Pioneer Towers

This place was recommended to us by a friend and we have been to see the apartments and the common areas — library, lobby, parlor, laundryroom, and the ladies restroom. All were clean, in good condition and populated by nicely dressed, clean, well-​mannered elderly people. What a disconnect between the nasty review by the previous reviewer and what we saw, heard and smelled. As we are planning to move a member of our family here I will be posting again as we get to know the place better. Oh, Stephen the manager and the lady maintenance person are both very nice, so far. UPDATE: Also after going through the application process I do not see how ANY «bad» people could get accepted here.

I have lived up to my promise. I have removed all previous reviews on this apartment complex as soon as my security deposit was returned to me in full after I moved. But I never said I would not print anything new. I have moved from this disaster RHF owned apartment complex. And instead of giving detailed situations as I have done so many times in the past, I have broken it down to this…
If you are considering moving here or placing a loved one at this complex, please read this very carefully. I had promised the Pioneer Towers Management to remove all previous reviews slamming this apartment complex my wife and I lived in so I could get my security deposit back. It was a very long agonizing 14 months.
Our time here at the Pioneer Towers Senior Apartments have been an experience beyond belief. It was full of drama with staff and a number of tenants. Management has a total disregard for the resident’s rights.
My experience with the current manager who runs the complex was incredibly bad. So little compassion it’s unreal. The manager is heartless, vindictive, and spiteful. If you get on her bad side you can count on mild forms of harassment. The current trend of new tenants that are moving in here are from the streets or in need of a mental health evaluation. A number of them came from skid row type of apartment housing that closed down in the downtown Sacramento area and then moved here.
There are many drug users, alcoholics, and even a very large number of tenants with major mental health issues who have moved in here. Some I feel need to be in an institution instead of being let loose on the public. Nothing is run in a professional manner. The management feels that they are above the law and tenant rights do not matter. I could give you readers dozens of examples of the horrible the things that has happens here, but it would take up way to much space. This complex is a stripped down building and no amenities for the residents furnished by the building owners or management.
Their motto is «IF WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT… THE TENANTS DON’T GET IT»
Management provides nothing but anguish and frustration. That is free and plentiful. This building location is noisy, dirty, major traffic issues, and the maintenance department is always understaffed to the point that they cannot keep up on the cosmetics and cleanliness of the inside of the building. There are 198 apartments and only 30 parking spaces on site. Some tenants wait as long as a year or two before they get a parking spot. It is an old building with new paint and someplace you do not want to live.
A lot of police activity for a senior complex. Some crime comes from the homeless, some crime comes from the residents. You can’t even walk to and from your apartment without experiencing the problems here with some of the weird tenants. Homeless people hang around the complex night and day. There is a lot of crime in the area including vandalism to the resident’s vehicles. My car window was smashed twice by vandals looking for something to steal.
There is no security and the camera system has not worked in 4 years. It is unsafe to walk in the neighborhood at night. And to top it off … everybody who lives here is either a Veteran or has a family member who is a Veteran and Pioneer Towers REFUSES to fly an AMERICAN FLAG on their flag pole.
All I can do for this review is warn you not to even consider living here, and by GOD… Whatever you do … do not put a family member here.