Finally, after 4 years of living in Iowa City, I found a property management company that actually…read moredoes their job! Cindy and Gary Parsons are an awesome married couple who own some really great properties around town. They're responsive, efficient, and overall cool people! It's really comforting knowing that if anything goes wrong, they actually will take care of it. Ex: My toilet was overflowing, and after going out to get a plunger and it still not going down, I reluctantly called Gary. This was extremely embarassing, but he handled it professionally and we even joked that it was a "CRAPPY situation!" Har har har... Cindy and Gary are great people. If you have the chance to live at their properties, consider yourself blessed, and get away from the rest of the shady landlords in this town. PARSONS RULES!

Gary Klinefelter is the Donald Trump of landlords. He makes it seem like he's on your side as long…read moreas you're stroking his ego. But once you question him, he'll be out to make your life hell. Beware. Interesting how they have a 5 star rating on yelp but 2 of 3 people rated them 3 stars or less. Hmm, buying likes, sounds just like Trump.

UPDATE: 8/17/26 Your reaction Bob Bender was expected!…read more 1. Nothing changes the fact that the problem started with improper ventilation in the attic which you were made aware of causing the water damage in 2025 and now 2026. Painting the ceiling stains with water block in 2025 was not going to fix the problem! You have the photos and can see the difference in the damage between 2025 and 2026. Nothing would have changed had I painted the ceiling stains with water block paint, which you even said it's something I could do myself! Again, you are the one who suggested painting the ceiling to hide the stains with water block paint- so the damage must have seemed trivial to both you and the board member! 2. Perhaps if you possessed an ounce of concern for residents, you might have stopped by and checked out the damage or gone into the attic to see for yourself, since you are after all the Association property manager! Just saying! 3. The attic, one might assume, is now loaded with black mold, NOT because I didn't take care of it in 2025 but because you and the board member didn't care to take care of it in 2025. You have the photos!! 4. I hope to hear from you on Tuesday since you could not find the time to call me on Monday (today) but sent an email! Finally, I want the Association to do the right thing! I will wait until Tuesday. Again best time tomorrow is between 11am and 1pm. PS: since you read my comments on Zelp and said not to respond to your email today and did not have time to call me, I assume Zelp is your preferred way to communicate !

One of the best property management I have ever worked with. Rob is great at what he does and he…read morewas always a phone call away. Benton villa apartments are really nice, clean, safe and convenient. I enjoyed living in Benton Villa. I recommend this property management.

I would not recommend renting a property managed by Watts group if your rent is less than $2000 a…read moremonth. Very poor customer service and management. They state in the lease that they clean public areas, but in over 2 years, the stairwells, hallways on 400 1st Ave were filthy. Never cleaned. They are quick to ask for rent but should you have an issue such as AC not working, broken hot water heater, or leaks, they do not care. Be ware if you're moving into a unit with carpet. Some units were flooded but the management did nothing about it. They may likely have mold. When I finally decided to move out, about 10 tenants were moving as well (not students). This is a big red flag..... My apartment became the show room, yet there were over 10 units available for rent.

I have lived in a Watts Group rental for 3 years and wouldn't want to be anywhere else. They are…read moreamazing people who care about good tenants and respond to maintenance requests in a timely manner. Their office staff are friendly and very customer service oriented. As a senior citizen I appreciate all that they do

Hey so heat and air conditioning doesn't work. Nichole will tell you that it does. She is such a…read more"not nice word". Nichole does the tours and will lock you out of the unit even if you're directly outside the unit and will huff and puff if you ask her to let you inside you inside your own unit that she locked you out of. Nichole is fairly rude. The Nest Management team is embarrassed of her. Nichole will also show up with a nice Dodge Charger sports car to show you a slum lord apartment. She will promise the heat works during the winter, it maintains a 47°f high is how it works. They don't answer maintenance requests. Mold gets removed after 2-4 maintenance requests. Most of the outlets don't work. If the outlet works it will trip the circuit board in someone else's apartment. You will request the other unit to let you into their apartment to reset your breaker. All around Nichole is terrible and rude. Nest is a slum lord apartment management company.

I went to nest to rent an apartment from them ,i paid the application fee and gave them all the…read moreproof they asked for then waited for the answer? I'm 57 yrs old and on disability ! They told me that I did not Qualify because of my credit score was below 600 I feel as they are looking for just the Rich ones to rent to not those who are on disability and low credit scores they are discrimitating against people that do not meet their criteria and they keep the application fee after they turn you down ! PLEASE DO NOT RENT FROM THEM THEY ARE NASTY,RUDE, NO RESPECT ! THEY WILL ONLY RENT TO PEOPLE THAT ARE RICH AND HAVE TRIPLE A CREDIT SCORE ! this was told to me by an ex-renter ! they only care about the Money !

Updating my review. I moved out a few months ago…read more The deposit charges were a bit on the high side, in my opinion: -They withheld $90 for misc. cleaning charges (after we spent hours cleaning the apartment.) -They withheld $28 to replace the drip pans. (more than market price) -They withheld $114.50 for carpet cleaning - probably illegal (see Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown page 13) -They also charged $75 to repair a countertop that I burned. It was my fault and I'm not really complaining, but Karen previously told me that she thought she could get it repaired for a lower cost. So about $300 out of the deposit for a 4br...probably decent for IC, but I thought it could have been cheaper. Here's why I'm still willing to give them a 5 star rating: -They were extremely friendly, helpful and professional throughout the lease. -Maintenance response was usually only a few hours for minor stuff. They care about the quality of the property, and , e.g., responded immediately when I noticed a leak in the laundry room. -Halfway through the lease one roommate went broke and announced that he was going to break the lease and not pay any more. Another roommate had to move out for personal reasons. Karen helped us to deal with subletting 2 rooms and eventually helped us negotiate a deal with the first roommate so we didn't have to take him to court over the rent. -Even after we've moved out, Rae-Matt still forwards mail. None of my previous landlords have done that for any length of time. -They never once charged a late fee even though we were late multiple times on rent. -Tons of other minor things throughout the year that I've forgotten by now. I'm still slightly bummed about the deposit, but I didn't really push it too much with Rae-Matt because I felt that they exceeded my expectations in so many other areas. I would definitely rent again.

I lived in your apartments for 3 years and had a great experience! Landlords were very responsive,…read moreit was a safe area, and I had the best neighbors. Thank you!!

If you expect working appliances and ac don't rent from them. If you want a company with no VM and…read morelimited office hours these are the folks for you!

I never rented from Coralville Apartments / Jasro & Companies. However, my email interactions with…read morethem have convinced me not to rent from them. In July 2022, I emailed them multiple times to request that they delete my account in their resident portal (https://jasro.twa.rentmanager.com/). Unfortunately, my requests have been ignored, and my information is still in their system against my will, and I have no way to delete it. My initial email interactions with Coralville Apartments (regarding apartment logistics) occurred in December 2021 and January 2022. In one of my last emails to them (https://bit.ly/3zmO6H6), I inquired about some accusations against their property manager (Jacob C. Schwebke). The person I was emailing with responded to refute those accusations (https://bit.ly/3Q2TCWc), but they did not provide any evidence to support their refutations. I then replied to say, "Thank you for letting me know. Could you please share the relevant court records with me?", but I never received a reply. In an attempt to verify the truth, I looked up the Iowa court records at www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/. (Under "Trial Court", click on "Case Search". Search for "Jacob C. Schwebke". The record for Case ID "06521 FECR125807" indicates that the 1st degree theft charge against Jacob C. Schwebke was indeed dismissed by the court.) Unfortunately, I could not find any more information about this online. I emailed the three authors of the three articles linked in my first email to ask them for more information about this (only one of them replied, but they didn't share any more info). It would be helpful if the journalists who wrote articles about the charges against Mr. Schwebke also wrote follow-up articles to explain the court's decision in response to the charges.

THE WORST AGENCY EVER, NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THEM!!! I have to share my terrible experience with…read morethem which was totally disaster. I moved in to 203 River Street, Unit 3 on August 2018. And the first day when I walk in to the unit, I was totally shocked. The unit was a MESS!!! Nothing like a place for human to stay. All furniture covered by dirt. The fridge STINKS with rotten meat, bed had bedbugs, carpet had mold, dresser door was not working, and THE TOILET HAD HUMAN WASTE!!! and THE BATHTUB HAD HAIRS AND SOME DARK STICKY THINGS. Then the landlord Tom explained to me the previous tenant left for more than half a year and did not return. HE SAID HE WAS TOO OLD TO CLEAN THE ROOM, AND HE ASKED IF I COULD CLEAN IT. He tried to take advantage on my empathy and my international student identity because I didn't really understand the rental laws. I CLEANED THE WHOLE MESSY UNIT BY MYSELF. I almost throw up when I clean the toilet and bathtub (he said he would clean the toilet but he didn't). After that, I still smell the mold and I feel itchy when I sleep no matter how often I clean the unit. After 1 year I had to move out because I couldn't stand the smell of the mold anymore even I already renewed the lease. I tried to end the lease because they couldn't solve the mold issue, and they refused it (I tried to ask for student legal service but they didn't want to help, and they already heard lots of complain about this landlord). So I end up with paying double rent. After another year, the lease finally ended, which was 7/28/2020 (I don't know why it was 28th since I moved in on the 1st, and I paid full month rent for the last month). I went back there and cleaned up everything. Only left the furniture that WERE ALREADY THERE since I moved in. One month later, they sent me the bill, that I have to pay $1,400 for cleaning up and moving furniture. I friendly reminded them the move in condition, the fact I cleaned up the unit by myself as I moved in, but hear nothing from them. During the time, they also kept harassing me, calling my personal number saying I have late payment that needed to pay immediately or they will take further action, but that's actually someone lived in a entire different place and had different first name and last name. Here I will show you the pictures of move-in condition of my unit and the mold under the carpet.

This company is one of the worst and most corrupt that I have ever seen. There was a leak in the…read morebedroom ceiling and we contacted the city countless times and the leak kept getting worse and worse. At one point we had just a huge hole in the ceiling and then we had wood ants due to the hole and mold which made us sick. The leak also damaged all of our belongings clothes, books, documents, shoes, luggage and pictures which we were never compensated for. The bathroom toilet was wobbly and moved around. The cool wasn't working properly for the entire summer and every time they came, they never fixed it. The room with leak would make the apartment unbearably cold in the winter and we contacted the city and all they said is that if the home is not below 66 degrees then we should be fine. I have attached picture for people to see how it really was.

Here we're In Canyon, Texas apartments with no hot water for 3 weeks now. A week ago the water was…read moreblue/green. And when you go to contact them no reply on the weekends. The woman In the office make 2x more than a man work 50+ 60+ hours a week yet no one Is around on weekends to reply back to dozens of people's hot water not working. I hate living here. Took them a month to even give me the right laundry room key. They were to lazy to come to canyon to see If the keys worked for 3 dozen + people.

We've lived here for four years and at first maintenance requests were handled promptly. A couple…read moreof months ago our a/c went out and it took 4 weeks (during the hottest part of the summer) to get the repairs completed. Two weeks later and they still haven't come to get standing units that were supposed to cool our townhome until repairs were complete. Two of them never worked. Communication was absolutely terrible!

This place is a scam. No customer service. Very rude unprofessional staff. They don't do…read moremaintenance on their houses. They refuse to return a phone call or an email. Do not deal with this place. This place took money from me and will not return phone calls, emails. When I go to the office I get told that they will not talk to me.

Do not rent from this company unless you want your possessions stolen. They have complete access to…read moreyour condo whenever they feel the necessity to enter. With that being said, they entered my residence to, "Change the furnace filter". Along with changing the furnace filter, the workers also decided they had free reign to steal some of my possessions. When discussing this with property management director his focus was not on the fact I was violated from his workers ripping me off, but where and how I shopped for what was stolen!!! Seriously? Like that had any relevance to the issue at hand. What kind of management is running this company?! He made absolutely no mention to me he would even investigate and speak with the employees who entered my condo. Needless to say, this is very bad PR for this company, which I will be relaying to all colleagues at the University.