Barbara
Santa Barbara,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, March 12, 2013
Lawrence & Associates were managing a property in Boise for us and they kept our deposits, made false claims of repairs they had taken care of, refused to send receipts of this work (to the tune of $3000) and did not answer our phone calls, inquiries etc. Until one day we received a letter stating they were no longer in business. When we hired a new management company, they found that the repairs had not been taken care of (we live in California). Total bummer. We never heard what happened after we received the notice of them going to bankruptcy court. Anyone have any information?
Anonymous
Alamo,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, March 10, 2009
We too had over $10,000 taken from us by Lawerence and Associates through rent and deposits. If this happened in CA, they would be in jail and the Department of Real Estate would revoke their licenses (if they even have one), and also allow for funds to be paid through an account that all real estate agents pay into for buyer protection. We recently recieved notice about the case being moved from NY to ID - is there anything I should be doing? I am assuming we want the move.
Craneneck
Danville,#4Consumer Comment
Tue, March 03, 2009
You may wish to contact Richard Crawforth, Bankruptcy Trustee in Boise, Id @208-424-8188 for additional current info. Craneneck
Kelly
Benicia,#5Consumer Comment
Fri, February 20, 2009
Can someone please tell me how to be updated on the Lawrence and Associates situation? They STOLE almost $3,000 from my husband and I. We own a home in Eagle, Idaho and they took deposits and extra rent money that we didn't know about until it was too late. Please email me at (((Redacted)))if you can give information on how I can get involved in this. Craneneck from Danville, we live in the Bay Area as well. CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.
Michael
Trabuco Canyon,#6Consumer Comment
Sun, January 25, 2009
If you guys would have thought this through you would have lost most everything in your sloppy business dealings without jail-time but now you have committed so many crimes I doubt you will be able to talk and dance your way out of this mess. No doubt I would like to have my money returned but I would rather see you three get maximum jail time.
Craneneck
Danville,#7Consumer Suggestion
Sun, January 11, 2009
Lawrence & Associates, LLC keep making rebuttals they did nothing wrong; using others people's monies held in trust to pay their debts is wrong...don't know where they went to law school! Craneneck
Craneneck
Danville,#8Consumer Comment
Fri, January 09, 2009
Check with the bankruptcy court for their thoughts...and possible further inquiry what to do...make note of Lawrence's rebuttals. Craneneck
Craneneck
Danville,#9Consumer Comment
Fri, January 09, 2009
Check with the bankruptcy court for their thoughts...and possible further inquiry what to do...make note of Lawrence's rebuttals. Craneneck
Craneneck
Danville,#10Consumer Comment
Fri, January 09, 2009
Check with the bankruptcy court for their thoughts...and possible further inquiry what to do...make note of Lawrence's rebuttals. Craneneck
Booda
Caldwell,#11Author of original report
Sat, December 27, 2008
On Dec. 23th I attended the bankruptcy filing Trustee meeting for Rachel Lawrence and Randy Woodward in Boise, Idaho. I learned that there are at least 250 renters whose security deposits are missing. Boise Island Park is missing over $40,000 in rent from August alone. There where innumerable landlords there, over 40 people in all, wanting to question Rachel and Randy. Stacy McBain had her lawyer attend, she is claiming that Rachel and Randy, who are husband and wife, absconded with all this money without her knowing, and Stacy filed to dissovle the partnership in August. Randy claimed under oath that "a property management company has the right to use rents and security deposits" to run their own buisness, one of the lawyers questioning him called this raquettering. The Estate trustee, Richard Crawford, warned everyone that this case will take time, but he asked Rachel and Randy for all their buisness records to be turned over immediatly. They have commingled their bank accounts in an effort to hide their money, they might be trying to work out of Arizona or Colorado.
Owner
Boise,#12REBUTTAL Owner of company
Mon, December 15, 2008
I know you have questions and have legitimate concerns. I know this is not fair to you and I apologize for any problems this has caused you. We simply did not get paid from 3 major clients of ours to the tune of over $130K. We just did not have the reserves to pay all creditors. There has been no theft, no wrong doing. Lawrence and Assoc. has filed for bankruptcy and all creditors have been notified. The bakruptcy trustee will need time, in order to collect the monies owed to Lawrence & Assoc., sell all assets and distribute those monies accordingly.