K & R Properties

I felt compelled to write a review because all of the reviews here seemed terrible, and I had a completely different experience.
Firstly– you should know I am not a friend or colleague of K & R and I never have and currently am NOT a tenant in a K & R Property.
I tried to rent a cottage in ob from Ali. He was out of town during the open house, and unbeknownst to him and myself the owner already had processed a potential renter for the property. So unfortunately my fiancé and I lost out on the property. But everybody at k & R, including Ali, was very helpful and tried to get me into the property. Even after not getting the property we wanted he tried to assist us in getting into one of their other properties. Unfortunately they did not fit our needs. But I have no hesitation in contacting the company in the future when they have properties available that I would like to be involved with.
The only reason I’m giving my rating 4 stars is because I didn’t get the apartment, but as far as customer service, and returning calls, everybody was on top of everything that they should have been and were as helpful as they could possibly be.
I’m originally from New York, which normally would make me a mean, aggressive asshole, but I was courteous and professional and I got that in return from everybody at this company. Just putting it out there.

Wow! We looked at a property that we found on craigslist through K&R this past weekend, and will not ever be renting from them! First of all, the guy wrote that his name was Jim in the ad, and then told us he lied about his name and that it was really Chris. He went off on political tangents, and was extremely inappropriate and rude during the showing. He actually made a comment that being professional was not his thing. My mom later told him she has a service animal, before she applied, (even though legally you should not have to disclose this) and he cussed her out over the phone before she hung up on him. No wonder so many people mentioned having law suits against this place. Absolutely disgusting service!

Showed up at 3:30pm on a Friday afternoon after waiting over a week for a call back. The sign on the door says the hours are 8 – 5 but they were closed. Not professional, not reliable, and all-​around crappy people. They took my application fee but never even ran my credit. Ali is pathetic, don’t waste your time.

I have not rented through K&R but this is just my experience with them when looking for a place to rent
PROS–
–Prices seem about right based on certain areas
CONS–
–Not good with returning calls or answering their phones
–Open houses aren’t at the best times (and tons of people are already there). Fixed times
–Properties do not seem well maintained
— Their website is horrible. They don’t list their hours, they don’t say how long leases are for, they don’t have many pictures, they don’t say if they are pet friendly, etc. Very unprofessional website.
I went to view a couple of properties not too long ago and there were at least 6 people there at each time at least the second I was there. If you want a place they have that’s in a very desirable area (Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, North Park) have your application in hand. Each place I viewed though was in poor condition inside. It was clear to me that with this property group you are there strictly for location and not for decent upkeep or upgrades that should have been done. The biggest WTF I had was that at one of the open houses I attended, the house REEKED of pot while the tenant just sat on the patio! If a tenant will just openly smoke pot DURING an open house and not care, what kind of people are renting though them?

K& R Properties have been unlicensed for the past 11 years i found this out when i taken them to court and are still unlicensed. And kick me out when i called code enforcement. And all so didn’t care the i have a very bad health problems the owner and manger mark wasn’t very happy when i was awarded money and now is public record as i told the judge if they dont have a license how can they get rent every one who has a contract its really know good a class action law suit can be done against them

I’ve lived in my apartment for a year and K & R has the worst service there is. The landlord hasn’t responded to my 4 emails and 5 voicemails I’ve left them in the past 2 months. The only thing they contact you for is late rent. They also say they close at 5 but every time I go in at 4 the doors are already locked. Such an unprofessional company. Hopefully moving out of my unit if they respond the my 30 day notice!!!

I stay in POINT LOMA with K&R and the place is just falling apart and they never want to come fix it pulse the mold is crazy bad…

I lived in a K & R apartment complex in La Mesa for over 4 years. Overall I thought the management was professional and responsive. Although my building was aging, K & R responded to all of my maintenance calls over the years and communication was good via phone/​email. My complex had a live-​in site manager, and she was helpful and watchful. The staff turnover seems low at the K & R office. My current apartment in N. County cannot keep a manager longer than 3 months it seems.
I’m clean, quiet, respectful of my neighbors, and I pay my rent on time. I received 95% of my deposit back. I would rent from K & R again.
Pros:
— Month-​to-​month lease
— On-​site manager (part-​time)
— No dogs allowed = Quiet and no dog poop
— Restrictions on occupancy=Quiet
— High deposit… may discourage would-​be D-​bag tenants
Cons:
— Their office is in Pacific Beach. Plan to make at least 1 trip there.
— High deposit
— Their CL ads can be a bit vague (pics & details)

Excited about my move in. Month to month and really nice properties… I’m thrilled.

Found an add they had on craigslist. Called ahead to ask to view the appartment. Drove all the way down and was told it had already been rented! Worst services possible. 0 customer service, 0 care for they’re mistake. Must be awful land lords. DON’T WAIST YOUR TIME!

I have lived at a property they manage for over 4 years, and while recently applying for new apartments I was told that K and R told my new place that I was late on payments which was never the case. The woman who does the finances is so rude, and terrible to deal with. To have things fixed in the apartment is a long, grueling process and never done as properly as it should be. Overall not a great company, and not worth working with.

K&R needs to learn how to maintain the buildings they manage, and certainly need to learn how to treat their paying tenants… I pay my rent WELL in advance every month, and the building is in need of some serious repairs. I’ve brought these issues up to K&R, and they simply seem to ignore what I am saying to them… Other current tenants are also having the same problem. This is the worst experience in renting I’ve ever had, and hope to resolve this situation sooner than later… I am paying more for my apartment, than for comparables, and have less amenities, and a poorly maintained building to deal with… If you’re thinking of renting from K&R Properties, make sure you read ALL of the ratings and comments on them– you may change your mind!!! Simply ridiculous!

I went to see an apt on Robinson and 10 Ave. on 10÷11÷12. I set up the appt. with the property management office for 10÷11÷12 two days prior. When I went to the property the current resident did no cleaning or straightening up and he was present. It was super disgusting (will spare you the gross details) and even others that went that day to see the property reacted the same way.
I asked the property rep. if they will be thoroughly cleaning the apt. prior to new tenant move-​in, and she said yes. I put in an application and paid the credit check fee. I called the next day to check on the status and I was told by the same rep that showed me the apt. that I would get a call in an hour, never happened. I called 15 minutes before their office closed and already had the voicemail picking up to say the office was closed. I never heard back from them as to the result if I was approved or denied.
I check my bank statement all the time and noticed that the check was not cashed that I submitted for the credit check fee in Oct or Nov. They didn’t put it through their bank until 12÷12÷12 and the funds came out of my acct. on 12÷13÷12. Again, I never heard back from them EVER. Thankfully I found a better place that weekend in October in Hillcrest for the same amount of rent with tons more amenities and I am happy. What a waste of $ 25.00! The negative ratings and comments for this property management company on Unilocal seem to coincide with my experience with them.

These guys are ok. They’re not too proactive in maintaining the place but they do respond to calls (even though you may get a less than friendly woman occasionally).

I was a tenant with them but this review is mostly for property owners who are thinking of using K & R.
The rental property I rented was so poorly maintained on the outside that the building was falling apart and vagrants were living in the parking spaces. I called several times to get these things fixed and gave up when I kept being told they would be fixed and they were not. Eventually, I called the police on the vagrants and just had to live with the broken lights outside and the washer/​dryer that didn’t work properly. As an owner, that is a liability issue, since if anything had happened to me, I would have been able to sue for neglect of the property.
In addition, the property flooded all the first floor units and it took the property management company more than three hours to send someone to fix it. Mind you this was on a Thursday at 8 or 9am, so it was not an after hours call. Therefore, costing the owners of the property quite a bit, when the problem could have been mitigated early on (this actually could have been avoided completely because it was due to rust on one of the toilets, per the plumber, that could have been replace for like $ 15). Clearly, another example of where K&R doesn’t care about wasting the owners money.
Finally, when I was don’t renting with them, I gave appropriate notice but knew that I would be out of the unit before the 30 days was up. I tried to give K & R the opportunity to rent out the unit early so that they would not lose rent during the transition. However, not only did they refuse, Michael Joehnke, owner, said that he wouldn’t care if it took 6 or 7 days after my 30 days was up for him to rent the unit. That his income from the unit was so small it didn’t matter. Well, I’m sure it mattered to the owner of the property.
All in all, it’s evident this property management company is not interested in what’s best for their clients both owners and tenants.

K & R Properties is a joke! They have an extremely rude set of employees at there office in Pacific Beach! They also make empty promises to apparently «get you off there back» and will make no attempt to make any needed renovations at your house! Avoid these guys! You WILL be dissopointed if you don’t.

I do agree with all the low rating people… They are rude, inconsiderate and somewhat racist (My personal feeling)… They denied my application for a month to month rental in Pacific Beach with out absolutely no explanation… yeah, I received a letter but the letter has absolutely nothing in it regarding why I was denied!!!
Alex is the most unprofessional, unethical and outragously rude and inconsiderate… I asked why after leaving him or the office several messages, he never bothered to call back so I will not keep my hopes high and start looking for something else!!! and he just mumbled as if whatever, f… u!!!
I just sent a text to Mike (on the weekends call Mike) so he can ramble and keep asking you «who is this?» text! … They have absolutely no manners and no business ethics… In my text I said: «I wish I read and reviewed all the reviews on you before I even give you any of my information.» … They suck. Their treatments of clients and their doing business with people suck… I wish I could give some MINUS STARS to them instead!!!
And I hope THEY GO OUT OF BUSINESS soon having absolutely no customer service skills nor do they give a damn to their customers!

When we first moved in the tenants before us said they were giving us a new fridge. No new fridge. boo.
Called in for technician guy to fix fridge and everything was fixed at no extra cost! Although when our key got stuck in the mailbox it cost 60 bux to fix. boo.
So far so good! Though Tania J’s post scares me.

I have been a tenant of K and R for about a year and half. The older lady that works at the front desk and answers the phone could afford to be a bit nicer. Other than that this company has treated us well. I can’t comment on the deposit issue because I’m still in the unit.
They have come out quickly to fix problems we have had with the apartment which have been minimal in the 18month period. I would rent form K and R again, definitely.

Our building was switched over to K & R a few months ago. I haven’t had any problems with them at all. Very friendly on the phone if you need to call with something. They always call a day or two after a maintenance request to make sure things were done.
I do agree with tania j. though. Know your rights! It doesn’t matter how nice the staff are, you never know. Looks like K & R cleaned up their act since her post in 2007.