Kading Properties

READ THE REVIEWS! notice that no one has anything good to say? we all live in different areas of iowa and not one person has anything good to say about any of these places? we only had a day to find a place to live due to us moving so suddenly. these were the only homes that were available at the time. so even though there was cracked floor tiles, uncleaned carpet, the smell of dirty trash, and bugs, we had no choice. during the year of us living here it was been HELL! literally. they only have window units, even in their new places. stop being cheap. summers up here are brutal. we had to stay in a hotel serveral nights because it was too hot to be inside our home. our daughter's room was infested with bugs, and they refused to come spray. we found a brown recluse spider in our garage and again they refused to spray, said its our responsibility. we are forced to have curtains, but they don't provide them, we had to buy our own shades and curtains. we are not allowed to leave things in the yard, yet every night when I come home I have a different child's crap in the road. my daughter is not allowed to play outside because of our neighbors. we have had to call the cops repeatedly on more than one family because of disturbances. there are kids that throw rocks at our house and cars. none of them speak English! the garage is barley big enough to fit our car in. its so small and cramped. the base board heating is outdated. its not safe. things have caught fire and it just takes up even more room that we don't have. we are moving out end of the week and we already know even though we are clean people who have purchased numerous things to try to make this place nicer, we will not be refunded our deposit. I know some of you are in the same boat we were about not having anywhere to go but I promise you, this property is a mistake. listen to the numerous people who have voiced their concerns. this is not a good place to have children or even yourself. its dangerous, its disgusting and kading properties needs to be shut down DO NOT RENT HERE. more

DON NOT RENT FROM KADING!! If you provided them with your bank card number to pay rent they keep it on file and use it without your permission and withdraw funds without authorization or notice to you. I found an unauthorized withdraw on my bank account in the middle of the month from Kading Properties. They are not returning it and I now have an attorney filing charges. PLEASE WATCH YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS CLOSELY!!! They take money without reason or permission and you have to fight with them to get it back. I am assuming they think you won't notice it missing. That is against the law Kading!!! more

DO NOT RENT FROM THESE PEOPLE! \r \r We began looking at Kading because they offered three bedroom units and allowed pets, exactly what we needed. We were shown a lovely model unit and moved quickly to secure our own unit. Then the trouble began! \r \r For starters, the model unit was nothing like our unit. They were allowed to paint, they had extra storage built in (which we were under the impression would be included in our unit), and it was CLEAN. Our unit was absolutely filthy when we moved in. The floors had not been swept, the carpets were not even vacuumed, let alone shampooed, the windows were dirty, there were stains on the walls, we found dead bugs and mouse droppings in our kitchen cupboards and drawers, etc. Even the toilet hadn't been scrubbed! We were told it was stained, but guess what? 20 seconds of scrubbing (if that) and it was sparkling. After doing ALL the cleaning that should have been done BEFORE we moved in, I was only offered a lousy $75 cleaning fee for my trouble.\r \r Besides being filthy, there were a number of other problems. A window in a bedroom was cracked by a couple inches. We informed Kading of this three days after moving in, the same day they had to come back to clean the carpets, and it took two whole months before they fixed it! By that time, the cold weather had turned a two inch crack into twelve inches! One good hit with a piece of debris and the whole window would have shattered. Another bedroom window didn't even have locks on it! Ridiculous! We've also had major issues with our wiring. \r \r One bedroom routinely loses power in the lights and outlets, but not the heater. There's an entire room we don't use because of this, and so far we've not been able to reach a resolution. We notice it in other parts of the house, as well. Certain switches don't work at certain times. Maintenance told us to wait and see if it keeps happening, then MAYBE they'll call an electrician. \r \r The house also has terrible insulation and weatherstripping. You can feel breezes come in from any outlet that doesn't have something plugged into it. Even with new weather stripping put in, you still feel a breeze. The house is so crooked, there's not much else to do but wait for spring! Just be prepared to spend a FORTUNE on heating costs! (For an example.. We never paid more than $100 EVER on an electric bill, and so far our bills hit $200-250 every month. That's with every power saving idea we can think of and the heaters set to low.)\r \r The pet ""deposit"" isn't even a deposit. It's a FEE. We were told upon inquiring into the property that we would have to pay a $250 pet deposit for both of our pets, which I thought was fair. After signing the lease, it became a $250 pet FEE per animal! They are very careful to make it seem as though you misunderstood, not that they misspoke. \r \r In order to get any problems addressed, I actually had to drive to their office in Urbandale and I always make sure to take pictures. No one will take you seriously over the phone, so don't even bother. If you feel as though you must rent from them, be extraordinarily careful! Make sure the unit you see is the unit you will live in! more

this company requires $450 when you turn in the application. They stated that the $450 would be refunded if the application didn't get approved. \r \r However, what they do not tell you is that if you do get approved and decide to NOT move in they will NOT refund your $450. The application that you fill out does not say anywhere that this $450 is non refundable. \r \r Be ware when applying here. You will be paying $450 just to run the application!!! more

Awful People To Rent From! Don't Do It!!!!! Heather is the most condescending, obnoxious, rude, little witch that I have ever met in my life! She is very unprofessional, doesn't know the law and LIES like the sleeping dog that she is! If her daddy knew how she was running his business he would most definitely be ashamed and at the very least embarrassed by her. If you do decide to rent from these Slumlords then I wish you the best of luck because you will need it! Also you won't get a penny of your deposit back no matter how clean you leave the place when you move out. more

DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! Kading Properties are SLUMLORDS. All they care about is the money! They don't fix anything and won't spray for bugs. In this day and age, there's no excuse for people to be expected to live with cockroaches. The manager Heather is mean spirited, she doesn't care about you as a human, you're just money in her pocket. Most of the people they rent to are low lifes which cause the good tenants nothing but grief. My children have been physically assaulted, a gun was pulled on one of my kids and neither the cops or Kading did anything about it. They don't do background checks so who knows who you're living amongst. Tenants with dogs let them run all over and dog feces everywhere. Also I have had several dogs run into my home when I opened it to leave. Most of the kids here are left to run wild, throwing rocks at windows, knocking on your door and windows all hours of the day and night and then running, opening peoples car doors and leaving them open, taking your things from your yard, cussing and causing havoc. Heather is well a where of all these things and just doesn't care to do anything about it. Drive by several times at different times, especially when kids aren't in school and see for yourself. Call the police and ask them what types of problems go on here. HIGHLY ""not recommended"" DO NOT RENT! Save yourself and your family from this hell and rent elsewhere. more

I moved into kading property on August 25, 2012 in their newly built townhomes in Altoona, Iowa and let me tell you it's been nothing but a NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!! Love my place ~minus the mice~ I was very disappointed in the fact that my place has no space what so ever! No linen closet nor any towel racks in the bathroom. Really? Who doesn't do that? The first issue was they had my van towed for expired plates, and leaking transmission fluid. Remember...at this time I had only been living in Altoona for about 3 weeks. I could have gotten my plates right away had I not given them all my money to move in. First of all, I had no idea my van leaked, because at the place I lived prior to moving to Altoona my van did not leak. Maybe it was due to my garage at my prior place was level ground. The drive at my new place is slightly slanted. I did not have my up to date tags because I was not driving my van, and I did not want to pay for tags and insurance if I was not driving it. I had not put it in the garage because I had boxes and totes in there from moving. They had my van towed on a Friday, September 28, 2012 and did not leave any information about who towed it or where it was towed to. SOOO UNPROFESSIONAL!!!!!! I did not find out where my van was until that following Monday, October 1 when kading property called me to tell me where my van was at, and had the nerves to ask about my rent. How Rude!!!! It cost me $258.00 to get my van back. I was sooo mad, because in the lease it stated ""Non Working Vehicles"" will be towed. My van works! Nothing about expired plates. I forgot to mention that they told me to clean up the leak before my van was towed. I bought some stuff from the auto part store to clean up the leak and I bought a huge leak/drip pan to place underneath my van incase it leaked again. Didn't matter...they had my van towed anyway. I feel they should have been More Professional and asked me personally if my van was working instead of just assuming that because it had expired plates and was leaking it did not run. I had to pay $258.00 to get my van and pay rent!!!! Now to add insult to injury! I found out on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Election Night that I have mice in my garage!!! I pay way to much money to live with mice! My lease did not state that I would live with mice! I did not sign up to live with mice! Now I'm Really Smoking!!!! I and my girlz are scared of mice. We will not go into the garage only to throw the garbage into the garbage bin that has to be kept in the garage per our lease. I don't even recycle anymore, because I do not want to go out to the recycle bin to put stuff in it. I want to make as little trips as possible to that garage.They are trying everything not to have Professional Pest Control come out! I'm Good Though...I no longer feel comfortable or safe in this property. I just need for them to relocate me to another unit PERIOD!!!!!!!!!! Who Treats Tenants & Very New Tenants This Way? And You Really Thought I Would Refer Anyone? Don't Think So!!!!! This Is My Only Go Round With Kading Property!!!!!!!!!! more

we moved into a kading townhome in newton, its very spacious, the bedrooms are huge. the only issues I have found was the carpet hasn't been cleaned, and there have been some split or chipped. there was a terrible thunderstorm out here just a week after we moved in and caught the other half of the duplex on fire, we called 911 andthey were here in minutes!!! the only part damaged to that side was the living room and roof, but they told us we had to not be in our home for 2 weeks, they made up for that by workin on our rent and our electric deposit. just this last week one of the teens from the apartments broke one of our windows and they had it fixed in a cpl days.anything that happens, any issues you have with neighbors, etc. they work fast to fix it. and the maitainance guys ROCK! btw...this is an actual tenant and I have been tossin out referals to everyone I know to move here. Heather is our Landlord and will be for as long as she'll have us! Mcghghys more

We have lived in a Kading Properties townhome for a short time and think its great. We have more than enough space and it's so nice to park in a garage. more

IT IS SO NICE KADING PROPERTIES LETS YOU MOVE IN ON SHORT NOTICE. WE RAN INTO A HARD TIME AND RUNIED OUR CREDIT. THEY REALLY GIVE PEOPLE A 2ND CHANCE WITHOUT PUNISHMENT. WE HAVE A LAB...THEY DID TELL US ABOUT THE PET FEE AND DIDN'T HAVE A WEIGHT LIMIT WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A GREAT NEIGHBOR...THERE WERE A FEW BAD ONES BUT YOU CAN HAVE THAT ANYWHERE!! WE HAVE LIVED HERE FOR TWO YEARS AND WILL BE PURCHASING A HOME...BLESSED WITH SECOND CHANCES WE WERE ABLE TO GET BACK ON OUR FEET! more

We moved into one of the duplexes in Newton on pretty short notice, and the office was great in working with us, and getting the place turned around as quickly as possible, as someone else was moving out at the same time. The maintenance guy is great, if you can get ahold of him directly, but don't count on any kind of communication from the office, unless your rent is late. They hardly ever answer the phone. When we moved in, we were thinking about getting a cat or dog, and were told that there would be a $100 pet DEPOSIT, which seemed very reasonable. We want to adopt from a local shelter, and recently contacted the office to pay the deposit, only to be told that it was in fact a $250 NON-REFUNDABLE FEE. Either get your story straight, or tell that to people up front! more

I have a feeling the ""good"" reviews are from Kading staff themselves trying to sell people on their crappy units. I moved in while attending college. It started out good at first. I was shown a nice, clean unit and when asked if I could keep my daughter's guinea pigs there, I was told caged pets were no problem. That is one of the reasons I chose the place. Two or three weeks in, the maintenance guy came over to fix a problem with the living room ceiling fan and saw the guinea pigs. He immediately told me that I would have to get rid of the pigs because the only caged pets allowed were hamsters, fish and birds. I I told him I didn't understand why hamsters could stay, but not slightly larger rodents like guinea pigs. I also said that I had asked to keep the guinea pigs before I signed anything, but he said I must have been hearing things because guinea pigs aren't allowed. I told him they could try to evict me if they were going to act that way. Nothing came of it. Probably because neighbors keep all kinds of pets. It didn't stop there. They complained if I wasn't around to take my garbage can in the garage immediately after pick-up even though other people's cans never leave the curb. They came knocking on my door to yell at me when the neighbor kids left bikes on the yard, accusing me of letting my daughter leave her bike out which wasn't allowed. My daughter was four at the time and the bikes left in the yard were too big for her to ride. And I have more instances of harassment that I just can't fit in a review. The units have no storage, no amenities. Better bring your own appliances because the ones they provide are cheaply made and break constantly. They won't repair stuff unless you threaten them. I have mold growing in my laundry room. They clean it out, but it comes back, which wouldn't happen if they did it correctly. The air conditioner freezes up constantly. One time it did when we were having 95 degree heat and it was over 100 in my house. I called and they did not call back until six hours later. It was 10:00 at night by then and they said nobody could fix it until tomorrow afternoon. I said that my daughter was getting severe heat rash and asked that they pay for a hotel room for the night since the heat levels were dangerous. Heather told me that since I was ""getting snotty"" with her she would tell the maintenance guy not to make my air conditioner a priority and we could wait a couple of days. It was repaired the next morning after I threatened to contact the county Health Department due to the dangerous conditions. But in return, they harass me constantly about everything they can, like the garbage cans. Stuff they don't harass other tenants about. I've finally had it, looked up the law and gave them 10 days' notice in writing to fix the mold problem once and for all or I'm leaving and asking for my deposit back, as allowed by law. I expect a fight, but I'm willing to take it to small claims court. If you rent from these slumlords and have trouble, don't say the reviews didn't tell you so. Better yet, just look elsewhere. There are nice places out there for reasonable rent, you just have to look. more

My husband and I lived in their townhome for 3 years in Newton. It was good from day one. The home was 3 bedroom 1 bath with attached car garage. Tiled floors with carpet throughout and pretty large for the rent. Oak cabinetry, full size washer/dryer/fridge/stove. I really liked the bathroom with large vanity and really big! They are by far not the worst people to rent from! The garages are large enough to park in and I have a Cadillac. So, unless you don't know how to park then you might have a problem. Maintenance with lawn care, any fixes in the townhome were always fast with Dan..And we NEVER had any problems except for the carpet tacks coming through which were fixed ultrafast. They mowed and removed snow promptly. The management was always very professional and prompt with any concerns or questions we ever had, and NO they didn't harass us (perhaps, you never paid your rent!). I highly recommend these properties! The only reason we had to leave was due to high gas prices....hope to rent from them again in the future! VERY SATISFIED PREVIOUS TENANTS! more

Kading Properties are the worst people to rent from. The duplexes are poorly built and they build them so fast that things arent put together right!! I pay $660 for mine, and the foundation is coming apart. AND THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE BRAND NEW!! Some of the properties i've seen, there is barely any room to drive your car in and out! Also, the dumb bitch (landlord), harrasses you and acts like you're a piece of crap cuz her daddy (the real owner) pays for everything of hers! Ugh.......just please please dont rent from these people!!! more

These places have to be the worst built places ever. I don't know how they passed building inspections. It is impossible to find a stud in the walls, and in some corners there are no studs at all. The tile floors are not level and some tiles sit higher than others. There was also grout all over all of the tiles, and they said that it would eventually wear off, one year later and still there. It is like they expect you to fix all of their crappy work if you want to have a decent home to live in. When you walk on the carpet if you step where there is a tack strip be prepared for it to get you in the foot. They say that the wall air conditioner is big enough and powerful enough to cool the unit, however it is not you have to run it constantly and have tons of fans going to get this accomplished, and since the windows and doors leak air like no other prepare for a huge energy bill. You can see daylight through the top of the door when it is closed and you can stick your finger through the gap. So if you want a crap hole to live in and high energy bills then this is the place for you. Otherwise, run, run, run as fast as you can. Cons: Cheap Carpet, Poorly Constructed, more

My mother and I have been pleased with our townhouse unit. We were treated wonderful by Heather and the staff. Each time I've called with a question or concern it has been addressed immediately! I'm sure that wherever you go that there will always be the good and the bad, but I have to say after reading many of the bad reviews that the lease clearly stated what we could and couldn't have and also before becoming a tenant that we were given the opportunity to see the unit and to read the lease. It's kind of hard to complain after knowing this and being given the option on whether or not to become a tenant. The only problem thereafter is the fact that the neighbor has a dog and I own no pets. The neighbor expects me to be kind enough to allow their pet to be on my door step whenever it choses. I talked to the neighbor and I talked to Heather and it was quickly addressed. The lawn has been mowed every week on the same day. While I don't like the parking and the street gets crowded, it was told to us in advance whereas I can't complain about something that I knew about. If I do have a problem, then I am quite aware of my rights as a tenant and as with any rental agreement: Tenants should always secure themselves by taking pictures, doing things in writing, and reading the fine print. That is why the Tenant/Landlord laws exist and they are easily accessible. I'm more comfortable knowing that I'm aware of my rights and I've also not had anything major happen since my tenancy began months ago. Pros: Good Selection/Things still new/ Fast Service Cons: Storage space/ Visitor Parking/ Neighbor Issues more

So we moved in 3yrs ago and at first yeah it was great.. Then all of a sudden they moved in a ton of section 8 low lifes and druggies... Apartments were being raided for drugs a pedifile moved in across the street and they allow all of this.. I took a mowing job for them and mowed 3 big complexes which took all day to do and they only paid me $100 to do so.. I also installed new tile through out an apartment and help Dan will a bunch of work.. Then yesterday Heather came over and bitched about my 2yr old daughter""s 6 inch deep swimming pool. Then told me that i couldn""t keep my 10 week old boxer puppy cuz its a pit bull... i informed her that it was not a ptbull, it is a boxer and then told her of 4 tenants who have actuall pitbulls and 2 which are very mean, and Heather informed me to worry about my self.. I got a letter today in the mail saying i have 3 days to get the pitbull which is a boxer out of here, so again i told her it was a boxer and not a pitbull and about the neighbors pit that chased a girl up the street trying to attack her and that Dan the maintanace man had seen this pitbull and didnt make them get rid of it..... so what iam trying to say is i would not let my biggest enemy move into these shitty slumlords apts. and suggest finding another place to live... we also have mold growing and a hole above our shower that has been there for monthes because they are to lazy to fix anything...And when my girlfriend called Kerry to collect the rest of the money they owe us for mowing she called her a drug addicted and said if she was called again she would press charges on us. Heather yesterday stated we wouldn't get paid at all unless we signed a paper stating we would move out! Since when do you have to sign anything to get paid for a job that has already been done.They now have plans in the works to evict us after this month (since we are already paid) for no reason. We have done nothing wrong to desrve this and you better believe we are going to fight this all the way through court! We have no plans on staying here but we are not going to let them get away with this horrible treatment and bullying! DO NOT EVER MOVING INTO ANY OF THESE APARTMENTS!!! YOU WILL PAY TOO MUCH MONEY FOR A LITTLE APARTMENT, NO YARD AND BE TREATED HORRIBLY! Cons: slum lords more

We moved in august. Let me tell you things started from the begining. We were told that we were getting a unit that was clean and very nice. We signed lease there and everything was great till we came with the moving truck the next morning and were told that the unit was already taken and we were getting a different one. No big deal right... WRONG!!! the unit we got has missing things not cleaned at all and we were told that the lease we signed was a mistake by them and that some one else had already moved in. So here we were cleaning our unit and had already paid a deposit. As time goes on things get worse our children can't play outside because neighborhood dogs and children running wild with knives and air guns. About January our tub wouldn't drain and it leaked. We tried everything even the stuff the wonderful maintanence man left on our door step one morning before 5 a.m. when my husband got home from work. It didn't work finally two months later we hired a plumber ourselves which yes we deducted from our rent and they are still b*tching about. Our children have had nothing but respitory problems. We have a friend who is a contractor and we had him come in to look at the place and yes there is mold everywhere. Our attic insulation is only about 2 inches thick if even and is black. Our walls have black stuff above the heaters and behind the dryer and yes it is mold no soot like they say it is. I mean come on how stupid do they think we are soot does not come from electric heaters and electric dryers. We have talked to about 10 tennets down here and all of them say they have ""soot"" above their heaters. All I have to say is if you are desprate and don't care about your family and their well being welcome to Kading if you do run and run fast far away Cons: everything more

I have also had a great experience with Kading Properties. My mother moved into a Kading Properties unit in Newton when she had to sell her home. She did not want to move into a nursing home so we found a nice place that would take her and her dog. Not alot of places allow pets and Kading Properties understands the love of pets. They went out of their way to make sure my mother was taken care of...out of their way to take her trash out, shovel her patio, pick up her rent, and even call me when they haden't seen any action there for a few days and they were worried she was sick! They worked with us on making paying rent easy with 2 payments and no late fee was ever added. Sometimes the girls would stop over (unannounced) just to visit with her. That made me feel she was taken care of and I would recommend Kading Properties to anyone. Pros: Management And Office People Are Great Cons: Renters That Ruin It For Us Good Tenants more

I have lived here for a little over 2 months now, the management seems to be very friendly. I think for the price its a great place, I have looked at other apartments in the same prince range and they were complete dumps, so I was excited to find something that didn't look overly lived in. I guess I don't understand all the bad reviews..I have never had a problem with anyone showing up unannounced, not that I would care if they did I don't have anything to hide and I have a clean place. Pros: Quick response time, friendly, informative Cons: every place has the good and bad.. more