By james art 
Several apartment complexes, which Tzadik Property Management owns in Sioux Falls, received notifications on their doors on Wednesday, warning of the upcoming gas shutdown due to non -payment.
This has caused concern for many tenants, as they say they pay the price of utility services with rental services. Tzadik then pays a communal service management company, Conservice.
The orange notifications of selected doors for tenants came from Midameric Energy Co. And they said the gas would be switched off on February 3, if not paid.
A Facebook post on a private Sioux Falls page shows the notifications for the interruption of the multi -real estate management complex Tzadik by Midameric Energy on January 29, 2025, which have since been removed.
There have now been reports that the notifications have been removed since then, which the Argus leader has confirmed on Thursday after visiting several Tzadik properties, one of which shows residues from the fly -paper flyer.
The notifications left the tenants disappointed and concerned.
The tenant Nicky Lloyd said that although her apartment complex did not receive the notifications, she is aware of others who have.
Notice of interruption of the service connection, which was placed on numerous Tzadik property management complexes by Midameric Energy on January 29, 2025, which has been removed since.
The utilities are due to the 1st of the month, Lloyd said. After tenants pay tzadik’s rent and utilities, utility payments are sent to Conservice. Lloyd explained that conservation then sends a bill back to Tsadik, where a “formula” is used to charge each person in the unit. If utilities are not paid by the tenant, Tzadik subtracts this amount from the paid rent and charge the tenant a late fee.
“There is no reason to accuse tenants of not paying their bills when they don’t actually pay the bills on time,” Lloyd said.
According to Lloyd, Tsadik’s rent states that if the services are interrupted, tenants should call Midamerican Energy Co., not Tzadik, to understand why the services are off. The tenants are then charged to connect their service.
“Although we pay our bill via Tsadik,” Lloyd said.
Lloy said some tenants also have energy assistance, which means that their gas bill is paid automatically.
“So where do this money go?” said Lloyd. “For people who have energy help, it’s just something in the limbs.”
Tsadik could not be reached for comment.
The City of Siu Falls plans to hold a press conference at 10 am on Friday on the sidewalk in front of one of the Tzadik Property Property Complexes of E. Rice St. Paul Tenhak will speak with the planning and an assistant director of planning services and Development Kevin Smith about the process of implementing a code between the city and the property owners and the managers to hire “Tenant complaints”, according to an email consultant in the media from Siu Falls. The consultation did not specify whether the press conference was about utility notifications.
Midamerican said in an email that customer information is confidential, but the excluding services are “always as a last resort”.
“For customers whose accounts have passed, Midamerican makes several attempts to contact them by mail, phone calls and notifications on the spot before taking any action to exclude the service,” the message said.
The front of the Timbercreek apartment building on Thursday, January 30, 2025, 1908 East Rice Street in Sioux Falls. Timbercreek is one of the many complexes owned by Tzadik Management.
It is not clear what process is made for these tenants or if they face overdue rent or other fees.
Tzadik Property Management has been criticized by poor living conditions and lack of communication with residents. Some tenants report ongoing maintenance problems, unresolved complaints and are now afraid of loss of heating in the middle of winter.
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The tenants submitted many complaints about the problems of heating in the apartments during the meetings of the Municipal Council.
Miami -based management Tzadik ended a $ 52 million deal in 2018 to buy 18 apartment complexes at Sioux Falls from four sellers. The residential complexes included a total of 721 apartments.
He purchased four more apartment complexes, which housed 450 apartments in March 2019 for a total of $ 28.8 million.
Tzadik CEO Adam Hendry said that at the time his company searched the country for neglected markets where housing values were not overheated. He found what he was looking for in the Sioux Falls climate with a low tax, a low unemployment business, a growing population and a lack of rent supplies, according to the previous reporting of the Argus leader.
Hendry and a friend launched the company in Florida in 2007 on the brink of the big recession. When the housing market began to collapse, Tzadik began to click the status of receiving to acquire properties that could be resold. In the end, Tsadik became a company that owned and managed multi -family properties.
This is a developing story.
This article originally appeared at Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Tzadik Management Management Lenants face against gas stopping in Sioux Falls