Hmh Associates, Inc

The same happened to me, I moved out and the manager said they may even return my deposit if they rent the apartment soon. Guess what, I ended up disputing with the collection agency because they wanted me to pay the whole year’s rent. I paid it all and my account has still been open because there was still 10 $ balance. Because of this all my credit is ruined. Be careful when signing the lease and don’t believe everything they say.

Oops I made my review on my coworkers account below but never the less…
Wow I’m so glad this shiesty company denied me for a place (due to my fair credit score). I applied with my fiancé, we both work full time jobs and make more than 3x what they were asking. The onsite manager at 11 311 Charnock Rd was friendly at first and slightly aloof but asked we pay the MAXIMUM to run the report. So $ 85 later I didn’t hear anything so I called the office. Spoke to a rude woman who said she couldn’t tell me if I was approved or not over the phone and that they had sent us a letter in the mail and hung up on me. The funny thing is I saw a few silverfish in the place we looked at and didn’t think anything of it until I read the other reviews all complaining about infestations of silverfish, roaches, and mice.
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I have had the same experience as Matthew D. Our current manager at 5616 Fair in North Hollywood has been nothing short than wonderful. I have been here 5 years and have seen a lot of improvements made in this 1950’s building. Maintenance is ongoing due to the age of the building. HMH/​RDM has kept on top of it, encouraged our feedback and Ro Barden, our building manager stays on it. We have a small 18-​unit building and I feel we are extremely fortunate to have a building manager to watch over us, as well as, a management company that responds to our needs. Both have been extremely efficient in handling any and all challenges that come their way small and large. Maintenance comes with any home territory, fact of life, and the management company is not to blame for this – only for the follow-​through and resolve which they have been exceptional. There isn’t a day that hasn’t gone by I’m not thankful for my management and upkeep, the safe environment they keep, the thorough overview and personal touch, and the location, convenience, and affordable rent. I’m sorry for the ill reviews below – obviously each experience is different. But my experience has been really an answer to prayer. All the LA horror stories of apartment living just don’t apply here – and if they appear they are expertly handled and I’m grateful.

If you need to live in an non expensive building in Venice Beach, you probably should re think it, and consider relocating yourself for a safer environment. Unusual things will definitely happen… as your toilet may explode, luckily while you are at work (or not), and your place will be literally covered up with crap… of course HMH won’t think it’s necessary changing the carpet and toilet bowl unless you properly tell them your rights. Even though the carpet wasn’t changed. Facilities were as creepy as the HMH behavior. They promised to return my full deposit and also failed on that.

NO STARS!!!
This property management company are liars and thieves! After turning in my intent to vacate I was told by the property manager that if I vacated by the 1^st of the month I would not be charged any additional rent for the following month. Sounds great! I’ll move out by the first. Happy that I would not have to pay rent at 2 locations I packed up, and even cleaned up the old place and left. When I get my security deposit back with an itemized report, guess what I see there? They charged me rent for that month anyway. On the list it read «Unpaid Rent». Not only did they end up taking the money anyway but now they are saying that I left WITHOUT paying rent!!! So they lied to me, stole from me, and now are slandering my name and credit! Such BS. I can’t even begin to explain how upset I am about this whole situation. Nothing but idiots work for this company. Save yourself the drama and live someplace else.
Just an FYI, HMH and RDM are both the same company. Don’t be a victim like I was. Don’t give these people your business.

The worst ever. they told me one day before I was to move that they were the only ones who could come in and clean the apartment carpets when they knew I was moving out a month ahead of time. The made it impossible to get any of my deposit back. Managers were extremely rude. I will NEVER rent one of their buildings again, no matter how desperate i get.

After 3 years of residence, I packed up this weekend and left my place at 10 121 Tabor Street to be closer to work. I can’t say enough about my time there with Tony and Brenda, the building managers. I grew up in the south, where hospitality and friendly, personal assistance is normal. I can’t always say the same about businesses in Los Angeles, but Tony and Brenda are the exception. I was always about to count on them for anything I needed. I felt comfortable calling them to ask questions or make inquiries, and whenever anything came up with my apartment, they were prompt in taking care of it, and always followed up to make sure I was happy. From the day I came to view the unit 3 years ago, until I said goodbye, Tony and Brenda were nothing but wonderful to me. The location, the size, the price and the accessibility are all note-​worthy for this building, but nothing comes close to the difference Tony and Brenda made during my time there. Having landlords who genuinely care about you is something you can’t easily find in a city like this. And that’s exactly why 10 121 Tabor Street was the best apartment I’ve had in a very long time.

I wouldn’t even give them one star.
Beware of this company! They make unnecessary deductions from your security when you leave their properties.

If i could give this HORRIBLE company zero stars I would. The management is lazy, incompetent, unreliable, and dishonest. The property at 4272 Corinth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90 066 is dirty, un-​maintained, and unsafe. While we lived there (2010 – 2014) there was a cleaning crew onsite once although we were told at move in it take place monthly. The electricity to the bathroom and kitchen was finicky but we were told (after numerous complaints) that there was no reason to believe there was an issue unless other tenants complained as well. The water tended to back up so we would get urgent calls not to use water in the apartment until it had been fixed. This happened more than three times but as with everything at this property, it was barely addressed and the issue was never competently fixed.
Since move out, we have been shorted over $ 500 from our deposit because although the State of CA and County of Los Angeles state that the management cover light cleaning, paint, and minor repairs after two years of occupancy (we had four) they refuse to pay for any updates for the new tenants and have kept it from our deposit. The walls were in such terrible condition upon move in that we had to do repairs ourselves (we were told that maintenance saw no reason to fix the holes and areas lacking paint or to help us when the tar from the previous smoker-occupant’s cigarettes literally bubbled up through the paint) and although the building staff agreed that we had improved on the condition of the apartment, the management is keeping additional funds for repainting and carpet repair (at time of pre-​move out inspection the representative informed us that the carpet was in good repair so either management is lying or have caused damage themselves). In addition, management’s representative refused to come on a Saturday when we were performing the actual move and fill out the paperwork to indicate we had actually moved.
If you can afford to live anywhere else, do so. It is not good for your health, and they are little better than slum lords.

I am only giving this place one star because I have to in order to write a review. Otherwise, I would give this management company, the building, and property manager a NEGATIVE!
The management company does NOT care about your needs. The most you will get from them is an attitude, excuses, and LIES!
If you want to throw money away, have NO expectations, want to live with HUGE WATER BUGS, MICE, FLEES, and loud noises 24/7…3840 motor is the place for you! The building is a piece of junk and the street is ALWAYS full of homeless people. So be aware because you will find visitors and empty beer bottles on the side of the building from time to time! Not to mention the mounds of poop all over the front of the building!
I would comment on the multiple pest issues I had while living there… but we don’t have all day! Just know that it took over 2 weeks to get someone to my apt and the person, sent by the management company, couldn’t even solve the problem!!! I paid for my own inspector and he informed me that it was an infestation!!! I didn’t stay there for over 2 weeks and the management company still made me pay for that month!!!
PLEASE be aware if you are going to live at 3840 motor or want to move into a building managed by HMH Associates. It really sucks to be treated so poorly and have the management company and property manager lie & steal from you. My apt was left cleaner than when I moved in, even the property manager said the place was in good condition! Well… she LIES, they still charged me $ 233 to paint the walls, $ 95 for cleaning the carpet and $ 120 for cleaning the apt!!! If I paid for my own exterminator, does it seem like I’m a lazy and dirty person? NO! I obviously care a lot about myself and my living courters! ROBBERS!
My lease was only for a year and I left as soon as my lease was over… and during my lease I never stayed there because it was so GROSS! THINK TWICE… because no one should have to live like this and be treated so poor…

The saga continues…
This is the worst Management company EVER!!!
The receptionist (ANNETTE) or who ever she is so unprofessional and rude. I received my deposit back and noticed a charge of $ 5.88 for unpaid rents, while talking to ANNETTE she thought it was hilarious that i was asking for my $ 5.88 back due to it not being correct. this is what she said «really its five dollars c’mon» really bitch. The management company as a whole is terrible. I would not recommend these idiots to no one. I lived at one of their properties for a year and had nothing but problems since day one. The whole management thinks that the tenants are at fault all the time. We had a major pest issue and the people who they have servicing the building are idiots too. They said we had mice, so we ordered our own pest inspection and came up with a water bug issue which he said «THEIR IDIOTS».
If you are looking to get your whole deposit taken from these numb nuts go ahead and rent from them.
i cant stress it enough how stupid these people are!!!

never ending saga with them.
also go by RDM management or sepulveda tabor prop.
service was unprofessional from the beginning until i left.
it started with the married couple that was running my complex. the husband would say something and then the wife would say (in a screaming voice of annoyance) something else. i would get harassing calls at work accusing me of letting strangers park in my spot although i was MY rental car. i was called a liar too.
when i complained– all i got was delayed repairs when i needed them.
the harassments went on and finally i was fed up and left.
the apartment was left cleaner than i got it but was still deducted 215 $ for cleaning.
i sent them videos i took the day i left and when i called back– they said i signed forms saying it needed cleaning (i did– a week after giving notice).
never rent from them– they may be a hundred dollars cheaper than other apartments but you will not get the service you pay for.

HMH is a company that rents out apartments to the west side of Los Angeles. OMG PLEASE BEWARE and make sure if your moving into a new apartment its not runned by HMH. I first moved in about a year and ½ ago. The first day I moved in my movers were moving my stuff up the stairs and this random lady down stairs pokes out and saya «please keep it down and dont stomp so loud on stairs» keep in mind the movers are holding a 120lb sectional couch. I just though quietly to myself whatever lady. Then the next day HMH pust a note on my door telling me to come to their office so they can discuss the rules, hmmmm what am I living with my parents again wow. I go after work which I didnt feel like doing in the 1^st place and the manger said the rules are no smoking, fine I dont smoke anyway, no parties, I thought to myself they prob say that to everyone plus I dont have parties except a couple of Sunday football brunches with a few friends and maybe Superbowl, you know normal stuff. He then said if I ever have any probs the on site manager lives below me, but shes not really the manager hired by HMH shes just helps aka (spy) blah blah. I was thinking he could of told me all this crap on the phone. Couple days go by I get to know all my neighbors but they all tell me whoever lives above Jenny (so called manager) never stays longer than a year. I had a friend over one night I told her she had to smoke on patio, next morning a note on my door asking me not to smoke, I have to make my guests go in the ally because she has asthma and also in the letter she wrote why smoking is bad for the lungs. Im thinking ok lady fine but your starting to piss me off, and I pay for my apartment and my life does not revolve around you. Im a real easy going and shy person so it takes alot for me to get mad or speak up. Couple weeks go by another note asking me to try and close my shower door more quitly she can hear it ahhhhhh! I also do my laundry every Monday, its my day off but guess who elses day off it is, now keep in mind I very respectfull, I have a timer in my house that goes off when my laundrys done. The bell went off, I sware not even 5min go by and shes knockin on my door asking am I almost done with the washer yet this goes on every Monday. Ok lady now Im mad. Then I watered my plants and ya some water went on the patio below she freaked, relax its hot as hell out, its just water it will dry in 5 min wow… I havent even got to the HMH part yet, so a month goes by and Im already hating this place. I get a HMH letter saying Monday they need to come in and check the fire alarms, whatever. Another month goes by same letter. Im living there 6mo now and every month they need to come in my home and check the «fire alarm» whats is with these people. Not only do I get the annyoing monthly fire checks but also other reasons to come in my home and always Mondays my day off uhhhhg. Then I got a screen door because it was hot as hell up stairs and lots of bugs, next thing you know a letter asking me to remove it. I called them and asked why does everyone else get to have one and not me. There dumb answer simply was because they lived there longer than you. Whatever I had my Dr write a letter saying Im allergic to bees if I get stung I could die. Then on the side of building everyone puts their crap back there, so yes I put my bike and some tools along with everyone elses crap. What do you know, another letter on my door saying remove it, its a fire hazrd, keep in mind if there was a fire, the side of building has no doors so it would not be an exit in a fire. Also why does only my stuff have to go and not the other stuff? Xmas comes around I put up some xmas lights all excited. You guess it folks, ANOTHER letter telling me to remove the lights its a fire hazard. Whats with these people and fires? I lived in 3 apartments in my life and not once have I ever had letters on my door or the owner/​manager needing to come in EVER while I was living there. Then I come home one night and the manager is in my apartment with no 24hr notice changing everyones locks because his got stolin wow the neighbors and I had him fired. Here comes the big kicker and what made me move, I admit I had a roudy night one Saturday, you guest it letter on door saying «PAY OR 3 DAY QUIT» wtf it said I never paid my rent basically, but I had the bank statment to prove it. Then I called them, but they never returned my call, I then went to housing dept showed them proof I paid my rent, they said theres no way in hell they can make me move in 3 days anyways. So the housing dept said they were gonna contact HMH and start a law suit. Well HMH immeditly called me and said «sorry we put the wrong letter on your door, we ment to say you were too loud Saturday and give you a warning.» WOW I was done I gave my 30 day notice. I live in a much bigger better place now with no letters or nosey fake on site manager!!!