Los Robles Apartments

I lived at Los Robles for about 15 years, I was a single parent with four children, this was a blessing when we first arrived and the management wasn’t too bad. then came Community Housing Works… its not the organization its the Nazi running the Escondido office. CHW developed a board which consist of two to three tenants and two members from CHW and an outside person that always sided with CHW. The board was suppose to be for the tenants and as a protection but it didn’t happen that way. If the CHW board members didn’t like you, you were out, if you didn’t follow their lead you were out!
The sad part is that they worked really hard to kick everyone that didn’t go along with there scheme. You see CHW is an organization that claims to improve neighborhoods, what they don’t tell you is that the improvements are only for those that they like, and if you check any of their properties you will see who that is and it is not people of color.
The complex is beautiful now, but they whole while they were doing their take over they, CHW, let the place go to heck… it is very sad what they are allowed to get away with, how people had to live while they were at work taking over the complex and how they, CHW treated the tenants.

I can’t believe there is no review for this. With the amount of complaints, I’m very surprised nobody reviewed this place. I’ve been living in these apartments for about 15 years. Can’t remember if we moved here 94, 95, or 96, all I remember I was in 3^rd grade when we moved here. My parents, who finally got the heck out of this place, still regret moving me and my sister here to this day. They call it one of their biggest mistakes. Basically, this place is a very low rent apartment, all 74 units. Since I’ve been here, we’ve been through 3 different management companies. We probably have the cheapest rent in all of Vista, which is what attracts people to apply here. BEWARE! You get, EXACTLY, what you pay for. Paper thin walls + nosy gossipy people=forget about any kind of privacy. Plumbing is horrible. There are constant repairs on the plumbing. There is only one maintenance man for the whole 74 units, so be prepared to wait a long time for repairs. Sometimes we had to wait for months. Also, repairs are usually patch jobs, so things re-​brake over and over until a serious problem occurs which risks safety. There’s a roach problem and a termite problem. If you’re against hard drugs, then stay away, this place is not for you. If you don’t like loud noise, then DEFINITELY stay away. After living here for so long, I got immune to the noise. If you have any kind of problems whatsoever with another tenant or with your unit, there’s a ridiculous process you have to go through to get problems solved. Like any normal tenant, you would think to take it up with the manager. WRONG! These are not normal apartments, so you can’t behave like a normal tenant would. You call the manager’s office, just for the phone to ring all day. You leave messages, and never get a call back. You can e-​mail and never get a reply. You finally go to the office and once again the office hours changed with no notice so they might be there, or they might not. When you finally catch them, they tell you they’ll get back to you about it, but they don’t. They make it so you literally have to chase them down day after day to get things done. Then, they look you in the eye, smile, and come up with lies. Why they do it? Who knows. Maybe because they’re so behind in work and so busy that they’re just trying to keep you calm. So, since you can’t get things done through the manager, you would think, call her boss right? WRONG! You can never reach her boss, and forget a call back. Her boss is in charge of many other apartments all around California, so talk about busy. Since you can’t work with management, you have to go to a «board». Yes, these apartments have a tenant run board. This has been in place since I’ve lived here and in my opinion, it just makes things more complicated. Now, since you have to go to other tenants about your problems, be prepared for your personal business to be spread all over the place. Also be prepared for favoritism. For example, say you have a problem with another tenant. If that other tenant happens to be friends with a tenant who’s on the board, then the board member will take their friend’s side and go to management with that tenant and twist the story to their favor to make you look like the problem. Or say you have a issue with a tenant, and they happen to be on the board themselves. Well, then you’re just out of luck. The board creates a middle person between you and management. Sometimes it goes in your favor and your problem gets solved, but sometimes it goes against you. This has been going on for years. The board members change and management changes but the problems never change. A tenant shouldn’t have any kind of power over another tenant, which is why I feel there should be no board. I could go on forever about this place. To sum it up, STAY AWAY, and if you already live here, TRY TO GET OUT if you want a better life for yourself and your children.