Boronda Manor

Boronda Manor is the worst place I have ever lived. It is ghetto, dirty, unsafe, and the management does not enforce policies or parking restrictings. The place is so dirty and people break so many rules that I am not sure what the lease is for or why the management is there.
In my first weeks of living there (11 – 2014), I was woken up constantly by people screaming at each other in the middle of the night. This was a mixture of domestic issues and what I could only assume were drunken guys brawling outside. Some people were eventually evicted. Not that it was the complex’s fault but there have also been a couple of shootings here (2 within 4 months).
WATCH YOUR BILLS
There is a standard pet rent fee of $ 25 dollars but I was charged an additional $ 25 until I noticed it and brought it to their attention. I assume that they were trying to see if they could just get away with it but who knows.
They are the cheapest place in Salinas because they charge extra for EVERYTHING. Water, sewer, trash, etc. will run you about and extra $ 80-​$ 90 a month. Trash pickup is particularly irritating because it is based on volume and, as I mention a few times, multiple families live in these units and produce a lot of extra waste.
PARKING
The parking situation at this place is terrible. Each unit is entitled to ONE parking space. As a result the place is full of cars double parked, parked in fire lanes, etc. They have some extra spaces that you can rent out for an additional $ 40/​month, another way they screw you out of money. There is off-​street parking outside the complex but there are TONS of cars parked there too. This place is totally over-​crowded because there are a ton of people living here that are not supposed to be.
MAINTENANCE
My Apartment flooded through the windows during some heavy rains and it took 4 phone calls to get a response from management. When it was eventually fixed, I was not even told about it.
The pilot light was out in my furnace and maintenance could not get to it for a few days. I was promised a space heater but one was not provided and I was without heat for like 4 days.
SECURITY IS A JOKE:
There is supposed to be on-​site security that patrols at night but they never do. The only time I have ever seen their security service is parked at the office during the day BS-​ing with the management. Anyone can enter the «gated complex» by blocking the gate with their car and waiting for someone else to let them in; this happens all the time. The complex is constantly congested with vehicles of people who do not live there (or who are not supposed to live there). My work-​vehicle was broken into and a computer was stolen. I left a message with the office, but they never returned my call and did not seem to care.
DIRTY
Multiple families live in these apartments and the place is totally overcrowded. As a result there is a ton of trash build-​up. The dumpsters fill up within about a day or 2 and trash overflows and blows all over the place. There are usually at least a couple of old mattresses at each dumpster, which kids play and jump on. There is always trash on my patio and everywhere else across the grounds. It is really horrible. The complex does allow dogs but they do not provide dog waste bags, I thought this was really strange. Dog waste does not seem to be a problem on the grounds but it would be nice to have that provided as a courtesy since they see fit to charge pet rent.
UNSUPERVISED KIDs EVDERYWHERE
When I first arrived into the complex with my moving truck, 4 or 5 little kids jumped into my truck and started touching all of my stuff. The kids are also always playing soccer outside and kick their ball into my window and have broken things on the patio. Kids are always screaming, loud and un-​supervised; do not expect any semblance of peace and quiet here. They are even loud and outside playing late into the evening on weeknights, it is insane. I complained about the noise I do not know how many times, but nothing was done.

Have to say that Adam, one of the staff for this property, has been extremely helpful, knowledgeable and friendly. He took the time to help me figure out what options were available, including looking at other properties in the UDR community, and found a wonderful match for me.

Staff was very professional and helpful especially a big thanks to adam who went out of hes way to help me lease another udr community beacause they didnt have anything available at boronda

they are falling apart. out dated. if you live up stair you can not only hear when someone goes up or down stairs you can feel it shakes your apartment windows are paper thin you can hear everything going on outside. most of the outlets don’t work. the ones that do the plug keeps falling out of it. the are very small apartments. no real place to store anything. two closets if you have a two bedroom. sick for the bathroom is outside of where the tub and toilet is. so you have to walk out after to wash your hands. they never fix anything. no matter how much you ask. people park in your spot they do not care. besides the rent you must have renters insurance you have to pay for water, trash, sewer, energy. plus a fee 5 fee for them to bill you for those every month. there is no visitor parking so everyone just parks out on the street if they don’t try and take your spot. and the street parking for your guess good luck with that! most people park in the red park so its hard to see if cars are coming when you are trying to get out of the apartment. when school gets out even hared to drive some where. would never rent there again! do not waste your time also someone was just shot in front of the apartments on the news

Forgot to post that rent a year ago for a one bedroom was $ 962 plus water and garbage brought it up to $ 1,050 per month. Now they are hiking up the rent by $ 110 dollars so now for a one bedroom it is $ 1,160
NOT worth it. When my lease came up I got a letter that stated that if I didn’t renew my lease my rent would go up to $ 1,800 for a one bedroom and $ 2.500 for a two bedroom per month.
I lived in a 4 bedroom Resort Style Apartment that was 1900 sqft and only paid $ 1,600 per month and it had a pool, rec room and a garage.
Boronda Manor doesn’t have either of those and doesn’t even have washer and dryers in the units
Save your time and hard earned money and find someplace eles to live