The Wilcox Company

1000 dollar move in fee and 100 dollar fee per person for an application. Horribly reviewed agents and vague policies that favor you being charged at the end of your lease for miscellaneous fees. Everything wrong with the current housing market in Chicago these days
Mar 12th, 2024

Feb 9th, 2024

The Wilcox Company personnel are attentive, diligent, and very experienced at managing properties.
Dec 18th, 2023

Im writing as a prospective tenant who recently applied for an apartment managed by Wilcox Company. I cannot speak to their actual management in the duration of a lease. First, the good: the company has generally been responsive to my communications and the leasing agent, Tim, seemed like a nice guy, was courteous, answered my questions, etc. The bad: First of all, the listing for the apartment I considered describes a $500 security deposit. After paying for my $50 application and reviewing the lease, it was made abundantly clear that this is in fact a $500, non-refundable, leasing fee. That alone should merit a refund of my application fee. More importantly, the terms of the lease are borderline unconscionable. I understand that these are, in part, down to the property owner; however, this does not mean anyone should present these as reasonable terms, especially after taking someones time and application fee. The most problematic terms include: Barring leaving your pet unattended, ever, for any length of time. Requiring that a tenant sweep the floors and perform routine maintenance of apartment common areas because they have a pet. Barring all exercise equipment (no definition provided. Is a yoga mat exercise equipment leading to a breach of lease? Who knows) Prohibiting furniture and appliances: Lessee owned dishwasher, washing machines, waterbeds, pool tables, ping pong tables, pinball machines, etc.(???) are not allowed. There is no definition or clarification as to what is meant by etc. Tenants are responsible for landlords legal fees. Landlord can relet the apartment if a tenant removes a substantial portion of his personal property and continue charging the tenant. There is no limitation on the number of maintenance inspections to be performed or notice required prior to such inspections. No adhesives of any kind are allowed on any surface. Lessee shall return the floors to move-in condition; no clarification on whether this means paying to redo apartment floors after normal wear and tear. signs, posters, flags or other decorations cannot be visible from the public street. Tenants are responsible for installing and uninstalling window AC units and are required to do so seasonally. Tenants are solely responsible for maintenance, repair, and replacement of AC units, without provision for landlord repair for normal wear and tear of landlord property (and, to be clear, there is no central air). Upon responding, within an hour of receiving the lease, that these terms should be amended, my application acceptance was rescinded. And, as noted, despite the misrepresentation of the leasing fee as a security deposit, there has been no refund of my application fee. I've rented apartments for many years. I've reviewed many leases, including for comparable properties in the course of my current apartment search. The terms of this lease are most absurd and onerous I've seen and should be presented up front in the process.
Aug 10th, 2023

Bad business. Very unprofessional
Jul 24th, 2023