Complaint Review: So Cal Property Management

I live 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.

The drainage system for and near my unit is completely inadequate. Consequently, my apartment has flooded 3 times this year. I have complained numerous times both in person and in writing. The manager and the owner refuse to do anything about the flooding. There are 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 believe that my unit was illegally converted from a rec room into an apartment and the city is currently investigating the building. Additionally, the previous on-site managers were abruptly fired December 2004 due to corruption. Personally, under any circumstances, I would avoid renting ANY apartments 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 .

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!

T
Van Nuys, California
U.S.A.