Kunst Properties

I rented from Kunst properties off and on for almost seven years, and Vince Kunst is the most professional and responsive property manager I have ever worked with, period! What some haters may report as ‘brusque,’ to me is simply a very busy man trying to meet the needs of tenants at multiple locations as quickly and efficiently as possible (and doing a great job of it).
He is always polite and handled the few maintenance issues I had immediately. During my time in the Bay Area, I also rented other properties not managed by Vince, and they were not pleasant experiences, which is why I moved back to another property managed by Vince. He is always straightforward and forthcoming and there are no surprises. I have always received my security deposit refund, and I would recommend any Vince-​managed property to family and friends.
As for Zach D’s comment… I would have a beer with Vince any day. In fact, I would love to buy him a few. That hard-​working man deserves them!

Strictly as a landlord, he’s amazing. The building is nice, and well maintained. He let me stay another 2 months after I’d given notice and my new spot fell through, which really saved me. But, I do understand why people dislike him. He’s super brusque. Frankly, he just wants you to be a silent tenant. If I was a landlord I’d want the same thing. But he’s never actually been really rude or mean, and didn’t screw me over when he easily could have.
So basically– As a person, he’s definitely not the top of my list to have a beer with. Or even a conversation. As a renter, he’s good, fair with the deposit, never bugged me once about anything.
EDIT: I also live in the Kentfield apartment, and I have no pets.

FALSE ADVERTISING.
Despite what they say in their rental postings on Craigslist, pets are NOT welcome at Kunst properties. Why don’t they just state in their ads «NO PETS»? Doing so would save everyone time and energy.
Please see Amber O’s review of Vince and Kunst Properties. I was also treated very rudely by Vince when I applied for an apartment, apparently because I have a keeshond-​breed dog – despite my having an excellent credit score and very positive references from previous landlords. Keeshonds are not on Kunst’s prohibited-​breeds list.
In retrospect, I thank my lucky stars that I didn’t end up renting from these jerks.

We lived in their Petaluma home for about 3 years. Overall, we really liked our time in the house and were sad to leave.
Vince, the property manager, is excellent and really gets to know his residents. Even after we’ve moved, our relationship with him is still very pleasant. He returned all of our security deposit back which has never happened before. It seems like in the past I would always get nickeled and dime.
I especially appreciate that they are proactive in handling the day-​to-​day matters that come up and that they have a network that allows them to address any issues, whether routine maintenance or emergencies. The level of communication and client service is excellent!“
Luchio, the maintenance guy for the company, also lives in the area. He is very hard-​working and a great guy. Our air conditioning went out one night last summer and it was hot! We happened to see him on his way out for the night and mentioned it to him, asking if he could come look at it the next day. He insisted on taking a look right then and actually spent about 30 minutes of his own time fixing it. Any work orders were taken care of quickly and to our satisfaction.
The house itself was nice. We felt this house was the nicest one in the area. When we moved in everything was in good working in order
I would recommend them. They are much better than any property management companies I have dealt with in the past.

I have lived in their Kentfield Apt. house for 3 years and had no problems. The company has a full time handyman/​contractor that fixes any problems that come up. The building was well maintained. I knew almost everyone in the building and the Kunst family treated my friends well. I got all my security deposit back. I read the other two reviews and that has not been my experience.

Where to start. I am writing this to make certain that NO ONE goes through what I went through in my year of lease from VInce. First of all if you are looking for a PROFESSIONAL keep walking. In every single way he is rude. His attitude lacks in human decency. He is a TOTAL bully in every way. I was actually locked out of my pat after work (i work crazy hours) say 12… because my key would NOT work and he was NEVER around to help out. The one time he was he said it wasn’t a good time! I just finished working a 12 hour day! You have my rent money! I had to crawl through a window to get in my place!!! REALLY!!! I had nose bleeds for my first 90 days of in the apt and asked for my carpets to be cleaned. HE ACTUALLY GAVE ME A VERY HARD TIME!!! Really! I never had nose bleeds before… so it is something in the apt! He was always rude to guests that I had over, he will knock on your door if you need something and is ABSOLUTELY over the top rude. He needs IT NOW!!! But if you need something… take a number… and my favorite is he always says «I am just making sure my mother’s best interest is being taken care of» Geeee Vince is your mother my roommate? Last time I looked I live alone!
DO NOT RENT FROM HIM!!!

If I could give this Property Management Co. zero stars I would.
My boyfriend and I were looking for a new place in Marin County when we stumbled upon a craiglist ad for a place owned/​property managed by Vince Kunst, Kunst Properties. The ad stated that dogs were accepted on the property with the exception of about 10 to 15 different breeds (who restricts that many breeds… honestly just don’t allow pets on your property if you are going to be that particular). We have two mini doxies, dachshunds of which were not on the laundry list of «restricted breeds», so we thought «okay great let’s apply». HUGE MISTAKE.
Upon applying, Vince called both my boyfriend and I numerous times to ask questions that had already been answered on the rental application… each time being abrasive, aggressive, and downright rude on the phone. One would think that when trying to rent out a property to potential paying customers you would at least curb your attitude for a minute… not this asshole. Vince had the audacity to call out my student loan debt (of which I have never had trouble qualifying for a rental before, doesn’t affect my credit score, and have never defaulted on rent because of) in a completely disrespectful manner stating that my name could not appear on the lease, my boyfriend had to sign alone, giving me ZERO rights as a tenant. Furthermore, I have my doctorate in Clinical Psychology and am working as a therapist at a local mental health agency.
Despite our initial reservations, Vince «chose our application out of many» for the property knowing full well we had two dogs, we decided to accept the offer as the property had been perfectly located and nicely priced for our needs. Another MISTAKE. Despite informing Vince that we would take the place but needed to give our current living situation a 30 day notice to vacate, like most respectable property management companies expect, Vince strong-​armed us into moving in «within the next week» or we would «lose the property». Again, we decided to go for it given our needs and hoping that once moved in we wouldn’t have to deal with his manic and obnoxious attitude much more. We decided to give our place written, 30 day notice contracts and that we would meet with Vince in a mere 5 days to sign paperwork on the new property and put down first month’s rent and security deposit.
We hadn’t heard back from Vince in a couple of days about exactly what time on the designated day he would like to meet so we decided to call him. Upon calling him, Vince stated that he decided to rent the unit out to someone else because he had decided against renting out to people with dogs. The jerk off not only broke a verbal contract, leaving us with no place to go in a little less than 30 days, but he also didn’t even have the decency to CALL US and let us know we no longer had the property. Clearly, he doesn’t allow animals on his properties… therefore also falling into the false advertisement trap.
He is the worst excuse for a landlord and property manager… let alone human being I have ever (in my 10 years of renting, my boyfriend’s 15 years of renting) met. DO NOT rent from this guy. He is inconsiderate and cantankerous. His confrontational approach was a complete nightmare.