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Find a Location

Caras Property Management has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Caras Property Management

      215 Main Street Polson, MT 59860

    • Caras Property Management

      125 W Main St Ste B Missoula, MT 59802-4311

    Business ProfileforCaras Property Management

    Property Management
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 5 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    4 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Caras Property Management has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • Caras Property Management

        215 Main Street Polson, MT 59860

      • Caras Property Management

        125 W Main St Ste B Missoula, MT 59802-4311

      Location of This Business
      215 Main Street, Polson, MT 59860
      BBB File Opened:
      9/24/2007
      Years in Business:
      52
      Business Started:
      1/3/1972
      Business Started Locally:
      1/3/1972
      Business Incorporated:
      1/1/1998
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Caras Management, Inc.
      Business Management
      • James Caras, President
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • James Caras, President

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Property management

      Customer Complaints

      4 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/07/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Caras PM has consistently been inconsistent and incompetent. Attached is the complete history of inaccurate info on their part creating hardships and undue stressors in my week being. Missoula County had to get involved. They have shut my water off in the past by relaying incorrect info to their maintenance crew. Most recently, the management of the lot I rent has changed hands. I received a text from the new company on 4/4 asking why only myself and 1 other resident, out of 32, were being charged a utility fee. I did not know so I called Caras PM on 4/5. A *** there first told me it was my water hookup fee and that everyone is charged that. They are not so I corrected her. She also stated I should have never been told about that fee!!! I asked how many people in this court are hooked up to water then? She put me on hold and came back to say it was a main maintenance fee. I asked if I am responsible for what is attached to my home UP TO the main, when did I become responsible for the main? I was told to write an email to the Caras managers. The response I received is that utility fee was a new program they were going to roll out to all residents for all to have to pay. I have been billed this fee for 19 months- exactly when were they going to roll this out to all residents? Is it still considered new after that amount of time? How am I and only one other resident- out if 32 total- charged a fee, that I was lastly told was some garbage maintenance fee? 32 residents use the same dumpster as the only 2 being charged this. The answers have been inconsistent and the stories are always changing depending on who answers their phone. I have never missed or been late with a payment. I keep my home and yard clean and tended to well. Either return the excessive billing or perhaps 30 residents in this court need to be billed?
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      Customer Reviews

      5 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Derek M

      1 star

      07/09/2024

      They are cutthroats s******* over their tenants to increase profits."Now, I understand that there were likely some cleaning tasks left to accomplish. But, $500 worth? Come on, Caras. Do you wonder why your reviews are in the gutter across all platforms? Do you care? No, I'm sure not. Because you're making your profits.Consider shaping up, and caring for your tenants, just a little bit? You'll find that more than some of us are upstanding people, just trying to get by in a city filled with cutthroat property management companies and insanely high costs of living. If you care about the future of your city and its residents, please change your ways."

      Caras Property Management Response

      07/12/2024

      As you noted there was additional cleaning to be accomplished, which was completed by a third-party vendor and there was cost.  In the years you rented with us, we were flexible, worked with you and feel that we were more than reasonable. Thank you for renting with us. 

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