Villa Venetia formerly Vista Del Lago

2775 Mesa Verde Drive East, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
714-540-1800 WEBSITE EMAIL save favorite

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recommended by:
25%

overall rating:

2.0

1.5

Parking:

2.3

Maintenance:

2.2

Construction:

2.2

Noise:

3.0

Grounds:

2.5

Safety:

2.0

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09/30/2011

Going downhill fast

1.0

The city has shut down all of the pools due to code violations. Management hasn't sent out any notices about this or about when the problems will be fixed, and it will probably be a huge fight to get a ... more

09/20/2011

Dispicable Quality of Living

1.0

Villa Venetia is only good as a last resort. Since I have lived here I have had to deal with FLOODING inside my unit from leaking pipes and uncleaned rain gutters from the giant redwoods that are now about 3 ... more

07/14/2011

DONT DO IT!

3.0

I moved in in November, 2008. The first year there was great. The parking has always been a problem, the courtesy patrol is a joke. I left May, 2011. Like I said, the first year was wonderful, they actually reduced ... more

07/07/2011

Would recommend!

YES

3.0

I honestly do not know what people are talking about on here. I lived here for 6 months now and it has been GREAT! I have no complaints about the property, Staff or residents. It has been a great place ... more

05/24/2011

What Can Happen to You If You Fight UDR's Illegal Leases

1.0

UDR Commits Four Federal Crimes: Case Against Blogger Who Exposed UDR's Illegal CA Leases Goes to Federal Court http://bit.ly/kJnezA http://documentingthetruth.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/in-order-to-get-justice-blogger-erin-baldwin-is-forced-to-remove-udr-case-to-federal-court/ History of UDR v. Erin Baldwin: 2-1/2 Years of Malicious Prosecution http://bit.ly/jjrqb8 http://documentingthetruth.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/history-of-udr-v-erin-baldwin-2-12-years-of-malicious-prosecution/

05/19/2011

Avoid this complex at all costs!

2.0

03/13/2011

Great place to live!

YES

4.0

03/06/2011

Creaking floors, Security deposit theft

1.0

02/21/2011

Looks can be deceiving

1.0

01/28/2011

I HATED LIVING HERE!!!

3.0

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Villa Venetia is an apartment community located in Costa Mesa , CA . It has also been known as Vista Del Lago . The following apartment communities are located nearby: Pine Brook Village ( 0.2 miles), Mesa Verde Villas Apartments ( 0.2 miles), and Mesa Pines ( 0.2 miles).

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11/19/2010	awful disappointment	NO	2.0
09/28/2010	Very poor service	NO	1.0
09/27/2010	DO NOT LIVE HERE!	NO	1.0
07/20/2010	Beautiful Grounds, But No Overall Maintenance	YES	3.0
06/18/2010	Love living here	YES	3.0
05/14/2010	DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!!	NO	1.0
03/21/2010	WHAT POOR REVIEWS	NO	1.0
03/05/2010	Management has a contract with a towing company	NO	1.0
02/16/2010	Looks are Deceiving, Cold and Unfriendly Staff...	NO	2.0
02/12/2010	Poor management and a verly poorly operated property	NO	1.0
02/10/2010	STAY AWAY...UNLESS	NO	1.0
12/22/2009	Excellent service	YES	3.0
11/30/2009	poor management	NO	2.0
09/30/2009	Save yourself the trouble, this place is not worth checking out.	NO	2.0
09/23/2009	Unfortunate	NO	2.0
07/15/2009	Notice of Class Action Lawsuit to California Tenants of Landlord UDR (NYSE:UDR) 2007-Present	NO	1.0
07/14/2009	Don't be fooled by the pretty fountains	NO	1.0
06/21/2009	A beautiful place to call home.	YES	5.0
05/21/2009	UDR, INC. Uses An Expired Fictitious Business Name in Its Leases to Avoid Tenant Litigation ~~~ And More Dirty Little Secrets UDR Doesn't Want You to Know	NO	1.0
05/19/2009	Be careful	NO	3.0
04/29/2009	I wake up every day feeling blessed to live in such an amazing place!	YES	5.0
04/29/2009	Unless you'd like 5 male college students living above you...	NO	1.0
03/23/2009	not as bad as you read	YES	3.0
12/31/2008	Move here if you like RATS and NOISE	NO	1.0
11/21/2008	Good and bad, parking sucks	YES	4.0
06/27/2008	About to Renew Lease for the Second Time--We Love It Here!	YES	5.0
04/27/2008	Old, smelly, nicer places around. Read on...BIG ZERO	NO	1.0
04/06/2008	A good place to sue	NO	1.0
03/09/2008	Vast improvement over the last few months.	YES	4.0
01/21/2008	A vast improvement	YES	4.0
10/29/2007	RUN!!! Please don't move in Villa Venetia Apartment Homes in CM, CA	NO	1.0
10/16/2007	rat infested %&*^ hole!	NO	1.0
10/07/2007	Worst Aparment Community EVER	NO	1.0
09/25/2007	Do not recommend - They may mess with your credit!	NO	1.0
08/31/2007	Wouldn't Recommend	NO	1.0
07/31/2007	YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!	NO	1.0
07/18/2007	Id rather eat all the spiders in our room then go through that again.	NO	1.0
05/23/2007	---- THIS PLACE ITS A LIVING H#LL	NO	1.0
04/18/2007	I LOVE IT HERE!!! Been here 2 years!	YES	5.0
03/20/2007	Rent is too high for what you get	NO	2.0
02/12/2007	Worst place ever!	NO	1.0
11/21/2006	Can parking get any worse....losing my patience	NO	2.0
11/16/2006	Management couldn't be worse	NO	2.0
11/08/2006	Rats, Roaches, Spiders and the lake front....Dont move Here	NO	1.0
10/13/2006	Can't park your own car	NO	1.0
10/12/2006	manager girl needs to be fired!!!!	NO	1.0
10/04/2006	Not the best experience of my life	NO	2.0
10/01/2006	I want to Move sooo bad.........	NO	1.0
09/18/2006	Filthy, No Parking, Cobwebs, Rude Management	NO	1.0
09/02/2006	The rudest management ever	NO	1.0
08/13/2006	Can't wait to move out!	NO	1.0
08/10/2006	I HATE IT!!!	NO	1.0
06/17/2006	Long Time Tenant...FANTASTIC PLACE TO LIVE!!!	YES	4.0
06/03/2006	ABSOLUTE HELL - WORST TENANTS AND MANAGEMENT!	NO	1.0
05/21/2006	Gees!*	NO	1.0
05/13/2006	Real problem with rats	NO	2.0
05/07/2006	Thank God I'm Moving....	NO	2.0
04/30/2006	screw this place	NO	3.0
04/19/2006	This place sucks!	NO	3.0
04/05/2006	If you want your stuff stolen live here!	NO	1.0
03/31/2006	NO. Never. Don't even think about living here!	NO	1.0
03/29/2006	It has been a long time Now I am cmoing forward	NO	3.0
01/25/2006	BE WARNED !!!!!!!	NO	1.0
01/19/2006	Residents should get together and file a suit!	NO	1.0
01/09/2006	MANAGAER IS A -----!!!	NO	1.0
01/03/2006	They should be paying me to live here =(	NO	1.0
01/03/2006	The Worst Place in the World to Live At	NO	1.0
11/17/2005	Overpriced crraaap no parking!	NO	2.0
11/15/2005	alsolute fuc'ing sh-thole	NO	1.0
11/01/2005	APARTMENT FROM HELL........	NO	1.0
11/01/2005	The Female manager of the complex is morally depraved	NO	1.0
10/25/2005	this is jail for me	NO	1.0
10/18/2005	Horrible MANAGEMENT!	NO	1.0
10/13/2005	DONT BE FOOLED!!!!!!!	NO	1.0
10/12/2005	Don't Move Here	NO	2.0
09/28/2005	Love living there	YES	4.0
09/16/2005	Manager is "never available"	YES	3.0
08/28/2005	Parking, Partying, Parking...	NO	2.0
06/05/2005	Yikes!	NO	1.0
05/21/2005	Villa Venetia, a great place to live.	YES	5.0
03/28/2005	Management is rediculous!	NO	1.0
02/04/2005	Horrible	NO	1.0
09/11/2004	My Opinion	YES	4.0
09/08/2004	Before you sign the lease.......	NO	2.0
09/01/2004	MANAGEMENT WILL BE SUED EVENTUALLY	NO	1.0
08/24/2004	Lived at worse	YES	4.0
06/08/2004	HELL HOLE!!!!!	NO	1.0
02/26/2004	ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!	NO	1.0
12/12/2003	Caution for all	NO	3.0
11/26/2003	Current Resident...thi place sucks	NO	2.0
11/25/2003	Alldeles utmärkt	YES	3.0
11/22/2003	A beautiful place to Live	NO	3.0
09/27/2003	Over priced and not worth it	NO	1.0
09/15/2003	overpriced and climbing	NO	3.0
08/29/2003	Great if you ride a bike instead of a car	NO	3.0
08/21/2003	My impression	NO	3.0
07/17/2003	Don´t let the aesthetics fool you.	NO	2.0
07/14/2003	Ratings done by staff members...	NO	3.0
06/22/2003	IF YOU?RE INTO THE PARTY SCENE, THIS IS THE PLACE	NO	3.0
06/18/2003	Management needs to study CA.Civil Code!!!	NO	3.0
05/03/2003	Villa Venetia...Changing the Definition of Luxury????	NO	2.0
04/29/2003	Maybe this place is for some people...	NO	2.0
04/12/2003	I LOVE living here!	YES	5.0
04/11/2003	Worst Place EVER	NO	1.0
03/08/2003	Response to-" I Love Living Here!"	NO	2.0
12/12/2002	VILLA VENETIA SUCKS BADLY	NO	1.0
11/04/2002	it´s not as bad as everyone says!	YES	3.0
10/29/2002	Don´t live here, live at The Lakes	NO	1.0
10/18/2002	old place that they have tried to look new. False advertising-no heated pool and they claim there are two heated pools.	NO	3.0
09/12/2002	GHETTO! Don´t do it!	NO	1.0
07/07/2002	It´s like living at a resort!	YES	4.0
06/27/2002	This place SUCKS!!!!!	NO	1.0
05/24/2002	CLARIFY WHAT YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT WILL BE USED FOR	NO	2.0
05/04/2002	Parking SUCKS!!!!	NO	2.0
04/20/2002	I wouldn´t live here again	NO	3.0
04/01/2002	Nice place, but management is so difficult, it´s not worth it!	NO	2.0
03/02/2002	JUST BE CAUTIOUS	NO	2.0
11/02/2001	Poor management, poor security	NO	2.0
06/26/2001	if you have the money, this place is nice	YES	4.0
04/09/2001	Trees, lakes and ducks	YES	4.0

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