Pros: UCLA probably makes a killing on tuition already so doesn't feel the need to price gouge…read morestudents on university housing. 1 bed rent is priced literally a full $1,000 lower than market rent for Palms/Culver City, which is utterly ridiculous. Neighbors are generally quiet and the Palms area is generally safe. Cons: this place is filled with thieves. Packages go missing so often that it has to be an inside job. Filed police reports don't do anything and there are either no cameras or the cameras don't work. It's gotten to the point where residents are now shipping packages to Amazon lockers or friends because there's at least a 50% chance your package will get stolen if it's left there for a few hours. Additionally, at least a half dozen apartment units have flooded every time it rains hard. There are also very few amenities other than laundry on each floor and an outdoor courtyard. If it wasn't for the cheap rent, this would be a 3-star review.

I've been living here for about 4 months now, so I can probably give a pretty good, evidence based…read morereview. The best thing about this place is the rent. Yes, I'm still poor and like things that are cheap (except for booze, which will give you a headache). I'm currently paying 1095 for a 1 bedroom apartment. While that figure in itself will probably sell most people on signing on the dotted line, it also includes free wireless internet and cable TV, courtesy of those Nazis at Time Warner. So yes, a sweet deal made even sweeter. Other good things about this place--there's a woman that comes by that cleans the hallway. I'm pretty sure she works for UCLA though I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of a homeless woman sneaking into the building with nothing better to do than clean up after grown men and women. They also have pretty cheap dryers and washers (1 dollar for the washer and 75 cents for the way-too-hot dryer) on each floor, a garbage chute, and underground parking and gated entry. Other good things--stone's throw from Culver City and its many joys, right next to McDonald's, for all you fatties, and across the street from Red Mango, Versailles, and the freezing aforementioned Coffee Bean. All is not a rosy picture, however. While the maintenance is convenient and online, it's via a convoluted website. Worse yet, it usually takes the maintenance people forever to fix things. No hot water in the shower? 30 days. Dishwasher not working? About 14 days. But again, never one to complain, all this stuff was free. So where can I apply, you say? Well apparently, you've got to be a student or connected to UCLA in some capacity. I'm surprised I'm even eligible, given that I haven't set foot on the actual campus in over three years. In any case, I can apparently live here for a maximum of two years, or until my fellowship ends--which is next June. So until then, I'll be wantonly using the free cable and internets to my heart's content.

DO NOT MOVE HERE - READ THIS BEFORE SIGNING A LEASE (especially because you are not allowed to see…read morethe apartment until AFTER you sign your lease). If you're looking for an outdated, poorly maintained apartment with unresponsive management, then this is the place for you. Otherwise, save yourself the headache and look elsewhere. Lived here for less than two months before finding a new lease. Parking Nightmare: The garages are too small for SUVs, and management refuses to let you move into a larger one, even if they have availability. Noise Issues with No Real Solutions: Neighbors are excessively loud, but management won't do anything unless you call them after 11 PM and they physically come to your unit to confirm the noise. Their solution? A letter--no actual enforcement. Old, Falling Apart Apartments: These units have not been updated in years. Kitchens and bathrooms are in disrepair--peeling laminate counters are literally screwed back on, there are visible holes in the walls and ceilings, and carpets are ripped and stained. The bathroom water temperature is also broken and cannot be adjusted. Zero Respect for Privacy: Maintenance can and will enter your apartment without notice. They once walked in on us in the middle of a work meeting, with no work order to justify it. No apology, no accountability and it was so bizarre. It definitely scared me how comfortable they were entering without the door being answered. Disgusting Laundry Facilities: The machines are ancient, often broken, and so filthy they stain your clothes instead of cleaning them. Filthy Common Areas: Hallways are cluttered with abandoned furniture, water jugs, garbage, and even bugs. Regular cleaning clearly isn't a priority. Overpriced and Not Worth It: Despite the terrible living conditions, new apartments are rented at market rate. There's no financial advantage to living here--just frustration. As of 2025 they are 2750 for a small two bedroom apartment. The second bedroom is more like an office nook and not a bedroom. To be content living here, one really needs to feel comfortable living in squalor. Otherwise, you will get more for your money elsewhere. Final Verdict? Stay away and find your own apartment. There are plenty of better places to live for the same price. We found a place with in unit laundry for $50 more than this rate. Do yourself a favor and keep looking until you're happy with what you find.

Good housing facility for UCLA students with families. They have nice gardens and grill areas for…read morefamilies to meet up and kids to play as well.

Am I a fan of living here? Yes, I am. Is it the coolest place to live? No, it is not. First of…read moreall, it looks a bit like either a hotel or a slightly fancy dorm. I mean, it's university housing, so one shouldn't expect much, but it is a bit weird to come home and have to put your CARD KEY into the slot to open the door. Pluses: - parking garage - free university shuttle to campus that runs every hour - cheap rent! (if you live with a roommate) - pretty good location in culver city(walking distance to tons of restaurants and a few stores like Best Buy and Ralph's) - all utilities except gas/electric included! Could go either way: - safe (there have been some robberies, but generally it's very safe, and i've never felt unsafe (knock on wood)) - size/feel/windows in the apartment (some apartments don't have windows that face outside (i.e. you just get the view of the hallway outside your front door), but my corner apartment is a good size and has lots of windows) - location in terms of UCLA (it's 30-40 minutes no matter what way you go: bus, bike, shuttle, car, hot air balloon) Cons: - you feel like you live in a dorm. you can decorate. but those walls are still scary white - card keys - getting packages delivered can be annoying because there's no buzzer system - no buzzer system - nobody talks to anybody else! Overall...I'll stay here because it's cheap and easy and pretty okay!

A moment of peace in a busy life Thank you so much Casa De…read moreVida MANAGEMENT for creating paradise for your residents!

WARNING: DO NOT LIVE HERE. Terrible management, and mold infested units…read more Living at this property for the past 11 months has such a nightmare. From early on, management failed to be honest about how disruptive and long-term the construction would be, making it nearly impossible to work from home and costing me income and peace of mind. Our balcony was destroyed about a month into our lease, yet we were still charged full rent for something we could no longer use--and it's still not properly restored. Over time, our apartment developed serious mold problems. We found visible mold in bedrooms, closets, on our personal belongings, and even inside an air purifier. Many of our possessions were ruined, and I had to throw away thousands of dollars' worth of personal items. It's been heartbreaking to lose things you've worked hard for, especially when it feels completely preventable. We also raised concerns about potential asbestos exposure during construction, but management never gave clear answers or reassurance. Instead of taking responsibility, they brushed off our health concerns and avoided providing real information. When I asked for proper mold testing and accountability, the property manager (Tina) hung up on me and stopped responding to emails. Trying to get basic answers about our health, safety, and living conditions became exhausting and emotionally overwhelming. Eventually, management agreed to let us end our lease early--but only if we signed an agreement promising not to sue them or talk about what we went through. After months of stress, fear about our health, financial losses, and feeling ignored, that offer felt more like a way to silence us than to make things right. This experience has been awful and the lack of transparency, accountability, and basic respect had made things immensely worse. I would NOT recommend this property to anyone, especially people with health concerns, pets, kids, or anyone who values feeling safe and supported in their home.

SCSH was extremely efficient and responsive with any service requests, phone calls, or emails --…read morewhich is quite rare for student housing. The move out and security deposit return process was also the smoothest I've experienced in LA.

Incredible management. Really smooth move-in and move-out process. Always fixed any issues I had…read morefast! Highligh recommend

tl;dr dont lease apartments from UCLA Grad Housing. Renting from UCLA Housing was my biggest…read moremistake in law school. I was so excited that the law school reserved a spot for me and I didnt have to worry about housing, but I wouldn't take their housing if I were to do law school all over again. Staff and representatives are respectful and available. UCLA Housing's policies have been quite bad, annoying, nonsensical, and disturbing. I've spent almost all of my graduate years at UCLA Housing and that has been the biggest mistake of graduate school. The pricing model is awful, where people with inferior units pay the same if not more than other with better units, there are no phone lines to speak with a representative over the phone since March, the apartments are not clean when you move in, maintenance crew although helpful and knowledgable barges into apartments without notice, and there was a whole summer where I had pests (little bug/cockroaches, LOTS of them) coming into my apartment from the sidewalk (I lived on Veteran) and Housing refused to do anything about them and I played whac-a-mole with my new tiny roommates for a few months. Replacing the door even would help since I would literally see them coming in from the huge gap under the door. Especially now that rent prices are lower in the market than UCLA apartments, I recommend that people go rent elsewhere.

I'm updating my review. The original mostly stands true but a few things have changed…read more The rent for a studio is now $1700 in Weyburn. This is for a pretty small room with a small kitchen with 2005-era appliances (see prior review), a couch, coffee table, desk, a few drawers, and a full XL bed. With the rate that the UC system is implementing our post-strike wages, it's crazy to me that the school continues to raise the rent here. For what it's worth, I'm now in a place in WeHo that charges the 2020 Weyburn rent rate ($1625), utilities included, that also happens to be double the size of the Weyburn studio. I can't bring myself to lower my review because of the conveniences tied to Weyburn housing. I lived there when I had coursework during my PhD; you can reach campus within 20 mins by foot or by shuttle. The maintenance crew is responsive and kind, plus they are based right in Weyburn so they will come quickly if you have something that needs immediate repair. The equivalent of RAs always plan activities with plenty of free food - good to make friends outside your own department. I have 0 regrets about having lived here when I did. However, there are several outstanding issues that need to be addressed. I lived in Palm and there were a good amount of water, heat, Wi-Fi, and/or gas outages, sometimes taking up to 72 hours for them to be available again. You do get a courtesy email about 10 minutes before they shut down the utility in question, but it does get almost comically repetitive. Shower early and get work done on campus. Prior to the new mailroom being implemented, some packages were delivered to the apartment's courtyard, some to your apartment door, and others in an older mail room. There was constant theft of packages around this time. The current UAN/Weyburn mailroom was meant to be a solution. It's not! It can take up to 3 days for the staff to process your package and for the system to mark it as available. You then have to go to the mailroom with student ID and pick up your package. This is fine for some packages and annoying in case you order anything temperature- or time-sensitive. Other packages and pieces of mail disappear. I thankfully missed the bedbug experience from previous years. However, the Palm building had the pleasure of experiencing nonstop washing machine leaks, washing machine breakdowns (where only 2 out of 8 were functioning), and black mold stank in the laundry room in Palm. Our maintenance team could only do so much as the technology/program was managed through Housing. We had to file several maintenance requests directly to the company (WASH) and to UCLA Housing before anything got close to being resolved. Also I still think the full XL is the goofiest bed size imaginable. Imagine a queen bed with the rizz of a twin bed.

Cute apartment, however elevator can be shoddy at times and walls are paper thin. I like that…read morethere's an exercise room and a rooftop. Sometimes my key card doesn't work

This was a pretty comfortable place to live and I didn't have any issues with the neighbors, though…read moreoccasionally we'd get a whiff of smoke from someone else's porch. There are two parking garages and you can get an assigned spot. It can suck for visitors trying to find parking nearby, but sometimes you could get away with just grabbing a random spot in the garage for a bit. It comes fully furnished and they had recently upgraded the couches when I was there a few years ago. Unfortunately you have to use Time Warner and there were always issues with the service... I'd see a TWC truck out on the street at least once a week. There was also that one time there was an electrical explosion underground, which was crazy. We didn't have power for most of the night. The location isn't too far from campus and it's a quick walk down to In'N'Out and the rest of Westwood. Since it's a university apartment, there was a hotline you could call to get any sort of service, or you could go visit your AC (apartment coordinator), who was kind of like the RA for the building. They had plungers and light bulbs and a vacuum, which pretty much covers the basic things you'd need.

I stayed at Zuma Housing during my summer in LA and had a good experience. It's in a safe student…read morearea in Westwood, close to UCLA, with shops, cafés, restaurants, a gym and a pool nearby. The house has everything you need, including a shared kitchen, bathrooms and common areas. There are also terraces where you can hang out with other people, and the cleaning lady comes regularly to keep the shared spaces clean. Overall, it was a great place to stay for the summer!

I had a really great experience with Zuma Housing, especially because of the support I received…read morefrom Alex. She helped me throughout my entire accommodation journey, from the very beginning until the end, and was always approachable, responsive, and genuinely willing to help. What I appreciated most was that Alex went above and beyond even when I had questions or concerns that were outside her department. She still took the time to guide me and make sure I got the right assistance. Overall, Zuma Housing made my accommodation experience much smoother, and Alex's support made a big difference. I'm truly grateful for her kindness, professionalism, and willingness to go the extra mile. Highly recommend Zuma Housing and especially Alex!

I found my homestay through one of USH's website called "HomestayMatch". In this website, you can…read moreeasily find a homestay that fits all of your needs. You will know who will be in the family, if they have kids or pets, and how old they are... You can also see different homestays' photos and choose the one you like the most. I had a great experience at the homestay I found through HomestayMatch. They'll do background check with all the host family and make sure they are nice and safe for international students. They even contacted my host family during my stay here and make sure everything is doing fine. I can tell that they really care about the students.

I've been staying at the homestay for about four months and overall things have gone quite…read moresmoothly. Agents from USH are very attentive and respond to emails quite quickly. They always try to update the situation throughout the rental process. My current landlord is very kind and caring. Overall, up to now I am quite satisfied with the service provided by USH.

I would let you know there is no safety here no safe locks and felons are accepted through the…read moreprogram. They have bed bugs on and off. And the owner does not respond when you request refund on items they should be providing.

Ppl do not move here the manager drinks every day and she pops pills. Always in her room sleeping,…read moresmoking weed. Never alert when anything happens in the house because she is drunk and stoned, if she is even home. If you call Greg or the owner, they always believe her only. And need cameras in the house . Always chaos and fights. So please stay away.