206 Property Management

Since moving to Seattle in fall of 2011, I have lived with this company as a tenant. Ive had multiple managers and different properties so I can say with some authority that Ive had a very good sample about what 206PM is about. They care about their tenants as this is a small family owned business not some cold corporate conglomerate. Ive not had any negative interactions with 206PM as a tenant with management or maintenance as they are prompt to respond and get things fixed. My current building just had a huge overhaul and has been completely repainted in all the common areas.
Jan 30th, 2024

This apartment is by far the best Ive rented around the Seattle area. Living here feels like youre part of a small community of friendly people. The property manager Jaynie always makes sure her residents feel safe, and the maintenance crew works hard to generally upkeep the buildings. Its easy to communicate with management and have fast responses to maintenance requests. This complex is a great location, reasonably priced, and has an overall nice layout. Its very cozy and perfect for seattle area lgbtq+ individuals and couples !
Dec 28th, 2023

Stay far away from this property management company! Not surprised to see such poor reviews after what I experienced today. Its comical that their page boasts an equal housing opportunity logo given the blatant discrimination I faced from Jaynie, one of their property managers today due to having an ESA dog. 206PM needs to brush up on federal laws apparently. I received a call from Jaynie as I was interested in a unit here. While Ive had encounters with landlords that maybe didnt know housing laws, I expected more out of a property manager. She asked if I had a dog, I advised her I did and she advised no dogs are allowed at Thornton Creek. I explained she is an ESA and I have the paperwork for her from my PCP. She begins to ask about her breed and make a comment about how those dont do well in apartments. I assure her, my dog has lived in apartments and had no issues/complaints. She asked if my dog barks, I explained that she does not. She goes on about how Thornton Creek is a special type of community made up of blue and white collar workers insinuating I may not be a fit which is bizarre as I too am a white collar worker with a masters degree? (Irrelevant but relevant to her snarky, rude, and inappropriate comment) and pulls up my Zillow app that I had submitted for an inquiry. She begins to scold me for not listing my ESA as a pet as they have some screening service, this, that and the third. I explained to her that ESAs are NOT considered pets and they LEGALLY are not. Needless to say, I wont be touring any places managed by this woman and will be looking to file a complaint with the HUD as ESAs are protected under the FHA. This is beyond ridiculous behavior and Jaynie made sure to make me feel as unwelcome as possible for having an ESA. The verbiage directly from Zillow states: assistance animals dont need to be included when filling out the renter profile for the pets section. Amazing a property management company isnt aware of what Zillow looks like- or they are and actively choose to discriminate by talking you down the way Jaynie did to make you feel as unfit and unwelcome as possible for their properties.
Nov 10th, 2023

We never would have rented from 206 Property Management, but they unfortunately bought our apartment building. As soon as they did, they instituted TWO rent increases in the span of 3 months and increased laundry room pricing. We loved our neighbors in the building, and this company turned all of our lives upside down. 206 Property Management couldnt care less about its renters and is explicitly focused on profit. Avoid at all costs. UPDATE: In response to their reply, not only did absolutely nothing improve in terms of maintenance or cleanliness, but last I heard, my former neighbors there are now dealing with a damaged front door and a building-wide ant infestation. When we got our first rent increase, we actually emailed 206 with examples of similar units in our neighborhood that were renting for less than they were raising our rent to; they were unreceptive to this. In their second rent increase email, they explicitly referred to our apartment buildingfull of homes where human beings liveas an asset in their portfolio. So please get real. This is about profit.
Jul 28th, 2023

Sadly, I too am joining the list of 206 PM victims. At best, this is the most negligent landlord I hope to ever come across in my life. Similar to others who have written reviews, 206 PM is accusing me of violating their notice to vacate terms and thus, attempting to send me to collections for a month of rent that I never agreed to. I am on a 6-month lease that expires on 9/30/23. They are trying to hold me liable for October rent stating that Im on a month to month lease and that I violated Seattles Month-to-Month 20-day notice to vacate law. Despite me reviewing my lease in detail with The Seattle Tenant Board and an attorney - both of whom confirm that Ive acted within compliance in accordance with to my term lease agreement, 206 PM continues to mistakenly reinforce that I violated Seattle month-to-month Tenant notice to vacate requirements. One would think a distinction as clear cut as a month to month lease and term lease wouldnt be the source of a dispute, but here we are. The City of Seattle, in accordance with the Seattle Renters Handbook, also requires that every landlord issuing a term lease agreement must contact the tenant 45-60 days prior to the lease expiration date. I have no such correspondence from 206 PM. As a matter of fact, they never reached out to me until after I reached out to them two weeks ago with my intention to move at the expiration of my lease term. ALSO, prior to signing my 6-month term lease, I worked with the property manager on multiple iterations of the lease. I was very upfront with this property manager that I wanted a 6-month lease term expiring on 9/30/23 because I made plans to move in with my partner when her lease expires on the same date. The property manager replied explicitly confirming the dates (3/31/23 - 9/30/23) of my 6-month lease term in writing. Both of us signed the lease from there. Over the summer, this property manager was let go by 206 PM and was replaced by Joe Crudo. When I reached out to Joe Crudo on 9/13/23 to notify him of my intention to move as a 17-day courtesy, his first response demanded I pay for October rent. I replied to him explaining that my lease is a 6-month term lease and not a month to month lease - pointing him directly to the notice to vacate requirement section in my term lease agreement. On that very 6-month term lease agreement, I am required as the tenant to notify my intention to move in writing prior to the leases expiration date. There is no mention of a 20-day notice to vacate requirement. After I sent him this, Joe replies that my lease term is an 18-month lease - not a 6-month lease. To my dismay, I immediately forward him my email correspondence with his predecessor. I then call the his predecessor who explains to me, theres no way you and I knowingly drafted and agreed to an 18-month lease - as company policy, and per WA State Law, 206 PM only allowed me to draft term leases in maximum 12-month periods at the time you and I drafted and signed this lease. I couldnt have offered you an 18-month lease if I wanted to without notarization. This is some shady behavior. UPDATE: 206PM finally agreed to return my security deposit and not charge me for a month beyond my lease term. This took hours of work reviewing my lease with an attorney, the Seattle tenant board, and writing multiple emails explicitly identifying the verbiage of my lease terms as well as posting this very review. While 206PM is correct in its assertion that there is a 20-day notice to vacate policy on any term lease in accordance to a WA-State law, that State provision is superseded by any lease provision, incl. the provision in my lease agreement with 206PM, stating otherwise. The landlords below claims of my negligence as the tenant are false. I reviewed my lease in detail with their ex-employee over video conference call prior to signing/move-in. Despite all of this, I remained cordial with 206 PM. My quote 206PM shared in their response below reflects that and is unrelated to their treatment of me prior to their concession.
Nov 4th, 2023