Centennial Properties

So by now you should know what sort of weasels you are dealing with here from reading the other reviews but I will share my awful experience as well. The receptionist girl at the desk was rude to us from the first moment and basically told us we would never get approved even tho we both have good verifiable income and decent credit. If you ever stop by there you will spot this obnoxious girl by her ugly nose ring. Avoid this company by all means if you can. There are other places to rent from. There are still decent privately owned properties with people that will treat their tenants with some decency and respect.

I have rented from multiple properties in the Long Beach area and I am very impressed with their service. Here are some factual based examples that will back my statement:
1. Maria and Hillary have been nothing but pleasant, informative, and thorough in processing my application.
2. I looked at 4 of their properties in Belmont Shore and Belmont Heights and I was blown away. I have rented from several companies in the area and this company takes great care of their units. Every place I looked at was imaculent, modern and upgraded. The attention to detail cannot be beat.
3. The landlord, aka the owner, Kurt Newness is hard working and has been in the business for a long time. So expect longer term residents and a more mature crowd. He has been friendly and approachable every time I’ve met with him. He makes it a point to personally review each app and he’ll know who you are just by the apartment you’re applying for. That’s great customer service.
4. The application process was smooth and quick and they got back to me on the day they said they would.
5. The apartment was ready earlier than they expected so they gave me my keys 3 days early.
6. Rent is reasonable AND they allow pets. That is RARE in many parts of long Beach. I really appreciate this.
Bottom line, I have had nothing but great interactions with everyone at CentProp. The unit I moved into is perfect and prime location. did I mention they allow pets?! I think being polite and acting like an adult is the key to positive interactions here. Thank goodness!

This company is awful! The manager should have been let go a long time ago! A similar situation happened to me with this same man. I feel embarrassed for his employees. It was obvious how ashamed and embarrassed they were of their manager. Bad company if that man is still working there

This company will raise your rent by a large amount yet make no improvements to your apartment at all (not even inspect to see if any improvements are needed.) Funny isn’t it? Raising rent substantially simply because it is «lower than their other properties.»

Lived off 4^th and temple on a completely ant infested place with no help of fumigation from the company. The ants were so bad we didn’t keep any food except in the refrigerator. Rude and unhelpful owner and employees. Lots of extra fees that I have never had to pay when moving into a place. Hell hole and I would never rent from these people again. If I pay on time and keep my place clean the least you can do is treat me with respect and get rid of bugs.

Are managers really allowed to abuse their customers like that? Really… this dude was proud that he slammed the door on a previous customer so hard that it cost him $ 10,000 lol. that’s pretty bad folks…

Simply one of the best places I have ever rented from. Super professional people. Wonderful problem solvers. I would not rent from anyone else in Long Beach. The negative comments on here are funny. If your a professional responsible tenant then you will be fine. If your an awful person then no wonder you did not like your experience. The job of the property management company is to ensure good tenants for the property owners. Be a good person and pay your rent on time. Pretty simple.

The video that was added and talked about in these reviews in 100% legit. He is a close friend of my friends. Think about it this way, even if there were words exchanged that you can’t hear, is this how you would want to be treated, or work with a company that condones this type of behavior. How unprofessional. Save yourself the aggravation and go to the plenty of other rental companies in long beach that will behave professionally.

They belittle there residents, slam doors in their faces, and call them «little bitch»

I know I’m a new resident but I’ve been nothing but impressed with this company. The application process was super easy and very up front. The front desk girls are absolutely amazing and definitely take care of their tenants. I also had an issue with ants when I first moved in and an exterminator called me the same day and I haven’t had a problem since. Also when they started painting the building they called me to let me know before they started which was also awesome.
Don’t let one bad review/​incident detour you from this company because it seems like the girls run the show and they’ve been nothing but great.

Steer clear! You don’t want to be involved with a property management company that so easily can treat you like scum. Curt Newnes is a piece of work. Watch this video yourself and be the judge

DONT RENT FROM THIS PROPERTY GROUP! Curt Newnes lacks in customer service and verbally abuses his clients!!! See for yourself!!!

I have nothing bad to write about the management. I rented at one of their properties for almost three years and never had a bad experience. My application process was really smooth, whenever I requested maintenance they came within two days, my move out process was easy and I got almost my entire deposit back. The only negative I can mention, is the actual property was a little old and could have been maintained better but overall, it had a lot of charm and I loved it. Yes, the staff are short in conversation and not super friendly but really, we don’t need to be friends so I could’ve cared less.

This review mainly concerns maintenance. My roommates and I just moved in a couple of months ago so I can’t make any comments on the moving out process.
Today, I turned in two maintenance request forms: one to fix a light switch and another for cockroaches. We’ve only seen 3 cockroaches on 3 separate occasions over the span of 2 months, so this is not at all an infestation. Also, one of the cockroaches was huge so we are assuming it came in from outside rather than some where inside the apartment. We figured it’d be best to fix the problem now rather than later.
I received calls from both the electrician and the exterminator within a few hours of dropping off the maintenance request forms. An hour after receiving a call from the electrician, he arrived at the apartment and fixed the light switch. The electrician was friendly and was finished with the light switch in a matter of minutes. He also made sure to call me closer to the time when he was on his way so it wasn’t a surprise when he arrived.
Also, when visiting the office to drop off rent and the maintenance request forms, I was greeted immediately and not at all treated rudely.
People tend to post reviews when they have bad experiences and I just wanted to put it out there that there are some good experiences with this property management company.

Be very careful when dealing with this people. I lived there for 2 years and when i moved out I did not get my deposit back. The property managers are very rude to everyone and When i went to pay my monthly rent i was shock to hear the owner saying some very discriminating words about gays and lesbians.

Best management company been renting for 10 years and no problems very helpfull everyone is really nice at centennial :) its funny how people put bad reviews im guessing they paid their rent late or left their apt in super bad condition or are just not good tenants lol

I would advise caution if you are considering renting through Centennial Properties. My limited experience with this management company made me so uncomfortable regarding their level of professionalism that I withdrew my application out of concern for their staff’s competency level. I feel that the staff are under qualified to handle not only my money, but my place of residence. When I called to check on the status of my application and the property I applied for, I knew more about the property than the Centennial representative, Norma. Additionally, Centennial frequently misrepresents the availability and amenities of their properties, and increase the prices drastically during the application process. Should you choose to proceed with Centennial Properties, best of luck and I truly hope that you experience a different level of competence and professionalism than I had.

Rude management and really high security deposit. After I was already qualified for the apartment and signed the lease, they called to say «we’re not going to rent to you» the reason why is because I was asking so many questions about the lease and I mentioned I might want to get a roommate in the future. She said we want to rent to people who are comfortable with the lease… Asking «so you can kick me out with a 30 day notice at any time?» And «so if I move out in 6 months, this says I’m charged for repainting the whole apartment, even if the paint is fine?» Apparently they don’t like when people ask questions.):

First and foremost, if I could give this place zero star… I WOULD. If you’re even thinking about renting from Centennial Properties… please, please, please do yourself a favor and look somewhere else!
I was going to rent out a place on Ohio St. for a 1 bedroom/​1 bath (apartment #4). I turned in my application along with the $ 40 application fee and in a few days i received a phone call saying that i have been approved. Cool, yay! Since I have never rented before I had to add an extra $ 200 landlord fee (?) on top of my deposit + first months rent. Which was totally fine with me. I went into the office, dropped off my cashiers check of $ 2,390. Mind you, while this transaction was being made… the front desk lady was superrrrr nice… I believe her name was Maria or Alma (curly hair, hispanic rude lady). Anyway, the contract says that my rent was due every 1^st of the month. The following day (January 1^st)…I went into the apartment to sanitize and clean up the place before I move in all my things (i’m a germophobe). I was so excited… I was finally going to get a place of my own! WOO! Until I go into the bathroom and the bathtub was filled with at least 20 little fuckin cockroaches. Yes, cockroaches! i thought to myself… okay maybe this is normal since they supposedly just fumigated the place. So, I went on with my cleaning and as i was mopping the floor, i noticed that the molding of the walls were not completely shut! I thought to myself that its okay this can be fixed… BUT!!! As i sprayed bleach and water on the floor to mop… more cockroaches were coming out of the cracks of the moldings!!! I am not over-​exaggerating when i say… that this apartment was INFESTED with cockroaches. I left the apartment and called Centennial Property. I told her what was going on and kindly asked her that since I obviously cannot move into the apartment yet, if there’s any way that they could move my monthly payment until they fix what was wrong… reasonable request right? So this is how the conversation went:
Curly Rude Lady: Do you still want the place? Because I can give you your deposit back?
Me: Well, how long will it take for the pest control and the moldings to be fixed? Can you just move my monthly payment until i can actually move?
Curly Rude Lady: No, contract says first of the month. Fill out a maintenance report and i will call the pest control today. You can move in after they are done.
Me: Its not safe to move in right after you fumigate a place. and what about the molding?
Curly Rude Lady: the molding shouldn’t stop you from moving in RIGHT???
(this respond is what pissed me off most)
Anyway, I was really displeased with how she handled this situation. IF she had talked to me and handled the situation better… i would’ve probably stayed. But if i had to deal with such unprofessional management ALREADY… I can only imagine how it would be like if i actually stayed there and had further problems.
Bottom line, save your $ 40 application fee (they wouldn’t reimburse me for this btw) and find a different property management.
To whomever own this business, teach your employees professionalism because they obviously need it. BAD.
P. s. Pictures will do justice… i wish i would’ve taken better pictures but i was just so disgusted that i had to leave!

Don’t live in their properties. The management is barely responsive and it took more than 6 weeks to have a maintenance person come to my apartment. 360 Wisconsin has broken washers/​dryers and is unsafe– my bike was cut from it’s lock and stolen from our ‘secure’ garage. They could’ve cared less. We also didn’t have a manager for more than 3 months! I know the price seems right, but you get what you pay for.