I'm not joking or trying to pull this apartment's name down. I'm just writing this down because I don't want others to follow my screwed up footsteps (leasing a room from this apartment). I took the 6 months contract and glad that I only stay here for 6 months.

1. Parking is okay, small space but availability is acceptable. NO MAINTENANCE!
So, if someone dumped some litter, it will be there probably until your contract expire. Stupid parking management. Why' My apartment is at the end corner of the complex, and they gave me a spot at almost at the other end of the apartment. Smart move!

2. Noise is bad. Living room's glass is not noise proof. Sepulveda is a big road, firefighter, police, etc. always drive by the road. Even normal cars' noise could be heard after I locked the window. Yes, I locked it. Laundry room is always packed. Some people forgot to pick up their clothes. My clothes were thrown out to the table when I was only 3 minutes late. Bathroom is already become a pain in the ass just a day after I moved in. Toilet seat is broken, couldn't be lifted up. I have to apply a scotch tape to keep it up. My first shower in the apartment: Bath tub sliding door broke down. I spent 30 minutes to repair it my self because I couldn't come out of the tub. I don't even need to dry my body because the water on my body and hair dried up when I fixed the damn door. Hot water could only last for 7 minutes tops. I really thank them for welcoming me into the apartment with that kind bullshits.

3. I was expecting something way better than this when I read "Luxury Apartments". Apartments walk path is always dirty. It took them more than half a year to fix stair cases' lights. I don't even bother to talk about the walls. I'm not even sure if they are grey or yellow. Spider webs are all over the staircase. I'm pretty sure that the webs are still there now. I played basketball on the court with white shirt. I went home with gray.

4. Safety is something that you should really consider about this ---- hole. Mind my language, but this really is a ---- hole. It only seems better than the places around it because it looks bigger from outside. I lived there for 6 months, and I witnessed 3 incidents during my stay. First, police raided neighbors from across the street. Second, I woke up in the middle of night because the noise of a chopper. The chopper was flying around the apartments, probably looking for some criminal that lived somewhere around the apartments. Third, hit and run. A range rover was hit just right in front of the apartment.

5. There's a ------- ----- in the leasing office. I forgot her name, but it's easy to ID her. She looks like Whoopi Goldberg and has a man's voice. She's super unfriendly. She doesn't let you take your package even though the package is under your name, unless your apartment is under your name. Very hard to talk to, doesn't smile at all.
It's very hard to contact the on-site manager. His title is "on-site" manager, yet he only comes to the site for about few hours a day. I left messages and voice mails. None were returned.

I thought I had my worst nightmare when I stayed here. The worst part was when I moved out. I was told that I had to declare a 30-day move out notice. I did. So, I moved out on the declared date (a Wednesday). I just didn't have the time to drop the keys back. So, I dropped it off during the weekend (Sunday that week). The office guy called the next day and said that I am responsible to pay for the rent up to the date when I dropped off the keys, laundry card, parking permit, etc even if I don't stay there anymore. So, technically, I'm still a renter. Not only that. When we're doing the apartment inspection, I was told that the apartment was cleaned up by their maintenance guy after I moved out. If you're following my story, the apartment was charging me for rent that I didn't stay and still did breaking & entering during that period of time.

I told the manager that it's either I don't pay for the days that I didn't stay in, or make a legal action against them. They took the first option, and charged me $300 for painting.

So now, you know my exact experience that I get from this "Luxury apartment". Stay away from this apartment, or probably this area. I wouldn't be bothered to write a review unless I'm really pissed.

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 10/20/2008
You think you shouldn't be charged for the days you weren't there even though you didn't turn in your keys?? If you don't turn in your keys how are they supposed to know you are done moving out. You could have left your keys in the drop box with a note called them anything. Some people say they are moving out on the last day of the month then realize they have way more stuff to move than they planned on and end up taking a few extra days. So that is why you are charged up until they recieve your keys.As for the other things I can understand especially for how high the rent is there. But be fair and read your lease and alot of problems can be avoided in the end.
From: Anonymous	Date: 10/20/2008
probably one of the office stuff replied this complaint but unfortunately i agreed with this tenant!! the worst management in this planet !!!!!! eventually they will end up paying another million dollars to tenants.
From: Anonymous	Date: 10/21/2008
Charging the rent up to the date when keys were returned is probably tenant's fault. But can you explain the breaking & entering?
From: Anonymous	Date: 10/23/2008
TO: 'Anonymous 1'!!! SHUT UP U -----!!!! TO: 'indohan', I was living there a year ago... dammit! that was totally a nightmare! The same thing had happened to me last year, so I moved out from that trash.. I am so damn glad that we have all moved out! I hope you are happy about your new place ;) PS- I am totally agree with your comment!! nonetheless, this part of your comment is the BESTTTT!!!! 'She looks like Whoopi Goldberg and has a man's voice. ' I know who that b*tch was! LOL...HILORIOUS!!

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