We knew we were in trouble last year when we had our first maintenance callas and email to Acacia and received not response. A day, a week...more phone calls, emails. Nothing. So we looked up the reviews and found that the property owners were satisfied, but the tenants were most definitely not. Of particular concern was how many posts about Acacia keeping the deposit money.
Fast forward to the spring time. Our lease was up for renewal in July, so we began calling and emailing to extend our year. (And yes, while there was no customer service of which to speak, that was less of a hassle than trying to find a new rental and incur additional moving expenses. Plus, the house is/was beautiful.) We finally got verbal confirmation that they would extend our lease, but no paper work ever materialized. More calls. Now it is July, our lease is up, and by the terms only need to give us 20 days to move out. Thankfully, we were in position where we could buy a house. And we did. And, just like the other negative reviewers state, Acacia saw fit to keep the majority of our deposit. We have called, left messages and emails so they can explain the charges, but we have had absolutely zero response. Of course this doesn't surprise us, but it they think we are letting them walk with our money, they better think again. What they are doing is criminal. A company cannot just decide to keep other people's money. There is NO WAY that the house needed the deposit money in order to get it ready for the next tenant.
Look, if you are a property owner and your experience with Acacia has been satisfactory, then I'm happy for you. But you need to realize that this company is a representative of you, and they have absolutely no regard for the people living in your home.
And to the people whose house we lived in for over a year: Your house is beautiful. We loved it. We took excellent care of it, as if it was our own. You could not have asked for better tenants. And if I were you, I'd ask Acacia what they did with the deposit money. Because I'm telling you right now, there is no way they put it back into your house. It didn't need it.
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