G & K Management Company

BAY VIEW TERRACE in SSF, CA under G&K Management.
My family decided to not renew our lease this February (we upgraded from a one bedroom to a 2 bedroom in a different area). We did find a new apartment sooner and moved out on February 15^th. However, we technically paid for the entire month at Bay View. So when we moved out on Monday ²⁄₁₅ we left some of our things knowing we have plenty of time to get them and clean the apartment. They gave us noticed on Friday ²⁄₁₂ that they would do a pre-​move out inspection on Tuesday ²⁄₁₇ and we did not need to be there. We moved out on Monday and left the apartment at 4pm.
I just so happen to be in the area on Wednesday morning and decided to pick up our mail, check our other car (that was still there) and feed our turtle and fish. We left our tank there because it’s one of the hardest things to transport and did not want to use our big Uhaul for it.
Long story short — I walked into our apartment at 10am on Wednesday to a burning hot apartment! They left our OVEN and HEATER on during the inspection the day before. It was on from 2pm Tuesday ²⁄₁₆ (maintenance guy told me what time when I confronted him) to Wednesday 10am ²⁄₁₇ (when I got there and turned it off). Our fish tank is literally right in front of the heater because we never used it (it’s an old wall heater that smells like gas when you use it and we have 2 young daughter’s so we felt it was dangerous to begin with). The heat caused our fish tank water to turn brown and cloudy KILLING OUR TURTLE AND FISH. We’ve had both before we even moved into that apartment. Before we even had our two daughters. That they then became their pets. Kurt the Turt (le) and Monster our catfish.
After telling the apartment assistant manager it took about 30 hours to get a short, generic EMAIL from the property manager that explained why it was turned on (which we already knew why) and said «In the event that the temperature of the apartment did contribute to the death of the family pet, we truly did not intend for that to happen». THAT’S IT.
They are not taking this matter seriously in which not only did they kill our pets, they ran up our pg&e bill with having it on for 20 hours, put my family and our apartment in danger, AND put the lives of all the people living in our building in danger.
What if I didn’t decide to check in on that Wednesday? What if I didn’t go back until the 28^th, since we paid for the whole month? The OVEN and HEATER could still potentially be on right now.

I agree with current reviews .I was resident of placita park, Santa Fe springs managed by this company
I am going to see Lorri Morris and placita park management in court soon .Do anyone expect getting a bill of 1020 dollars after you move out from apartment? Total of 1020dollars charged for carpet replacement, cleaning fee and painting fees after I move out from that apartment .
These people are crazy and better I will teach them lesson. see you all in court
Your inconvenience at apartment made me to shift other house and cost me so much .I have a proof that your own apartment security guards threat to resident safety and privacy .I have photographs of cats staying in my house roof and complaint letters of all resident who shifted recently from placita park .I have proof of having air conditioning issues since July 2015 and end up paying 100 dollars plus for electricity in that particular period .let me challenge you with this dispute

AS SOON AS YOU SEE G&K…RUN, RUN, RUN AWAY !!!
Same here… I truly and deeply regret– I moved to «Lindley Manor» — 5405 Lindley Ave, Tarzana. Manager– about 80 years old, completely out of her mind, sweet till you sign papers, than you see real her-​an evil: extremely rude, who hates all the tenants, and raising her voice as soon as hear one word coming out of your mouth, wont let you speak at all. Besides, she barely speaks English, and when I ask to repeat, she gets so irritated… I moved an year ago, came for the tour, she showed similar apartment, stating: mine will be in same condition and carpet just 1 year old, practically– new. I called her twice prior moving, asking if I may see my apartment, she kept telling me its not ready yet, advised to stop by day before moving in, that she can give me the keys and show the apartment, I came after work, the moment I stepped in, my heart stopped, I saw at least 5 years old carpet… it wasn’t even steamed, just shampooed. I looked at her face, she was avoiding looking into my eyes… I had no choice, my stuffs were packed, truck rented, I moved on next day, and since than \been waiting for one year agreement to expire. I wrote a letter-​compliant to G&K…never got any response, they simply don’t care…
Instead– i‘m getting ridiculously high bills: water, trash, toilet, all those bills comes from G&K, not from LA WP, because management making additional money on water– smart move.
I hope this G&K, among with manager of this building will burn in Hell !

Terrific… came here to read some reviews since this company just took over our apt building today. Looks like I will be looking for a new apartment asap… sad because the building was ok before. I guess I’ll give it a month or so and see how bad it really gets I will update this accordingly. Not what I wanted to see… UPDATE: Really really bad, and only getting worse, hope no one rents any of their apts. FOUND OUT THEY HAVE BEEN DOUBLE CHARGING ME FOR UTILITIES AND I’M ONLY ONE PERSON SO SHADY AND SLUMLORDS.

Mary Jones of Independence Park Apartments of Canoga Park and GK Management are evil entities. Mary Jones is an evil witch. GK management wont answer their phones or work with you in any way. They are no good.
I suggest everyone move out today. I am not done with these devils. I am going to look up every one of the properties and management personnel and get the word out to all their tenants.

I lived in Capri Apartments for over 5 years = Dolphin Marina Apartments! Wow! Just stay away as far as possible. I also worked for them for a very short time. This is horrible place!!!
I hope CLASS ACTION SUIT will be filed against them soon!

Hello, I am the son and I live in Huntington Beach. And I have to say, do not move into Surfside Villas in Huntington Beach. The whole neighborhood is a piece of shit. Here’s why.
1. If you send a complaint, management won’t do a single thing about it, or they will take a really long time and contact you about weeks or months after you complain.
2. Terrible insulation.
3. No soundproof at all. Whatever you do the neighbors can hear. And whatever your neighbors do, you can hear.
4. Shitty paint jobs
5. Some walls don’t meet, which allows the neighbors better hearing of what you’re doing.
6. Uneven flooring. You have to remember where NOT to step if you want to be silent.
7. Maintenance doesn’t even know how to properly fix half the crap in this neighborhood.
8. Mailboxes aren’t organized which means you sometimes get almost all of the neighbors mail.
9. The gate that allows ONLY people to access the neighborhood will randomly not open once you have finished typing in the code.
10. Some pictures do not match the REAL neighborhood.
11. Management has A LOT of money but will not use it to remodel the neighborhood or even the littlest parts of it.
12. Poor construction.
I could go on and there is still more crappy details about this place. Seriously, DO NOT ASSOCIATE OR MAKE CONTACT WITH G&K. And if I could I wouldn’t even give this place a 1 star rating. And they rip you off with the rent. They make you pay around 2000 – 2300 for a shitty apartment and will make you sign contracts that will say you can’t sue them for 4 years worth of black mold.

STAY AWAY FROM G & K!!!
These people are a bunch of crooks. They run properties like Beck Park Apartments in North Hollywood.
They have a shady business practice of keeping people’s entire deposits and nickeling and dime-​ing residents once they move out for ridicules, unfair, and necessary charges such as tub reglazing, painting, carpet replacement, and cleaning. They will charge their former tenants anywhere from $ 500 to over $ 2000+. Even if you’ve left your unit spotless and had an inspection done, they WILL still look for the smallest little details to charge you money for, just to cover their loses.
NEVER move into a G & K property, EVER. You will be F*ed up the arse. NEVER sign any documents for lease /​rental agreement with this company. DO NOT be the roommate of anyone who lives in a G & K property. You WILL be screwed too and they WILL come after you as well for unfair charges.
They have done this to SO many people, just read all their reviews on this site and other websites. The only reason they haven’t been sued yet is because they always settle out of court. They are too scared to go to court because it will cost them too much money. If they do this to you, threaten to sue them until they settle with you. DO NOT pay them the full amount that they are charging you for. Also, ALWAYS take pictures of your unit when you 1^st move in and before you move out. If you do end up taking them to court, it will only cost you $ 30 in small claims court to file.
Here’s what they did to one former Tenant and how he got his money back:
They are so stupid to do this to their former residents. #1 It means that those former tenants will never want to move into a G & K property ever again. G & K will have to constantly be trying to lure in new tenants (Victims). #2 Those former tenants will go around talking badly about G & K on various internet sites, spreading the word and influence potential tenants to NEVER move in with G & K. Very bad for business and a very IDIOTIC business strategy. G & K WILL get what they deserve.
Basically, just stay the F* away from G & K, you have been warned.

I called to find out about the affordable housing wait list for the Alicia Park Apartments in Laguna Niguel. The phone was answered by a man named Michael Long. When I asked him about the wait list — he told me it was 3 – 5 years (fine, ok, that’s typical) but when I asked for a ballpark range amount that the apartments are he refused to answer and told me they weren’t allowed to give that information out. When I questioned the fact that I don’t even know how much an apartment could run there and be on a waiting list for something I’m not even remotely sure I could afford — he gave a shitty attitude response and then hung up on me.
I called back to find out his manager information (Cindy Corbin — 310−204−2050, in case others need to speak to someone regarding an employee). I have left a message for her and hope that this isn’t how this company does business. Way to help out those with extra need.

I agree with all the negative reviews, I currently live in Placita Park Apartments and the customer service is horrible. They act as if they were giving you free rent. You are not treated as a customer, they do not care. The manager is incompetent, cars are stolen on a regular basis, mail goes missing, crackheads comb the trash cans… Rent is way too high for what you get. AVOID THIS COMPANY!!!

If I could give them 0 stars, I would. I lived in the Surfside Villas in HB for over 2 years and it was the worse place I have ever rented from. I believe we had 4 different managers in our 2 years plus and every single one of them had no clue on to what they were doing. The noise level was out of control and good luck trying to get the management or corp office to fix it. To top it off, They send me a bill for painting! After two years they can not charge you for paint. I sent a letter to the corp office and apartments a little less than a month ago and I have not heard from them. I will keep calling until we resolve this and sue if I have to. DON’T LIVE HERE!

Horrible, terrible company to work for. Owners are extremely rich and don’t give a sh*t about their employees.
Complaints, especially about customer service, should go to Carole Glodney

I lived at an apartment from ⁰⁷⁄₁₀ to 04/13…almost 3 years… after moving out, i got a letter in the mail listing charges totaling: $ 2,261.68…This includes a $ 834.00 fee for PAINTING… i called LA Fair Housing, and confirmed its actually illegal to charge ANY painting fee to a tenant who lives at a place for more then 2 years… This is an absolute joke… I can’t believe I now have to go through process of having to hire an attorney, and/​or take this place to small claims court…

I rented there gave a 30 day notice gave my apartment back cleaner than I got it in and they sent me a letter which the back post dated in there office to november 15 but i did not recieve it till november 27. They try to cheat people out of there dep they are trying to get me to pay 3600. Thank god i have pictures from when I moved in and when i moved out plus severeal people who witnessed them installing a hot water heater with out a permit and not having the proper parts per the city inspector this company is nothing but a scam to get money

Im going through the same mess as most of you. We left the apartment in pristine condition, it had new paint when we moved in, paint was in great shape when we left. They are charging me for repainting the whole apartment and cleaning. unbelievable. I’ve tried calling many times and have left many messages with Ron. No return calls. Certified letter next before filing suit in small claims court for double my deposit for them holding my deposit in bad faith, civil code 1950.5(k)(1). They are not allowed to charge for work down due to ordinary wear and tear from your deposit, civil code 1950.5(b). I’m surprised there hasn’t been a class action lawsuit against them. Learn your rights,

This company is a joke, they also manage the Dolphin Marina, and they are nutso. Leave this company alone if at all possible, just another great management company screwing it up for the rest of us.
Also beware of Dolphin Marina.

just a horrible company. don’t trust them.

This company mangeges The apartments primrose villa (also known as oak park north/south)are old and ran down. There is a roach problem, and the hallways have a not so pleasant smell running through them. The management company are crooks. I moved out of an apartment after having a $ 550 deposit down and they took it all for cleaning and painting fees, and said I owe them an additional 66 bucks. Besides from a standard clean there was nothing wrong with the apartment, I never hung one picture up, or scratched a wall so not sure how they can charge $ 360 for painting fees. I will be taking them to court if it isn’t cleared up. Don’t live in this dirty, old, roach infested apartment. On any giving night you have locals (that don’t live in the apartment) hanging out in the courtyard at all hours of the night. The only plus is its in a great location being so close to myrtle. Also this place use to be a senior citizens home, so 50 percent of the population is old and very nosy. Theres some problem with the fire system because the building fire alarm goes off once a month, usually at 10pm or later. BEWARE!!! From the very first day I was lied to about pet fees, parking spaces, maintenance trouble calls, etc.
This mangetment company is behind the deposit fraud. Most people don’t know Thier rights or won’t stand up for them. My apartment did need a cleaning but they are trying to take everything just cause so many fall for it. I have pictures of how the place looked before and after. I will be moving forward with legal advisors and lawyers to get my back.
If your considering renting a property own by them, please give it some thought. If you decide to, take pictures and document everything upon move in. You will thank me later.

This is not a good management company. There are no stable manager on board, Only some temps works there all the time. Calls always goes to answer machine, and they never return your call.
One time, the hot water broke in one of the bathroom, hot water keep pouring out. We end up calling the fireman to help stop the water, because no one is answering the phone.
Where accidents happened, they do not file complains, police report or even warnings. They do not process eviction in a legal matter. They will just bully you and not accept your rent, and use that as an excuse to kick you out. When I call the manager office to talk to the supervisor, to tell them our side of story and try to work things out. He would not listen and just keep telling us «I suggest you start making moving arrangement» and when I ask him how long do we have to move out, he said «Its up to the sheriff». Its less then 2 weeks from the time we FINDS OUT that they no longer take our payment because we are being evicted to the day we leave that place. And on our last day there, after I talk to the manager assistant 5 days prior that we have until the end of that week, we receive a sumon per tenants for a 5 days notice because of missing rent. That is the official first notice of the process and its not even about the accident.
I would not even wish all this to happen to my enemies.