Rany Management

I have referred 2 family members, and several friends to RANY Mgnt over the last 10 years. Having onsight management is a big plus, very easy to get along with, and convenient to the brown line, Welles Park, Lincoln Square. I have always found their rental rates affordable, and there is usually a waiting list to get into their buildings.

I lived in a unit manged by Rany for 2 years. I found them to be very helpful, professional and friendly. I have nothing but good things to say about this company!

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT COMPANY!!! DO NOT RENT FROM THEM
I had rats in my home for 2 years they did nothing about it. Also they speak to you like you are a child and will charge not give you your deposit back in full even if you follow the rules.

The Good News!
I moved into a garden unit at one of Rany’s many properties. I will say that the place was good because it had laundry in unit, free parking and a very decent rent rate. LISA who works in the office is amazing. I would recommend her to anyone! She was understanding and considerate and made sure to keep me in the loop while I was in the unit and when I was leaving. She was professional while still being personal. She would be the only reason for me to go back to Rany.
The Bad News!
I was flooded! I lost a bunch of items and the insurance that was ‘suggested’ didn’t cover water damage. The building wasn’t properly insulated so I heard my neighbors all the time. When they walked, did laundry, flushed the toilet, took a shower and mainly their TV.

I’ve lived at Rany’s apartments on Montrose and Winchester for over 4 years now and have had very little to no problems. Any time something has happened that required immediate attention (which has not been often), someone was here within minutes, even once at 2:30 in the morning. Their rent prices are very fair, and they don’t gouge you when you renew with them. The facilities (laundry room, stairwells, mail areas) are always clean, their maintenance staff is very quick with snow removal, and we’ve never had any kind of bug problem. I haven’t spoke with one person in this building that has had any complaints.
My wife and I love it here and don’t plan on leaving any time soon.

I don’t know anything about the Chase Café, but «slumlord» is fair. I lived in their building at 1154 W Lunt for three years and I was so happy to leave that I signed a lease at a new apartment a month early and paid double rent that month.
Three main complaints:
1. Cockroaches. The last 9 months, there was a terrible – and I mean TERRIBLE – infestation. I complained several times, but all they did was come out and spray twice. Twice in that many months. The roach population was so imbedded that the spray didn’t even faze them. Rany needed to enlist a hardcore extermination service but they did not. Even today it makes me sick in my stomach to remember what it was like.
2. Noisy neighbor. The guy who rented the shop space underneath my unit played loud music a lot. I would ask him to turn it down, but he was never accommodating and sometimes downright threatening. There was an outdoor common area leading to the back walkway, and he would have late-​night parties out there several times per week. This was directly beneath my bedroom window; I mean, these people and their stereo speakers were literally eight feet away from my bed and my unable-​to-​sleep person. One time they had a drum circle which went on past 3 am; that time I gave up and called the 5 – 0. I complained several times to Rany but they did nothing.
3. Facilities. These were not the nicest apartments but the common areas were pretty run-​down. Maintenance was not their strong suit either. I recall waiting days for some responses, plus several times that they had to turn off the whole building’s water. Worse was the spring rainstorm which partially collapsed my bedroom and bathroom ceilings. They patched up the ceilings, but for the balance of my tenancy there were many rainstorms when I would see water begin to seep through the ceiling and run down the walls.
Oh also, once my laundry was stolen out of the dryer. I was quite fond of that Oxford University t-​shirt…:(
Rent was a fair price for the unit size and location of the building, but not for the poor management and quality of facilities. Good riddance to these jokers.