Complaint Review: Watson Realty Ponte Vedra Beach Fl - Ponte Vedra Beach Florida

Do NOT rent from these people. I rented a home in Ponte Vedra Beach from Watson Property Management and agreed to pay premium rent. I expected a premium home for what I agreed to pay for a 12month lease. They don’t disclose at lease signing there is no way out of your lease -No early termination clause exists in the contract. Hey, I’m not a lawyer, but there was no way to make an informed decision at lease signing. Their contracts are unfair, deceptive and abusive to the tenant. I’m on the hook for the entire term. The contract is written for the company and the owner. Renter beware! Watson does not manage the property. They manage the money and the costs to repair or maintain the property. There is no move in inspection where tenant and property Mgr walk thru together and identify damages. Instead, They leave it for the tenant to walk through and identify what is damaged or what needs maintenance AFTER lease signing. So me, the tenant, am screwed. I admit to trusting these people, and believed property manager, Jody Georgius, with her empty promises. -although the lease states "As is” I failed by trusting they would do the right thing. I regret doing business with these people. I regret ever meeting them and I’m still stuck for another 6 months..

Recently, I’ve read other complaints online where Jody failed to follow through. The idea of working with her for the next six months of my lease sickens me. RENTERS BEWARE! don’t expect repairs be done timely- unless it’s to protect the property. They’ll repair plumbing concerns and smoke detectors and anything relating to safety concerns. It’s the law. They NEVER did a walkthru with me at movein. I prepared a punchlist with over 35 items since movein. They have repaired maybe half the items. I have been waiting for over 5 months for a functioning dishwasher. ...still waiting! Windows wouldn’t open in spare bedroom, still waiting on this repair too. I was promised at lease signing they would top off the water softener with salt and that all lightbulbs would be working. That the fireplace /chimney would be swept and if it didn’t work, they’d get a company in to fix it. What a joke. Jody Georgius talks out both sides of her mouth. I took possession of house on a Sunday, and soon discovered foul sulfur smelling water where I had to run City water for over 3 hrs to clear the pipes. -on my dime! I had no hot water. Kitchen and bathrooms were filthy as owner had no way to clean since the water heater was broken and the kitchen sink had only cold water hooked up.

I waited over a week to finally unpack and move into kitchen due to their poor property management. The Water softer was empty and malfunctioning and is still inoperative. The fireplace is in disrepair and can not be used (I was told 2mos into the lease not to use it because house is old). I had to replace broken lightbulbs throughout the house as they never got to them on my punch list since according to Jody, my list was too long! These next long six months in this property are feeling like a prison sentence. I’m angry and disappointed. It will be interesting to see how these people treat my security deposit. I was just provided a 7page tenant vacate package where Watson clearly defines my cleaning responsibilities at move-out. They say the move out inspection is done without me and after I vacate and turn in my keys, so I’m at their mercy one more time. After posting this complaint, how will they treat me going forward? Will they repair anything at all during my time left? Think twice before renting with this management company. They pray on responsible people. Once you sign, you are stuck!