian! --["JoeWaltz"] - ------ - ''2007-03-15 11:18:47'' [[nbsp]] Just took a look at 1824 Raintree this morning... It's a dump, like a lot of their properties apparently. There's a big hole in one of the walls and the garage door leading to the back yard only opens about 10 inches and looks like it could be kicked off the hinges by an 11 year old. The bathrooms are in sad shape, and the bedrooms are small. Would've been a decent place 20 years ago, or if they'd have kept it up to date since then. A couple final gripes... they double booked my viewing appointment which seems pretty classy and also didn't show up on site at the specified time. I had to call them and when I did they said they require you to come into the office before going out to view a place. They never mentioned this policy when I made the appointment. Seems kind of important! Anyway, they're not my problem anymore as I'm currently shredding my rental app. --["ThomasPomroy"] - ------ - ''2007-03-19 15:19:52'' [[nbsp]] I've been looking at a couple properties that Acadian offers and tried to keep a balanced mind when dealing with them despite the negative press about them. However, I schedulded an appointment to look at a house and the booked me three weeks from the day and said I was the only person who had asked to see it and would be the first to do so. Also they added that people are not allowed to sign a lease unless the go on a showing of the unit first. I called a week later to verify my appointment and was told that this place had already had a lease signed, I asked how this could be since I was supposed to be the first to see it, he said he didn't know and then became rude and defensive when I inquired whether or not he or anyone in the office was planning on notifying me that it was pointless for me to view the unit now since a leased had been signed. He said a few more rude comments and hung up on me. I refuse to rent or even look at another Acadian Property and hope others will do so as well. --["RobertYoung"] - ------ - ''2007-03-19 15:32:50'' [[nbsp]] Oh and if anyone wants to contact the owner of Acadian Properties and let her know about your problems, her name is Lisha Shaw and her phone number is 530-867-1869...how I love public records --["RobertYoung"] - ------ - ''2007-03-19 15:58:32'' [[nbsp]] When my husband was a student he lived in a house owned by Acadian. He and his roommates were model tenants and yet did not get their deposit back. They were told that it was for minor repairs that were made when they moved out even though they had documentation showing that Acadian had already attempted to fix the problem while they were still renting. --["MyaBrn"] - ------ - ''2007-03-22 00:12:07'' [[nbsp]] i used to live at oakshade. nice place to live. it was cheap and spacious. after a year, when it comes time to renew leases, it takes the owners months and months to decide whether they want to convert oakshade into condos or let us renew our leases. this continues until late march, when most complexes have filled out most of their vacancies. they finally tell us they will not be renewing leases after all, and the manager (not the owners) apologize. these fuckers took their sweet fat time waiting to decide whether to let us know whether we could stay or whether we'd have to leave. now i (and everyone else i know in oakshade) are scrambling to find housing, in late march, right after finals, when i should be laying back and unwinding. they could of made up their minds a long time ago to give use tenants an easier time, but NOOOOO. the owners...i hate them. i hope they die old, senile and forgotten. i hope their children and grandchildren are retarded and deformed. --["AndrewLee"] - ------ - ''2007-03-26 21:40:28'' [[nbsp]] If you're thinking about moving in with Acadian, don't. A private owner will be far far easier to deal with. They tried to rip us off (not because they are mean or evil, just incompetent and greedy) and I ended up taking them to court. It was a long, painful, process. They offered to settle for half the amount once I served* them (writing letters gets you NOWHERE, write once then serve them if they don’t comply). After a day in court, the judge awarded me 400 dollars (I sought 500). Do yourself a favor, take a million pictures, and then give Acadian copies right when you move in. Keep your own and make sure they are dated somehow. Details of my experience are here: http://www.digitalkarate.net/?p=8 --["AlexGourley"]	+ ''2005-09-26 19:59:04'' [[nbsp]] All i want to say is: acadian, you guys are cheap and ghetto. Get a life. --["Users/DingLiu"] + ------ + ''2006-02-02 00:46:11'' [[nbsp]] If your apartment has an infestation and they don't do anything about it I believe you are legally entitled to hire an exterminator and deduct the cost from your rent. (look into this yourself though, I'm no legal expert) --["Users/ChrisMay"] + ------ + ''2006-03-09 12:36:48'' [[nbsp]] Acadian is not so much malicious with their renters as blatantly, almost comically inept and rude. Acadian is only great if you can capitalize on taking advantage of their stupidity, mismanagement, poor customer service, and ineptitude, in case you want to "illegally" have pets, extra roommates, sublease your place, etc. If you call about something other than maintenance, don't ever, ever expect a call back. They will throw every excuse at you, and they will steal your security deposit. Expect it! Threaten them & they back down, but they are liars. Or just dumb. They must have a ''"disgruntled renter phone spiel"'' posted by every phone to deflect anything you might say. Don't expect any understanding or even comprehension by the droids that work there. I almost feel sorry for this company & the wankers working there, except they probably turn a profit. So house-owners, beware too! They are doing everyone wrong in this town. --["Users/TussenTak"] + ------ + ''2006-04-12 09:43:48'' [[nbsp]] I've rented from them for a while and although I've had my gripes they haven't been too bad. I'm not very happy that they aren't flexible whatsoever about move-out/move-in dates even if you are willing to pay for additional days. I'm in a situation, like many, where I am moving out of my small apt in a few months to a larger one about 2 miles away also managed by Acadian. I have no place to live for 3 days and will have to store my stuff in a U-Haul and live in a hotel for those days until we can move in to our new place. That's a pain... However, they have been more attentive to problems than the previous owner of the complex I am currently in and are upgrading things. --["Users/HollywoOd"] + ------ + ''2006-05-04 23:56:47'' [[nbsp]] Our place is infested with roaches and I don't call because I know nothing will be done. It will be "my problem". So I went to ACE hardware and spent my own money to buy bug deterrents. I wish I would have known as I have a horrible phobia and can't wait to move out in four months. --["Users/SummerWaters"] + ------ + ''2006-05-05 00:04:07'' [[nbsp]] These people should be your last resort when renting property. Joe is so rude. I told him I was coming in to sign my lease and he should expect me at a certain time. When I walked in the person who was sitting at the front desk and announced I was there. He basically ignored me for about 25 minutes while he listened to music and did other misc things at his desk. The person then reminded him again, I was there to sign my lease and he abruptly says "anyone in here can help her". To boot we could move in until the 2nd so we had to stay in a hotel and couldn't get our keys until five, BUT WAIT not until the fax from PGE came confirming service in your name. WTF????? Horrible and cheesy. Neve seen anything like it --["Users/SummerWaters"] + ------ + ''2006-08-15 23:34:38'' [[nbsp]] Hi - can oanyone tell me if Acadin is still as bad as it was in 2005? I am about to rent an apartment from them, and my experience has been negative thus far. Unfortunately I have already handed over rent, but not signed a lease. These stories seem too bad to be true - but they check out with the BBB. Can anyone who is living somewhere managed by them now tell me a little more about how bad it really is? --["Users/MoSto"] + ------ + ''2006-08-16 07:27:46'' [[nbsp]] These people are simply dishonest and should not be in business. However, if you do rent from them you must protect yourself. Take lots of pictures when you move in and take lots of pictures when you leave. They will attempt to take as much of your security deposit as they can and you must be prepared to fight them. The pictures will help, actually a video would be best. If you see problems going in make sure to write them down and have someone else view the problem just in case you need a witness. Get signed receipts. --["Users/SteveHayes"] + ------ + ''2006-09-05 23:47:33'' [[nbsp]] These people were absolutely RUDE to my sister and her roommate. They refused to let her move in even three days after what was agreed on her lease contract. They paid a ridiculously high amount for the security deposit (around $1,100) on a dumpy apartment on Drake Drive. There were no screens on her windows, her doors wouldn't open properly, her electrical configurations and lightings were totally off. I don't know how they still manage to stay in business with such crappy service and attitudes. --["Users/MindyYang"] + ------ + [[Image(dump2.jpg, 360, left, thumbnail, "Rust hued apartment. Note the Evil Knievel style plug above the center of the image.")]] ''2006-11-02 02:08:25'' [[nbsp]] If my experience is the norm for Acadian, they've made an art out of slumlording. Prior to moving in, we were told that the previous tenants wrecked the place, but that they would renovate it, change the carpet, and repaint a few of the rooms. They steam cleaned but didn't change the carpet, and that seemed to be the only thing they cleaned. They didn't bother to clean the bathrooms, the toilets, the floors, the sinks, the spilled flour in the cabinets, the garbage from the backyard, or the used maxi-pad from the dilapidated shed. The outlet covers were loose or non-existent, there were only two 3-prong outlets in the entire apt., the air conditioner's cord was shoddily taped with electrical tape into some kind of a weird cross, the air conditioner dripped water on anyone walking in the front door, the faucets shot water toward the ceiling, the dead bold looked as if it had been kicked in, the countertops and sink were cracked, the medicine cabinet was covered with rust, the screen doors had gaping holes, and there was a gaping hole in the bathroom ceiling from previous water damage. Mildew seeped through the fresh but shoddy paint job above the shower, and there were enormous cracks even in the recently painted parts of the apartment. The refrigerator's settings caused milk to spoil on one setting, and froze our food on the next lowest setting. The stovetop's coils were at extreme angles, and constantly popped out during cooking. The drawers were made of shoddy materials, and some fell apart after a few days. The front door was so flimsy that the door jam split down the middle when some neighborhood kids kicked on our door as a prank. They ignored out initial complaints for days until we showed up to their office with photos of the disgraceful state of the apartment, and they sent two cleaning people for surface stuff. It took many more days before they painted the bedroom they promised would be painted upon move-in. Maintenance people stopped by on multiple occasions to "measure things," sometimes the same thing on two occasions, with little effort to actually fix anything. After 30 days they had addressed only a fraction of our complaints, and belittled us by claiming many to be superficial in nature. When we threatened to get things fixed and deduct the cost from our rent, they asked us if we'd prefer to get out of our lease instead, a suggestion we took them up on. If you decide to rent from Acadian, make sure they let you see the apartment ahead of time, get everything in writing, and be aware of your legal rights as a tenant. And if you find their cheap rent too tempting to pass up, consider how much it will cost you to move out should things go awry. --["Users/CraigBrozinsky"] + ------ + ''2007-03-01 13:10:12'' [[nbsp]] BEWARE!!! They are dishonest and do not take care of the properties! I am currently renting from Acadian (locked in a lease). I wish I had seen this before because I would never had rented with them if I knew. This all sounds way too familar, the events and problems at the place I am renting are all summorized in these comments. They lie, don't perform required maintenance, don't respond to calls. I have documents and pics of all the problems so far....sounds like it will be needed for move out and to get my huge deposit back. --["Users/RentersRights"] + ------ + ''2007-03-03 18:33:10'' [[nbsp]] They told us they would replace the blinds that were bent, I thought they would be cool and didn't feel the need to put it on the move in sheet. They came to measure for the blinds several time, and then never replaced them. We gave them flak when we moved out so they charged us for brand new blinds on the move out. Thanks acadian. Oh, the back door window would not lock, it was a security risk. In my naivite I figured they would replace it when it was brought to there attention, no. they charged us for the back door, which didn't fit and let roaches in. It took several months to get the door in, and then several weeks for the repairs on the door to take place. I'm not even going to bring up the front door, but basically same thing happened. --["Users/StevenDaubert"] + ------ + ''2007-03-08 18:08:03'' [[nbsp]] These people are the biggest piece's of shit alive. And you know what, I didn't even rent from them. This was just from trying to fill out an application! I made an appointment to see a property at 3:30. They said to fill out an application after that. I go see the property and ask for an application. They then tell me its due at 4! What the %#&? Then they told me it was my fault for not having it in time! What a bunch of idiots! I'm sure they're all high school drop outs and mad at the world for working a menial job. Eat a dick acadian! --["Users/JoeWaltz"] + ------ + ''2007-03-15 11:18:47'' [[nbsp]] Just took a look at 1824 Raintree this morning... It's a dump, like a lot of their properties apparently. There's a big hole in one of the walls and the garage door leading to the back yard only opens about 10 inches and looks like it could be kicked off the hinges by an 11 year old. The bathrooms are in sad shape, and the bedrooms are small. Would've been a decent place 20 years ago, or if they'd have kept it up to date since then. A couple final gripes... they double booked my viewing appointment which seems pretty classy and also didn't show up on site at the specified time. I had to call them and when I did they said they require you to come into the office before going out to view a place. They never mentioned this policy when I made the appointment. Seems kind of important! Anyway, they're not my problem anymore as I'm currently shredding my rental app. --["Users/ThomasPomroy"] + ------ + ''2007-03-19 15:19:52'' [[nbsp]] I've been looking at a couple properties that Acadian offers and tried to keep a balanced mind when dealing with them despite the negative press about them. However, I schedulded an appointment to look at a house and the booked me three weeks from the day and said I was the only person who had asked to see it and would be the first to do so. Also they added that people are not allowed to sign a lease unless the go on a showing of the unit first. I called a week later to verify my appointment and was told that this place had already had a lease signed, I asked how this could be since I was supposed to be the first to see it, he said he didn't know and then became rude and defensive when I inquired whether or not he or anyone in the office was planning on notifying me that it was pointless for me to view the unit now since a leased had been signed. He said a few more rude comments and hung up on me. I refuse to rent or even look at another Acadian Property and hope others will do so as well. --["Users/RobertYoung"] + ------ + ''2007-03-19 15:32:50'' [[nbsp]] Oh and if anyone wants to contact the owner of Acadian Properties and let her know about your problems, her name is Lisha Shaw and her phone number is 530-867-1869...how I love public records --["Users/RobertYoung"] + ------ + ''2007-03-19 15:58:32'' [[nbsp]] When my husband was a student he lived in a house owned by Acadian. He and his roommates were model tenants and yet did not get their deposit back. They were told that it was for minor repairs that were made when they moved out even though they had documentation showing that Acadian had already attempted to fix the problem while they were still renting. --["Users/MyaBrn"] + ------ + ''2007-03-22 00:12:07'' [[nbsp]] i used to live at oakshade. nice place to live. it was cheap and spacious. after a year, when it comes time to renew leases, it takes the owners months and months to decide whether they want to convert oakshade into condos or let us renew our leases. this continues until late march, when most complexes have filled out most of their vacancies. they finally tell us they will not be renewing leases after all, and the manager (not the owners) apologize. these fuckers took their sweet fat time waiting to decide whether to let us know whether we could stay or whether we'd have to leave. now i (and everyone else i know in oakshade) are scrambling to find housing, in late march, right after finals, when i should be laying back and unwinding. they could of made up their minds a long time ago to give use tenants an easier time, but NOOOOO. the owners...i hate them. i hope they die old, senile and forgotten. i hope their children and grandchildren are retarded and deformed. --["Users/AndrewLee"] + ------ + ''2007-03-26 21:40:28'' [[nbsp]] If you're thinking about moving in with Acadian, don't. A private owner will be far far easier to deal with. They tried to rip us off (not because they are mean or evil, just incompetent and greedy) and I ended up taking them to court. It was a long, painful, process. They offered to settle for half the amount once I served* them (writing letters gets you NOWHERE, write once then serve them if they don’t comply). After a day in court, the judge awarded me 400 dollars (I sought 500). Do yourself a favor, take a million pictures, and then give Acadian copies right when you move in. Keep your own and make sure they are dated somehow. Details of my experience are here: http://www.digitalkarate.net/?p=8 --["Users/AlexGourley"]
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	+ ------ + ''2008-07-11 19:29:21'' [[nbsp]] I went in to their office today, basically ready to put down a deposit on anything near campus. To make a long story short, I asked to put a deposit down, and submit my application before seeing the apartment. It was the location I was looking for, and they accepted dogs. At this time of the year, it was enough for me to want to put down a 3 day refundable deposit. . The 'Senior Vice President' Joseph Shaw said, "That is a stupid idea. Why on Earth would you do that?" I replied, "Well, the fact that you accept dogs, and the apartment is across the street from school is enough for me." He said how it was a stupid idea again. I asked him why they would not allow me to submit my application for the apartment. (What would he have said if I were an international student?!? ) He refused to tell me why they would not allow me to apply for the unit before seeing it, and told me that I should leave because he doesn't need me for business!! At this point I felt as if he was more than just being rude, he was becoming aggressive. I asked him why he wanted me to leave, and told me how embarrassing it would be for me if he were to call the cops. Then he said if I didn't leave, he would make me leave. I said to go ahead and try putting your hands on me, and the other male working there stood up, as if he was getting ready to fight me too. WE CAME VARY CLOSE TO FIGHTING. I gave in (I was out numbered 2-1, plus I wanted to set a good example for my dog) and told them I would leave. But before I would leave I wanted the owners name and phone number so I could call them, and tell them how their Senior VP treats clients who want to rent from their company. He told me to take their card, and notice that the last names are the same! HE IS THEIR SON! It all made sense now!! How else could this prick keep this kind of job??? Threatening to fight me when I want to put a deposit down, and rent from him!!! I am 100% for small business', especially family owned and operated ones, but this company makes me hate big business that much less. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR SOUL....DO NOT EVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!! --["Users/Lola"]

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- ''2008-07-09 23:20:13'' [[nbsp]] I too had a horrible experience with Acadian. To make a long story short, I took them to small claims court over normal wear and tear on 5 year old carpet that was never properly replaced. I'd highly suggest you avoid this management company. --["Users/MaraDog"]	+ ''2008-07-09 23:20:24'' [[nbsp]] I too had a horrible experience with Acadian. To make a long story short, I took them to small claims court over normal wear and tear on 5 year old carpet that was never properly replaced. I'd highly suggest you avoid this management company. --["Users/MaraDog"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-06-28 17:49:02'' [[nbsp]] How is this place still in business? --["Users/SunjeetBaadkar"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-06-28 17:27:14'' [[nbsp]] I would not recommend this company. When I moved in to my apartment, it was absolutely filthy, with dirt and grease all over the walls and bits of food stuck to the wall. Numerous things were broken in the apartment (though all apartments supposedly go through thorough checks and repairs before one moves in). It took months to get these things fixed. The company is good at taking your money but lousy on making the places livable. --["Users/jsg718"]

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- 2008-06-03 6:53 AM [[nbsp]] I've been renting apartments for 8 years. I am not a young and inexperienced tenant, who is incapable of being polite but firm with college town rental agencies or being proactive about maintenance issues. Acadian is the worst rental agency I have ever dealt with either as a student or as a professional. I lived in one Acadian property as a subletter and it was a typical college town slumlord property (stained carpets, garage torn up by the previous tenants' dogs, cockroaches, non-functional oven, barely functional "central air", etc). At that time (2002-2003) Acadian seemed to be only be about property neglect (which honestly is pretty typical), and was only moderately surly in my communications with them. I left that duplex with a good portion of my safety deposit snatched away from me to clean carpets, replace blinds, and other things they probably aren't allowed to charge for. However, at that point they were only the 2nd or 3rd worst rental agency I have experienced. Later in my time at Davis (Winter 2007) I found a very cute Victorian house that had been divided into apartments and managed by Acadian. It even had hardwood floors (rare in Davis!), a really nice shared garden, and at least one super cool neighbor! I was thrilled to take over the last few months of a graduating student's lease and rent happily until I finished my doctorate. When I filled out my application I was told that their system for processing credit histories was down and it would take longer than usual. I nodded and headed off to a much needed vacation with family back East. After about two weeks, I called their office and dealt with a very rude and defensive woman who told me I was being pushy and that there were many applications ahead of mine to process. I told her that seemed fair, and reminded her that my move in date was quickly approaching. I called again a week later, and had a similar but more strained phone call. A week later, which was about one week before my move-in date, I got answering machines from 9-4 (West Coast time). I left several polite but honestly pushy messages as I was getting a bit nervous about having a place to live. I called right at 5PM and had a blow-up conversation in which I was informed that they still hadn't run my credit history and that Acadian did not wish to house me. Yes, I cried a lot and many hours of roadrunner cartoons were needed before I could face the world again. The Davis housing market is certainly not as tight as it was in the past, but finding housing a week before moving in is just not possible. Not only did I loose my application fee and have to sleep on couches for a while, but the apartment I did find was $300 more dollars a month in rent! However, I'm happy as I narrowly escaped a truly miserable lease situation. --["Users/Susan"]	+ 2008-06-03 7:46:00 [[nbsp]] I've been renting apartments for 8 years. I am not a young and inexperienced tenant, who is incapable of being polite but firm with college town rental agencies or being proactive about maintenance issues. Acadian is the worst rental agency I have ever dealt with either as a student or as a professional. I lived in one Acadian property as a subletter and it was a typical college town slumlord property (stained carpets, garage torn up by the previous tenants' dogs, cockroaches, non-functional oven, barely functional "central air", etc). At that time (2002-2003) Acadian seemed to be only be about property neglect (which honestly is pretty typical), and was only moderately surly in my communications with them. I left that duplex with a good portion of my safety deposit snatched away from me to clean carpets, replace blinds, and other things they probably aren't allowed to charge for. However, at that point they were only the 2nd or 3rd worst rental agency I have experienced. Later in my time at Davis (Winter 2007) I found a very cute Victorian house that had been divided into apartments and managed by Acadian. It even had hardwood floors (rare in Davis!), a really nice shared garden, and at least one super cool neighbor! I was thrilled to take over the last few months of a graduating student's lease and rent happily until I finished my doctorate. When I filled out my application I was told that their system for processing credit histories was down and it would take longer than usual. I nodded and headed off to a much needed vacation with family back East. After about two weeks, I called their office and dealt with a very rude and defensive woman who told me I was being pushy and that there were many applications ahead of mine to process. I told her that seemed fair, and reminded her that my move in date was quickly approaching. I called again a week later, and had a similar but more strained phone call. A week later, which was about one week before my move-in date, I got answering machines from 9-4 (West Coast time). I left several polite but honestly pushy messages as I was getting a bit nervous about having a place to live. I called right at 5PM and had a blow-up conversation in which I was informed that they still hadn't run my credit history and that Acadian did not wish to house me. Yes, I cried a lot and many hours of roadrunner cartoons were needed before I could face the world again. The Davis housing market is certainly not as tight as it was in the past, but finding housing a week before moving in is just not possible. Not only did I loose my application fee and have to sleep on couches for a while, but the apartment I did find was $300 more dollars a month in rent! However, I'm happy as I narrowly escaped a truly miserable lease situation. --["Users/Susan"]

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SusanGlover — 2008-06-03 06:46:18

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- "2008-06-03 6:53 AM" [[nbsp]] I've been renting apartments for 8 years. I am not a young and inexperienced tenant, who is incapable of being polite but firm with college town rental agencies or being proactive about maintenance issues. Acadian is the worst rental agency I have ever dealt with either as a student or as a professional. I lived in one Acadian property as a subletter and it was a typical college town slumlord property (stained carpets, garage torn up by the previous tenants' dogs, cockroaches, non-functional oven, barely functional "central air", etc). At that time (2002-2003) Acadian seemed to be only be about property neglect (which honestly is pretty typical), and was only moderately surly in my communications with them. I left that duplex with a good portion of my safety deposit snatched away from me to clean carpets, replace blinds, and other things they probably aren't allowed to charge for. However, at that point they were only the 2nd or 3rd worst rental agency I have experienced. Later in my time at Davis (Winter 2007) I found a very cute Victorian house that had been divided into apartments and managed by Acadian. It even had hardwood floors (rare in Davis!), a really nice shared garden, and at least one super cool neighbor! I was thrilled to take over the last few months of a graduating student's lease and rent happily until I finished my doctorate. When I filled out my application I was told that their system for processing credit histories was down and it would take longer than usual. I nodded and headed off to a much needed vacation with family back East. After about two weeks, I called their office and dealt with a very rude and defensive woman who told me I was being pushy and that there were many applications ahead of mine to process. I told her that seemed fair, and reminded her that my move in date was quickly approaching. I called again a week later, and had a similar but more strained phone call. A week later, which was about one week before my move-in date, I got answering machines from 9-4 (West Coast time). I left several polite but honestly pushy messages as I was getting a bit nervous about having a place to live. I called right at 5PM and had a blow-up conversation in which I was informed that they still hadn't run my credit history and that Acadian did not wish to house me. Yes, I cried a lot and many hours of roadrunner cartoons were needed before I could face the world again. The Davis housing market is certainly not as tight as it was in the past, but finding housing a week before moving in is just not possible. Not only did I loose my application fee and have to sleep on couches for a while, but the apartment I did find was $300 more dollars a month in rent! However, I'm happy as I narrowly escaped a truly miserable lease situation. --["Users/Susan"]	+ 2008-06-03 6:53 AM [[nbsp]] I've been renting apartments for 8 years. I am not a young and inexperienced tenant, who is incapable of being polite but firm with college town rental agencies or being proactive about maintenance issues. Acadian is the worst rental agency I have ever dealt with either as a student or as a professional. I lived in one Acadian property as a subletter and it was a typical college town slumlord property (stained carpets, garage torn up by the previous tenants' dogs, cockroaches, non-functional oven, barely functional "central air", etc). At that time (2002-2003) Acadian seemed to be only be about property neglect (which honestly is pretty typical), and was only moderately surly in my communications with them. I left that duplex with a good portion of my safety deposit snatched away from me to clean carpets, replace blinds, and other things they probably aren't allowed to charge for. However, at that point they were only the 2nd or 3rd worst rental agency I have experienced. Later in my time at Davis (Winter 2007) I found a very cute Victorian house that had been divided into apartments and managed by Acadian. It even had hardwood floors (rare in Davis!), a really nice shared garden, and at least one super cool neighbor! I was thrilled to take over the last few months of a graduating student's lease and rent happily until I finished my doctorate. When I filled out my application I was told that their system for processing credit histories was down and it would take longer than usual. I nodded and headed off to a much needed vacation with family back East. After about two weeks, I called their office and dealt with a very rude and defensive woman who told me I was being pushy and that there were many applications ahead of mine to process. I told her that seemed fair, and reminded her that my move in date was quickly approaching. I called again a week later, and had a similar but more strained phone call. A week later, which was about one week before my move-in date, I got answering machines from 9-4 (West Coast time). I left several polite but honestly pushy messages as I was getting a bit nervous about having a place to live. I called right at 5PM and had a blow-up conversation in which I was informed that they still hadn't run my credit history and that Acadian did not wish to house me. Yes, I cried a lot and many hours of roadrunner cartoons were needed before I could face the world again. The Davis housing market is certainly not as tight as it was in the past, but finding housing a week before moving in is just not possible. Not only did I loose my application fee and have to sleep on couches for a while, but the apartment I did find was $300 more dollars a month in rent! However, I'm happy as I narrowly escaped a truly miserable lease situation. --["Users/Susan"]

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	+ I think if you had seen the post before yours you wouldnt raise that question. It doesn't matter if you are a student or not, you are paying the rent, everyone student or non-student should receive a good service. Look at other DavisWiki articles and you will see whe in fact, there is something good about a business, people do speak out. ["KevinW"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-04-01 16:33:34'' [[nbsp]] I wonder if they just have difficulties with students versus adults in terms of renting houses? My fiance rented a house through them back in 2001 and had some mold problems...severe mold problems...they came out a few days later and fixed it by scraping it out and putting a fan in front of the wall to dry the mold (not the most sanitary, but it worked). Upon move-out someone bought the house from the owner and unbenownst to Acadian this owner came in and tore up the entire house. Luckily Acadian couldn't do anything and gave them their entire deposit back...he was a student then. We are currently in the process of signing a lease with Acadian and have not had any problems with them thus far. I won't hold my breath, but anytime you live in a college town there is a huge difference with how students are treated and respected over adults who don't live off of student loans. Trust me, I have been there and done that, so I do understand. But, so far everything has gone very smoothly. Who knows, maybe I will be on here in six months complaining, but so far they have kept their appointment times, been friendly on the phone, helped us right away when turning in an application (we had it all together upon walking into their office), and called us two days later to sign our lease. Everyone in the office has been really friendly and helpful. You can tell that the office staff have been beaten down by dealing with disgruntled tennants...but I can understand that too. It worries me to hear all these negative comments but people are far more apt to speak out when things are bad rather than good...go figure:-) --["Users/BEMLVR"]

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JabberWokky — 2008-03-09 20:47:44

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	+ ------ + ''2008-03-09 20:36:16'' [[nbsp]] STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS!!! Arcadian sucks beyond belief. This is a family run business with the mom being "the manager", she obviously suffers from various mental illnesses and her son "Joe" is the ultimate loser who "runs the office". While I was waiting for them to talk to me, Joe was complaining to other co-workers that he doesn't get attention from women (its worth mentioning Joe is in his thirties), of course, the manager was there to help him with this important issue but couldn't help me when I wanted to talk to her. I had to work it out with "Joe". Joe has an extremely bad temper, most likely as the result of being made fun of his entire life, and takes it out on customers, even when he leaves voice messages over the phone. I guess this is as good as it gets when you have several mentally ill people run a business. Its almost fun to see how poor they treat their customers. My recommendation is to pay 100-200 more per month if you have to, but stay away from these mad creatures. I personally wish the entire family to go to hell. These people are ridiculous. --["Users/KevinW"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-03-07 17:07:33'' [[nbsp]] Sometimes I do detect some rudeness, though. That doesn't bother me too much, but it is worth noting. --["Users/ValeriePeterson"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-03-07 17:06:30'' [[nbsp]] I've read a lot of really bad comments on here with Acadian, but generally I've had a good experience with them. They are very prompt with maintenance issues and if you want to rent from them the next year they will give you first pick of their properties as a prior renter. I think that Acadian MUST have improved from what I am reading here because I have had no problems with them at all. --["Users/ValeriePeterson"]

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- ["StevenDaubert"] reports that acadian will tell property owners who they want or do not want in units. Oh and they employ a couple of female Davisites of the 03' class variety	+ ["StevenDaubert"] reports that acadian will tell property owners who they want or do not want in units (update: Acadians website drops this gem "You are the BOSS and we work for you and your property!"). Oh and they employ a couple of female Davisites of the 03' class variety

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- * Getting and saving everything you do with them in writing is the only true way to deal with them, and if you have to talk with them submit it in writing and keep a copy for your records so you can prove to them what your say is true. --["Users/StevenDaubert"]	+ * Getting and saving everything you do with them in writing is the only true way to deal with them, and if you have to talk with them submit it in writing and keep a copy for your records so you can prove to them what you say is true. --["Users/StevenDaubert"]

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	+ ----- + + "2008-02-08 + I hate Acadian! They are HORRIBLE, they make me sooo angry! So incredibly rude to me! I am a small, very quiet, nice girl and they made me feel absolutely horrible. I wish I could put them out of business! Charged me late fees when I paid my rent on time!!! Brought it in but didn't get a reciept, Stupid! They told me that I probably wrote in the date on my carbon copy of the check and was probably lying about turning it in on time. Joe refused to let me speak to the manager when I politely asked since she wouldn't want to deal with an insignificant problem. Also, told me that they didn't have to explain how they were adding in extra days to the late fee they were charging me. Then a snooty blond walked over to "back him up" against what! I'm a 5'3" girl who was speaking quietly and respectfully but simply asking him to explain to me what and why I was being charged! Then Joe told me our conversation was over and told me to get out and refused to say another word other than to almost yell that we were "done". The girl laughed with Joe and shouted to me "grab some candy on the way out!" I wanted to smack that smurk off that girl's face! but instead I walked quietly out to cry in my car in frustration!! HATE them. I like one of they people above who said they flip off the office when they drive by, I may have to do so as well. ahhh!! Also, told us when we moved in that they were going to replace the carpets and the didn't. Also staight up said they were going to charge us for painting the house when we moved out which they are NOT allowed to do! And though they have gotten to our maintenace requests quickly they never call to let us know anyone is coming and have showed up with no notice to show our house to prospective tenants as well! Don't rent from them! + - Jamie

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JasonAller — 2008-02-03 10:51:07

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	+ + == Media Coverage == + + * ["The California Aggie"] February ["2008"] [http://www.californiaaggie.com/news/2008/02/01/CampusNews/Students.Frustrated.With.Acadian.Management.Group-3182293.shtml article] about renters experiences.

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	+ ------ + ''2008-02-02 22:40:25'' [[nbsp]] Hmm... In the phone interview for the article in the Aggie (2008-02-01) I failed to remember all of the really good problems! I should have come back to this page and reviewed my words for 2005. --["Users/DylanBeaudette"]

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	+ ------ + ''2008-02-01 11:11:56'' [[nbsp]] Good article in the Aggie today about acadian. The article seemed to be pretty accurate as far as complaints go these problems go back atleast 8-10 years ago. --["Users/MyaBrn"]

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daviscamper — 2008-01-15 17:40:37

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CraigBrozinsky — 2007-12-19 15:49:52

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	+ ''2007-12-04 09:04:31'' [[nbsp]] Acadian charges late fees despite knowing that such fees are legally unenforceable. + + Their staff (Joe, in particular) also possesses an incredible selective memory. They will magically forget anything not put in writing. + + Therefore if you rent from this company, absolutely insist EVERYTHING they communicate to you be put in writing. And I mean EVERYTHING. If they call you, interrupt them and say "whatever you want to say to me, write in a letter and mail to me." --["Users/JewpiterJones"]

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	+ ------ + ''2007-11-12 21:08:30'' [[nbsp]] But yes, the best thing about some of the houses being a bit old is that they are so so very cheap. There was a 4 bedroom for 1600. A 4 bedroom apartment is at least 1900. I would also like to emphasize I had very positive experiences with the office staff. I don't remember many of their names, but they were all very nice and professional and Joe (Joel?) was particularly helpful and went above and beyond to help me, even had our appointment cut deep into his lunch break. Thanks guys --["Users/qwerty"]

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	+ ------ + ''2007-11-12 20:58:24'' [[nbsp]] The house was horrible, but the rent was very VERY cheap. Everyone in the office was always nice to me, especially Joe the leasing guy and the younger lady. I overall had nothing but good experiences with Acadian. They are just a management company so I think that the problems mostly come from them being just an agent that doesn't have a whole lot of power over the property since they are not the owners... I suggest people that have problems with their properties and don't get an OK from Acadian to fix it up try to contact the owners who can actually do something. --["Users/qwerty"]

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Graham.Freeman — 2007-10-15 22:25:27

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- ''2007-10-01 16:45:44'' [[nbsp]] I hate Acaidian Properties! The most help you get is being mooed at by the cows that work there. They are unfair to lease from and enjoy informing you of how much they have just ripped you off. They do not follow the same type of rental agreements as other companies plus their rental rate are much higher then anyone elses. I live in a duplex now I pay 950. They were asking $1400 for similar properties, but with out the plus of good managment. Please do not give these people your money they are just looking to use students because they know we don't have much retal experience. --["Users/.Maggie."]	+ ''2007-10-01 16:45:44'' [[nbsp]] I hate Acaidian Properties! The most help you get is to be mooed at by the cows that work there. They are unfair to lease from and enjoy informing you of how much they have just ripped you off. They do not follow the same type of rental agreements as other companies plus their rental rate are much higher then anyone elses. I live in a duplex now I pay 950. They were asking $1400 for similar properties, but with out the plus of good managment. Please do not give these people your money they are just looking to use students because they know we don't have much retal experience. --["Users/.Maggie."]

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	+ + I'd be down to do this. I actually have a phone appointment with a lawyer on Monday (using my free 15min. as UCD undergrad) and plan to ask her about what options I/we have. Lets get people together and do something about this, bc I think it's about time.. I mean this is a pretty long list of complaints, if you ask me. --["Users/MI"]