Bode Reviews

My roommates and I recently applied for an apartment through Bode Property Management. Together, we paid more than $1,000 in “application processing fees”—money Bode collected before even confirming the unit was available. When they tried to sign the lease, Bode’s staff casually told us the apartment had already been rented to someone else. When we asked for a refund, Bode refused. Their excuse? “The building was sold—ask the new owners for your money back.” That’s not how Washington law works. Landlords may only charge the actual cost of a tenant screening, and if the unit isn’t provided, f…

⚠️ AVOID: Bode Management (Formerly Stratford Company) - ★☆☆☆☆ As business tenants, we’ve experienced nothing but frustration with Bode Management: • SAFETY HAZARDS: Elevators consistently failing with expired inspection certificates (reported multiple times) • BUSINESS DISRUPTION: Frequent power outages with zero response from management • CUSTOMER SERVICE: Complete lack of accountability when serious issues are reported This isn’t surprising considering their rebranding from The Stratford Company (also notorious for poor management) to Bode hasn’t improved their service quality - still ma…

This company is horrible about their book keeping they still have us living in a unit that we turned keys in from back in April 2025. We are incurring late fees and all kinds of errors. Their property office is closed all the time and there is no return phone calls after numerous times of call. What a horribly ran business. To give them 1 star is 1 too many. This is from Cedar Park apartments in Bremerton Washington. Do yourself a favor and don't live there.

I lived here for 2 years and had so much drama. They never helped and I felt unsafe. They entered my apartment illegally and unlawfully and stole my belongings after I gave my notice. I still had 3 weeks left when they did this. They said they would pay me half the rent back for my troubles. They have been gaslighting me and refuse to return my phone calls. The money was refunded but not given to me so someone pocketed that money. They will be seeing me in court.

NEVER move into a place this company manages. Especially if you’re disabled! I lived at Bode125 for 3 horrible years. Here is a list of just some of the things we had to go through. There is No ADA button on any door. There are 2 elevators side by side. The right one hasn’t worked in probably close to a year now. The left one constantly breaks down and they take their sweet time getting it fixed. This is concerning because i am in a wheelchair , and i know there are other disabled residents in the building. They would just say they “called the repair person” and it’s now “out of their hands…

I wish there was a zero start this company is horrible. They never get back to you through phone, email, text. I pay my rent in full every month and I pay it on time and I still get a 30-day pay or vacate notice all the time because they can’t get their stuff together. Call for a maintenance to do a repair and they don’t come for a least a month and the problem happens again in another month. Not a good complain to rent from. PLEASE STAY AWAY! Pictures added was how it looked when we moved in to one of their places

Let homeless encampments overrun the property they own for months

I would give zero stars if I could. I paid all my rent in full for the full term of my lease, and now Bode wants to not only keep my deposit even though I didn't damage anything in the unit, but they are also trying to make me continue to pay rent after I have moved out and my lease has ended! It is there in black and white, my lease ended May 31st. They're behaving like pre-pubescent boys who have been turned down by girls they like. No, Bode, We Are Never, Ever, Getting Back Together. Please get over it, and give me my deposit back.

Heat been out in whole building for 4 days. Unable to get in touch with anyone from Bode. Only communication received was a reminder my rent is due on the 1st.