Great job as always making repairs! Done quickly and professionally! Keep up the great work!

I lived at California Apartments with a longtime friend and roommate from October 1, 2018 until Jan 3, 2024. I didn't leave because of choice, it was because my mother was at the end of her life with hear failure. My mom wasn't able to do anything on her own without losing her breath, and she was on oxygen 24/7. I originally went to visit my mom and stay for a few days. She lived in Trenton which is 1 hr and 20 min away from Absecon, NJ. But after I saw her I knew I'd have to stay. She didn't look well at all. I told the the lady in the office that I'd be leaving earlier than my lease term due to extenuating circumstances. I was told to write a letter and pay for the next month, which was Feb, March, April, May!! Then I was told I was still not in good standing due to a lack of communication and I paid again !! They knew my mother was literally dying and they were picking my pockets dry !! I loved this complex and the office workers at one time, I'm confused as to why everything went so wrong. My roommate told me he brought a letter to them and he was done. After that he remained at the apartment until early June 2024 and left. Never told me where he went or that he wasn't coming back until I received an email stating that I was blocked. My mom passed away June 10, 2024 and George left after having someone live there without my knowledge. I had to leave everything behind because I had absolutely zero help and was moving my mom's house in Trenton while I was getting what I could without a moving truck in Absecon. Now I'm being sued for $3000 by Manor Management while grieving the loss of my mother and as my ex friend and roommate hides in another state!! I did what I could do. Paid the last months rent, George brought the letter to the office and now after a clean slate of never being late paying my rent in almost 6 years this is what I get !! read more

my neighbors and I are extremely satisfied living in the California apartments .. always clean .. landscaping is always well manicured , beautiful grounds in the winter and summer . Perfectly run by a knowledgeable, efficient and caring manager who runs her highly energetic team with precision . A prompt and skillful maintenance team and able bodied building staff complete this A number one living community . read more

Beautiful place to live, apartments are spacious and modern, very clean, but the best feature is the amazing staff from the office workers to the maintenance crew...they are the main reason I will be here for a long time! read more

We have been here for 3 months and are very happy we chose this apartment community. We actually moved in sight unseen as we were relocating from Georgia. Obviously we were very nervous but as soon as we pulled up we were very relieved to see it was a good choice. The grounds are well kept with beautiful landscaping. There's a large pool I had the opportunity to swim in this summer. There's also a nice playground for the youngsters for those that have children. And tennis courts but my days of playing tennis are over. The apartment itself has all the appliances one needs. It is an older complex so that shows in certain spots. However, in the short time we've lived here we have had new carpet installed as well as a new front door. The maintenance crew are prompt as well as friendly. The office personnel are sweet, helpful and knowledgeable about the area. We are on the ground floor as neither of us can climb steps anymore. We have a patio with a wonderful view. The security guards are always watching the grounds so I am not concerned about our safety being on the first floor. I recommend California Apartments as a great place to call home! read more

This apartment community is the best if you are looking for a place to live! The overall upkeep of the place is top notch with an amazing staff! And during night time, it is surveilled by security! I've lived here a while with no issues! And plus, it is in a great location next to a high school close to shopping outlets, etc. And about two minutes off the white horse pike so about 10 min to get to Atlantic City! And I'd say housing rental price is affordable compare to most! And the upkeep and maintenance of the place is always A plus, these guys always does a great job in cleaning the areas, grass cut, etc. And if you need a new carpet, laundry machine and whatever in your place, the staff is always so responsive and prompt to ensure your apartment is good! And they were understanding about co-vid times so late fees were arrangeable if needed and no late fees for late payments during co-vid times! And I just want to personally thank Amy Defeo-Barbella, the manager, she is so amazing you will love her! Always so prompt about anything! She is the best! And shoutout to Francisco, the groundskeeper staff, for returning my mom's wallet that she lost! Just good and honest people here! read more

When I moved into the apartment, they told me of all these great features including the balcony, a garbage disposal, and a brand new oven that had been installed. They forgot to mention that the balcony door does not actually lock unless you use the steel bar in the running track. The garbage disposal was a nightmare from the time I moved in until I tinkered enough to fix it on my own. The maintenance man came out to take a look at both the door lock and the garbage disposal when I notified the complex, but he failed to fix the garbage disposal and informed me he couldn't do anything about the door lock. Very safe! The brand new oven was great until you wanted to cook something. The moment the food started to cook, the smoke detector would go off and have to be removed from the ceiling. The balcony itself has a layer of cheap paint that is destroyed from the weather and looks awful. Inside the apartment I suffered from loose outlets that the plugs would frequently fall out of with no assistance. The bathroom is a horror with poor amenities. The towel rack and toilet tissue holder were only half screwed in when I moved in; thus resulting in the racks falling off and having to reinstall them myself. The drains in the sink and shower/tub clogged in the first week and required Draino (or else I was showering in 4 inches of water). The shower never comes clean. Bleach, Tilex, Clorox, Bam!, or any other product has no effect on the cheap tub kit they chose. By the time I was ready to move out, the cheap motel vanity that was installed began to run off the track as well. The neighborhood is becoming a ghetto quite quickly as well. When I moved in the ladies in the rental office informed me the area was safe because it was located in Absecon. This was their first lie, as it is just over the Pleasantville border and mere moments away from the bad areas like Marina Del Rey and Sassafras Run. When I first moved in, the neighbors were decent with the exception of the Hispanic "family" that lived downstairs. This woman has at least 3 kids living in the apartment and has a never ending supply of loud (as well as driving loud cars with no mufflers) visitors at all hours of the day and night. I never met the neighbors across the hall from me, but there were multiple times I would walk up the stairs after work and be greeted by the heavy stench of marijuana. This is an obvious oversight on the complex since the owner lives right above them. Eventually my quiet downstairs neighbors moved out and were replaced with a lower-class white couple. This would have been great, except that the wife smoked like a chimney all day, thus fumigating my apartment ever 15-20 minutes, and the husband was a creep. Outside of my actual neighbors, it wasn't uncommon to see the locals walk right from Route 9 onto the property and cut through or do other shady acts in plain sight. Once again the manager had a perfect view from her apartment of all this, but must have never seen it. The staff is an interesting mix of women. They are less helpful and less knowledgeable then they should be about the complex they work, and some reside, in. The biggest problem with them is the supposed "fire inspection" that occurs every year. This is written into the contract in Section 9 of the agreement. This contract states that the landlord may, at any time with no notice, enter your apartment. As a tenant one would assume this is simply for emergency purposes or in order to keep dangerous tenants from living in the complex. This is sadly not the case. A letter was sent to me in late October informing me that "fire inspection" would be occurring in the first two weeks of November and that we should make sure that we do not have any potential fire hazards in our apartments (i.e. overloaded surge protectors). However, the letter included a strange sentence telling us that the cleanliness of our apartments will play a major part in the inspection. Now, the last time I spoke to my friend who is a former Fire-Fighter, a dirty kitchen or bathroom won't spontaneous combust. What this actually turned into was the manager waiting until you left your apartment and then letting herself in to play "Mom" with how you are maintaining your apartment. After she apparently did this, as she does not give you notice, I was alerted I needed to speak with her in regards to the inspection in my apartment. This lead to a lecture on how to keep my apartment tidy by her standards. A little annoyed with this turn of events, I sought legal help in the situation and contacted the town of Pleasantville about this supposed fire inspection. read more