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Find a Location

Southwood Realty Company has 16 locations, listed below.

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    • Southwood Realty Company

      165 S York St Gastonia, NC 28052-4120

    • Southwood Realty Company

      PO Box 280 Gastonia, NC 28053-0280

    • Southwood Realty Company

      41 Brittany Place Dr Hendersonville, NC 28792-7105

    • Southwood Realty Company

      843 Devonshire Dr Concord, NC 28027-1753

    • Southwood Realty Company

      6401 Woodbend Dr Charlotte, NC 28212-2060

    Business ProfileforSouthwood Realty Company

    Property Management
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.09/5stars

    Average of 23 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    62 complaints closed in last 3 years

    22 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Southwood Realty Company has 16 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Southwood Realty Company

        165 S York St Gastonia, NC 28052-4120

      • Southwood Realty Company

        PO Box 280 Gastonia, NC 28053-0280

      • Southwood Realty Company

        41 Brittany Place Dr Hendersonville, NC 28792-7105

      • Southwood Realty Company

        843 Devonshire Dr Concord, NC 28027-1753

      • Southwood Realty Company

        6401 Woodbend Dr Charlotte, NC 28212-2060

      Location of This Business
      165 S York St, Gastonia, NC 28052-4120
      BBB File Opened:
      8/3/2006
      Years in Business:
      49
      Business Started:
      1/1/1975
      Business Incorporated:
      1/27/1977
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      550
      Alternate Business Name
      • Village at Lake Wylie
      • Palisades of Lincolnton
      • The Village of Ballantyne
      • Quail Woods
      • Hudson Woods
      • Patriots Crossing
      • Forestbrook
      • Catawba
      • Brittany Place Rock Hill
      • Brittany Place Hendersonville
      • Summit Ridge
      • Cloisters/Mt Holly
      • Cloisters/Concord
      • SouthwoodRealty
      • Woodlands/Charlotte
      Business Management
      • Mr. Gene Ratchford Jr., Vice President
      • Ms. Samantha Waters, Manager
      • Mr. Herman E. Ratchford Jr., President
      • Mr. Dan W. Ratchford, Vice President/Secretary
      • Ms. Michele Lausch, Property Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Herman E. Ratchford Jr., President
      • Mr. Dan W. Ratchford, Vice President/Secretary

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Heather English, Property Manager
      • Ms. Tina Boone, Office Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (704) 685-9139
        Primary Fax
      • (803) 831-0884
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Industry Tip

      BBB Tip: Property management

      Customer Complaints

      62 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/24/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      We have moved out of the Reflection Pointe apartments in *********, ** ***** within the last month. we have requested maintenance to do something about the mold 3x since jun22. Weve had to clean/ scrub it up ourselves in every room. I would hear water leaking somewhere above our apt as well which tells me there were busted pipes which was also passed onto the front office. **** would accumulate soon after it was cleaned, it even reached my daughters medicine cabinet and on her oxygen concentrator which is hooked directly to her ventilator, having to replace the filters often. I made sure to take pictures which are attached. ******* began in June of 2022 and when we moved out june24 we got charged for damages to the refrigerator drawer, the microwave and sticker removal. the microwave still worked when we moved out because we used it before leaving. They kept the security deposit of $250 and added $579.73. I dont feel that we should have to pay that due to the requests it be taken care of. Its apparent they didnt lay a moisture barrier before building a multi-million dollar complex nor have quality plumbing done on brand new apartments otherwise the it wouldnt seep down from the ceiling and gather on the floors. My daughter has a compromised immune system. She has chronic respiratory failure, on a ventilator and has a tracheostomy. She is also quadriplegic. she has acquired some Viral infections while staying there, so the mold could have very well contributed to those infections. We were in a *** handicapped apartment with various other issues and was not cleaning upon moving in. Im just requesting the bill be lifted although payment was sent in. $505 for patches to be filled in from hanging up my daughters artwork in her room is just ridiculous and nowhere says you cant do that just cant drill or nail holes. you cant paint either so how would someone be able to fix something like that. Not even a cups worth of paint would be needed for the patchwork.
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      Customer Reviews

      23 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Becky P

      1 star

      05/22/2024

      This morning I went out and found a green sticker on my car threatening to have my car booted or towed within 24 hours if I did not show a sticker on my license plate even though my license plate is registered and insured as it is every year.I sent two pictures one of each of my vehicles license plates proving that the decals were in fact on those vehicles.I just came home from the grocery store and found another sticker on my pickup truck on the passenger side this time which was not there earlier today when I was doing things in my truck so I know that they put it on in retaliation of my standing up for myself and not putting up with this place is management because it's constant around here with them treating the tenants like garbage and taking very little if any care to any of this property.This is a retaliatory move by one or more than one person in the office here on this property since that warning sticker was not on my truck this morning and showed up this afternoon which has sent me right over the side.

      Southwood Realty Company Response

      05/28/2024

      We are unable to respond to this as there is no property location mentioned nor a name of the resident submitting the review. We do monitor our property locations for unregistered vehicles or broken down vehicles this is explained in detail in the lease agreement that is signed at move in.

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