Private Lodgings

Private Lodgings can be found at Crest Rd 1489. The following is offered: Relocation Services. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Cleveland there are 1 other Relocation Services. An overview can be found here.

Dorothy Perelman, of Private Lodgings, managed our single family home in South Euclid for 6 years. Being out of state owners, we depended on Dorothy and her business partner, Carl, to interface with our tenant whenever necessary and to facilitate maintenance projects, both large and small. From the very beginning, and throughout our entire history with Private Lodgings, Dorothy took a personal interest in making sure our beloved home was cared for and kept in excellent condition. We trusted Dorothy as our authorized agent when it came to dealings with the city and in getting the best bids on any work that needed to be done on our property. She and Carl were always easy to get in touch with and readily available to take care of things for us. Before we sold the house in March of 2015, they took on the task of coordinating all the renovation work that needed to be done in order to list the property and were our intermediaries with the real estate agent. We couldn’t have done it without Dorothy and Carl! In my experience, Dorothy’s integrity, honesty, professionalism and solid work ethic are without question. She cares about her clients… property owners and renters alike. If we were ever to have rental property in the Cleveland area again, we wouldn’t hesitate to hire Private Lodgings to care and manage them for us again.

Dorothy Perelman from Private Lodgings has managed the rental of our single family home in University Heights for over 10 years. She has been no less than outstanding in every single way! She, and her business partner Carl, have provided the following services for us: advertising and showing the property, screening and securing tenants, overseeing standard maintenance of the home (e.g., minor repairs, painting, carpet replacement), and overseeing major repairs of the home (e.g., roof repairs due to ice storm damage), among other things. Dorothy has strong relationships with local contractors which results in her being able to secure fair rates from honest companies. Moreover, she seamlessly handles everything from start to end of the process, which has been extremely helpful for us given that we live out of state. She is conscientious and reliable in everything that she does. Moreover, she is a kind and generous person who takes personal pride in providing good service and maintaining our home. She is easy to reach via phone or email and is always willing to help in any way she can. She maintains ongoing contact with our tenants in a proactive way to insure they are satisfied with the property and to address any issues quickly. While she has managed our home, we’ve had two wonderful long-term tenants, and I credit Dorothy’s careful screening process and hands on approach to finding good tenants for the limited turnover. We would highly recommend Dorothy and her company Private Lodgings to anyone who is looking for a property management company in the Cleveland area. She’s absolutely wonderful to work with!

The worst experience we ever have had dealing with an owner's agent. We saw an ad for a nice house in Cleveland Heights for $2,500 per month and inquired. Dorothy from Private Lodgings showed us the house and repeatedly told us the rent was "the same as the last tenant, $1,500 per month". She said the owner wanted more than a 12 month lease, but would check if he would accept a year. We thought "great deal for a nice place." When we went to sign the lease the rent turned out to be $2,500. We figured Dorothy is a little more than just flaky, so she just made a mistake. Any, the lease would be for 9 months, not 12. We should have taken notice we were dealing with incompetence and fled at that point.

We signed anyway, got the keys and moved in. We called Dorothy to ask about the time frame for completion of work on the master bath shower stall and to see whether anything could be done about the standing water on the patio (it does not drain properly). She went crazy, calling us aggressive, complainers, etc. Two hours later we got an email from the owner of house stating that he would not rent to us. Later in a phone call he said repeatedly that Private Lodgings screwed up badly and he would have to deal with them.

The end result is we relied on Private Lodgings authority as agent for the owner, signed a lease, paid the first month's rent, made a considerable security deposit payment and moved all our possessions in to the house. A day later we had to rent a moving truck, find a hotel to stay in and storage place to hold our possessions. We are out thousands of dollars because of their absolute incompetence.

Run, don't walk, away from these losers.

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