Missoula Rental Managers

Renting housing is no longer the smile-and-a-handshake proposition it once was. If you act too quickly when choosing a rental, or signing a lease or month-to-month agreement, the consequences can be serious, expensive and sometimes frightening. In general, it's a good idea to:

• Ask the questions you'll find below.
• Prepare and sign a "roommate agreement; look for amodel roommate agreement on the MontPIRG website.
• Seriously consider getting renter's insurance; pick up some brochures at the Renter Center.

When looking for a rental, remember that some rental operators have earned (yes, "earned") very poor reputations for service, fairness and business ethics.

When renting directly from a rental owner, it's a good idea to:

• Ask for references from some former tenants -- just as the owner will usually ask for your references.
• Ask them to stipulate in writing that the property meets all of Missoula's safety codes for rental residences (which differ from the safety codes for owner-occupied residences).
• Ask for background information on any tenant who will be serving as an on-site property manager -- especially if he or she will be holding a key to your unit.
• Ask if the owner-manager holds a Montana Property Management License.

The advantage of renting from a trained and licensed property manager is that, with a valuable license to protect, the manager is more apt to comply with the state's landlord tenant law. (In contrast, many untrained rental operators, who may be well-meaning, are not familiar with what city ordinances and the state law requires of them.)

If you're renting from a professional, licensed property manager -- who's also a member of NARPM (National Association of Residential Property Managers), he or she has pledged:

• To comply with Montana's landlord tenant law and with all fair housing requirements.
• To review and verify the applications of all tenants, which can provide you greater personal safety.
• To respond promptly to requests for repairs and to cause no undue delay in accounting for, and refunding, your security deposit -- two of the most common complaints we receive from UM's off-campus student renters.
• They promise not to manage properties that don't meet local safety and habitability requirements.
• Further, if you find that your property manager, who's a NARPM member, has not been meeting those obligations, NARPM will investigate your Ethics Complaint.

Following are some of the professional management firms in the Missoula area.

Adea Property Mgt. LLC	721 SW Higgins Avenue Missoula, MT 59801 728-2332
Bitterroot Property Mgt., Inc.	414 W. Broadway Missoula, MT 59802 549-9631 bpm@montana.com
Clark Fork Realty	512 E. Broadway Missoula, MT 59802 728-2621
Crestview  Property Mgt.	4200 Expressway Missoula, MT 59808 327- 1212
Fidelity Mgt. Services, Inc	P.O. Box 3455 Missoula, MT 251-4707 Fax 251-3019
Garden City Property Management, Inc.	422 Madison Missoula, MT 59802                  549-6106                                Fax 549-6107            www.gcpm-mt.com
Grizzly- Wolf Point Property Mgt., Inc.	1601 South Avenue W. Missoula, MT 59806 542-2060
Lambros Real Estate Mgt.	3011 American Way   Missoula, 59808 532-9300 www.lambros.com
Professional Property Mgt., Inc.	2685 Palmer St., # B Missoula, MT 59808 721-8990 ppm@montana.com www.professionalproperty.com

Apartment Complexes

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Boland Apartments	110 Artemis Drive 721-2133
Bridge Apartments	1205 Broadway 543-0686
Broadway Plaza Apartments	315 N. Pattee Street                     541-7288                 live@broadwayplazaapts.com
Cedar Villas	1520 N. Russell            721-5188
Clark Fork Riverside	301 W. Front         721-2439
Copper Run at Reserve	2200 Great Northern Ave    541-2300 www.copperrunapts.com
Cottonwoods at Grant Creek Village	Townhouse Apts. 721-8990
Council Groves Apartments	1904 3rd Street West.           542-2922                Income Guidelines
Creekside Apartments	1405 Broadway 543-9274 Income guidelines.
Crestview Apartments	4200 Expressway 327-1212
Grandview Place Apartments	150 Grandview Way 251-3080
Grizzly Peak Apartments	3600 American Way 721-2292
Mountain Shadows Apartments	1203 SW Higgins   549-4411
Mountainwood Estates	1101 Greenough Dr. W. 728-0947
Palace Apartments	149 W. Broadway       542-1660
Parkside Village	3602 Stephens Avenue 728-7677 Income guidelines.
River Rock Apartments	1210 Otis Street        327-1212
Riverside Apartments	2075 Cooper           549-7041
Thompson Apartments	3215 Eldora Lane 251-2417
Union Square Apartments	2400 Old Fort Road 721-4199
University Terrace Apartments	409 Curtis Street 277-1114 Income guidelines.
Wild Flower Apartments	1250 34th Street 721-2113 Income guidelines.

 

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