Antietam Property Management Llc

Viewed a property in May 2020 w/property management owner. Beautiful home but an older home. Was told of a couple things that still needed done. My current lease wasn’t up until August 30, 2020. Was told by Eric a 60 day move in wasn’t a problem. Was sent the lease to sign the end of May and no 60 day move in. Was told Eric never said that, first lie. Stupid me, signed it anyway. Drove by property about 2wks prior to moving in, brush and trash laying around, deck not painted, wood floors not refinished. Contacted the only number I had at the time and got a response “ per my email I am on vacation” never received an email but anyway. Got a response days later from another employee telling me they would have to check with the owner because of cost. Again was told this would be done at showing. Went to get the keys on move in day and Rhonda would not give me the keys until I got to hear her attitude because I said she was unprofessional. Went to home to start moving in, deck was the only thing done. Staples sticking out of the floor, cutting our feet, air conditioners didn’t work, brush still laying everywhere, dishwasher and microwave not working/working properly, took until October to get them fixed and we installed our own dishwasher. Had to buy our own window units. Pulled out the staples myself. Basement flooded 3 times because maintenance person couldn’t come due to kidney stones. Basement toilet broke after 2wks, took 3wks for someone to finally show up and when he did he helped himself to my refrigerator. Received my first water/sewer bill the end of August. Bill was read on 5/22-8/22, only lived here for 35 days, move in July 15,but paid for 45,000 gallons for 3 months of use for 2 people. They never read the meter on my move in day July 15. A tree service was hired by the home owners to remove all the trees from the property which we were never told, wood laid for a week, stump grinding took 3wks, they left massive holes in the yard and after complaining for a month, we cleaned it up. Under ground fuel tank is leaking into the ground, we have open junction boxes in the basement, a cut wire coming through the basement window with no wire nut, rodent nest in storage area off main bedroom from day one. I used my own money, over $1000, to plant shrubs, flowers and put mulch down. There was nothing and it was a mess. All the problems, issues were addressed to the property management in writing. Now over a week ago my mailbox was taken out my a drunk driver, Friday evening, called management company, left a message, put up a new mailbox on Saturday so I could still receive my mail. On Monday my roommate called them to report we had a squirrel problem and ask for the money back for the mail box($45). I was then sent a text saying I had no authority to fix anything. This after installing our dishwasher. I would not get my money back. Contacted the actual owners about all the lies and issues and was pretty much told to suck air. Property owners are exactly like property management, no ***** given and the tenants are wrong while they sit in there perfect home on a golf course Steer clear of this company, unprofessional, dishonest and only there to collect there money.

I am the owner of a small multi-family. I fired Antietam Property Management after they (1) lost my tenants checks and didn't tell me [the tenants say they still have not cashed them], (2) didn't file the lead paint paperwork. We only opted to file it ourselves after the deadline had passed. Someone has been driving by taking photos of the property, which made me just want to get everyone free and clear of my home. That concern was the catalyst to end our relationship with Antietam, but they were, by no means, doing a good job anyways. Antietam Property dragged their feet 2 months to give me a response, presumably, in hopes I'd rent out the unit under the table and they could get that "first months rent" money. I went to their office with checkbook in hand and asked what it would cost to make them go away. Rhonda said I had to talk to Eric and they refused to give me my keys back. Remember, I'm the owner. I work from home 100% and decided to use a unit as an office / backup kitchen and bath while my other unit is worked on. I have explained this and offered to write them a check for whatever it is they think it costs to go away. It has been 2 months and they have refused to provide me a number. I understand I am breaking a contract, but that should be reparable by the contract terms (e.g. money settlement). The owner [Eric Ford] has a drug possession charge and violated his probation by having an unregistered firearm in 2014. He came to the property (while I was here) and didn't tell me. He peered in my car and my contractor's truck. The way this was done was creepy. I was on-site while he was here and he made no attempt to contact me. I only know about it because of my contractor and neighbor's cameras. I have since re-keyed the place. I'm starting to think this is not about money; please be cautious with these guys. If you would like demonstrable proof of the event from above, please feel free to reply to this. I still haven't been given a dollar sign, but will add to this post when I get whatever the close-out value it (or if this gets escalated into something different). We are concerned citizens that people like this have access to other people's homes, which is why we are leaving this post. If it sounds crazy... I agree. In all my years owning rentals, I've never dealt with a situation this insane.

Several days before the court date my attorney, William Schildt quit because I could not send him any more money, but changed his mind a few days later. I asked how much more it would cost to go to trial and he said $5000. I had to withdraw the suit against Antietam Property Management because I was flat broke. APM claims to do quarterly inspections. Did not. Did one inspection. I fired APM claiming breach of contract and instructed the tenants to send future rents directly to me. The tenant later told me APM threatened to evict them if they sent the rent to me. ATM secretly collected two months rent from the tenants and did not send the usual monthly report it to me. The APM agreement says the owner is responsible for anything illegal. They refused to let me see the lease, so how could I know if everything was legal or not. They refused to let my son do a walk thru even tho I gave 24 hour notice--they claimed they could not reach the tenants because they were at work--APM had their work numbers. The tenant later told me no one tried to set up a walk thru. APM notified me of an emergency repair five days later. They did not keep the appointment with the tenant on their move-out day July 1 or 2. If they had they would have seen the rainwater pouring into the basement--resulting in damages over $20,000. They refused to treat the property for fleas when the tenant moved out. APM had the $250 pet fee. They knowingly rented to four adults (pictures documented this) but told me only two adults and one "child" were renting. It is contrary to the fire code for basement rooms to be used as bedrooms. (pictures taken by APM documented this). On July 7 I went into the APM office to pick up the keys. Rhonda told me I could not have them until Eric did the walk-thru. A few hours later Eric rushed to the house to do a walk thru. It took him 5 minutes. Then Rhonda gave me only one set of keys (four adults?) but somehow managed to get into the property after July 7. APM found another rental for the tenants and apparently gave them credit for their security deposit because several months after moveout, APM notified the tenant APM was deducting money from their security deposit for damages to my property. I have applied for loan modification on my house and the rental property because I stopped payment for several months so I could have money to treat the mold. This nightmare has lasted one and a half years. Enough said.

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Had to sue them