Latter & Blum Property Management

Latter and Blum Property Management makes being a landlord less taxing. Their knowledgable team of experts takes the worry out of property ownership, allowing me more free time to spend with family and friends. They help prep a property, locate excellent tenants, collect rents, and assist in tenant needs. I simply think they are the BEST! Mitch Crusto

The agents here were the easiest company to work with when I needed help managing some income properties I own around the city. Great company overall, very helpful and accommodating. I would recommend them to anyone.

I own some rental properties in the uptown area and Latter and Blum couldn’t do a better job managing them for me. Chase Melancon is more than reliable. Wouldn’t use any other company.

Was recently looking for a new place and got led to Latter and Blum for help. The agents was friendly quick and helpful. One agent Chase Melancon was especially helpful for me to finding my needs in a home. I will definitely send any friends I have to Latter and Blum.

The best way to gauge the quality of a company is by your interactions with the employees. Latter and Blum is clearly fantastic because all of my interactions with them and their staff have been pleasant and helpful experiences. They really know their stuff!

Latter & Blum is the only company I trust to manage my investment properties in New Orleans. They’re professional, constantly improving their systems and software, and easy to work with. I am particularly impressed with their preventative maintenance inspections. Definitely recommend this company for property management!

I had a great experience renting through Latter & Blum. Chase Melancon was very helpful and attentive, and he made the normally frustrating process of finding the right rental more fun and exciting.

The worst experience ever. Never ever deal with these people. I have lived in rentals for over 20 years and never have I complained once to a landlord until now. I wish I could give them zero stars.

This is possibly the worst rental management company I have ever had the misfortune to do business with. Do not rent Latter and Blum properties especially if you are in a home that is ultimately up for sale. The real estate agent stole money out of muy purse. When she found a seller we were given less than 10 days to move. They threw personal property in a dumpster because we couldn’t move fast enough for them. These people are a slumlords dream enforcers. If I could give these criminals and the landlords the front for a negative 5 stars, I would. The purchaser was the Latter and Blum agent showing the house. I guess she found lots of our belongings to steal. Never and I mean never give these criminals your business. You will be living in a dump with no protection. If you stay past your first year lease you are at their tender mercies. These are the people that renters rights bills are needed to protect renters from. Stay away from this company. Do not use them to buy, sell, or rent from Latter and Blum. They are the worst in Louisiana.

You can’t hire Ro fast enough! We owe her many thanks and accolades. Every text, email, phone call reassuring us about our line of thinking and offering advice to protect us has not gone unnoticed and is immensely appreciated. She’ll treat you like you are her only client. She’s fun, personable, and you can strike up a conversation about nearly anything and Ro will have something to say about it. My husband and I felt at ease, heard and respected by Ro. When we needed to push the process, Ro pushed. When we needed to slow things down, she slowed. She helped us purchase a home in record time, and is going to help us with a rental property. Hire Ro NOW!

Had an appointment with them to see a rental in Uptown and they had rented the unit (day or 2 before the appointment), then never gave me a courtesy call to let me know /​cancel the appointment.
EXCEPTIONALLY POOR customer service.
Go somewhere else.

My daughter & I were in town for just a few days to seek out an apartment for her while she attends grad school. Since we were looking in June, rental stock was low; we had contacted many leasing agents to take us around, as we knew nothing about the neighborhoods. We left many messages for agents, and only 2 called us back; both were going to be out of town the week we were looking. Someone recommended Latter & Blum & voila! we were hooked up with Marcia Baird who showed us 3 properties the very night we arrived– one of which wasn’t even advertised yet and was, in fact, perfect! The next day we went out on our own, checking out rentals we found on Craig’s List. All seemed to be stale listings and none compared to the one Marcia showed us. Even though my daughter’s roommate was in California, complicating applications, etc., Marcia led us through the paperwork and made it happen. Besides knowing the market, Marcia is one of those people who returns your phone calls/​emails right away! Wow. So rare. She has been doing this for years and is a true gem!

My daughter spent two days trying to find an uptown New Orleans apartment on her own. She had just about given up when she randomly spotted Latter & Blum’s Maple Street office. Felicia Conforto immediately gave my «shop worn» daughter the prompt attention she needed. Felicia had just the right duplex which exceeded our expectations. The rents are high in Old New Orleans, but this place is worth the rent. My daughter is very pleased with the apartment… and I’m very pleased with Felicia. Thank you, Latter & Blum for making a dream come true. We know where to shop for housing if the need arises again… and its not Craig’s List.

If you are new to New Orleans, do not use Latter and Blum to help you find an apartment. We had two days to find a place a month before we moved. We used a Latter and Blum agent who rented us an apartment owned by another agent. They misrepresented almost everything about the apartment — and the landlord proved to be completely unresponsive to our needs during the duration of our rental. Both the agent who showed us properties and our landlord, both Latter and Blum employees, proved to be unethical and unprofessional. Now that we are looking to buy a home, we will not consider using any realtors from Latter and Blum as two of their representatives have already proved that they’re not a trustworthy company.

Quick update. We managed to get out of our contract with Latter & Blum (the one thing they did right). My husband and I decided to try to fill the unit ourselves from all the way across the country with the help of a friend in New Orleans. After 3 days of advertising the unit and one open house, we had several applications and a lease signed by the end of the week. Latter & Blum is worthless. They don’t care about filling your unit.