We had previously worked with another manager at Bayside, and unfortunately, we didn't feel like we were getting the level of HOA knowledge and guidance our association needed. There were times when it seemed like our manager wasn't fully familiar with how to handle certain HOA matters, which made things frustrating for the Board. Since Victoria took over, we've had a completely different experience. She is knowledgeable, professional, responsive, and always willing to take the time to talk things through with us. When we have questions, she explains things clearly and makes sure we understand what needs to be done and why. Victoria is also very accessible. She responds quickly, follows up, and doesn't leave us wondering what is happening with an issue. We feel like she understands HOA management and knows how to work with a Board effectively. Most importantly, we're a much happier HOA now. We feel supported and confident that our association is in good hands. We're very happy Victoria took us on and would definitely recommend her to other HOAs looking for an experienced and responsive manager. read more

Bayside Management - Property Management Near Me - Sausalito, California

Bayside helped me find my cottage, and I'm very happy with the results. The whole process was smooth and professional. Their team was helpful, responsive, and made everything much easier for me. Thank you to the great team at Bayside for your support. I truly appreciate your help and recommend them as a trusted business in Marin! read more

I was a tenant for 2 years in a house managed by Dylan. He was by far the most attentive property manager I've ever worked with response times for things that were incredibly fast (and in many cases, near instantaneous). We just moved out and had a very good experience with that process including the security deposit. I highly recommend Dylan! read more

Worst for follow through and communications. I have emailed and left several message for the owner he has never returned a call or email. The staff do not answer emails in a timely manner either. I called with a plumbing emergency over the weekend no one ever called back. read more

Kind of like living a bad dream. That's what it's like to have Bayside Management take over the property you're renting. We are officially separated, so I feel comfortable writing this review. 1016 Continentals Way, Belmont, CA My theory why they are so horrible, is they have too many properties and not enough staff to manage them. Cutting corners to have to not pay people to manage these properties. Therefore you are left in the wild west. Your neighbors quickly catch onto this and start destroy things, and aren't always kind to each other. I left feeling depressed. We had a number of issues. I submitted a building issue that was never looked at even 4 months after leading up to our move date, which can potential result in a lawsuit. Oh well! Not there to care anymore. Um, I asked if they could work with our loud neighbors to quiet down, Victoria (the manager) told me and other neighbors to simply call the police when they are loud. Have us do their job. Yeah, that's a great way to cause tension and potential fights. Sure you can do this anonymously, but it's not that hard to figure out who snitched. Our building has mold, my health was on the decline. I developed a wheeze every time I laid down in bed is when it was strongest. My doctor had to prescribe me an inhaler. My poor kitty was throwing up and had to get on meds. Our eyes always felt heavy and dry. The mold is inside the walls, so you can't see it. I only realize now that it was there since I've moved out. I had a hunch. There are a ton of silverfish in the building. You find them in a bunch of places, just to make you scream at times. If the washing machine breaks, you sometimes have to go to a laundry mat, they just won't fix it promptly. What else...oh, if you happen to lock yourself out, since there isn't an onsite manager, you have to call a locksmith yourself and hope that they reimburse you back? If the garbage is packed, Recology refuses to empty the bins on garbage day. Therefore you're stuck with this ever growing pile of trash. This happened a few times. Parking has had a couple car break-ins. One of the apartments was broken into during the day. Neighbors posting letters that their packages were stolen. There is a cool storage bin, located in the garage, making it hard for delivery drivers to find, so they just dump the packages in the lobby. I never knew why they picked the garage and not the lobby to install the lockers? Lastly the security deposit. They didn't send us our security deposit, until we finally mentioned that they were past the California 21 day state law. Do your homework. If they do this to you, mail them a certified letter, and then take them to small claims court. Be sure to add the $500 court processing fee, and count the days they were late, as they would to you for paying late rent. You can file up to $12,000 if justified. I'll leave it there for now. I do miss all my kind neighbors that were good to me. They became my family. For the rude ones, I hope you move and make it a kinder place again. To Bayside, please put effort into the units you manage, I do think you can redeem yourselves. read more

Great management team for many years. They collect the rent, do routine maintenance, landscaping. I get accounting and 1099 at end of the year so tax preparation are easy. Joanelle Russell does an outstanding job managing my Mill Valley, Marin County property. read more

Terrible and irresponsible property management company. I have been trying to get a response from them about a very serious health and safety issue since December 3. Today is January 28 and I have not heard back from them. When I try to call they hang up on my face. I am feeling discriminated against. This is a total violation of the fair housing laws and the consumer (renter's ) rights. read more

Bayside Management - They don't reply to tenants emails. At all. What's the difficulty? - Property Management Near Me - Sausalito, California

Not to be trusted with your investment property. In July 2021, Bayside Management allowed 2 tenants to take possession of my rental property - when only one of them had signed the lease. For the past year, I have been involved in a civil lawsuit - all because Bayside Management did not know how to protect my interests. read more

HORRIBLE! I got sued by my tenants because of BAYSIDE'S lack of attention! I have had 2 houses now that they have "managed". In both instances, Bayside has neglected its responsibilities in leasing the property with multiple violations of the master lease without telling me. In one case the tenant is now suing ME (not Bayside) because of their lack of scrutiny. Also, Bayside has been hiding issues with the tenants to the point where 2 past tenants are now suing me because of unrepaired/ serious issues where the tenant's health was put in danger. In one instance the property manager told the tenant to pay for their own repairs! I am shocked that they are still in business!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Bayside Management is the "property manager" for my HOA. We are currently having an election to fill director positions. Our manager, Justin Barton, put his name down in the cover letter - when only the independent Inspector of Elections is supposed to "answer questions." But - Mr. Barton did not provide any contact information for the Inspector. Mr. Barton also claimed that postage was provided on the ballot envelopes. But, he failed to provide that. We have a 40% quorum requirement, and because Mr. Barton "forgot" to provide postage, people are going to be too lazy to mail their ballots with postage. Also - despite the fact that Mr. Barton has no formal training in managing an HOA, my HOA Board hired him in February. You get what you pay for! And Bayside Management is inept at HOA management! read more

WOW I own 2 rental properties and never have I experienced this. I am currently renting a property in Mill Valley (1 year now) and we have been met with nothing but unanswered calls, emails and texts from Victoria and now Jeff. Would never use this company to manage my properties. Garage has significant water infiltration - with live outlets. I've asked a number of times for them to do something - either shut off the electricity or tarp the wet spots - nothing. When we moved in I was assured they would replace the driveway which has significantly deteriorated and is dangerous to walk up. Nothing yet and it's been over a year. Place was rented to me with a fireplace - yet after I asked to have it clean - two businesses came out and said it was unusable without significant repairs. Landlord doesn't want to do repairs which is fine - I understand that - however after asking for concessions in rent and I am still waiting to hear back. The Gardening is woefully in need of some major work. Downed trees deteriorated fences - I asked multiple times to have a major overhaul done - nothing. The back of the house needs to be re-done to move water away from the house. There was a river running past the house this past January - so bad for the house - yet they do nothing. I actually feel bad for the owners of the property - I am sure they would want to protect their investment AND protect themselves from legal issues should something big happen. read more

Hi friends... My experience has been great. They've been very responsive, cordial and 100% on top of maintenance and repair requests. They make my rental experience push button easy. In a world where many seem to be loosing interest and attention to detail, these folks really step up with pride in their work and due dillegence for positive outcomes. My monthly payments are easy and seamless. Plus, when the roof on my building was getting old, I expressed concern and swiftly I had a new roof. No patching! A new roof. I'm Happy :-) read more

WORST MANAGEMENT COMPANY EVER. Let me start by saying I've been renting at an eight unit apartment complex in San Carlos for 13 years. The ownership has tried out various property managers, some better than others and some worse, but no company has come close the the level of inattention/incompetence displayed by Bayside. God forbid we have an emergency issue at the complex that needs immediate attention. The elderly lady that answers the phone to "help" callers is the worst customer service "professional" I've ever ran into. I called a few days ago in regards to management locking the water spicket outside and what was your response? You had the audacity to asked me in a confused manor, "why would you even need access to a hose spicket outside?" Are you serious?! That was right before you hung up on me then ignored my following five phone calls. Lets not forget about Victoria. Victoria, I would love to get to know you, seeing as you "manage" the property I live at, but haven't been able to reach you once on the phone! Not to mention I've never seen you at the property. I wouldn't be able to pick you out if a police line up if my life depended on it! This company along with Victoria and Ms. Trunchbull are an embarrassment to the profession of property management. You wonder why this complex is half empty. read more

bayside managment is the worst ever!!!! you do not want to have any buisness with them esp property manager justin barton he is the worse property manager in marin county and he sits on a high horse thinking he is better than you when his own partner is cheating on him with his work buddy. oops oh and he try to con me with some money but thank god i had receipts. hes just all about the money in the beginning it will all seem nice and smooth but wait for it, it will go down hill if justin barton is your property manager. speaking here from experience and thank god im done with bayside managment. read more

Proceed with caution (especially if you are a homeowner and if your account manager is Maria). Update: Bayside Management did not promptly address a second raw sewage situation in 10 days affecting the residents at Point Sausalito on 02-15-2019. Residents did not receive communication for seven hours as they walked through raw sewage that also sprayed onto their walls, windows, and traveled across two buildings down a staircase and into the plant areas. Bayside Management declined biohazard cleanup and instead sent Matthew Lawrence Construction to use a garden hose and bottle of Tilex to clean up human feces and toilet paper spanning two buildings, further dispersing raw sewage v. containing and disposing of it. This further exacerbated a serious situation and Maria did not make all residents in all affected units aware. Some residents received an email at 4:10PM (more than six hours after the incident was reported). This is a hard review to write because I was initially excited when Bayside Management took over Point Sausalito Condos. They have positive reviews from individual homeowners and renters, but they are not able to scale to multi-tenant communities like Point Sausalito. Within the past several months since Bayside Management assumed responsibility there have been numerous problems with their Director of Operations Maria. Specifically, willful and deliberate neglect to follow-up in a fire-related situation with burned radiant heat pipes (two units have been impacted), moments of malicious intent. Maria has liberally put into writing she will not take phone calls from resident(s), and most recently gross mishandling of two sewage problems leaving multiple residents to live with sewage backed up in bathtubs for more than 24 hours (Monday - Tuesday 2/05-2/06/2019 during the heavy rains). The Director of Operations, Maria, eventually sent Roto-Rooter to the building but did not provide building plans, access to the utility room and her assistant emailed residents that they did not need to be home to allow Roto-Rooter access. The result in Roto Rooter's words was a "failing mission." To date, the suggestion by the city to ensure all pipes affected are clear has been dismissed by the Director of Operations Maria. Bayside's deliberate neglect in promptly addressing a sewage situation that impacted at least four units was followed by disregarding suggestions made by the City of Sausalito/Marin City Sanitary District. Bayside's neglectful actions continue to harm the health of residents. The longer-term impact as the property's problems go unsolved it is that Bayside's mishandling of serious situations is diminishing home values. This is evident in the community jacuzzi, which has been broken since 2018 and makes it hard to sell a home now. Owning, selling, and/or purchasing property in Point Sausalito feels like it is becoming a high-risk endeavor because people will have to balance placing their biggest investment in hands of Bayside Management. CC&Rs are there to keep things in shape, but a management company is there to provide protection for issues that impact multiple units (e.g. shared pipes/plumbing and sewer lateral deterioration need a management company to manage them professionally, promptly, and within the requirements of the CC&Rs and the law). Bayside showed Affected Point Sausalito residents that they were unable and unwilling to do any of those things during two crisis situations in February 2019.I read more

Bayside Management - Bayside Management @ Point Sausalito - Property Management Near Me - Sausalito, California

These people manage the building where I own a unit and are horrible. They don't respond and are useless. Under any circumstances, you should not hire them. I'm hiring an attorney today to get my issues resolved. My hoa is $800 and it does nothing. Beware. read more

Horrible property management company. Our account manager (Victoria Taylor) has made countless errors, does not perform her contractual duties, and takes absolutely no accountability. Update 2: I had a leak in my unit. I called the emergency phone number to help get it taken care of, as I'd need a water shut off, and entry into neighboring units. Nobody from Bayside has called me back (it's been 24 hours), and since the leak detection company is not able to gain entry into the neighboring units as I requested, they have to come back. The flooding continues. Update 1: We had a board meeting scheduled this week (her office sent a late notice out to all owners), and our property manager Victoria no showed. As a result the majority of the community could not join, as she was supposed to oversee facilitation via Zoom. We still have yet to receive any sort of update as to why she wasn't there. Original Post: It's very clear she has little to no experience. We are paying her to come on site two days a week, and she's never here (we have cameras - she's been spotted once in about six months). She's posted confidential legal documents online to our community forum without authorization from the board. She fails to send out meeting notices according to Davis Stirling guidelines. She rarely responds to emails, and has yet to answer one of my phone calls. We are completely in the dark about what is going on in our community. Save yourself and do not use Bayside - there is absolutely no value being added via their services. read more

How on earth this company has an average of 3 stars, I have NO idea. Our location at 1016 Continentals Way in Belmont has had 4 property management groups since we have lived here (7 years) and THIS group - led Jeff Hacker with Victoria Taylor pretending to be our go to person - is THE WORST. We have elders who have been beyond inconvenienced; water turned off without notice; electricity off; washers and dryers removed before they were replaced with no notice - still waiting; NO onsite manager; AND not one return call from this Victoria Taylor person who according to her LINKEDIN profile claims to stand for causes such as "Arts and Culture * Civil Rights and Social Action * Economic Empowerment "- Really?! And Bayside Owner Jeff Hacker?! He could care less from his Mill Valley perch Why should he? Ownership has moved from an individual's hands to a corporation. Bedfellows to Hacker and his Bayside group. Tenant's rights?! Oxymoron. read more

I own a condo in SF and overpaid my HOA fees (into the Bayside account). It's been a nightmare trying to get the money refunded. Anthony is our Bayside rep and he has never responded to my emails or VM's, even after one of his colleagues asked him to contact me. Our HOA tells me that they are also very upset and frustrated with Bayside - no one returns their calls. Only Joseph has helped, even though he doesn't service our HOA. If there is another option, like Elmer Fudd's management firm, or maybe Rocky and Bullwinkle's management service, they are a better choice than Bayside. Seriously, avoid Bayside Dr possible. read more

Terrible management company. Responses to work orders take months. Shady construction work and they block current tenant parking spots for construction workers. read more

I have rented places all my life, dozens at this point. I have never had a worst experience in my life. I had to pull teeth for months to get a functioning oven. The electricity in the unit never worked well. I couldn't turn on a microwave, kettle, and heater without tripping the breaker. They decided to destroy the shelves in the laundry room because people were using them to put their detergent. Nobody asked for this. They said they would clean up the complex. They didn't. They said they would mail my deposit check to one address. I didn't get it. I suggested a different address. They didn't send it. They said they did but I didn't believe them. I had to drive all the way to Marin County from Menlo to pick up my check. A USPS location is right next to their office. They are terrible. read more

I've rented from/with Dylan for 8/9 years and found him very responsive to service requests.

awful management, no response from Victory Taylor ever. I was locked out of my apartment as my key broke inside of the lock, called Bayside property management company during business hours and Victoria was nowhere to be found. The emergency after hours service finally picked up and told to "just google a locksmith in your area". read more

These people are an absolute rip-off. They try to hoodwink you when they think you are not looking and I found them to be borderline (if not outright) dishonest. I was referred to them when my previous property manager closed his business. I live outside the country now, so a reliable property manager is a must-have - they did not fit the bill. I have to say that the re-rental happened smoothly after the vacancy, but the unreliability then became more apparent. As an example, they wanted me to sign a new management agreement with them and they tried to slip in a management fee on deposits paid by new tenants - I mean REALLY. And that is just one example of several problems I had with them and their duplicity. You cannot trust them, and I would advise anyone to stay away. read more

Bayside has "managed" our property for a few months and has been doing a terrible job. Anthony and Victoria do not respond to board inquiries, do not follow through with vendor needs, ignore homeowner requests, fail to meet county and state deadlines, and have terrible attitudes to boot. We discovered they paid another client's invoices with our funds, deposited our homeowners checks in another client's account, and lost multiple checks. When we contacted Jeff Hacker, the owner, to step in he said he would and then disappeared without any follow up. Stay away. read more

Renting a house through them was simply the worst customer service experience I've ever had. If I could give them zero stars I would. When we received our first PG&E bill at the rental it was for several hundred dollars for the small 1200 square foot house. This continued throughout the winter paying $500-700 per month. We called to complain about the how drafty the house was many many times and they simply screened out calls. At one point they decided to paint the house. Our daughter was an infant at the time so we were worried about lead paint exposure. I tested the paint and it was indeed lead paint. We let them know about the presence of lead and our concerns that the job be done correctly. They hired a scab crew who scraped down everything leaving paint chips everywhere without any lead mitigation. We temporarily moved out and filed a claim with Marin County. Again, when we complained they simply screened our calls. We had similar experiences with sewer problems, leaking roofs etc. Stay far away. UPDATE: This is a response to the Business Owner comment posted 3 years after my review: Claiming that your telephone system is set up in a way that doesn't permit calls to be screened is silly. The woman who answered the phone would simply tell us she would pass on our messages to Peter and he would never respond. This happened dozens of times. Saying that having astronomically high heating bills is a "lifestyle choice" is also ridiculous. Our current house, which is larger and in the same neighborhood, costs 1/3 as much to heat so I think our "lifestyle" doesn't necessarily require a $700/month heating bill. When we did have our own independent contractor come out to check out the problem. He found a number of problems, the funniest of which was the fact that the back of the refrigerator compartment was completely open to the elements(!). In regards to Bayside's ignoring our complaints about being exposed to lead paint dust, if you truly feel that this was a decision that the owner was completely responsible for then you should have put is in contact with them instead of ignoring our concerns for months on end until we finally felt forced to leave. read more

I've lived in a B.M. rental for a little under 2 months now. I left a check with this month's rent, along with a note requesting that someone look at a few run down items and see if they could be fixed, on Monday. My check was promptly cashed within a couple days, but no one's called me or stopped by to fix the items in question. It's inconvenient that they have not set up electronic rent pay yet. Is it really that difficult to set up, B.M? read more

Well I am not friends nor family of this company, and rented for years. The house needed work badly. However it did not get fixed until I moved out. I always paid on time with rent. They had a guy named Matt and he was awesome to me. However when Matt left they threw him under the bus. Rather than taking ownership and fixing the problems. When companies do that; be prepared to ho through it. Chime in all day on my comment if you like. Just know I have proof of the comment I made. Also I can expose more but I will be nice like Matt was to me. Have a blessed day read more

Unfortunately, we rented from Bayside Management. I must say that our experience was hands down the worst Real Estate - Rental relationship we have ever had in our 20 years of marriage. Maria Hoppe - is completely unprofessional and unresponsive to any need, whether it be a repair or a general property question. And YES - Bayside DOES screen every phone call - and NO - they DO NOT RESPOND. We called for items that needed to be repaired and after emails. phone calls over months and months, NOTHING. We never received a call back or a returned email. To top it off, we had to take Bayside Management to Small Claims court to receive our deposit. We won easily in court due to the fact that we continued to document and document the lack of response and professionalism exhibited by Bayside Management. We ended up buying a home in Marin and were in transition while we looked. And we are now part of the Mill Valley community - and when asked about our transitional housing while we looked for our forever home, we are honest in our assessment of Bayside Management and especially Ms. Hoppe. We are open about our experience and we were so surprised to hear from so many of our friends about their negative experiences over the years with this management company. We, like the other reviewers are forced by YELP to give at least one star, but we give Bayside Management a 0 for their lack of acceptable customer service and the unprofessional manner of Maria Hoppe, our contact at their Sausalito office. With YELP, it is just as important to read the "Non Recommended" reviews as it is the "good" ones. YELP unfortunately gives their business a way to hide their negative reviews. If we had YELPED Bayside, we would have run as fast as we could in the other direction. Trust me, it is not worth it to deal with people who simply do not care about their tenants. Bayside - Ms. Hoppe - - - YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO CALLS and YOU DO SCREEN EVERY PHONE CALL WITHOUT FOLLOW UP. The day we moved from their property, we actually celebrated - and the day we won our Judgement in Marin County Small Claims, we again celebrated. We have reached out to others on this forum to offer assistance - the poor tenants who have had a similar experience and have found that we were not the exception - rather, we were treated like most tenants, as a rent check monthly. We tell my husband's colleagues who relocate to the Bay Area, about our Nightmare with Bayside. My husband works for a Fortune 100 Company, and in addition, we have let his company's relocation services department know NOT to consider Bayside Management as a solution for transitional housing - and of course, we provided the proof. the emails, letters, small claims paperwork and the Judgement that we were awarded. Bayside Management should NOT be in business and needs to have its license reevaluated. So we join the many on this forum and give them a ZERO. And thank God that we have our home in Mill Valley. The nightmare is over. read more

Like the other reviewers, I wish I could give Bayside Management a 0, but YELP makes you put a 1. http://www2.dre.ca.gov/PublicASP/displayonlinedocument.asp?filing=H09857SF This is the LINK TO SUSPENSION FOR NOT MAINTAINING TRUST ACCOUNTS and PAYING DEPOSITS TO TENANTS - THIS IS PUBLIC INFORMATION FROM THE CA DRE WEBSITE. I have not ever met more unprofessional and uncaring Managers in my many years as a renter here in Marin. Maria and Peter are both inconsiderate and will happily take your money while ignoring emails and refusing phone calls. There are so many issues with the property where we live, I do not know where to start! Tenants, you have rights - use this link to make sure that Bayside Management is keeping their commitment as a Property Management Company. http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf My wife has worked in Real Estate (a National REIT), for a majority of her career and is now a stay at home Mother and she is appalled with the lack of Service and Care given to the tenants and the property that we live in. 10 - 15 year old appliances that DO NOT MATCH. LEAK and are not working Stained and disgusting smelly old carpeting paint that is clearly 10 years old with touch ups that do not match Bent and dirty window coverings that are in need of replacement The landscaping is unkempt and is rarely maintained The parking is atrocious - the entire property needs to be power washed RODENTS running around the interior and exterior of the property Laundry Rooms that are not maintained with OLD run down machines Broken lighting that has never worked Dozens of CODE violations Cabinets that are so old and damaged that they are warped so badly that the doors do not close Mirrors that are covered in paint - rusted and in need of replacement Interior Lighting that is from the 1970's - rusted and covered with years of dirt and grime Our toilet seat was so old - when we removed it, urine that had formed around the screws fell out in solid form - my wife had to leave the bathroom. I almost threw up, as I have never experienced such disgusting surroundings. All of these issues and more have been reported directly to both Maria and Peter - without even the respect of a returned phone call or email. Maria promised that they would be taken care of prior to our move in - and neither Maria, Peter or Jeff Hacker, the owner will respond to our requests for service via, mail, email or phone calls to their office in Sausalito. This Management Company does nothing once they get your deposit and rent check every month - and I would be very careful to document EVERY Communication with them via email - so that you have protection when they attempt to keep any part of your deposit. We will be moving - and the next move, we will make sure to vet the Property Management Company and ask the neighbors about their response and prompt service, as we will not ever wish this on anyone. Here is the Link to Bayside Management's Public Record with Marin Superior Court, it goes on for pages! http://www.marincourt.org/PublicIndex/SearchResults.aspx\ Buyer Beware!! read more

Have to chime in here that Bayside is the best. I have been thinking of semi retiring and moving to Washington State (they don't tax your social security OR your pension!), so I've been checking out rentals and most of the property management companies in Bellingham have reviews that are DISMAL :( I have lived here since 2009 and Bayside has always been awesome, responded right away to anything that needed fixing either in my apt or in the complex. Special shout out to Samantha who rocks! read more

Bayside Management is the perfect place to go if you want to see how properties SHOULD NOT be managed. I lived at a rental property for 14 months that they "managed". I never received a copy of the lease or even a lease to sign. I had to request one myself months later, while our direct contact there, Peter, fumbled through 4 or 5 different attempts trying to get the information right. The reason I wanted a signed lease was for the eventuality that they would screw me when I was ready to move out. And, yes, they tried to screw me. ***As a side note, I would have not given them any stars if Yelp didn't require at least one. Their form of management is letting one of the renters at our house call all the shots even though he only rents. Its easier to just take his word than to actually be involved themselves. Whatever this guy would tell Peter, Peter would do. Otherwise, you never saw hide nor hair of them. When it came time to fix things at the house, they tried to weasel out of it commonly. As far as Peter goes, besides being inept at his job and careless, he is also rather rude. He has tried to screw me out of part of my hefty $1350 security deposit by charging me, after I moved out, for repairs that were not related to me. It was only after I threatened to sue that he has decided to pay....over a month after I moved out! This is despite the fact that the deposit was supposed to be paid within 21 days of moving. But he is still trying to withhold $50 for some bogus charge. He stated that I should be fine with it because that's not much to pay for living somewhere for 14 months. It is if you haven't caused any damages! When I tried to explain this to him very calmly, HE HUNG UP! Peter is also real good at not returning his calls and taking extended vacations quite often, not to mention his short 4-hour work day. And the secretary is pretty slow to boot. So if classless, uptight, lazy, irresponsible and thievery are all things you look for in a property management company, that invest, rather, lose your money with Bayside! UPDATE: 3/30/2011: I got my $50 back (+ court fees) after taking this swindler to Marin County Court). And I'm sure he's still trying to rip somebody off as we speak. read more

This company is horrible! No one is on the same page. The maintenance worker came into my apartment without notice. I only knew because I could tell someone had moved my bed. Afterwards they offered no apology, except from a secretary who was just doing her job and didn't know what to say. read more

We were living in a Mill Valley apartment for four years. Our rent was $1775. The owner hired a S F property management company and the rent was promptly raised to $2400/month. A 39% increase or $625. We are an older couple living on a fixed income AND my husband has advanced Alzheimer's so any move would be disorienting/distressing to him. I was unable to find anything satisfactory; we wanted to remain in Mill Valley because we have roots and community here. By a fluke, the family living in the apartment next door (building owned by someone else), is moving. A kind neighbor hooked us up with them and Bayside Management. Peter Boda smoothed the application process for me. We are moving next door at the OLD rent of $1800 and my husband will be minimally uprooted by moving to the same floor plan in the same neighborhood. I am so grateful for Peter's compassion and support for us in a difficult situation. read more

We found our place through their craigslist ad. Meeting Dylan and working with him to get into our home was a good experience.

I can not be more happy to live in my apartment managed by BSM, they are great, has values and are very honest, Maria V Hope and Peter Boda are great persons to deal with. read more

My wife and my family have lived in a property managed by Bayside Management for the past 3 years, and they have been excellent. Super responsive, attentive and very customer service-friendly. In particular our point of contact Joanelle is excellent. We are past landlords ourselves (we owned rental property for a number of years) and have hired property management companies to manage our own rental properties, so we know how difficult the job is. Also, I run my own business so I appreciate the value of a good team. Bayside has a dynamic team which I would highly recommend, whether you are a property owner considering using them as your property management company or if you are a prospective tenant considering renting one of their properties. read more

I have found that over the years working with various property managers, that Bayside has been the most personable. While you can't please all of the people all of the time, if I have made my requests known, they delivered. read more

I have had a good experience working with Bayside Management so far. They have gotten back to me and answered my questions promptly. I recently sent in a request for a copy of a monthly statement and got it back from Peter in short order, very quickly. Good service. read more

I have been using Bayside Management for about 14 years for a rental property in Mill Valley. They have always been professional and reliable. My current property manager is Mr. Peter Boda and has been for several years. Mr. Boda has always been very prompt and professional in handling any problem and keeping me informed of various situations and options in managing the property. I recommend Bayside and Mr. Boda to all my friends. Rob O. Mill Valley, CA read more