The Home Shop

Any one dealing with this woman please use caution. Notice that there is not even one good or even half decent review for her. Also notice that under almost every bad review she replied claiming its a lie. But I’m sure everyone is just out to get her. She also says unfortunately you can’t make everyone happy, well apparently, Michelle, you can’t make anyone happy. Maybe that’s due to your lack of respect for your tenants and the fact that you don’t care what conditions they live in as long as you’re making your money. I rented from her a few years ago there were a ton of problems with the house like the electrical problem. Light bulbs would burn out every month which is a fire danger. Could go on but the worst of it was the that she had us sign a new lease and then served us an eviction notice three weeks later claiming we weren’t keeping the house up to standards. I have never been evicted before so didn’t know my rights. However come to find out two weeks after signing the lease the owner had sold the house and the new owner wanted to charge more rent. Of course Michelle denied the house was sold but anyone can look this info up online. Karma sucks though cuz when they put the house up for rent for $ 200 more than I was paying it sat there for almost a year until they lowered the rent down to $ 100 less than I was paying. Of course Michelle will probably reply to this saying it is a lie as well but all you need to know about this horrible excuse for a human being is right here and the fact that not one person has anything good to say about her.

As the subject of a previous review I felt I should do my own the issue was pet damage to the carpet it was there when I moved in a created from a cat I had 2 dogs that were not allowed upstairs where the carpet was but only allowed downstairs which was tile. I secured this with a baby gate in front of the stairs. As I had previously rented a different property from the home shop and the move out went fine I was more concerned with packing and unpacking then pointing out what was wrong with the house trusting they had documents of the condition of the house from them listing it for rent. They can provide no pictures of the mentioned area of damage (which I found odd as the walk in closet is in that area and I thought it would be a strength to the house listing to show the closet) nor can I provide pictures of the area. So I have to accept a large fee for damage because I did not cover myself. So I would like to advise future tenants all though moving is a hectic time do your self a favor and take dated pictures of the entire home and document any damage with the home shop. Don’t rely on anyone to look out for you but you.

I find it amusing that you’re completely ignoring the facts that we’ve posted and instead attempting to discredit Darla and I with semantics. The truth is that we stood and chatted with the man that the insurance company sent to look at the floor and he said that the filter (which was the owner’s fault, BTW) was the problem. We had absolutely no idea that the filter even existed until after the flood. You, yourself told us that the icemaker/​water on the fridge did not work properly and had been unhooked. Keep dancing around the facts and we’ll keep throwing them out there for all to read.
Oh, what happened to your previous comments? Did you run and alter them, or what? It’s OK, the right people saw them before you removed them :)
Also, why did you really leave Cali? Was it because there were rulings against you and so you took off to a state where you felt as though your disgusting ways would be tolerated (and leaving the $$$ due your former Cali tenants unpaid???)
You can have your lawyer contact me and I’ll immediately give him my lawyer’s #.

Re: The Flood Please be sure to see my previous review to understand what this big bunch of lies is all about. She is an audacious liar. She doesn’t want to fix things or have a good relationship with her tenants, she wants to «win» and dominate.
This is libel (slander) by Michele Brown to even attempt to publicly blame us for the house flooding and par for the course in the way you’ll also be treated if you lease from her. She is a DANGER to your family.
The cheapskate owner had hooked up a refrigerator filter that was supposed to be INSIDE the refrigerator (It was designed to be indwelling in a refrigerator, nothing else) under the sink and ran about 30 feet of plastic tubing under the sink, through the wall and into the refrigerator. The reason he did that was because the refrigerator was so old (about 12 – 15 years old) that it had no place for an indwelling filter so he jimmy rigged his own system the redneck way. The filter was supposed to be changed every 6 mo but was 3 – 4 years old when we moved in. Because it was taped under the sink, we never even knew it existed. Michele Brown told us to never use the ice machine when we did the walk through so we never used it.
Yes, the house flooded, but how are we, as tenants responsible for this? We suffered greatly and because she’s vindictive, she tried to punish us by delaying repairs even more than she usually did. (She did this by telling us that people were coming and they were no shows many times and when they eventually came, they said this was the first time she had called them. THIS IS HER WAY and she did this MANY TIMES. See other people saying the same thing.
My dying mother came to visit us and she could not stay in the house because Michele lied about sending someone to repair the air conditioning in the 120 degree heat for a few weeks so her visit was cut very short. Thanks Michele Brown!
There was never a «last straw». We were not evicted. In fact, we stayed in the house for months after the flood because she lied and said they would send us to a hotel while they did repairs and strung us along for months lying and promising fixes that never came. Unfortunately for me, this flood came when my mother was dying of a terminal illness and these were her last days. I had a choice to make: Wait for repairs that Michele was promising and have more time with her or move and have less. What would you do?
After we camped in our own house for months waiting on repairs without any compensation, we still felt sorry for the owner (Undeserved, apparently) and made every attempt to leave the house in as perfect condition as possible. We spent $ 1000 on a cleaning crew after having been mistreated and put through a nightmare. we still did what we felt was right.
We fully expected that we would get our deposit back less about $ 400 because that is the highest we were quoted for sod for the whole yard. We were only responsible for ²⁄₃ of the back yard. We were not responsible for any more of it because her workmen dug up the yard searching for the septic tank had not been cleaned in over a decade (another negligence of the owner) and the house smelled like sewage.(They never found it but we moved out)
After we left… What did Michele do? She firstly did not send us anything for months. She’s supposed to give it back within 30 days. When we inquired about our deposit, she claimed not to know our new address. Then she sent me a BILL for thousands of dollars. She made fake, price gauging estimates for work that was never done. She claimed we had stolen screens, had stolen a closet door many other lies. What would we do with them? We disputed these in writing and also asked for actual receipts. She said she did not have to give them to me and she has done all she legally has to do and to never contact her again. Then, that very day, she put these charges on our credit. This is what she is going to do to you too.
The problem Michele has with her clients, besides being a beastly liar, is that she totally lacks empathy towards them and once you sign the lease, she does not feel like she has to do anything for you. She’s resentful of you placing demands on her and has a militant attitude towards her clients, which she brags about to her friends on Facebook.
1. See where she is bragging that she is going to give someone a 30 day notice and have the last laugh. I wonder what the client was «threatening» her about. I am guessing unmade repairs, because that is Michele Brown’s specialty. By the way: It’s illegal to evict someone for asking for repairs. If she evicted you for complaining about repairs, sue her.
2. See her brag about how she squashed another bug,
3. See her complaining about a homeless pregnant woman on the streets begging.
4. See where she is being sued by a previous tenant. People. you need to do the right thing if she has wronged you. It is a moral imperative to protect other people,
Do you get it yet?

I just got a message from her a week ago «Robert or whatever your true name is. Please move on. It was your choice to be asked to leave. I would have thought you would be happy since you said everything was so awful. Also I find it crazy that I don’t think I ever met you or spoke to you. Only corresponded through email. The law is the law. I only enforce it. I don’t make it up. Have a great week.»
I tried to reply, but she blocked me. my last message to her was 2 months ago and it stated. «I like how you continue to be unprofessional. It matches your Unilocal rating»
The purpose of Unilocal is for people to share their experiences, good or bad, with local businesses. so people can get a better idea of what their experience may be like.
Clearly, our Unilocal reviews are not good for business because YOUR tenants have nothing nice to say. Clearly she does not remember yelling and screaming at me on the phone. She must have not realized, as it’s on my Drivers License, my middle name is Chris. and she also doesn’t remember meeting me TWICE and being extremely pleasant as I was handing over the checks for the house, then after that, being the worst person I’ve ever done business with with no regard for the law, or understanding of how to communicate and be amicable.
The way Michele Brown treats her tenants is absolutely atrocious. The last thing any of us Unilocalers wanted was to have to deal with strife, anxiety, stress and torment, in our own homes no less. Yet, because we made the choice to rent from her management company, we had no choice. That’s the way she treats her tenants, and clearly she thinks it’s A OK and that her tenants are the problem. just look at all of her replies. Well, now we have found Unilocal and we are spreading the word so we can spare as many people as possible.
My website detailing my experiences and others with this company is going live the 3^rd week of oct.

Michele Brown is a living nightmare to deal with. Do yourself a huge favor and avoid dealing with this lady. She is beyond incompetent and has no business being in the real estate /​rental industry. Nothing but lies and monkey business from Michele Brown.

Wow! I thought I was the only one who had an issue with Michelle Brown. On day 4 of no working AC in triple digit Las Vegas heat, I’m calling the answering service to find out why haven’t the tech called and it’s 733pm. The guy Michael was so helpful and understanding that he tried time and time again to contact someone from the office. He got Michelle and instead of her calling me she’s texting from a number I can’t even text back. So unprofessional. She’s telling me there is nothing to do but wait till the morning and she can call the guy and have him come out. In the mean time my 10 year old chihuahua is panting profusely and My fish are dying. So many have died. And they just gave birth to babies. Me being a black woman and feeling as if she didn’t give a damn I threw in the race card. Yes I did. I have a white friend who is a Chaplin and he told me to use it, lol. So she’s married to a black man & have black kids. (new to me but don’t care) I still feel like because I’m a black woman and a section 8 recipient I’m being mistreated. But her response was. (copy & pasted)…
«Yes they are there waiting on you since you indicated that you were not home today. As far as you being black I do not give a crap what you are. And you need to do better. I am married to a black man and have black children. So check yourself. Also I can communicate in whatever fashion I would like. I will check when your lease is expiring and ensure that it is not renewed since you want to be so unprofessional. Good night. No further response will be provided. You have the a/​c companies contact information. »
(who was gonna wait at home and it’s 111° outside?)
Then she came back with…
«Perfect. I see you are month to month. I will provide yourself and housing notice to vacate this coming week. I am not sure what your fish and it dying has to do with you’re a/​c. Thank you.»
(mind you, if it’s 111° outside it’s probably 150° on the inside and the fish are used to it being about 76°)
So now she wants to evict me because I’m mad at her unprofessionalism. I informed her that I’m saving all correspondence between the two of us and I will be contacting legal services my attorney as well as my caseworker. Also Larry the AC guy, not knowing anything about the conversation, finally calls at about 930pm and asked how soon can I be home because they are finally ready to get it fixed. So I called Michelle a liar and told her that they are finally at my condo. It is now 11:30pm and I’m sitting in my car waiting for them to finish because it is stifling inside the condo.
Wish I could post photos of my dead fish. And poor Larry he’s working on a unit that has quit 3x and leaked once in the 3 yrs I’ve lived here. #Unprofessional

If I could give it 0 stars I would
The worst mistake I have made yet. First time my partner and I lived on our own. The experience has been horrible because of Michel Brown and others employed under him.
My boyfriend has a pit bull and because of that we had to put a double deposit down which was 1800. Our first day at the house there was weeds up to my knees and there was two dying bushes. We picked this place because it was affordable for us. So after a week of living there I get a call from Michele telling me I need to pull the weeds In the front yard or else I will be charged home association fees I told him they were there before we moved in and it’s not fair for me to be charged he said it’s my responsibility now and I would be charged if it’s not pulled and for me to take a picture and send it to him when I was finished
Our water heater wasn’t working properly. We had no running hot water for almost a month. They wouldn’t answer our phone calls, messages or emails. Then I get a text saying «why aren’t you answering your phone focus plumbing is trying to reach you» I had no miss calls or messages from anyone. We were taking cold showers in the winter for almost a month before they fixed the problem.
Our lease was expiring so I wrote a letter to give our 30 day notice. I call to try and setup an appointment I left messages with the Secretary I left messages on the voicemail. 2 weeks before we were to move out I see people taking pictures of our house. The day we are suppose to return the keys they said we didn’t give our 30 day notice
This place has caused me a great deal of stress and anxiety. I feel they took advantage of us because we are young and not experienced this place is jaded and crooked. PLEASE save yourself the trouble and do not rent from these crooked people

This was one of the worst experiences of my life. Trusted that this company would look after my property and after paying them 10% of my rent received for years. The property was returned to me with thousands of dollars in repairs needed and after speaking to a friend in law enforcement they told me that all signs led them to believe that there had been a «grow room» in my downstairs bedroom (the vents were tampered with, electrical was pulled from the wall and all paint had been stripped from the walls)
When asked about the damages I was told «we can’t live with them». I asked how they could miss all the damage !!! Don’t make the mistake of trusting this company … You’ll be sorry !!!