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Resident ā€¢ 2009

8/3/2009

Too Many Roaches/ Home Invasion and Auto Burglary

the place overall is well kept outside, fresh paint and gardening but time to time, you will see dog wastes all over such as the walkways and elevators, you'll find pipes leaking profusely under the parking garage. These are only minimal problems that are currently been taking cared of since someone comes by and fix/clean the stuff right away. I have to say they have gotten better now, btw. The new staff in the office are nicer and accommodating than people a year ago. Maintenance crew are nice and helpful. Although there are a few major unacceptable problems arising here that tenants are facing, otherwise complaining about, the "THEFT AND AUTO BURGLARY/HOME INVASION ISSUE DUE TO WEAK SECURITY SURVEILLANCE AND PROTECTION" and the " STILL, ROACH INFESTED UNITS". I wanna believe that Chadwick would've been a better place to live in - apart from the bugs, insects and roaches even though they just recently offered a pest control services to every unit, 2 of my kids woke up one day and I noticed over 10 red swollen lumps in one of my daughter's abdomen area and over 5 bite marks on my son's legs which appears to be insect bite marks that became infected, I had to rush them to the nearest clinic, it's gotten better now but they both still have those marks. The management will have to realize that they have a lot of angry complaining tenants. Eventually these people will move out because of the same problems and lack of support and protection from the mgt. In turn potential clients back out because of the bad reviews they read over the internet. The promotions and efforts that the corporation spend are useless because they don't know what's exactly going on.... it won't be beneficial for the company then... They will lose tenants, they lose a lot of money. No wonder when we moved in a year ago, we were wondering why many people were moving out... after a couple of months, I knew why... Moving on, parking, the parking garage is very dark, not enough lights provided which makes it unsafe to walk during night time, and the supposedly private tenant gate is always open and broken which again makes it unsafe since outsiders/ intruders/ homeless can come and roam or hang around. Listen to me, our access cards are not so safe anymore, a lot of them stolen. Last month the gentleman who lived in front of me, he said his SUV's back window got broken into by smashing and they stole all his belongings, the news got me and my husband alarmed and now we are very cautious. We don't let our kids go out even at the hallway, all doors locked etc, we even considered getting a renter's insurance.. this is something a renter should get the minute they move in, it's a small price to pay for something so big... moreover, I heard that another car burglary from another building happened over the weekend. This is getting way too far Chadwick. Notice that even if alarms go off, cars are parked at the bottom level so no one would really notice, or maybe people here just don't care or simply tenants would not hear it. Advice is to make sure that you take all your gadgets and important documents with you and not leave it in the car to avoid temptation. This is really scary for me even if nothing bad has happened to any of my family nor our car except for a good dent that we saw one evening courtesy of the truck beside ours. After from what I heard, suddenly it feels so unsafe just being around here with my family esp my kids. I think they should put the security to work way harder during nights and maybe put one for each building so they can roam around, but this is impossible because we found out that there is only one hired guy, unarmed, whose sole responsibility is to visually observe and check the main office area, no physical contact for him, just look and observe anything unusual... how can this poor guy be in 5 places at one time? Well he doesn't.... he is working alone... no car security patrol roaming around Westmoreland and Juanita, I used to see one patrol car before, a young security guy they hired who spends most of his time inside the car ac on, texting and talking on the phone instead of "visually observing".... Chadwick your tenants are aware courtesy of the sign all over, that it is not your responsibility if our cars get stolen or broken into or our homes get invaded but please kindly show us some respect and a little bit of care that even for just a minute you are doing something to protect if not us, our belongings, even for just a minute show you actually give a damn. We don't ask you to call the police or 911 for us or guard us 24/7, at least figure out of a way to assign at least more than one person for over 600 units of this community, trustworthy and responsible who is up and awake and secure the community while everyone else is sleeping or away. One of you guys are renters too or possibly one of you could own your home, so you pretty much know our sentiments, what if it's the other way around? You don't want things like these happening to you and your family, your home and your belongings. You don't want your kids suffering from infections all because the building is so old that the roaches and termites are simply taking over.....Please don't make this a "RENT and PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK" community. Chadwick is in a good location and is a nice place to look at that is why a lot of people stop by and inquire. I personally think Compton and Inglewood areas are way safer than this place we all call home. As for us, this will be our last year sadly because my family's lives are in danger here. For the newer tenants with parking space complaints pls be aware that when you move in , you might have wait for 3 weeks to a month for Chadwick to work with you on your assigned spot, it's mandatory. Permanent parking will most likely be given after a month in my case last year, if you have 2 cars, park one outside, it's available to cater free parking spots except for Monday and Tuesday for street cleaning, remember, studio/one bedroom - only 1 parking, if you have 2 bedroom apt - 2 will be given to you. Other than roaches, broken elevators, frequent car window bashing and home invasion theft, poor security (against crime and burglary) surveillance, no video cameras on the premises that are working, dark alleys and unsafe parking garage, impossible guest parking locations... I have nothing more to say. In this review, I am trying to write in the most decent way I can just to not sound offending. I understand how tough it is to be bombarded with angry and complaining people, and I am not trying to criticize anyone's job nor disregard your good efforts in making this place a better way to live in... in fact some tenants are seeing a bit of a change esp in the better tenant treatments... so my apologies to people who disagree with me...offending you is the least I want to do, I am sure you are trying to make a difference but please make it sooner. I am just alarmed with the on going problems arising here and living here, my family's safety is important to me. Regardless, I hope the mgt would offer a better way of pest control services since they haven't been wiped out yet, they keep coming back in my cupboards and kitchen and bathrooms moreover add security patrol active observant licensed bonded guys who would roam around each building day and night where everyone is upstairs and anyone could be lurking in the hallways, parking garage, outside patio etc, perhaps this can lessen theft and home invasion complains, the insect and roaches sure is creepy but this on going burglary issue is way scary for any family living here, it's not even worth risking anybody's lives... please don't wait until someone gets killed, mugged or molested one day.... please increase security protection/visual observation for your tenants.... this is a very serious matter.... lives are at risk here... thank you and have a good day....

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