Terrier Properties

I wanted to give a shout out to the hard-​working people that make Terrier Properties a great company. From the get-​go, Liz was very accommodating in regard to my schedule (from out of town) and pressures to find a place to rent by July. She listened to my needs and wants and ultimately delivered a great place to live in.
And as Jim T. notes, you’re not going to have all the amenities of a brand-​new spanking condo to work with should you be fortunate enough to lease any place in St. Pete with genuine character, so I am just so thankful that each and every time I have any issues, Jennifer has been über-​quick to respond to my maintenance requests (not to mention she went out of her way to save a package of *very* expensive vitamins that had been delivered on the wrong date for me (what other leasing company employee would do that?).
Last but not least, Dave, the maintenance man I see most frequently is incredibly skilled not to mention friendly. *Major* bonus points for loving/​putting up with my dog. In brief, they deserve this 5 star rating!

I am a new resident of a property owned by Terrier Properties. I am very pleased with my new apartment and the property managers. I have had minimal issues since moving into my new apartment in Old NE. Maintenance was quick to handle the one issue I have had so far. The staff is wonderful and helpful whenever needed. The villa is located in a charming Old NE neighborhood. I am very pleased with my new apartment.

I thoroughly appreciate and am consistently impressed with Terrier Properties and the way they work with me. There’s something some of these bad reviews need to be aware of: these are older apartment buildings, houses, cottages, bungalows, etc. converted into apartments. They’re not going to have all the ridiculous amenities of a newly built condo. I pretty much can guarantee most of the bad reviews on this site are people who were expecting a turn-​key, brand spanking new, just built condo or apartment building. That’s not what Terrier manages. They manage the apartments that everybody ELSE in Saint Petersburg can afford to live in.
I’ve been incredibly happy with the response time to my communications with them and with their entire office. They’ve always been courteous, friendly and helpful. I love the little bungalow I rented from them, it has charm and character and is in the right price range for the market. It’s also incredibly convenient to everything Downtown St Pete has to offer.
If you’re a service professional or someone living on a more regular income, you can’t go wrong with Terrier Properties. Most if not all their properties allow pets which is a rarity in the high priced condo/​apartment models where you certainly don’t get any kind of personal service. They also are very focused on updating the properties they manage, which you can see in some of the places when they come up for lease. Depending on the owner, they typically will go through and do smart upgrades to make a small studio much more usable with space specific appliances and cabinetry.
If you’re looking on living in the real St Pete, Terrier Properties is where you should start.

Terrier was really helpful when I moved to St. Pete for work. Their property on 11^th Ave was exactly what I needed, and whenever I had maintenance requests, they addressed them promptly. When I had to break my lease because of my job requirements, they were easy to work with and friendly. I am grateful for their cooperation.

My historical apartment has charm, nostalgia, and a perfect location (just blocks from the water and downtown). The price is reasonable and with that comes a certain understanding. It was built in 1925, before hot water, air conditioning and refrigerators. The antique glass windows have mid-​century flecks, air bubbles and a modern air-​conditioner in them. The vintage wood floors have patches, but are undetectable with an area rug. Sure, only one window opens due to 90-​years of paint, but the beautiful French doors, and wrap around porch make up for that. Moisture is an issue, because it wasn’t originally designed with ventilation. However, each tenant can do their part to reduce moisture such as; open the exterior doors in the morning/​evening, keep showers short or not billow steam and hand dry your dishes. The plumbing too is almost 100-​years old. The toilet has been stopped up, the bathroom sink on occasion is slow to drain, and the kitchen sink gurgles sometimes for no reason at all. If it’s vital, it’s fixed. There was slow leak upstairs dripping into my bathroom and the maintenance team fixed it, the same day. There is still a patch on the ceiling and it hasn’t been repainted, but it’s not even obvious.
Their apartments are a remarkable steal. If all these things worked properly, it wouldn’t be affordable. In fact, it wouldn’t be obtainable for most. The houses in the Old North East area sell for millions, yes even the old ones with slow drains, windows that don’t open and moisture instrusion. If you want new construction with no issues, this isn’t the population Terrier Properties caters too. However, if you want vintage, timeless and historical, and understand the «age» mindset, Terrier Properties have many places for you to consider home… but you can’t have my apartment. I intend to live there for the next 25 years. ;)

I wouldn’t even give this company one star, but it’s the least Unilocal will let you give. Terrier Properties is the worst! Their properties are not even fit to house the dogs for which their company is named. They are overrun with roaches and other bugs, they have serious maintenance issues and only two maintenance men who are not even properly certified or trained in home repairs, and they do not maintain the inside or outside of the buildings. When it rains, it pours. Literally! Inside of my apartment. And, if you know anything about Florida in the summer, then you know it rains everyday. Please do not rent from them. It does not matter how cheap the rent is for the area — it’s not worth it! I wish I’d read these Unilocal reviews before signing my lease. Now I am stuck because I have been threatened by the management that I will get an eviction notice on my credit report if I leave early, even though my apartment is not livable.

Shady landladies. My husband and I rented from Terrier back in 2010. What we thought was a good deal for the apartment location ended up not being worth it. Our apartment had probably 10 windows, only one opened– the other 9 were caulked shut. They wouldn’t uncaulk them because ‘The wood was rotted’. Rotted wood is a good sign of high moisture. which usually leads to mold.
A month after moving in the ac/​heat unit broke. We lived in an apartment with no air circulation and in the dead of (an actually freezing) Florida winter. We literally had to build a fort like a 5 year old around a cheap space heater to keep the temp about 50 degrees. After several work orders and 4 months our unit was replaced.
They obviously favor their male tenants over female, there is black mold growing in some of their apartments (a friend of mine had to move out due to sickness from it), and they take forever to refund your security deposit.
Goodluck!

Their business practices are all wrong. Shamefully, they are more interested in tenant turnover than in seeking and retaining good folks.