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After having a run in with the ever famous “Lorie Allen” I lost sleep due to the way she treated me and my friends. Until I got on here and realized she treats EVERYONE this way. Imagine being the most hated landlord in all of Columbia. Yikes. I was visiting some friends at Vanderveen Villas (for the second time in my life) when not 2 minutes after I arrive she bangs on the door and demands everyone to come downstairs asking our names and what we are doing there? She accused someone of living there unauthorized when they have not a single personal item there besides their shoes. She then brings up the smell of weed in the air filter they changed all while staring DIRECTLY at this person she's accusing of living there. Which keep in mind this person is the only African American in the room. As I walk out finally after being interrupted several times and unable to voice any sort of response she proceeds to follow me and takes a photo of me and my license plate when I did absolutely NOTHING. Following that she bans the African American from ever returning when HE did absolutely NOTHING. I've worked in property management for 6 years and I've never in my life experienced anything like this. In conclusion, I wouldn't rent from Lorie Allen if it was the last property standing in Columbia as she's the most rude, nasty, racist bitch I've ever encountered in my entire life. I rented from fall 2018 through winter 2019. .

If I could rate management as a 0 I would. Lorie is a straight bitch. She doesn't care about her tenants, as long as she gets her money she's happy. The price is nice but I would pay extra to not have to deal with her! She's a liar and she will scam you and nickel and dime you. Read the reviews. There's nothing good in here about her and the way she runs thing. Do. Not. Sign. With. Them. I rented from fall 2016 through summer 2017. .

By far the worst rental company. Laurie is a judgmental hypocrite. I had an interview with her and she talked negatively about a current employee Unprofessional, and just very rude, my Roomate also voiced her opinion one time and Laurie got really defensive. And was rude, she made up accusations. Were honestly very afraid after reading some of these reviews that we are going to get a bunch of random charges that are unnecessary, even though when we moved in there was already things we could tell were wrong with the place. Any positive post you see on here is probably them trying to cover their asses. I rented from fall 2016 through summer 2017. .

Everything seemed great the first few days then maintenance never showed for the work we noticed needed done when moving in. None of the windows or doors have been sealed which cost us $300+ in utilities every month. When concern was voiced we were told that we were being irrational and that since we did not own the home we had no say. Also the lease might as well be a blood binding contract. One of our room mates fell I'll and spent all of her time in the hospital or her parents and trying to get her off the lease was a nightmare. Please don't sign here. Management will make up reasons to charge money and treat you like crap. Please use your money to help another place out rather than pay them any money. I rented from fall 2016 through fall 2017. .

WORST MANAGEMENT. LORI ALLEN IS A SELF-CONNIVING, UNPROFESSIONAL, SCAMMER. Do not rent from here. Trust me, this review should save you from thousands of dollars and the worst living experience you've ever had to deal with. I rented from fall 2015 through spring 2016. .

I've been renting my townhouse for alimony two years now and have had no issues whatsoever with management. As long as you pay your deposit, pay your rent on time, and don't annoy your neighbors with excessive noise, you'll be fine. I've had a few issues such as the garbage disposal going out, but I emailed Misty about it and it got fixed within the next week. If you're nice to them, they'll be nice to you. I haven't met Lori personally, but I've spoke to her on the phone when I was in the process of getting my application approved and she didn't seem rude at all. She was concerned that I wasn't able to afford it, but she then realized that I would be having a roommate to split the bills with. They're really easy to work with if you give them patience and respect. I rented from fall 2013 through fall 2015. .

Make sure you read the fine print and get a copy of all papers you sign immediately after you sign them, especially a Pet FEE Agreement (which they call a deposit, acting like you get it back if there is no damage, but nope, they keep it.) On our security deposit we were charged for carpet pet damage of $110. I asked what the $400 pet fee was for and they said for wear and tear caused by pets. and I said so doesn't that include carpet? And they said no. So I asked what other wear and tear would be caused by a pet that would cost $400 that isn't carpets and they had no response. Oh and landlords are supposed to send the deposit back within 31 days of the lease ending, and it took them longer. which isn't that big of a deal, but i emailed and got no response and called and they said it was already sent and then when i finally get it, it is postmarked after the 31 day period. so the fact that they lied is childish. we were also charged for things that were already wrong before us even moving in. the utility bill is outrageous because the house and doors are not sealed, which we asked for but they never did. In the winter our utility bill got up to $397. and it was still cold in the house. They have lost my roommate's rent payment multiple times and then email saying we owe the rent and a late fee but then oops later they found it. they are unorganized, rude, condescending, and talk to you like you are 5 when they are the ones that actually made the mistake. And as you can see, there are so many other reviews talking about how Lorie gets into peoples personal lives. She snoops and loves drama. We heard lots of things about other renters while we were signing our lease. that should have been a warning sign for us. So to conclude, I do not recommend renting in Vanderveen Villas or any property owned by GPA Property Management or by Lorie Allen or Roger Allen. I rented from summer 10 through summer 11. .