Revid Realty

Worst experiences. It was years ago, but a broken AC for weeks combined with a leaky roof and subsequent collapsed ceiling meant black mold.
Later, in a different place (that I liked a lot, despite the gaping hole in the shower that wouldn’t get fixed), they didn’t bill us for utilities (though we guessed and sent some every month) and then evicted us for it with less than 30 days notice. Later found out the owner wanted to sell and they just needed a way around the 30 day notice required.
Rude, careless, and heartless. Never rent from Revid.
They’re named after a Diver for the love of Groot.

I have been renting my apartment from Revid for two years, and I just renewed my lease for a third. I was wary at first after reading so many negative reviews, but I will say, Revid has been very good to me. My rent is very fair for the location and size of my apartment. They have always been very diligent about fixing any maintenance issues I’ve had (except once, which I think was just miscommunication, and I ended up fixing the problem myself easily). They even called once just as a courtesy after a storm to make sure I didn’t need anything and to let me know they were sending someone out to mow the front lawn. The only reason I’m not giving five stars is because the building itself needs a little work, but in a 100 year old building in Midtown, what do you expect? My neighbors are all great and love our building, too. When I do decide to move to a larger apartment, I will definitely look at Revid’s other properties.

@Chris B. — reading through the other reviews, miscommunication with others seems to be a frequent and recurring issue. Might try signing up for a communication seminar… nip this issue in the bud.
We have since fired Revid… in our last interaction, we received a commission charge of over $ 1000 for «finding a tenant». Our property was vacant for 4 months and we actually finally found the tenant by posting the vacancy on Facebook. Thanks for all that you do Revid!

I really hate that this company «manages» so many homes in Midtown. They are letting them go to ruin.
They «manage» an apartment building in my neighborhood and it’s the worst property in the area. The yard is a mess. The building is in need of maintenance. I hate to think what the interior looks like.
The only saving grace is that most of the tenant’s that I have known that lived there seemed nice. But that’s only because this is a nice neighborhood and they probably charge way too much rent for the building.

They did not return the full deposit and gave no valid reasons for deducting over $ 600 of the $ 800 expected back in full. The house was cleaned and I faxed them proof of the cleaning prior to final inspection. Yet they still charged $ 200 for cleaning a 1200 sq ft home! There was no damage to the property yet they charged without giving proof or mention of repairs. I honestly think they have a set security deposit deduction list of nickel & dime charges not worthy of retaining a lawyer but definitely enough to make us feel scammed. If they would show any proof of why we didn’t receive our full deposit I’d feel better about the loss. After emails, calls & faxes and no response from them we feel completely scammed.

My upstairs neighbor was arrested two nights ago and charged with 5 counts of felony, including possession of a deadly weapon with intent to commit a crime and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. When I went to Revid’s office to address it with the property manager, Liz Simmons, she said, «We’ll take it into consideration.» Do not risk your life and well-​being by renting with Revid.

I currently live in a Revid property, and would not recommend them to anyone, ever. Not even someone I really, really hated.
When my fiancé toured the property, there was a dead squirrel that had gotten into the attic through a former tenant’s dish satellite hole and died at the top of the stairs. They promised to clean this up and have the hole patched, and we believed them, so we went ahead and rented the property. Everything else had been great about the property, dead squirrel aside.
They had cleaned insufficiently by the time we took possession, and had not patched the outside hole causing the problem. The dead squirrel was gone, but drywall from the inside patch and feces covered the carpet at the top of the stairs. They had someone come and steam clean the entire house within a couple of days, but it took a massive amount of prodding. The outside hole wasn’t patched for another three months (and then it was done poorly), and the property owner and the property manager in their office weren’t even aware it was there.
Our dining room also flooded from a foundation issue for the first two weeks, and it took a couple of months to get the carpet cleaned again (never replaced) because of mold, even after I told them I was horribly allergic and couldn’t stay downstairs.
A rat in the attic from the aforementioned hole? Two weeks to get an exterminator out.
A flue cleaning request for the winter in case of power outage? Completely ignored.
A non-​functional washer and dryer on move in? Six weeks to acknowledging a problem, eight to replacement.
Today, we are on our fifth day without a draining shower, on the third day of «someone will come today,» and on the first day of «someone tried to come at 10 and 11 this morning, called both of your phones» (he did not, I’ve had it on me and on all day) «and we don’t have a key to your house.»
They’ve lost the key since two weeks ago, and no one told us.
TL;DR: Revid is a grossly irresponsible business, and my choice to rent from them is my most-​regretted decision.

I lived in a Revid property for quite awhile. The maintenance people are great, and many of the properties are nice — some are pretty typical midtown apartments, some are… not great… but they’re pretty easy to tell apart.
The leasing agent, however, lied to me about the price of my apartment until after I had applied. She also failed to meet with me for our first 3 appointments. Currently outside my old apartment the «For Rent» sign says W/​D included… which is not true. At all.
When I went to move, I had to wait months to get my deposit back, and they tried to charge me for damage to the upstairs hallway (I lived downstairs). When I informed them that the damage was probably done by the tenants they allowed to move in above me who had SIX pitbulls, including weeks-​old puppies, they seemed shocked, despite my numerous complaints about the noise, pee dripping down the stairs, and fleas.
Just overall dishonest and lazy. Not an awful experience overall, but not one I want to repeat.

Saving grace: nice lady on the phone yesterday that expedited my request. Also, Brandon that came to assist me with AC issues was very helpful and showed me through everything he did.

Update 2: Ah, Revid strikes again. It’s unsettling that I have to keep updating my Unilocal review based on the horrible experiences I have had with them over the last 13 months.
This is my most recent adventure with them.
Back in mid-​May, I went into the office to talk about a month-​to-​month lease at my apartment. My lease was up at the end of May, but I was still in the home-​buying process and wasn’t completely ready to move yet. I wanted to stay only one more month.
I talked to a lady at a desk to the left behind the counter. I explained to her my situation, and she said all I had to do to stay only one more month was to sign a month-​to-​month contract and I would be set. I did this and went on my merry way.
As it is now the end of June, I booked the final walk through of my apartment for next week. After I did this, I get a phone call from Revid. They said that since I did not give them a 30 day notice of me moving out, I had to either 1.) stay another month and pay 20 percent more for my rent in July or 2.) leave now and forfeit my security deposit. I explained that I had this situation taken care of last month. I already talked to someone in the office, and they had me sign all the needed paperwork.
Our (approximate) conversation from there:
Girl: I am sorry, but I do not have your 30 day notice signature. All I have is your month-​to-​month contract.
Me: When I was in the office in May, the girl I spoke to said all I needed was the month-​to-​month contract. I explained to her my situation, and she said as long as I fill that out, I can move out at the end of June.
Girl: I am sorry, but we require your signature on both the 30 day notice and the month-​to-​month contract.
Me: But I was not told about the 30 day notice. How was I supposed to sign it if I didn’t know about it? If I would have been told about it, I would have signed it right then.
Girl: I am sorry, but we have to have both signatures. We don’t want you to lose out on your security deposit. All I need you to do is sign another month’s lease and we’ll be good to go.
Me: So for the month of July, you want me to pay both mortgage on my house and rent with you guys?
Girl: So you already have another place lined up to live?
(Side note: Why would I have scheduled my walk through otherwise? She had already admitted to knowing about it.)
Me: Yes.
Girl: Well, I am sorry. I don’t know who you spoke with but we have to have both the 30 day notice and the month-​to-​month lease.
Me: It was the girl to the left of the desk at your office, if you are standing behind the counter and facing the office. She has brown hair is in her mid-​to-​late twenties. That day she had her hair in a ponytail.
Girl: Oh. I am sorry, but we have to have both the 30 day notice and the month-​to-​month lease.
Me: So you are going to charge me extra money out of my own pocket for a mistake that you all made?
Girl: I am sorry. We don’t want you to lose your security deposit, but we have to have both the 30 day notice and the month-​to-​month lease.
Me: Can I speak with your manager?
Girl: Sure. (puts me on hold for a few minutes) …I just spoke with my manager. She said all we need you to do is come sign a 30 day notice and month to month lease, and we can get you out by the end of July.
Me: So I can’t speak with your manager?
Girl: She is actually on a call right now.
(Side note: If she was actually on a call, how did she explain all of this to the girl speaking with me? Or if she did, why didn’t she just put her call on hold to tell me directly?)
Me: That’s okay. I’ll wait.
Girl: I don’t know how long it will be. All we need you to do is come sign a 30 day notice and month to month lease, and we can get you out by the end of July.
Me: I would like to leave a message for her please.
Girl: Sure. (Takes my name and phone number.)
Who wants to take a vote on how long before I get a call back? Also, is it just me, or does it seem like Revid makes their employees read from a script?
I continue to be disappointed in Revid Realty. Because of them, I might have another $ 1000 out of my pocket, for no good reason, at the same time I am paying money to close on a house.
I would stay far, far away from rental properties with this company. You can check out my past reviews as well. I have never had a good experience with them in the 13 months I have rented from them. My only good experiences were 1.) the months where I didn’t have any contact with them whatsoever and 2.) the experiences I had directly with the property owner, who is very nice, and didn’t use Revid.
Don’t rent from them.