Until very recently, I lived at 14322 Valerio
Street (Prime Valerio) in Van Nuys, CA. This property is managed by So Cal
Property Management (http://www.socalpm.com).
They manage a number of properties including: Canoga Plaza Apts., Woodley
Villas Apts., Woodley Apts., Eastwood Apts., Greenwood Apts., Roscoe-Kester
Apts., Roscoe-Noble Apts., Simpson Avenue Apts., Park Fulton Apts., Otsego
Villa Apts., Whitsett Village, Hazeltine Harbor, Granada Garden Apartments,
and Granada Garden Senior Residence.
I am of the belief that the drainage system for and near my former unit and for the entire building is completely inadequate.
Consequently, my former apartment severely flooded 3 times by the end of
February 2005. I had complained
numerous times both in person and in writing. SoCal Property Mgmt. refused to do anything about the flooding. I retained a lawyer, yet SoCal
stopped taking his calls. There were other tenants in my
building that claim to have experienced problems far worse than my own; leaky sinks,
repairs not being made, MOLD etc. Additionally, I received an official
letter from the city stating that my unit was
illegally converted from a rec room into an apartment. Additionally,
several other tenants have registered complaints and the city is
currently investigating the building. Finally, the previous on-site
managers were abruptly fired December 2004 due to corruption. Personally,
under any circumstances, I would avoid renting ANY apartment managed by
this company. I’d rather be homeless than rent from So Cal Property
Management (general@socalpm.com ).
At least the floods are keeping away the roaches.
If you or anyone you know live at Prime Valerio and you wish to make a
complaint with the city, please contact Inspector David Barron
818.756.1411. He is a very nice man and he will come and inspect
your unit. If you live at any other So Cal property and you wish to make a
complaint (it can be an anonymous complaint), please call the
Los Angeles
Housing Department at (866) 557-RENT or send an e-mail to the Code
Enforcement Unit (CEUemail@lahd.ci.la.ca.us). Additionally, you can file a
complaint online (http://www.ci.la.ca.us/lahd/).
If you think you have mold, or if you are concerned about mold, contact the
Los Angeles City Public Health
Department and file a complaint online: (http://www.ladhs.org/phcommon/complaints/phcomp.cfm).
You can also file a complaint with the
Los Angeles Fair Housing Department.
For more info, http://www.hrc-la.org.
You work hard for your money; and YOU DESERVE YOUR
MONEY'S WORTH!!
If you, like me, are outraged, than please feel
free to write a letter of complaint to So Cal Property Management general@socalpm.com
. I will send a free gmail invite to the first 10 people who send a
thoughtful letter of complaint totaling at least 5 sentences. You must
"cc" me on the letter that you send.
If you have any questions and/or comments for me, I can be reached at:
prime14322valerio@yahoo.com.
Please contact me if you wish to help fight for the cause. Additionally, I need someone to translate the text of this site into Spanish
for the benefit of the many Spanish speaking tenants. I can also help
tenants register a complaint with the various agencies listed
above. Please refer your friends to this site so we can get the word
out. Let So Cal Property Mgmt. know that this type of treatment can
not continue. Together, we can make a difference.
Thanks for reading!
Links:
California Tenants: A guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights &
Responsibilities
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook
Books:
Every Tenant's Legal Guide /
Renter's Handbook /
CA Tenant's Rights Book
Sue the Bastards! /
Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court in CA
Censored 2005 /
Other books
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