Would give 0 stars if I could. Horrible property management company. There is absolutely no…read moreaccountability, communication, or urgency when residents actually need help.
We have had problem after problem with SimplyHome since moving in. Maintenance requests are poorly handled, vendors are not properly supervised, and you will spend more time chasing SimplyHome for answers than they spend actually resolving the issue. If you continue asking for answers, don't be surprised when they eventually stop responding to your emails and portal messages altogether. We have had concerns repeatedly ignored, unanswered, or brushed off. It genuinely feels like they simply do not care.
Our AC went out during 100+ degree Oklahoma heat and an active heat advisory. We submitted an emergency maintenance request and called repeatedly, yet nobody from SimplyHome maintenance came that evening or even contacted us. We had to track down and repeatedly call their HVAC vendor ourselves to get someone out that night and ultimately had to leave our home and get a hotel because of the heat. The way that situation was handled raised serious concerns about their compliance with basic habitability and emergency maintenance obligations. I wonder had we not called the vendor ourselves if we would still be without AC nearly 2 weeks later..
Their mandatory lawn service is honestly one of the most ridiculous parts of renting here. You are required to pay for their landscaping company and cannot opt out, but SimplyHome takes virtually no accountability for the quality of their work. We were specifically told that the landscapers are only responsible for mowing, edging, and "blowing off the concrete sidewalks." So if their crew blows mulch out of your landscaping beds, disrupts the landscaping, or leaves areas looking like a mess because of THEIR work, apparently it becomes your responsibility to clean it up and fix it. And if you don't maintain it to SimplyHome's standards afterward, you can potentially receive a lease violation and be charged for it.
How does that make any sense? We cannot choose the landscapers, cannot opt out, and are forced to pay for the service, but we can somehow be held responsible for cleaning up or correcting problems caused by their own contractor. We have also complained about the grass being cut excessively short during Oklahoma summer heat and raised concerns about their equipment making contact with our property. Instead of addressing the actual complaints or holding their vendor accountable, their response is basically to keep reminding us that lawn service is mandatory.
Pest control is also mandatory, yet we experienced delays getting the property treated despite significant pest issues when we moved in. Again, you're required to pay for the service regardless of whether the service and communication are actually satisfactory. SimplyHome also doesn't recognize rodents as pests, regardless if rodent infestation is present due to MULTIPLE structural openings and defects.
Even simple maintenance requests turn into an ordeal. Our side gate latch is loose and the gate repeatedly flies open throughout the day and night. After a week with no communication from the vendor, SimplyHome told us someone supposedly came to the property, took a picture of the fence, and determined that no repair was needed. Nobody contacted us, nobody knocked on the door, and nobody asked us to show them the problem. Taking a picture of a fence without even testing the gate or latch is apparently considered an inspection.
There is a very clear pattern with this company: poor communication, no accountability, terrible vendor oversight, unanswered emails and portal messages, and residents having to repeatedly chase them to get basic issues addressed.
SimplyHome seems very good at collecting rent and mandatory service fees. Getting them to actually communicate, follow through, or take responsibility when something goes wrong is a completely different story.
