SITUATION UPDATE:

There are 114 units (condos) that are individually owned (50 investors from Israel own 1 or more units). The investors have sued the Management company and developer (they're the same people Roni Amid - also from Israel). Apparently since close to last summer the management company/developer took out a huge mortgage ($1mil ) and secured it with the condos it didn't own, and without these individual investors consisent. Either the Management Company/Developeror the individual investors didn't pay the mortgage. Also the management company hasn't fowarded the rent it has collected on these individually owned units to the individual investors. The individual investors sued, brought in a new management company, but Westcorp refused to stop collecting rent. An attorney posted notices on the affected units on where to send rent, but Westcop countered with a letter sent to all residents that we were legally bound by the lease to make payment to Westcorp - these letters happened in End of March. The individuals got a court order to force Westcorp to allow their (the individual investors) chosen management company to collect rent - this was effective April 17th. The 1st Tuesday in may, the bank foreclosed on the the units. There were at least 50 units at that time, but I believe that more have been foreclosed on. A search on HAR.com will return the foreclosed units as available for sale. There was a brief write up in the Galveston newspaper.

Common Areas (Pool, Meeting room, Fitness Center, Landscaping etc.) are owned and controlled by the Home Owners association. The condo owners pay a monthly fee for this. This explains why the landscaping is well maintianed. I'm not sure why the Homeowners doesn't fix the gate (doesn't really make sense to shut only the outbound gate).

I was part of the foreclosure group. I received the runaround from Westcorp management about my deposit. The local management (onsite and Houston area) isn't much help (Apt. manager wouldn't take or return my call). A call to Corporate (in Las Vegas) with some stern legal warnings did the trick. I can't give any praise to the Apartment Manager and their staff when I was flat out lied to about the status of my deposit, and when they avoid my visits and calls.

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It could be worse, and it could get better. If you're looking for a decent apartment, these are not bad and pricing is reasonable when compared to market.

Contrary to reviews, I've had minimal interaction with staff, but I can't say I've had any negative experiences. Don't expect them to go out of their way for you, and expect to follow up on your own.

Emergency maintaince is ok - I've had to have a hot water heater replaced. Was replaced the next day (it started leaking on a Sunday evening). Staff should have caught this before move-in, since it was obovously rusted all around the bottom. Staff didn't correct problem with leak pan drain design which caused it to leak on to carpeted floor. This would have been a 5 minute fix and a piece of $.50 hose to ensure that if the heater leaked, that the drip pan would properly drain in the future. I had to call the next day after I still noticed carpets were wet to get water vacumed up and carpet recleaned.

I've complained for months about a dead rat in the outdoor closet on the balconly, being assured each time that it would be fixed - it hasn't.

Carpet looked like ---- (seems, streaching, etc. problems). Caulking in Bathroom looked like a kid did it.

You can hear your upstairs neighbors move around, and noise from road.

Outside is poorly lit. Landscaping is well maintained - several times a week. Overall view is they spend more time maintaining the outside than the inside.

Gate has never worked. Notice was sent out that gate would be activatd back in November/December, but only the exit gate is working (why only shut the exit'')

Parking is a nightmare at evenings and night. Splurge on covered or garage parking is recommended.

These are condos. At least 114 of the units are individually owned. Legal dispute ongoing concerning these 114 units and their respective owners and the management company. The management company and developer are the same people. Legal dispute resolves around mortgages taken out by the Developer/Management company and the management company collecting rent and not paying the mortages or the owners of the 114 units. Management of the 114 units was transferred back in April to an offsite 3rd party (not affiliated with onsite management). The 114 units were recently foreclosed on with the bank notifiy the occupants to vacate. New Management company collected rent after Foreclosure (collected rent for somethig they nolonger owned).

The bottom line is they are trying to be a "Class A" property, but in actually are a "Class B". They have the look of a "Class A" but the smell of a "Class B" property.

I wouldn't recommed this unit unless changes were made. However, as long as you don't go in with high expectations, and know what you are getting into - I would issue a "Rent with Caution". x-2PE3sjUIIeetAHoKOk

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 05/15/2009
Please clarify. We are individual owners yet we are not aware of an ongoing legal dispute. What offsite 3rd party is now managing individual owners properties? We have been recieving our rents, however, the amounts are lower than expected due to management expenditures being higher than should be. We do question this. We have our own mortgages. Are you saying 114 units are vacated? When did this occur? This does not make sense as our check was higher than usual this time from the rental pool. Thanks for the info. but it does not make sense so please clarify. Thank you.
From: khjhansen50	Date: 07/31/2009
WE ARE THINKING OF BUYING ONE OF THE UNITS,ARE ALL OF THE UNITS VACANT? WHEN I WAS THERE IN JULY I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE AROUND TO SEE POOL OR WORKOUT ROOM PLEASE TELL ME MORE
From: justice11	Date: 08/06/2009
we were forced to move out because our unit was one that was in the forclosure. we just move out last week. Is there a law to protect us. if we break lease we have to pay. now what is the law if they break lease ans then poor communications
From: ek81	Date: 08/29/2009
Are you still selling your unit? Please contact me if you like to discuss. thanks
From: Anonymous	Date: 08/30/2009
We are in the process of buying a condo. How are HOA dues handled.
From: Anonymous	Date: 08/31/2009
why do you people not understand that roni amid and his wife tanya are shysters and are in cahoots with westcorp and they have sucessfully screwed all of you out of the rent proceeds so that they can afford a luxury home in red rock country club and a pretend divorce (so that only one of them is convicted of fraud) only to buy a very expensive loft for Roni.
From: spooky1998	Date: 09/02/2009
answer to EK81. yes I am still willing to sell.please contact Realty International # 713 973 2555 ( Houston )and ask for the unit they manage in Fairways, they only have one and they will contact me if you are really interested. If this doesn't work I will give you my phone number answer to the person asking for HOA: make sure that the owner you buy it from has paid his HOA ( ask for proof, they have a new management since august2009 and this is the first time that we pay HOA, I have to pay back from 2005 to now. Thanks God I put the money on an extra account, waiting for this day.

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