Cottage Properties, LLC

Do not use this company. They listed a house and accepted our offer on it knowing that it did not have a clear title. They had already lost one sell 6 months prior for the same reason. We were moving from out of town and they allowed us to move in with rent to closing. It cost us several thousand dollars and visits to attorneys to get out. Their attorney would never come to closing and would not return calls. Their agent consistently and repeated misrepresented the state of the property. My real estate agent started preparation for a lawsuit to cover her losses before she found us another place and got us out of that money pit.

Cottage Properties has been managing my property for about three years now and has been professional and exceeded my expectations. If there are any situations that arise they handle them quickly and notify me immediately.
Danny manages my property and treats my property as his own. He keeps out «issue tenants»! I am comforted that my property is in good hands and would recommend Danny and Cottage Properties to anyone that needs their property cared for.

These people are TERRIBLE! Run as far away as possible!!! Its not worth the pain. Danny Hart to be specific. When I was looking in the Mobile area for a place to rent, I had only set aside a Friday-​Sunday to look around as I had to be back in D.C. for work on Monday. I found a condominium that is managed by Cottage Properties in Daphne. After calling several times, I got in touch with someone who sent my information to Danny. Later that afternoon, I get a call from Danny. He actually refused to show the place during the weekend claiming «I try to keep my weekends free»! How in the world do you work in REAL ESTATE and refuse to show the place on a weekend. This should have been fair warning! Long story short, I could not find anything else that suited my needs so I changed my flight, took off of work and payed for another night in the hotel. After seeing the place on Monday, in very poor condition, I agree to lease it on several conditions. First, the place needed a good scrubbing. Second there was furniture still within the unit that I did not want there. Third, the carpets were in horrible condition. Danny assured me that he would take care of these items. Low and behold, I show up on moving day and NONE OF IT IS DONE. I nearly refused to accept possession of the condo due to the condition. However, I did not have a choice, where am I to go? After further inspection, there was mold in the fridge, dishes still in the cabinets, clothes still in the dryer and weight equipment in the carport area preventing me from utilizing the carport. I took it upon myself to discard most of these items (the owner came and moved the weight equipment) Needless to say, it was a pain. On top of that, I did not receive a mailbox key nor a key to the attached exterior storage closet. Having worked in property management for several years, making sure the tenant has the proper keys is standard practice… evidently, not for Cottage Properties. Having moved out a month early (still paying rent) Danny has the audacity to charge my security deposit a $ 65 cleaning charge for «dust bunnies» in the living room. Very professional term by the way. These people are idiots who just run an assembly line and do not care what-​so-​ever about their tenants. I’m just happy that I did not utilize their services for purchasing a home. BEWARE OF THESE LAZY CROOKS!