Litke Properties

I was pretty happy about the service provided by their office staff and the communication with the lady who managed the property that I’m living in. However, our apartment building itself has various issues, one of them being the mysterious lost of delivered packages. I found out the trashed boxes of my lost packages in the recycling bin so I’m pretty sure that someone in the building took it. Once in while, you can see a sign stuck on the lobby wall by residents who are looking for their lost items. Maybe I’ve taken this theft issue too seriously, but so far the management has not been able to /​willing to do anything to it.

Our carbon monoxide detector just went off so we called the emergency number. The lady said «someone will be by in the morning» and «do you smell it»? Hopefully the maintenance people are able to revive us in the morning!!! Also, carbon monoxide is odorless. We called PG&E who sent someone in 10 minutes.
Beware of Litke

I’m very happy with the experience that I had with Litke Properties. When I first called in to inquire about an apartment that I saw I had a really good experience. Stephanie helped me through the whole moving process from answering any questions I had to making sure there were no problems. I would definitely recommend Litke Properties to anyone who is looking for an apartment. They make finding an apartment painless and easy.

Pretty happy with our property management for our apartment. My one critique is that you have to be on top of any requests or concerns because they don’t always respond in a timely manner. Other than that, I like the people that we deal with — Katie was our original agent, but now it’s Stephanie and she’s very pleasant. Maintenance crews that are sent over are also very nice and considerate of asking when it’s best to come by.

Wow I wish I could give them negative stars. We looked at an apt in Burlingame which had been empty for quite some time. My 87 year old mother, my sister, my niece and I were going to move in. We turned in our app which is $ 25 each even though we had our credit reports. Ok whatever. A couple of days go by and they ask us if we can meet the owner at the apt.
We meet a guy named Dennis there. Looked like a cocky SOB but whatever. After seeing that we are very decent people (mom has an MBA from Columbia), after a few questions he puts his hand out to shake and asks us when can we move in cause he would like the sooner the better. I understand since it’s been vacant for at least 6 months. Then he goes on to say that he would like only nice cars parked in front. He said this cause one of my cars is a 67 Ford Galaxie which I put down n the application. I respond by telling him him the car is a show car, which it is. Anyway, when can landlords or should I say slumlords dictate as to what kind of car you should have? Such BS.
The day after I call them to let them know about a SERVICE DOG I have which is a 15lbs Maltese/​Poodle mix (maltipoo). The lady seems kinda frazzled but asks me if I have a tag or it’s papers. I told her I did and she said she would talk to the owners and get back to me.
Lo and behold, the ad for the apt is back up on CL. After a few calls they say we have been denied due to our credit. Now I read up the laws of a Service Dog and it states that I don’t have to disclose it on an application. Also a Service Dog is not a pet.
Please make sure that you know what you’re getting into before you rent anything from these people.

Lianne and Stepanie are really great. They did everything they could to make my application process quick and smooth. When i told Lianne that my move date was fast approaching and i hadn’t found anywhere yet, she was on it. I felt a genuine desire to help me find a place and for that i will say, thank you! to her and the whole staff. Due to timing i didn’t end up renting from Litke but they offer a variety of options that would suit a number of different types of people during the hunt for an apartment.

Watch out! First they took forever to review the application, then called only to say that the apartment I saw was no longer available, but they had 3 more units to become available before my move out date. 2 weeks later they still haven’t completed reviewing my application. When I call to tell them my move out date was coming up, they tell me they are almost done going over my application and would contact me within the next two days to sign a contract. They never called me. When I try to contact them, they only complain that they are short staffed and would get back to me within 24 hrs. They never did. The day before my move out, I call to find out what was going on, only for them to tell me they had filled all three units.

Some of the long-​timers in my building refer to Litke as «slum lords» and complain that they don’t fix or modernize things in our old building, but in my year here I’ve never had a major problem with Litke. They keep the place very clean, spray for pests once a month and usually get back to me promptly if I need anything from them. The rental agreement was a mile long and the deposit was enormous (3 months rent!), but with the demand for housing in San Francisco I gather this is the norm.

I am happy to provide an overwhelmingly positive review for Litke Properties — we have lived in a building managed by Litke for over two years and could not be happier with them.
Litke keeps the property unbelievably clean, tidy and in excellent repair (the ever-​cheerful maintenance dude vacuums the halls at least once a week!). They are super responsive to the needs of their tenants; management is *always* courteous and extremely prompt in getting back to me when I have a question or problem.
And in our experience, when we have a maintenance issue, it is resolved within 24 hours if not that very day. Seriously, these people are on their game!