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Villa Bonita


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anonymous

Resident 2013 - 2016

11/14/2016

Where do I start...it might look cool from the outside but take it from me that's literally all this place has to offer. I WISH I HAD NEVER MOVED IN. 1) this place is not safe. I was constantly shutting the back gate and the front door. ANYONE could easily slip in at any time. Constantly people I didn't know roaming around. The girl who lives in Unit 2 constantly airbnb's it. 2) The noise is off the charts. It's a concrete building with cement floors which means you can hear every single foot step. 3) They have a cleaning service that comes but the building smells horrible because so many people have dogs that they keep couped up in their apartments all day when they work. AND there are a few units who still are allowed to smoke inside with the windows closed. Which means the smoke comes out their front door into the halls and into other units. 4) NOT RETROFITTED FOR EARTHQUAKES. they will sell you some load of -------- about how it's a cement building with "steel" or whatever. This place is an earthquake nightmare. The elevator is constantly broken. If too many people get into it will sink to the basement. The elevator being so old and ------ constantly arrives at each floor NOT alligned so you either have to step up or down to your destination. We had MOLD constantly. All over the walls in the bathroom, all over the kitchen. They are quick to get things fixed....except for it's the shittiest repair job you could ever imagine. WORD TO THE WISE: get every single little thing fixed before you move out or they will charge you up the --- for the most simple of repairs. This is their trick...nickel and dime every repair and then make you pay for it when you move out. 5) the neighborhood might look gentrified but unless you want to fork out $100 a month for a parking space you're stuck with street parking only and this building is in the absolute heart of the HOLLYWOOD BOWL. I had two different cars side swiped because there is so much traffic. I also had the tires slashed on my girlfriends car for no apparent reason with a "call me I saw what happened note" which could have easily been to lure her into something. It's complicated to get parking permits and guest passes that constantly have to be renewed. There is ZERO nighttime parking so you can only have people over for 2 hrs during the day and guest pass only at night which means no parties. There are parking traps all over this neighborhood. Weird spots with confusing signage. Cars towed constantly. 6) if you are superstitious this place is NOT for you. Many people have either committed suicide or died in this building (within the last 3 years). Go read Pamela Littkys newly released coffee table book on the building. Tons of ghost stories even a Medium who currently lives there and has weekly meetings. YOU WILL NEVER STOP GETTING MAIL FROM THE PREVIOUS TENANTS. this place has such a high turn over rate because the owner can't help herself but piss every single tenant at some point. The current MANAGER is nice but has ZERO power. Whatever the owner says goes. Did I get to how over priced this building is???? They will raise your rent every single year as the staff, repairs, elevator, safety, cleanliness all gets worse and worse and worse and worse. The cute park across the street?? Gotta pay for a key. THE LAUNDRY IS DISGUSTING. Good luck keeping your clothes clean. With elderly tenants cleaning their soiled bedding and towels in the same washer and dryer it's beyond gross. The dryer to the far left has the worst smell you've ever smelled inside. Don't use it. Or on second thought maybe just take a picture of the outside and don't move in.

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