Slumlord of Little Rock, Renters Beware!
Have you or anyone you know rented a property through Val Hansen? He’s one of the realtors of REMAX and I have had one hell of a two years dealing with him and his office staff. If you have your own story, please share it below! Everyone in this town needs to know this genuinely disgusting slumlord so they can avoid him, and his properties at all cost!
In April 2024 I rented an apartment from Val in Little Rock at the Station House apartments across from the AmTrack station. The first issue upon moving in, rust would pour from the faucets for several minutes every time I needed to shower or wash my hands.
When I informed the office staff of this, they sent out people whose final answer on the matter was that it “couldn’t be fixed without tearing up the whole plumbing system”. When I asked if I could switch units so they could address this issue, Valentine offered to void my lease entirely (while keeping my deposit of course) instead of offering any real solutions. Obviously I couldn’t pull a whole new deposit and first month rent out of thin air, so I had to stick it out.
This first interaction about an issue with his property was foreshadowing of worse times to come 😭😭 i have so many stories and could honestly write a book at this point, but the most important issue with living in a property owned by this man is safety or the lack thereof.
WOMEN IN LITTLE ROCK ARE NOT SAFE WHEN RENTING FROM VALENTINE HANSEN.
First his son, someone not employed by him at all, found me on social media and messaged me to ask, “Hey you’re staying in one of my dad’s properties right?” When asked how he knew this and how he got my contact info, he would dance around the question and be avoidant like he didn’t want me to know.
After Valentine found out about this through the office staff I informed, he did reach out to smooth things over and let me know that “if I had any more problems with his son contacting me, to please let him know directly next time” like the good upstanding father he is. After that, this might have been something I could have looked past. However, in late 2025 (after moving out of the apartments and into a property he owned in Hillcrest) I found out that the person who had been stalking me and texting me cryptic creepy text messages, was a member of HIS STAFF. This is when I decided I would be finding a different agency to rent from when my lease finished at the end of April.
Upon informing his staff that I would be fully moved out on April 30th some time in the afternoon, they continued to harass me to “verify my move out date” four separate times after that.
The lack of communication between boss and staff, or even the lack of communication between staff, will leave you ready to pull your hair out, even if you AREN’T dealing with being stalked because of them.
The worst experience of my life 0/10. Would genuinely end it all before doing the experience over again.
TLDR; Valentine Hansen is a slumlord that does not care about the health and safety of his tenants. Women specifically are unsafe living in his properties as their contact information is not kept secure and there’s no way to know who has access to your phone number and address. Between homes that are falling apart, insecure personal info, ignored bug infestations in his apartment complexes, and so many other issues with this man, avoid his properties at all costs or you will absolutely regret it.