Hyde Regency

I’ve lived in the Hyde Regency for the past 6 months until I left in mid-​August. Living there was not bad. There aren’t many amenities but the rent was reasonable and they furnished the place to a degree making it easy to move right in.
My issue with these guys arose when we had to move because my wife and I found another place in Walnut Creek. Long story short paying $ 3490/​month for a two bedroom for two people (my wife and I) didn’t make much sense. Additionally we’re expecting a child and SF is not the best place to raise a family.
We found a place in Walnut Creek and needed to sign a lease ASAP in order to move at the beginning of September (because finding places is tough, even in Walnut Creek!) Unfortunately this gave us less than the required 30 day notice. Nonetheless I tried contacting Michael, the landlord, two days previously and then formally put in the notice on ⁸⁄₁₇.
1) I asked if it’d be an issue giving them less than 30 days. My thoughts was that since finding a place is so difficult in Russian Hill that they could quickly get a tenant. Michael never responded.
2) Towards the end of August I asked Michael how it was going and he and Adil (other manager) said they hadn’t had much luck. Lo and behold I looked and they had the place in the «sublet/​temporary» section on Craigslist, and nowhere else.
3) I listed the place for them, on my own accord, in «apartments for rent» and instantly emails started coming in. Within the next few days I had 20+ that I forwarded to Michael for follow up.
4) We moved out on the 4^th and I offered to pay for those 4 nights. Michael said that should be fine and that they had a couple of tenants that were close.
5) I followed up with Adil and Michael on ⁹⁄₆ (thinking they may try to pull a fast one) and got no response until ⁹⁄₁₃. Adil informed me that I owed my full $ 1,000 security deposit with an additional $ 750 because they couldn’t fill the apartment.
If this was in an area where it was tough for landlords to find tenants I’d probably understand, but with the 20+ applicants I sent their way, the popularity of housing in Russian Hill, their negligence in advertising the place correctly, them raising rent $ 300 in 6 months, and their nerve to ask me for more money after I helped them find a tenant this made me sick.
I don’t recommend messing with these people and I will be filing reports with the BBB and SFHA. If you’d like additional information on the Hyde Regency and my experience please feel free to comment on this and I will provide it.