Magnolia&penn Mar Ave Apartments

I lived here for a year during the time the complex had a manager. Unfortunately the manager left abruptly because the landlord is a completely uncaring belligerent jerk! No manager on premises so tenants must deal with land lord directly… horrible. I always paid my rent on time so didn’t have problems, however I heard him yell. yes YELL at a tenant WTF YOU STILL DONT HAVE THE RENT? He also yelled at the kids playing ball. He told me kids from the front couldn’t play with kids in the back. Obviously his head is stuck in the days of segregation. I wasnt there 6 months until I got a notice that the rent would be raised 50 dollars. At that point I realized it was time to look elsewhere. 900 dollars for a one bedroom apartment in el Monte is not worth it considering you can get a two bedroom for that price just down the street! Lucky for me I found a better place right a way so I moved… Gave the land lord month notice yet he neglected to set up a time for inspection. He’s elderly so I felt compassionate. he told me to leave the keys in the mailbox along with my address… Two and a half weeks go by and no call or letter from him so I call. According to him he’s getting all his bills together to send to me. Logically I asked him what was wrong. Mind you I had the place professionally cleaned. walls, doors, cabinets and all. All I wanted was an explanation of repairs. what I got was a rude smart ass belligerent jerk off. He accussed me of not leaving him the keys and so he changed the locks. he proceeded to get loud when I defended myself. It is clear this was a set up on his part to withhold as much of the 900 dollar deposit as possible. He is that money hungry. luckily for me I took pictures. I want to warn people to not rent from Jim Moriarty. He is unprofessional and canniving. He has no respect for his tenants, any small complication turns into a huge altercation.