D&D Real Estate Holdings - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Chiquita J.

I would not recommend renting from D&D (Cedar Rapid) at all!!! No matter who you talk to in the office, after a problem arises, they will give you the runaround and claim not to know anything about your situation. There is a lack of communication even within the office. I was finally informed after filing a police report and contacting D&D several times about my stolen packages and the harassment that the cameras did not work. I informed D&D of my fear due to the harassment. I was advised to install a "ring doorbell," which I did, but this did not stop the harassment. Yes, D&D was aware of the continued harassment.
I was informed several times by a D&D employee that "the boss" was out of the country, and they were waiting for him to review the footage." Then, I was later told by D&D employees, " The cameras only go back 2 weeks, and the footage is not saved. How convenient of D&D after allowing it to be well over the 2-week mark while waiting to hear back from the owner. When I asked to speak with the owner, I was informed by D&D that the people I spoke with in the office were as "high as management goes, and there is no one else for me to talk to."

The cameras on the premises are used as a selling point to make potential/ new tenants feel safe when, in fact, they are not functioning, and D&D is aware of this when they provide this false information about security and safety. D&D employees were dishonest and failed to follow through with anything except collecting the deposit and rent.
I am a travel nurse who rents apartments in different states. This was a horrible and frightening experience!

Desiree M.

Currently living in one of the rental houses and it is by far the worst most out of date and just thrown together as cheap as they can to make the most money out of you highly recommend anyone but D&D and if you so choose to live in one of their properties I hope you know you’re waisting your money and then when lease is up they try to make you pay for issues that were there before living there just to get an extra buck out of you never have I ever heard of a 900$ cleaning fee for when I moved out of a 800 square ft apartment when it was regular wear and tear DO NOT RENT FROM THEM!

Brenden P.

It took 3 or 4 days for the hot water to be fixed, I wast even aware it had been fixed as no communication was put out. "Communication is important to better our services" but proceeds to not communicate with thier tenants. I would have no inclination to have turned the hot water on as... it was down right a rusty color yesterday. Communication is not a strong suit or seen as needed with you guys.

J H.

I rented from this management in 2022 at the Oakland apartments, Everything was fine during the moving in process, but once moved in found out that the units heat was not working, it was one of them old ones that you see in a hotel, called and texted about it many times it took FOREVER to get this fixed with many failed attempts, they gave me a heater to use. During my stay with them I was in a domestic situation that ended with him serving person time,.. I woke up one morning to finding my car all scratched up, when I called the office and spoke to Tammy telling her what I woke up too and teller her that the property says it has cameras out there if she could please look at the footage and provide it to the police. (I obviously made a police report) to then her telling me that they don’t actually work. ( I was super upset about that) I was very pregnant and couple weeks after this happened I had my baby, a week after my ex broke into my apartment and beat me, I then rented a U-Haul a couple night later packed up only what I could fit and left to another state. Yes I broke the lease due to domestic violences , there is a law protecting individuals from these situations. I did have someone go to my place and fix the damage my ex caused and they cleared out my apartment and cleaned, I then contacted the management and spoke with Tammy again, where she continued to tell me that I was still responsible for the rent and breaking the lease, and I continued to tell her about the law that protected me in this situation. I gave her the Proof that this really happened along with the reports and the restraining order, as that’s what’s required on my part to provide them.well come now to 2024, where I tried to get a apartment in my name and it came back i owed money to this property, they put it on my rental history and my credit report. Not only did they fail me they violated a law that protects me. They have YET been willing to just fix this issue, where it’s clear that Tammy needs too take responsibility of her actions. I have contacted a lawyer to help me resolve this. But I would Never recommend D&D to anyone, they lie they scam they do things in their time, but most of all they are money hungry and will do anything to get it, including breaking a law. Do better D&D .. and Tammy I pray non of your family members ever end up in a situation that I was in and they come to you too help them because we know you would fail them just like you did me. You should be ashamed. ( I’m sure there are things I’m missing but these are the main things)

Sidney O.

If I could give zero stars I would. I moved in and they didn’t tell me my siding was BURNT OFF from the previous tenant. I texted them constantly about fixing it with no reply. My air conditioner was older than I am and held in the wall with duct tape making my energy bill $300 in August!!!! The apartment wasn’t clean and I had to clean everything myself before moving in. There were paint splatters on the floor and paint missing from the walls. My neighbors were something else with diapers and garbage sitting in the parking lot. I never would recommend D and D or the maplewood apartments to anyone.

K S.

Terrible human beings. My mother who is a tenant in one of their properties put a deposit down on a house she wanted to move in on A Ave in Cedar Rapids. The front window was busted out and the home was fifty. Brandon called and texted constantly for a deposit. When she paid the deposit he then asked her to wait for an undetermined amount of time to move in. After waiting and never receiving truthful information nor a reasonable timeline for a move in date she decided she didn't want the home anymore. He told her they were keeping the deposit of 1375 even though they never attempted to do any work. If you drive by the property the window is still boarded up. This company takes advantage of low income individuals and the elderly.

Delilah C.

These people are so rude and grimey. I was living in one of their units for a year. My time there I had several asthma flare ups and wasn’t sure why, come to find out there was mold in my bathroom ceiling because it had several leaks before and they just covered with a drop ceiling. There was water damage in the walls that was connected to the bathroom and they just painted over it. After telling them about the issue they took months to fix it during that time they tried to find several reasons to complain about me as a tenant, claiming that I wasn’t taking care of the unit because I didn’t have time to clean one day when they came to do an inspection. I am a single mother working full time so it wasn’t always up to part. I reached out to a city inspector and he informed me that the mold was a level 4 contamination and nobody should be living in those conditions. I started receiving calls from them asking me why I reached out to an inspector which was confusing because in the email I sent to them and the inspector I explained what was going on. They then removed the inspector from the email then responded saying they will come and still didn’t for weeks. When they finally did they didn’t clean the mold properly they just added new pieces of drop ceiling and left the old ones in the bathroom when they were done. I then left a one star review, they called me and asked me to remove the review and I said I was just being honest. That same day I had an eviction notice on my door. They gave me 30 days to move but for some reason still expected the last month rent. If you ask me that’s is impossible to have to move in 30 days and pay $595 in rent. So I am here to leave the full story with pictures so other people can be aware of what they are getting into if they ever decide to rent from these scammers!

Kourtney I.

I moved in with my partner 6 months ago. He has a great relationship with the office and they have been incredibly pleasant and do their best to answer and questions or concerns in a timely manor. Several of the furnaces went out on one of our coldest Iowa winter days. It was a holiday and the maintenance team took time out of their holiday away from their families to supply those units affected with portable heaters and had the issues fixed quickly. Tammy is incredibly kind and has been helpful on several occasions. Our building has been maintained meticulously, and our unit is beautiful. I would not hesitate to rent from them in the future if needed and would highly recommend. They have a wide variety of properties and are incredibly affordable considering the recent inflation rates among rentals in cedar rapids and surrounding areas! Five stars across the board