Lobos Management

I had a good time renting a one bedroom on Voekel Avenue. I lived there for three years before I was reassigned for work and never had a problem. I would give five stars, but sometimes the building hallways were messy and it took Lobos Management a little too long to take care of them. more

Not Bad, But it Could be A Gamble -- I read a lot of reviews about Lobos Management before I decided to rent from them last year. As you may have also observed, most of the reviews are not very positive. They are usually written by tenants who have had problems that the management company has failed to resolve in a satisfactory manner. Knowing this critique, I was very skeptical when viewing North Oakland apartments managed by Lobos Management. Like other reviewers on this site, I was worried that, if I were to rent from Lobos Management, I would have a serious maintenance problem with my apartment and they would offer little assistance to resolve it. In spite of this fear, the Adrian Apartments in North Oakland were, by far, the best apartments I saw when looking last August. In spite of my reservations, I decided to rent a studio from Lobos Management. I have been here for about nine months and my tenant experience has been smooth so far. Fortunately, I have not experienced any serious problems like water damage or no heat. Because I have not had these ""big"" problems, I can't really attest to how well Lobos can handle them - clearly it seems like a problem based on other reviews. Nonetheless, I can say that if they rent you an apartment that is relatively free of maintenance problems -- like the ones occupied by me and most of my neighbors in the Adrian -- it should be a pretty good experience. I hope this helps. more

At first, the apt. manager was very generous and helpful. A lot of people told me not to rent from Lobos, but i didn't listen because the manager was so incredibly nice. A few days after I moved in, I realized the dish washer didn't work, so I called and asked somebody to fix it. I have been there for 7 months and nobody has looked at it. I just gave up. I called so many times and every time they said they would have somebody fix it, the repair person never came. Over the winter, I learned there is a hole in the roof above my apt. I had a ton of water damage from the hole. Because it was cold, I could not open the windows to ventilate and mold started growing! I have never, ever seen anything like this. The mold covered all of the widow sills, because the windows leaked! The mold grew through my cupboards, closets, drawers from the moisture. It was even behind my couched, growing on the walls. I called over and over again and asked them to come and clean it, fix the windows, etc. I called one final time and told them they have 3 hours to get somebody there to fix it or I'm calling the health dept....of course, they finally came. The apartment was beautiful when i moved in. Everything was brand new...now it looks terrible from the water damage on the carpets and walls. Save yourself, don't trust these people! more

I rent a duplex from Lobos Management on Dalzell Street in Squirrel Hill. I came to Pittsburgh in the early summer before graduate school in order to find a place to live. At the time I scheduled an appointment with the Lobos Management Company, I was unaware of their bad reputation. My rental agent showed me a really nice place on Dalzell and I decided to lease it. Only after I went back to Illinois did I learn about the negative reviews on the internet. Needless to say, I was anxious when I entered my contract with Lobos Management. That was two years ago. Since moving in, I have had a pretty smooth time, both in the duplex and in my dealings with the management company. I have had some minor maintenance problems. For example, I lost electricity in the living room and second bedroom. The management company sent an electrician to fix it the next day. My biggest complaint about the duplex is that the gas bill can get pretty high in the winter. Aside from that, I have been satisfied with my experience. more

i rented for three years at the highland manor in shadyside and had a good experience with no run-ins with the management company. i would recommend this building. more

I live in the Queensbury in Avalon. The maintenance man lives in the building too so it is easy to get repair service. Would give five stars, but there was a problem with the parking garage a couple years ago and it took about 2 weeks before I could park there again. more

I would give Lobos Management 2 1/2 stars if it was possible on City Search. My roommate and I rented a duplex on Tilbury Avenue in Squirrel Hill last year. Most of our maintenance problems were fixed, but only after placing several calls to the Lobos office and our leasing agent J_____. After we moved out, we did get our entire security deposit back, but it wasn't easy. At first, we only got about 2/3 of it... it took a discussion/argument with the property manager to get the whole thing. On the positive side, the company responded in full, and fairly, to our requests. On the negative side, it took a few ""reminder"" calls to make sure our concerns were met. more

I rent a 1BR in Point Breeze / Wilkinsburg. It's big apartment in a small building. My neighbors are nice and I can catch the bus to Oakland. I like the neighborhood because I can get a lot more for my money than if I lived closer to Pitt. I haven't dealt much with the management company. more

I assume these reviews are about the Lobos Management office in Shadyside, otherwise I am sorry for posting in the wrong place. I have lived in their Chateaugay building for five years and have had very few problems. I would definitely recommend it to others. In fact, I have had two friends move into the building based on my recommendation and, to my knowledge, they also have been happy with the management company. I know Lobos is a big company, so I wouldn't be surprised if not all of their buildings are maintained as well as the Chateaugay, but I have been impressed with my time here. more

I am beginning my third year in the ""Ellsworth Place"" building in Shadyside. Before I moved in, the company completely renovated the apartment by installing new hardwood flooring, a new bathroom, and a kitchen with new appliances. There was a lot of (maybe too much) paperwork before I could move in. From that point, my time here has been very good. The company makes sure the grounds are maintained and I have had very few maintenance problems. I'm not sure about the company, but based on my experience, I would recommend this building to others. more

i feel the need to defend this company a little. i rented a North Oakland studio from them between August 2009 and July 2011. It was not the nicest place or the best experience, but I also didn't have any of the run-ins some of the other posters to this site did. My leasing agent, R____ , responded to my maintenance texts quickly after I moved in. The maintenance staff was not always prompt, but when they showed up, they took care of my maintenance issues in a satisfactory manner. I would not necessarily recommend Lobos, but I also would not go out of my way to avoid them. I have rented several places while working on my graduate degree, and my Lobos experience was about average. Three Stars. more

I lived in Bellevue Gables when Lobos Management bought it. Based on their bad internet reputation, I was worried that they would somehow ruin my tenant experience. Actually, they improved it. Bill M. was helpful with my maintenance problems and the company cleaned the building up nicely. I still live here and, based on my good experience so far, would be happy to stay for as long as I'm renting in Pittsburgh. more

I lived at 222 Melwood Avenue for 1 year. 4 months into the lease a pipe burst in the apartment above in the middle of the night. The manager came over that night and shut the water off. He told me that someone would be over the next morning to fix the leak, but I didn't beleive him. The next day was Sunday and a repairman came over and fixed everything around 8:00 in the morning. I never needed to call for any other problems, but I think they are great! more

I rented from this company on Hawley Avenue from summer 2006 thru summer 2008. while living there, i didn't have a lot of maintenance problems or much reason to talk to the staff. On the few occasions I did, they did a pretty good job handling my problems. The apartment and building was nice, so I would recommend it. Because I barely dealt with the staff, I'm not sure I can recommend them. more

This company is AWEFUL! i was warned about them before i moved but did not listen and i paid the cost. Very ghetto, unprofessional, nasty, rude and...just don't do it! more

We went half the winter without heat because Lobos would never come to fix it. They only came *after* we called the health department to report them. Our dryer was broken for about 4 months of our 12 month lease. For both of these issues we called about once per week to remind them, but they ignored us. Immediately after we moved in, they did fix a few things pretty quickly. They cut boards to hold the windows open, fixed a broken shower, and fixed some wiring that was sparking. Finally, they kept $300 of our deposit claiming that we left garbage on the premises which I'm 100% certain was not the case since I cleaned the place myself and took off the garbage. Avoid Lobos if at all possible. more

These guys are the absolute worst. There is an entire website devoted to posting news articles about them and lawsuits against them. lobosmanagementsucks dot com more

I am uncertain where the address that is listed along with this Lobos Management listing is ? this review is for the company as a whole, not one particular property: Cons: Everything more

LOBOS MANAGMENT IS THE WORSE PLACE TO LIVE!!!!! i moved into 3500 willow ave in june of 08 everything was going well... untill my sink began to leak water out onto the floor and onto my counter top has yet to be fixed,my air condiontioning has been broke through all august has yet to be fixed, my carpets were a complete mess,i had mold growing in my bathroom, it look me LITERALLY approx 5 hrs to clean the whole apartment after vince telling me that it was already cleaned, the washer and dryer has been broke for over 2 weeks and no one came to fix it, I FOUND A COCKROCH IN MY APARTMENT! clearly after telling vince that i had one he said "" oh i dont even know what one looks like"" i laughed and said well you better do something about it. NEVER DID. when we first moved in we were suppose to be getting a new and upgraded fridge, days-weeks-months went by, called vince and said soo when are you going to swap the fridges out from the other apartment, ""WELL THE DOORS OPEN YOU CAN GO DO IT YOURSELF"" was his response. my garbage disposel was broke took them a month to fix that after i moved in, i can go on and on, THE PARKING LOT IS NEVER SHOVELED WHEN THE SNOW HITS, they go months with out the grass being cut, oh and did i mention that the key lock to the door in the front was completly broke ANYONE could of put there key threw to open it, here you know it someone broke into the apartment and stole peoples storage. I went about 3 weeks with out haven a mailbox key, IM GETTING THREATEN TO GO TO COURT FEB 24TH FOR NOT PAYING MY RENT. I MOVED OUT OF THERE AFTER BEING THERE FOR 3 MONTHS AND MY BF TOOK OVER, HE GOT SICK OF THE PLACE SO HE MOVED OUT AND NOW IM STUCK WITH A 3000$ BILL I OWE THEM TILL JUNE, YOU BETTER ARE NOT GETTING A DIME FROM ME!!!!!!!!! DO NOT RENT WITH THESE PEOPLE THATS ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THERE MONE, I HAVE ABOUT 12 APARTMENTS IN MY BUILDING AND ABOUT 6 ARE FULL. NO WONDER WHY THERE ADVERTISING ON CRAIGS LIST SO MUCH Pros: CLOSE TO MY DAD HOUSE Cons: I CAN GO ON AND ON... more

I would give Lobos a negative 5 if I could. They are slumlords just like everyone else has stated. Leaky sinks, bathtubs, stained carpets, buckled doorframes. I asked them repetedly to this these things with no avial. Was left without AC during most of July/August after calling everyday about the repair. Took them 2 weeks for fix my dishwasher. Worst of all though, is they left me without heat over night in below freezing weather (I have a little baby girl mind you.) Mold is everywhere,too. I got the worst headaches once I move in because of it. They just don't care about their apartments or their tenents. Also, the gas was included in our rent when we moved in and come December they decided to change our gas heat to electric heat so we would have to pay it, we now have a $300 electric bill whereas our bill would normally be $45! So now I am paying over $900 a month to live in this horrible place! To top it off we haven't had hot water for like a week, it has been lukewarm at best. I can't wait til April when my lease is up, I will out of this nightmare! Pros: Was cheap until had to pay electric heat, close to mall/stores/restaraunts Cons: They never salt the roads, parking stinks and everything else already mentioned more