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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

    58 complaints closed in last 3 years

    19 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

      58 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/21/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Resolved
      Me and my fianc have lived at ************* of Mount Holly for three years now and it has been a complete nightmare since week two. Our upstairs neighbor has a kid that likes to run through the *********** up and down and scream. The first time we called the front office to complain about the noise we were simply told well let them know. Things immediately got worst and the upstairs neighbor started being even louder, calling us racial slurs, cussing at our camera, dumping food and cigarette butts off of her balcony and so much more. Local law enforcement has been involved a few times and we have been told that cloisters needs to handle the issue but cloisters will tell us vice versa. We have sent well over 20 videos to prove that the noise is more than typical apartment living noise. Some videos you can see our fan blade shaking from them being so rowdy upstairs. The only solution we have been given is to PAY extra to move to one of the other luxurious living properties, no thanks. Southwood Realty hires the most unprofessional people to run and maintain this property. We have countless videos of incidents that have taken place in the three years that we have been here. Trash all over the property that the lawn people just eventually mow right over or blow into the woods, maintenance guys spraying paint into the woods, raw sewage exposure from a pipe bursting, cars being broken into, and much much more. We have an opportunity to move from the property but it would mean that we leave with one month still remaining on the lease. We have tried to work with front office on a solution considering all of the nonsense we have been through due to this company and they refuse to work with us. Southwoods lack of compassion is incredibly astonishing. Videos can be provided upon request and also more pictures if needed.
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      Customer Reviews

      23 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Marie P

      1 star

      11/13/2023

      Rented at this place for 9 years they came in and threatened me because I hadnt signed a new lease. This was before my year to year lease which was up in October. They made me sign a new lease or pay a month to month fee which was $300 more a month. After the threats, we signed and then then they charged me in arrears. Ha! After being told that wouldnt happen. We got out of there ASAP, Which everyone else I know is too. I left October 28th and was sent to collections on November 13th. A complete joke. I have pictures showing how they allowed the bird p*** in the breezeway to stay there for **************** How they lied about my new lease. I would never lease from them again.

      Southwood Realty Company Response

      11/14/2023

      We have reviewed the account and the original lease expired 10-2-2022 the renewal request was not made until 6-30-2023, the staff got approval to waive all previous MTM charges. As for the account being turned over to the collection agency this is standard procedures, it however does not reflect on the credit report for 30 days. The lease agreement was signed and therefore they are responsible for the lease performance fees.

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