Ohio apartment complex sees 90% drop in crime after ownership change

There is a big difference from being poor with bad credit, yet being a good person versus a poor dirtbag who thinks its ok to steal from neighbors and cause chaos.

Just because you're low income doesn't mean you should be dirty

Slum lords vs land lords.

what ----- you mean, the out of state property management/owners couldn't manage their property being out of state??? but the locals could!? ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING!?!?! WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED!!!!!

I lived there. It was terrible. I was addicted to opiates and other drugs so I probably did not make the place better. I'm glad to have moved away and moved on with my life. Also grateful for the strength to stay sober.

Amazing what happens when you get rid of the trash…

I am a former addict. I can guarantee you 1% of the population create 80% of all problems in. society. Addicts hate transparency and attention. We need privacy. If regular residents organize and make places unsafe to use in, it can do a lot. Addicts put on a tough show, but we are in fact cowards running away from reality. Call our bluffs and we will disappear.

750$ rent for apartments? It's like the most cheapest rent in the entire country.

My guess is they switched from being designated for section 8 to a proper rental community where credit and check are done.

Getting rid of the problem people is a big step, also having a local company owning and operating a complex makes a big difference.

So they removed the career felons and made it harder for them to get back in. Sounds like a win to me

If you are not in the financial market space right now, you are making a huge mistake. I understand that it could be due to ignorance, but if you want to make your money work for you... prevent inflation

Having been an ON-SITE manager, I can tell you GOOD MANAGEMENT is everything.....I no longer manage but live in an incredibly well managed property. It's a tight ship BUT a fair ship, they don't play and shouldn't, our lawyer/owner will boot anyone for any stupidity, ALL employees are long term worker's and are fairly compensated, I've been here 7yrs and still no employee turn over nor have there been ANY disturbances at all, I know cause I'm always here as I am now retired.....it is awesome to see garbage properties turned into properties that tenants VALUE AND RESPECT....❤❤

This is incredible. So many property owners could learn from this.

Many years ago in Boston, the city authorized a study about poor, run down neighborhoods in Boston with unlivable neighborhoods. The Real Estate firm that did the analysis learned the BIGGEST issue was nearly none of the Triple Deckers in these areas had owner-occupants. So the City sent in Code Enforcement crews and made it so tough the Absentee landlords were forced to sell. Today, those formerly run-down areas are BEAUTIFUL places to live.

This is bc of out of town owners. There is no pride of ownership, it’s just seen as a cash cow. Local owners turned it around

I worked in multi-family properties (apartments) for just over 25 years doing property maintenance. I can tell you first hand that the management company has a lot to do with the success or failure of a property. If the company doesn't believe in having strong management and doesn't have a budget to keep the place maintained, it will lead to tenants tearing the place up and crime in the complex. I once worked on a property in Dallas where a maintenance tech was robbed while just doing his job and we had to have armed security for after hours emergency repairs. I've also worked on properties where the management was excellent and the property was like living at a resort. Many times when a new management company takes over they will change the name of the complex to try and get away from the old reputation. But unless the management company is serious about reporting crime and having a good security company on-site, it won't change anything. I took my job seriously and provided great service to all my tenants, but sometimes the company wouldn't give us the supplies to do a good job. I retired back in '08 as a regional mantenance manager for a great national management company. I don't miss that work at all.

Stop the out of state owners that do not provide maintenance or management on site. But if your management is in drugs and no person around to see it. Management gets away with whatever. Glad to see it owned by Ohio people

Once a certain element is removed, you will find crime drops rapidly.

More like a drop in crime after they spiked up the rent, but al least they actually renovated the property.