David Weisman – Newport Vacation Rental Home

I rented David’s home for the weekend, 3 days, for my daughter’s wedding. I let David know in advance that I wanted to entertain a dinner party Friday night, for 25 – 30 people. David had no problem. He did charge me a nominal «party fee», which was fair. The house worked perfectly for us. The stereo system made it easy to hook up mobile devices, and send music outside as well as inside. We set up for the party in the courtyard, and mainly had people outside for the party. We set up tables and chairs on the lawn, and the party was very comfortable. The guests made use of the pool table, and a good time was had by all. The party ended between 10 – 10:15. We did encounter the neighbor next door, who was mostly worried about blocking egress from his driveway, which is located on a busy street. We accommodated him, cooler heads prevailed, and we had no other encounters from him over the weekend.
We had 6 – 7 people staying over nightly, so the house was very comfortable. The master suite upstairs made it nice to get away and relax from the family. The double, walk-​in shower was nice. It has a steam setting, which we did not try, but I am sure that would have been nice.
The house does show a «little» wear, but everything was functional and the home was very comfortable. Al-​in-​all, the home fit our needs nicely, and I would definitely recommend this as a rental home. The wedding was in Newport Harbor, less than 10 minutes away, so the location was perfect.

As Andrew D. noted, I rented from David and it took several months and a small claims action to get the security deposit back.
After leaving the property, David thanked us for leaving the place in such great condition and said the security deposit was on its way. He then strung us along several times, indicating that he just had to calculate the utilities but nothing ever came. Eventually follow-​up calls, emails, and messages were unanswered. The few times we got through (using other numbers) he would either become argumentative and/​or hang-​up despite the fact that we always remained polite and professional. He even knew that I had faced a personal tragedy in my life, but still refused to lawfully return the security deposit. It appeared that he was drawing this out, hoping that I would just give up, even though he knew I was an attorney.
After four months of trying to work things out amicably, I finally filed an action in small claims court. The day that he was served by the Sheriffs, David contacted me about returning the deposit and dropping the lawsuit. It seems like that was only thing he cared about.
Its really concerning that David works in the financial services industry, and is willing to do this over a simple security deposit.

Family rented from this man for 3 months. We had to spend 4 months fighting to get a $ 1100 security deposit back after tens of emails, phone calls, and text messages. David lied to us for weeks, promising the check was on it’s way. He only answered new phone numbers in an attempt to avoid us.
The only thing that worked was a filling a suit at the Orange County Small Claims Court and having a Sheriff Deputy serve him with the paperwork. Suddenly he became very responsive. I can’t imagine how many people he has done this to. If you want to avoid a bad time, avoid business with David.

Just spent a long weekend at David’s rental property, it was absolutely amazing. Great location, amenities, etc.
There are no cameras, no bugs, no smell, etc… Just a lovely home.

I wish I could give this place a ½ star. This place is weird, cameras in the kids’ bedroom!?! Creepy! Strange odor throughout. NO ICE — ice makes not working.

First time renting a home for vacation vs hotel or resort and it was the worst mistake ever! DAVID WILL BE REPORTED TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BEURAU if possible. DO NOT RENT from DAVID. Email me first
. I will forward you emails and pictures!
There are CAMERAS in the living room and CHILDREN’S room!
David attempted to CHANGE the check-​in time AFTER we both signed HIS RENTER’S AGREEMENT CONTRACT!
Bugs in the home… I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE THIS.
He asks renters to WASH AND REDRESS BED SHEETS before you leave. OUR SHEETS WERE NOT WASHED BY THE PREVIOUS RENTER!
The beautiful home is ruined by the STENCH of mold & mildew or dog piss. An email was sent to David asking him to come over to understand the issue. WE DID NOT ASK FOR A REFUND! He replied in the rudest manner possible! If you would like a copy of the emails between David and I, I will be more than happy to send them to you. ANYTHING LEFT ON THE FLOOR in the back bedroom will STINK!!!
Also mentioned in my email to David regarded the «condiments» in the refrigerator (EXPIRED, USED, CONTAMINATED CONDIMENTS… I have pictures to prove this as well) limiting the storage space and the BROKEN ice maker.
His RESPONSE:
«As for the personal items in the fridge, they are called condiments, and are there as a convience to my renters since most appreciate not having to purchase mustard, mayo, katsup, etc dueing their brief stay. You are not required to use it, but as indicated in the useful information sheet… do not dispose of them and leave them for the next renter who will appreciate them.»
DO NOT EXPECT ANY REFUND on pet deposit. My husband spoke with David over the phone and has a TEXT MESSAGE proof that David promised a portion of the refund. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE REFUND YET AND WE RENTED THE HOUSE the week of JULY 4, today is OCTOBER 1!
Davids Contact info:
949−422−6711