J B.
1/5
My family and I were renting 14256 Hatcher Hollow Rd through Home Roots Property Management. Within 2 days of moving in, we immediately had 3 issues. Ants started coming out of the walls and the kitchen sink was leaking from the drain. Both of those issues were handled promptly after I entered the requests into the repair app. The 3rd issue however, was a water leak in the master bathroom that was causing the floor to be mushy when you walk on it and water to squeeze up between the floor tiles. I entered the issue into the app as well but it was never repaired or handled properly while living in the house. Through a 1 1/2 month period Home Roots had scheduled a plumber to come in and determine the leak was coming from the old shower pan being rusted through. After that they had 4 general contractors come to the house to give estimates and explain on how the situation needed to be repaired properly. Essentially, all the contractors said that this was not a new issue and it had leaked before. This would result in the bathroom needing to be completely gutted, mold remediation to occur and then remodeled. Within that time, Home Roots had declined the proposals and requested that we stop using the master bathroom until it gets repaired. The issue started to extend into the master bedroom floor which was carpeted. I informed Nick who suggested we move everything out of the master bedroom and into the living room while repairs are being completed. Our lease was agreed to 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and now some of that space was being taken from us without any definitive repairs being scheduled. I asked about a reduction in rent via text until the issues were resolved but the message was ignored and never replied to. After close to 60 days had past, I emailed Nick at Home Roots with a notice to terminate lease under Arkansas Act 1052 and requested that our security deposit be refunded as we were moving out immediately. I believed with the condition of the floor and the existing mold from the water damages, that the house was no longer safe for my family to be in. Nick showed up with another contractor the following Tuesday to discuss repairs again and eventually pulled me aside to discuss the notice to terminate lease. He told me that they were not going to agree to let us out of the lease and would continue pursuing us for the amount of rent owed in the lease. He said that my complaint wasn't covered under Act 1052 but can do whatever I felt was necessary including getting an attorney. 5 days later, Nick reached out to me via phone to let me know they had decided to let us out of the lease but under certain conditions. I had previously posted a 1 star review which he wanted me to change to a 5 star review. Instead, I just deleted it. He said that he would send over the lease termination once he verified the review had been changed. He also requested that we sign a non-disparagement agreement that would ultimately quiet us in the matter and prevent us from being able to protect ourselves in the situation. The agreement even included a clause that we couldn't admit we had business with Nick or Home Roots, even though there was an existing contract between us. I told him to send everything over for me to review. When we received the lease termination agreement in an E-sign session, Nick had attached the non-disparagement agreement to it as well trying to force us into signing and agreeing to all or nothing. We refused to sign the non-disparagement agreement. We, instead downloaded the documents, signed the lease termination and sent it back to him via email without the non-disparagement agreement included. During all of this, I also entered a request to have the oven repaired because the heating element had stopped working. That issue was never resolved before we moved out either. I hope this review sends awareness to anyone who may be involved with renting a property from Home Roots and/or Nick Slagle (PB00077874). The company is unethical, lacks integrity and still has not refunded our security deposit. See proof in photos