<p>As a parent, I have read the proposed lease from this company. I am not thrilled with the payment schedule or the answers I got from one of the landlord group. This is not my first rodeo -- I have a 2010 graduate who lived off campus for three years, but now have another student at Cornell wanting to rent an apartment in one of their houses and the terms are -- unusual -- to say the least. </p>
<p>I'm looking for anyone who has rented from these people before -- were you happy with your experience, why or why not?</p>
<p>No personal experience, but I would maybe try contacting Cornell’s Off-Campus Housing office. If there is something weird in the lease, I think you can talk to them about it and they may be able to advise you. Definitely do what you can to not let things slide. C-town landlords overall have a VERY poor reputation. Good landlords are the exception to the rule.</p>
<p>Once again, not with this specific group but my D has encountered many LL’s leases that require all members of a house 6-10 pay 3 preferably 4 months rent UP front when the lease is signed, usually almost a year in advance. THinking of the interest they earn makes me cringe. Trust me, it sure doesn’t go to cleaning the carpets…</p>
<p>I know I am bringing up an old thread, but my Daughter and her friends are looking at one of their properties this week and I wanted to see if anyone had any first hand knowledge of how they are. My D said that she has a friend who is leasing in the building now and the friend said that the landlord has been great. So at least that’s good. But I am interested in what the parents think!</p>
<p>So – checking in again!
I am still not thrilled with Beer Properties. I am particularly unhappy with their payment schedule and their complete inflexibility about it. In addition, I am not sure that they understood my concerns – with so much rent paid in advance, there is as far as I can tell, no legal requirement that any of it be refunded if the house becomes uninhabitable. (State law requires that you don’t need to pay the next month’s rent after a fire, but what if you’ve paid four or five months in advance. No one seems to have a real answer to that.)</p>
<p>My son’s current house (not a Beer house) is in much better shape, with a normal payment schedule, a landlady that called the parents to introduce herself, and lower rent in addition. </p>
<p>My son did get almost all of his security deposit back promptly from the Beers – I think there may have been small deductions for burned out light bulbs.</p>
<p>The plusses of their Beer apartment – close to campus. Walkable to Collegetown. Rent not horrifically high. The negatives – poor condition, leaky windows, in need of paint and flooring, etc. The unusual payment schedule that heavily favors the landlord.</p>
<p>cnp55 - Thanks for the update. It does seem that most of the landlords require rent to be paid months in advance, so while I don’t like it, for the apartment buildings, it seems standard. Hopefully, the condition of the apartment they are looking at is better than your experience! She is looking at it tomorrow. I don’t want her renting a house, I feel more comfortable with her in an apartment building.</p>
<p>My son’s place was a former fraternity house, subdivided into 5 or so large apartments. Is that a house or an apartment building? (PM me if you want the address)</p>
<p>Not all of the landlords require a 4 payment schedule – my son is currently on a monthly payment schedule and the landlady has it set up to pay online.</p>