Property Management in Hazelwood, MO
Rental licensing, crime-free certificates, Boeing, and steady demand.
Hazelwood licenses every rental, requires a crime-free housing certificate from its police department, and sits next to Boeing, Lambert, and a logistics corridor full of tenants. The paperwork is real, and we handle it.
Property management in Hazelwood
Hazelwood is about twenty minutes from our office at 920 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles, over the Highway 370 bridge. About half the city's homes were built in the 1940s through 1960s, capes and ranches on quiet subdivision streets, with a large stock of apartment complexes alongside them. Roughly four in ten households here rent, and the city's own rental ordinance notes that nearly half its housing is renter-occupied.
Boeing's facilities, Mallinckrodt's headquarters, the Aviator Business Park on the old Ford plant site, and the Hazelwood Logistics Center supply tenants who want to live near work, and Lambert airport is next door. Three-bedroom houses listed in 2026 at roughly $1,500 to $1,600 and two-bedroom apartments at $1,150 to $1,275. Zillow's home value index sat near $165,000 in late 2026, among the lowest purchase prices in the service area.
What we handle for Hazelwood owners
- Rent pricing from current comparable listings
- Professional photography, listings, showings, and applications
- Background, credit, income, and reference screening
- Lease administration and enforcement
- Digital rent collection and arrears follow-up
- 24/7 maintenance coordination with vetted contractors
- Routine inspections and occupancy permits
- Monthly owner statements you can actually read
Owning a rental in Hazelwood
- Annual rental license
- Hazelwood's 2024 rental registration ordinance requires a license for every unit, $35 per unit per year renewed by the end of January, with an inspection at renewal and a city certificate of occupancy held by the tenant for the license period. Late fees and reinstatement fees apply, so we keep the calendar.
- Crime-free housing certificate
- The license requires a crime-free housing certificate from the Hazelwood Police Department, and the city encourages registry checks on applicants. Our screening already covers both, and we document it for the city.
- Short-term rentals prohibited
- Hazelwood's code prohibits short-term rental of residential dwellings, so rentals here are twelve-month leases or furnished stays of thirty days and longer.
- Mid-century houses, planned maintenance
- Homes from the 1950s and 1960s need an honest look at the sewer, the panel, the windows, and the roof before a lease is signed. We inspect first and set the reserve to match.
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- The $100 Property AssessmentAn hour on site at your Hazelwood property and a written summary of where it stands.
- The First-Month TestCompare leasing fee structures side by side over the life of a lease.
Nearby cities we manage in
Every city has its own page with local rules, rents, school districts, and the neighborhoods tenants look for.
- Florissant, MO
- Maryland Heights, MO
- St. Charles, MO
- St. Louis, MO
- All of St. Louis County
- Every service area
Looking for a home to rent in Hazelwood? See our available properties.
Questions Hazelwood owners ask
You get a written quote for your specific property before anything is signed. Our leasing fee is half of the first month's rent rather than the full month most companies charge, and the monthly management fee is quoted as a flat percentage with no setup fee, no markup on maintenance, and no fee for an inspection that is already part of the job. The First-Month Test page shows how that difference adds up over a lease.
Most well-priced homes in Hazelwood lease within two to four weeks of listing once the occupancy permit is in hand. The usual delays are price, condition, and permit timing, and we address all three before the listing goes live so the property is not sitting vacant while a problem gets sorted out.
In most of the St. Louis area, yes. Many municipalities require an occupancy permit or inspection before a new tenant moves in, and the rules differ from one city to the next. We handle the application, schedule the inspection, and clear any items on the list, so the permit is ready when the tenant is.
Brad Touchette, the owner and a Certified Property Manager. Touchstone keeps its portfolio small on purpose, so the person who quoted your Hazelwood property is the same person who screens the tenant, handles the maintenance call, and sends your statement. There is no call center between you and your property.
Yes. We review the existing lease, introduce ourselves to the tenant, set up rent collection and maintenance reporting, and document the property's condition so there is a clear record from the day we take over. Nothing changes for a good tenant except who they call.
Ready for easier ownership in Hazelwood?
Tell us about the Hazelwood property you own or are about to buy. You will get a real quote in writing from the person who would manage it.