Why this exists

The leasing system is built to hide problems from you

Glossy listings, paid 5-star reviews, and rushed tours are designed to get a signature on a 12-month contract. By the time the truth surfaces, you're locked in.

You move in, then find the roaches

Pest infestations, mold, and broken HVAC rarely show up on a 15-minute tour. Tenants discover them in week two — after the deposit clears.

The 'safe neighborhood' wasn't

Listings never disclose break-ins, assaults, or repeat 911 calls at the address. The data is public — but buried across a dozen city portals.

Management ghosts you after move-in

Unreturned deposits, ignored work orders, and surprise fees are the most common tenant complaints — and the hardest to spot before signing.

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Apartment
Inwood on the Park
5720 Forest Park Rd, Dallas, TX 75235
F
40

Inwood on the Park in Dallas, TX, receives a low overall score due to consistent negative feedback regarding management responsiveness, pest issues (especially roaches), and recurring safety concerns including break-ins and vandalism. While some sources highlight its convenient location and amenities, these are often overshadowed by significant operational and security problems. The property has had multiple management changes, none of which appear to have fully resolved resident complaints.

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Apartment
5331 E Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206
5331 E Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX 75206
A
90

The Lofts at Mockingbird Station boast overwhelmingly positive resident reviews, highlighting exceptional management and quiet living spaces. While specific safety details are limited to general neighborhood crime descriptions, the overall sentiment points to a well-maintained and desirable community.

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Apartment
2111 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
2111 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
D
68

Aspire Residences appears to be a modern apartment complex in Chicago's South Loop with a range of amenities. There are numerous listings for available units across different platforms, suggesting active management. However, there is a lack of detailed reviews or public records, making a comprehensive assessment challenging. The overall scores are conservatively neutral due to limited information.

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Apartment
swell
821 S Washington St, Seattle, WA 98104
A
90

Swell Apartments in Seattle, WA, receives overwhelmingly positive reviews, primarily due to its exceptional staff and amenities. While there are a couple of concerning reports regarding parking and a deposit return, the general sentiment indicates a high level of resident satisfaction. The presence of bed bug discussion in a Yelp review warrants a conservative score for pests. Due to lack of readily available crime data, the safety score is moderately high.

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How Property Peeker investigates an address

Think of us as a private investigator for your next apartment. Every report follows the same four-step process — no marketing fluff, no landlord influence.

Step 1

You search

Enter any apartment name or address — we identify the building, owner, and management.

Step 2

We pull records

311 complaints, housing-code violations, court filings, and police-blotter incidents at the address.

Step 3

We verify reviews

Tenant reviews are cross-checked against public records and weighted by recency and credibility.

Step 4

You get the report

A 0–100 score, letter grade, and a sourced breakdown of every red flag we found.

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Sample property

The Dahlia, Dallas TX

3300 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX
D
68
Safety72 / 100
Pest Reports38 / 100
Management61 / 100
Maintenance58 / 100
Tenant summary: Multiple pest complaints reported in 2024. Management responsiveness rated below average by tenants.
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Methodology

How apartments are scored

Every property gets an overall score from 0–100 and a letter grade. The overall score is the average of four equally-weighted category scores, each derived from real evidence pulled from the open web.

Safety

25%

Recent crime incidents within ~0.25 mi (verified from city open-data portals where available, plus local news), area-level violent & property crime stats, and tenant safety complaints.

City crime data (NYC, Chicago, etc.)AreaVibes / NeighborhoodScoutLocal newsTenant reviews

Pests

25%

311 pest complaints, housing-department violations for pests/sanitation, and recurring pest mentions in tenant reviews. Verified municipal complaints carry the most weight.

311 / city open dataHPD / housing violationsGoogle & Yelp reviewsReddit / ApartmentRatings

Management

25%

Responsiveness, professionalism, deposit returns, and complaint patterns about the leasing office & landlord. Lawsuits and BBB complaints pull this score down.

Google reviewsBBB profilesCourt records / lawsuitsApartmentRatings

Review sentiment

25%

Overall tenant sentiment from the full body of public reviews — Google star rating is a primary signal, supplemented by themes pulled from Reddit, Yelp, and apartment review sites.

Google star ratingYelpApartmentRatingsReddit threads
The formula

Overall = (Safety + Pests + Management + Review sentiment) ÷ 4

Each category is a 0–100 score. The overall score maps to a letter grade — A (85+), B (70-84), C (55-69), D (40-54), F (<40).

Evidence-based

If we can't find data, we keep scores neutral rather than guess. Reports show exactly which sources informed each finding.

Verified records win

Findings from city open-data portals (311, HPD, building violations) are weighted more heavily than scraped reviews.

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What is Property Peeker?

Property Peeker is a free apartment-review platform that scores any rental on safety, pests, management quality, and maintenance using real tenant reviews, public records, and local news.

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