georgina
United States of America#2Consumer Comment
Fri, October 14, 2011
I also had a realy bad experience with central property mangement both doug and marilyn, they changed the lock on my unrented house and when i tried to visit i could not get in cost me hundreds of dollars to get a lock smith as they would not give me the keys to my own house Can u believe it?. among many other things they have done, if u are going to court let me know..i will join you they deserve the F rating on the bbb from dissatisfied consumers, although they will tell u otherwise. i would never recommend them they are dishonest
Anonymous
United States of America#3Consumer Comment
Mon, August 22, 2011
We have had similar issues with Agape/Central Property Management. We have also found that Doug Campbell has a problem with the truth. Make sure that you consult the state of Florida, specifically the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (bogus security deposit charges) and the Florida Real Estate Commission.
Consume Advocate
oakland,#4Consumer Comment
Thu, February 04, 2010
Sounds like a scam to me. I would not rent from these people!
epsomax
Kissimmee,#5Author of original report
Wed, January 27, 2010
Here's my latest email from Doug. I am beginning to file a lawsuit to get my deposit back, so I needed the company address. Google showed conflicting addresses for the company, so I cordially asked (5 times) for the company address. Here's his email back to me, quoted word-for-word:
From: Doug Campbell [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 4:36 PM
To: XXXX, XXXX X
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: RE: XXXX
XXXX,
What? Where have you been mailing your rent for over the past 2 years? I think the courts would look at the fact that you rented a property from Central Property for over 2 years and now all of the sudden you don't know where you mailed the rent to. You also have mentioned that you have reviewed the lease regarding the repairs, so since you have the lease in hand could you not just read the address off the lease?
I'll let you in on an internet secret I learned. There's this place called 'google'. It can find just about anything you're looking for. Including our company!
I also see that you had been emailed by Jonnelle at least 6 times between October & November 2009. I'm sure that if you had taken the time to actually read the email, everything you need was right there.
It's not so much a pattern of neglect on our part, but since all the information you were requesting was in all of your paperwork I thought you would find it on your own. I guess I was too optimistic. But I took 30 minutes out of mine and Jonnelle's time to respond to you. So here you go!
***End message***
Since I haven't sent rent in 4 months (since I moved out), I thought it might be a good idea to double-check the address. Since I found google listed a new address, I double-checked with 4 people at Central Property (Marilyn Campbell, Bleu Santana, Doug Campbell and Jonnelle). This is the lovely email I received from Doug.
I would also like to point out I've been requesting the address for over a week, with 5 requests sent by email and 2 by voicemail.
Karen donner
Daytona BEach,#6Consumer Suggestion
Tue, December 29, 2009
and I believe Florida law is on your side.
The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services handles landlord-tenant disputes. Beyond the time issues - which they may violated, though I think Florida allows postmarks as proof of mailing - I see a few issues here:
1) They are not stating specifically what they are deducting from your deposit - Florida law requires them to do so 2) Typically, tenants are not responsible for normal wear and tear or for appliances that need repair for something that is not due to a tenant's neglect. Hopefully, you provided them a notice of dispute of deposit withholding within 15 days as required by the law.
You can reach the department through this website: 800helpfla.com/landlord_text.html Good luck!