I lived at 4616 for more than 10 years and have thoroughly enjoyed my time here. I've seen people come and go for various reasons, as can be common for SoCal. Debbie has been very good to me and many others as she has many properties to maintain. Our property has remained relatively safe and quiet, as an overwhelming majority of the tenants are respectful. Jasen Govine read more

I've lived in my Toluca Lake apartment (managed by Franklin Management) for over 9 years now. Wow the years have flown by! By far, the management team here has been the best I've experienced. Lived on Radford in Valley Village for 30 years, but when I moved here in 2016, I found Debbie and Teddy and Erik to be awesome folks. I've never once waited more than a day or two for any type of maintenance to be completely fixed (usually replaced.) And, any emails or calls have been returned promptly (like within an hour or two.) Just yesterday, I had a leak coming from my disposal, reported it to Debbie, and Erik replaced it the next day (today), hence my review! I so appreciate how hard Debbie and the team work to answer any calls and resolve any issues. The hubby and I love our place in Toluca Lake and have called it "Glorious Apartment Number 'xx'" (insert number here) since our move in back in February 2016. I give Franklin Management,and Debbie in particular, 5 stars! read more

Negative 5 stars. Long review alert! (But catch this tea as it will be a series of 3!) The worst apartment management company ever in life. If you're looking to rent in the valley, you'd be VERY WISE to make sure the company managing your desired building isn't Franklin Management. I lived in my previous apartment 7 years. The first 2 were great! The original owner was great to her tenants and did all the little extras that were so nice. She unfortunately passed away, and her children sold the building to a family that couldn't give a shit whether tenants died... as long as that check kept sliding in. How do I know? I lived with mold in my walls and HVAC for years and have developed health issues from it and Franklin Management did nothing. I can't even describe how allergic I am to mold. Besides the general unhealthy environment that mold serves, it shuts down my ability to breathe. I got that mold because their "plumber" (un-handy man) jimmy rigged my upstairs neighbors bathtub, and one day she used it and it flooded the cavity between our units. Mainly my ceiling, but certainly my walls too. I didn't have use of my central air or heater for years as it would blow mold spores through the air. They literally DID NOTHING.... even after I showed them medical reports. I was without heat or air even during the covid lock down. Their main pig is Debbie Guffy. I call her that because she cares about nothing, and did ZERO when I told her the resident manager was caught in my apartment without permission and my security system tripped. She even came to my door unannounced one time thinking she was going to check me after an exchange of emails, and got surprised af when she saw that I don't look like my name (if you catch my drift.) She thought she was going to intimidate me I guess, and backed tf up when she saw I wasn't the one lol. Then one day when her and the resident manager of the building broke into my unit... TOGETHER! (more on that in my review about my former apartment.) Don't rent from them. Don't do it. It was harassment on harassment for years with emails, turning the water off all day several times a month, notes on my door all the time about petty bullshit, and just generally being assholes. Do NOT rent from them! Do your research if you're renting in the valley... trust your girl! read more

Avoid at all costs. They are currently withholding my security deposit well past the legal limit (21 days) with no itemized statement what so ever. Nadya at Bronson Towers would repeatedly threaten that "bad things will happen to me" for no apparent reason lol. Supervisor Debbie is insulting and dehumanizing to talk to. Management opened my LOCKED door without any notice or even knocking SO many times. Beautiful area but did not feel safe inside the building due to staff having no respect for tenants and their privacy. read more

I live in a Franklin Management building off Cahuenga and I love it. I have never had an issue and when I need assistance, Debbie (manager) is quick to respond. I have lived in my fair share of LA apartments and this is by far the best. Small complex and quick response to any inquiry or request. Quite honestly, Debbie has been great (and considering the stress from pandemic to personal), she is friendly and checks in. No complex is perfect, so good luck if you are looking. read more

I want to start by saying I DON'T WRITE REVIEWS BECAUSE THAT IS PETTY. But I genuinely feel the need to save good folks from this nightmare building NOHO SQUARE VILLAS and this management company. Oh my god where do I begin with this place? Cockroaches on day one. Literally day one. The landlord MOVING US IN was like, oh that's soooo weird. Then we fumigated five times and they didn't go away. Emails back and forth to management who wouldn't help in a timely manner. Leaks, broken appliances, you name it, all happened month after month. It was such a sh** hole. I almost broke my lease but finally after five fumigations the cockroaches were "MANAGEABLE" so I just stuck it out until the end and literally BOOKED it on the day my lease ended. Then, the mysterious Yes Energy bills we got in the mail that were HUNDREDS of dollars a month. Our energy/power/water bills were like $160 a month before wifi. And then, the security deposit. These shady motherf****rs, Debbie Guffey, Wendy and company, charged us $600 after we passed our cleaning inspection with FLYING COLORS, Wendy literally told us it was the cleanest she's ever seen. They wouldn't give us our money back for our parking garage remote deposits, they charged me an extra day of rent that I had pre-paid. These people are scam artists and they will f*** you over. I could go on and on. But just STAY FAR AWAY. It's NOT worth the couple hundred dollars you are "saving" a month compared to other spots in NoHo. read more

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Lived in Toluca Lake for a little over 3 years and had the best experience! Debbie from Franklin Management is so sweet and anytime I needed maintenance, it was taken care of RIGHT away, no questions asked! I recently moved out from there and the apartment return process was also a breeze...Thanks for everything Debbie! read more

Awful management company! They do not keep their word. I moved into my condo last fall and the property manager at the time said that they would paint the outside door and repair the broken pane. We now have another manager who stated it is my responsibility! Stay away from this company! read more

Stuart, the manager of Fair Villas in Studio City, is a terrific manager, very responsive and helpful. Any time I have had a question or a problem, he has been very fast to respond and to remedy the issue. He is also a very nice guy. I see him often on the property, doing various care-taking tasks. It's a quiet complex, which I appreciate, and he works hard to keep it in good repair. The management of the apartment I was in previously (in North Hollywood) was managed by a different company and they could not hold a candle to Stuart and Franklin Management. read more

Literally the worst management company ever ! do not bother renting from these theives .Wendy castillo does a very bad job in managing klump park apts and klump villas on otsego .she has no knowledge of fair housing rules.Debbie i don't even know where to start with this lady .I am happy i no longer have to deal with these people and their very bad poor job managing and solving tenant issues ! they want to charge 1,700 for a one bedroom that has been half fast upgraded .laundry machines never work ,manager never cleans the common areas ,i give it one star because every thing about here is bad , read more

Debbie Guffey is the literal worst. She manages/landords the Noho Square Villas off of otsego and Klump and I lived there for 14 months and had to leave. She doesn't give a flying flip about any of her tenants. I had a major noise issue above me with what sounded like weights dropping for 11 months. I took so many videos and sent emails and texts and calls to her and her staff advised me not to go approach the neighbor, but then they would never take care of the issue. I begged her to put up a notice or send a mass email about noise issues and she wouldnt do it. I was not sleeping at all, and she didn't care. If I broke my contract and moved I'd have to pay $, but she was technically breaking the contract due to every residents right to peace and quiet. All she wants is money. Our elevator was broken for an entire month and then sporadically would break every other week. She wouldn't compensate any of the residents for this inconvenience. Also our hot water was out for 3 days and she wouldn't compensate when asked for a discount bc I couldn't take a hot shower for 3 days in an apartment I pay $1700/month for. She's just absolutely ridiculous. If you have any complaints or concerns she'll just tell you to keep taking notes and keeping a log or take videos for her, but then she never does anything about it. The hot tub didn't work at this complex either, the front door to the building didn't lock. I told her that as a single female I felt unsafe with the door not locking. We had homeless people all around and I was the first door down the hall once you came in the main doors. I told her that I applied and signed a contract at this complex bc you advertised a hot tub, gated/key fob entry, an elevator, etc and everything is broken. She doesn't care what you're going through though bc she's not having to deal with it. I wouldn't live in a building managed by Debbie Guffey if she paid me to live there. Please heed this advice if you want a peaceful stay somewhere. If I could figure out how to attach videos of this horrible noise that would happen at ALL times of the day, I would. It was so loud that when I would talk on the phone people asked if I was ok. Even maintenance came in one day and was like "OMGSH What's that?!?" I do want to say that Wendy, who is the manager, is very nice and cares and will respond very quickly; however, she can only do what her evil landlord Debbie will allow....which is pretty much nothing. I don't like to wish bad things on people but I secretly hope wherever Debbie lives, a massive noise problem begins to happen and there's nothing she can do about it and she looses sleep, and then her hot water goes out and she can't take a hot shower, and then her locks don't work and she feels unsafe. Then let's see how quickly she resolves the problem. Bye Debbie, see you never! read more

This management company does not care about your personal safety or health at all. We had a mentally-unstable unhoused person camping out ON THE PROPERTY for two days. Despite the person screaming obscenities and threats outside our window while littering all over the property, the building manager said that it was up to us to call the police as they would do nothing about it. This was despite it being their private property and a strongly worded sign saying that unlawful activity would be actively dealt with (I guess that was just for show). There were also multiple package thefts that occurred that were completely ignored. The manager informed us that the key to the mailboxes was compromised as well and then refused to do anything about it for weeks. It was only resolved after we ourselves called the post office. Once again, it was up to us to contact the postal service as management stated that they would do nothing about it. The building manager even suggested to us that we should rent out a P.O box if we were concerned about our packages. Unrelated to health or safety, but don't expect to get your full deposit back either. We spent a week insuring that the apartment was in better condition than we received it in and still got charged a cleaning fee anyways because they said they needed to clean the kitchen vent that ran from the ceiling to the roof. This was despite the fact that we had never agreed to it (verbally or otherwise) and that it was never stated in the lease. They tried to front THEIR OWN cleaning costs onto the tenants rather than accept it as a cost of running a property management business. If this had at least been stated in the lease or when signing, we could have prepared for it. Most people count on receiving their deposit back in order to cover the deposit of the next unit they will rent. The only way to justify a "professional cleaning fee" is in order to return the unit to the state in which it was received. We had taken extensive video and pictures of the unit when we received it and returned it to its previous state (if not better as we had submitted a few repair requests while we lived there). We had told them as such and that we would be cleaning it ourselves. We have lived in other units before and know the drill when it comes to leaving a former unit nice and sanitized. Despite cleaning and disinfecting the place from top to bottom (and taking extensive pictures of it), they still took the cleaning fee. There was also preferential treatment given to the neighbors below us who were friends with the building manager. They were allowed to have loud parties on weekdays but we would receive complaints from them for just walking around our apartment after 8pm. This despite the cursing and screaming matches those neighbors had all of the time, sometimes at 3-4 am. But maybe the most absurd thing of all was the building manager suggesting that we were making up things to repair??? This was bizarre. Their repair guys were so incredibly terrible that he kept messing up simple repairs. For instance, the heater broke due to a bad pilot light and the guy turned the new one all the way up to a level where the heater reached 60 DB while turned OFF!!! That was just the pilot light. 60 DB. Rather than hire competent people, we needed to keep having things re-repaired. And this got the building manager to suggest that we were making it up I guess?? Of course, when we switched to only email correspondence she would never say anything of the like. And oh yeah, she tried to get us to let her into our unit without notice with no mask on during the height of covid. This place was something else, even by LA apartment standards. Run away. Run as fast as you can do not let them fool you. This company is something else. I hope I never have to experience anything like that again. read more

Debbie, who represents Franklin Management, was absolutely unprofessional when I questioned my deposit return, which was deducted 225.00 without any extra receipts provided for cleaning etc. (This is against California State Law). After talking with the landlord of the building about the amount that was taken from my deposit check and having her agree that it wasn't the correct amount, Debbie told me I still wasn't going to get my deposit back. She said "See you in court!" when I asked her about getting my money back. It's extremely sad and upsetting when management companies take advantage of tenants and I truly feel like I was taken advantage of. Basically, this company does this a lot, I'm assuming and probably makes a killing for every tenant they screw, relying on the fact that 200$ may not be worth the trouble to go to small claims court. Debbie is a horrible person in my mind and I believe they are out there scamming as many people as possible. read more

My experience with Franklin Management at El Cerrito Apartments was suburb! If I had any issues as all, I would email Debbie and she would take care of it asap! She has always been so professional, kind and reliable. I would still be living there if I didn't have to move back to Dallas for family. Great property, excellent location, and top notch management. read more

I am really surprised to see bad reviews about Debbie. Ive had to move a few times in the past few years and also coming from other peoples experience with their management - I feel like I have it great. Debbie is always responsive to ANY request. There have been a couple of issues that she could have charged me for but didnt. The building is always kept clean and my concerns are heard and attended too. They decorate for the Holidays which really brightens up everyones spirit! Debbie and Ted are friendly , open and helpful. Dont want to jinx it but , I have had a great experience with them. Thank you guys! read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. Debbie at Franklin Management is impossible to deal with when asking for basic renter's necessities, takes forever to reply, if she replies at all, and has an incredibly unprofessional tone and manner in every email or conversation. Please, consider looking at other properties or apartments if you are looking at a place managed by this company. read more

I am blown away that there are so many negative reviews about Debbie and Ted from Franklin management as i have found that they are nothing but very professional , friendly and helpful and not rude at all like many reviews state . I have lived in one of their buildings ( 6155 woodman avenue ) for coming up three years and even after moving out to live in another country for a while when i returned to California i sought them out to move back into my old building again . I spent a number of years in my earlier days working in commercial property management and it is the hardest job in the world as people are never satisifed , expect everything and love to fight so i dont envy Debbie and Ted's job . But they have done nothing but treat me like family so my suggestion is go and meet them for yourselves and dont take these reviews too much to heart and make your own decision . read more

There really should be zero stars on this thing. Nadia at Franklin Management is the worst worst worst person in real estate that I've ever dealt with. After falling in love with 1933 Bronson (location and exterior only) I reached out to Nadia to schedule a viewing of the Studio that they advertised as being available. I didn't know that that phone call would be the beginning of months and months of her dragging her heels and not making good on any of the promises she made. On the phone she'd promise to send photos of the apartment. Weeks later? No photos. Via text message she'd promise to send the application. Weeks later? No application. Every time I called she was "on her day off" or "taking care of [her] personal business." I would mention that I'd be happy to call when she was working and she'd tell me a day and time. I'd call at that day any time and guess what she was in the middle of doing? Having her day off! Perpetually! I wish I had that much vacation time! Luckily, after 2 months of chasing after her and what I thought would be my dream apartment, I stumbled upon this Yelp page and am so grateful to have dodged what seems to be a terrible bullet. I would suggest that Franklin Management reconsider Nadia's employment, but from the sound of current tenants' grievances, the entire company might be cut from the same cloth. Thanks for being terrible, Nadia! Thanks so much! read more

Slumlords. They are one of the worst companies I have ever dealt with. Multiple problems with the apartment. They were insanely slow to fix things. Issues in my place cost me thousands of dollars to fix, clean, or replace. They told me to use renters insurance... even though it was an ongoing issue for years. This issue left me with without the use of much of my apartment,.. several times a year and for weeks at a time. They have also screwed up my account and tried to charge late fee's when I had never at any time been late. They failed to notify me there was an issue and handed me a bill for almost a grand almost a year after they thought I had been paying late. Bad accounting on their end led to a lot of hassle for me. After I left they took money out of my deposit that I did not owe. Again... claiming I was late with rent (I wasn't) and never told me. I just saw it in the final paperwork they mailed to me after I left. They did not respond to me when asked about it. Crooks, thieves, and liars. I would avoid them at all costs. Lawyers don't help tenants... there is not enough money in for them. So don't think any issue will be straightened out, it won't. I was not alone in these issues. Mostly friendly neighbors, so we all knew each other. Everyone had issues... one had mold in their ceiling, another got ripped off when they moved out as well. If you are fool enough to move in, don't renew your lease. Go month to month. When it hits you...and it will... you will want out badly. If they steal from their tenants; they will rake you over the coals if you have to get out of your lease. Basically everyone in the building I lived in dreamed of getting out but were trapped. Don't fall into the trap, to begin with. The one good review must be from a friend or a plant. read more

Updated review - one star. After living here for a few years and seeing the order of operations, I realized Franklin Management feels like one of those scummy management con artist landlords. The weird part is typically when a building has a management company it's so that the owners don't screw you over, and usually to protect the owners and the tenants, but this is one time having a management company felt sooo pointless. Everything is breaking down and falling apart and even though the landlord who lives on site tried everything in her power to fix things, you could tell the budget just wasn't being approved on the management side. Some things were broken when we moved in and never even fixed when we moved out. On top of that it just feels scammy with all the ways Franklin (Debbie) tries to charge fees and take money. The quality is low, their customer service is low, their book keeping and keeping record of tenants payments is chaotically disorganized. It wasn't until we moved into an amazing corporately owned and updated building that we realized just how awful Franklin Management was. They do not realize that their buildings are already some of the lowest quality in the surrounding up and coming areas. The rent we were paying was almost as high as our current place that's a luxury building. All in all, I would not recommend moving into one of the buildings Debbie manages (I never met the other guy who works there, so this review may not be relevant to him). It's worth an extra $100 a month to move into a neighboring building where maybe the rent is slightly higher, but your quality of life is way higher, dealing with maintenance and building updates are better, general inquiries are stress free, and you'll probably long term receive less fines and fees anyway in those buildings. read more

This review is about Stuart my property manager. Stuart is fantastic. He always answers any of my concerns extremely promptly and often makes any repairs or services I need within an hour of speaking to him about it. He really makes living in the complex much better. read more

The owner is RUDE-AS-FUCK and my deposit was mishandled. They also use Consolidated Smart Systems (worst!) in addition to a bullshit 3rd party billing system for water bills that splits your bill with families of 4+, and my building had a pest problem that I raised a white flag to! The building manager was cool, but too bad his boss is a witch. read more

This management company disgusts me. The unit I inhabited was filled with rats, roaches and finally bed bugs. I moved out within 2 months. In addition to this, on my way out of the uninhabitable unit, extremely difficult manager Debbie is trying to add on on many additional charges at the last minute. What a greedy person to try and get every penny out of her residents. Even when the space she has provided to completely over-run with vermin. I am filing a complaint with the city and contacting a lawyer. The building should be condemned until further notice and the company should be out of business. They are trying to re-paint and re-rent the unit, which is completely unethical and disgusting. Debbie refuses to recognize the problem with her building, much less fix it. If anyone else is having similar problems with Debbie and Franklin Management, I suggest they file a complaint with the city health department. More power in numbers. read more

All the negative reviews about debbie and Franklin management are true. Don't rent from these fools. You will pay and pay for NOTHING. Major creepers read more

Be very very careful with these people. Myself and at least 12 other people at 1933 n. bronson ave. in los angeles have cases filed against this company and the LAHD ruled in our favor against Franklin Management. They performed months and months of illegal work in our building with constant noise problems, water shutoffs, etc. and when we called to complain we were told by Debbie that "you can always leave". I'm not sure why these people are commenting that "Debbie and Ted are awesome" when they are incredibly poor poor managers. Look it up for yourself with the LAHD. These people are bad bad news! read more

Sure you could move into any of the buildings ran by Franklin Management if you like the following: -an onsite manager with no listening skills and is combative -having ammenities taken away such as an onsite gym, roof access, and a giant sign placed over your only window with a view -watching strangers pick through the previous manager's belongings after she passes away and franklin management decides the best course of action is to simply put her entire apartment outside on the curb -having your water shut off several times a week -living in a construction site -being able to see into other tenant's bathrooms -last minute major construction on your apartment that includes a giant hole in your wall, all of your belongings covered in plastic and dust, and having your front door left wide open -asking friend's to stay with them for a week while construction is happening with no offers from Franklin management to put you up in a hotel or offering any sort of a break in your rent -a scalding hot flood in your kitchen at 3am because of major plumbing jobs that are being performed -not having a working kitchen sink for 9 days. -eating off paper plates and doing your dishes in your bathtub -going to housing department hearings -being awarded 10,000 from your housing hearing and then having Franklin Management refuse to pay -settlement offers that are drastically low that include the deposit you paid -spending your free time collecting evidence, calling the housing department, and speaking to lawyers -rent increased every year despite unfavorable conditions -being told "if you don't like it, you can always move" read more

I am sitting here very anxiously waiting to hear back about the apartment we applied for today, but my experience with Ted and Debbie has been so positive so far, I just couldn't wait to review them! From the moment Ted picked up the phone, he was completely unlike any landlord/manager I've ever spoken to when apartment hunting. They are usually very short, agitated and make you feel like you are a burden but when I was discussing information with Ted about the available unit, even before I saw it, he was more than accommodating, friendly and so thoughtful. We hopped in the car and went right over to it and fell in love. It was so perfect, so reasonably priced, in a great neighborhood...and the place is just beautiful. More than I could ask for. We grabbed some applications and rushed right over to Debbie who greeted us with such warmth and personality. We spoke for a bit and then she went back to process our applications and we went home to wait and wait.... We haven't even been approved for the place yet and this had been the best manager experience I've every had. I would definitely go to them and see what they're offering. If just to finally find good managers! read more

The nicest people ever, and great apt managers! Debbie and Ted are awesome! After many months of apartment searching coming across one misrepresented post on craigslist after the other, having to sue California Real Estate Service to get my deposit back on there being slum lords and looking at tons of crappy apartments I came across one place under the care of Franklin Management. I met with Debbie, she showed me the place, just wasn't for me, then explained to me that her and her husband ted manage something like 15 building, 1000 plus units throughout LA and the SFV. She showed me a couple that were right next to each other (3 adjacent buildings) none of which felt right. Then, she wrote me out a list of addresses, unit numbers and the key code for the gates to get in and look at the units in the surrounding area. Awesome! I wish I would have found these guys sooner, like a super wal-mart one stop shopping. Found an amazing apt, lots of sq ft, completely refurbished, paint, floors, ceiling fans, windows, kitchen, bathroom etc. a blessing compared to the last place (check my review). Signing paper work and such was a walk in the park. They negotiated rent price with me because there wasn't a parking space available at the time. Moved in, whenever things needed repairing, if not the next day the day after they were fixed. The older building had problems with plumbing within hours they had someone out making repairs. Completely on top of their game especially for taking care of sooooo many buildings. Turned out there was no insulation in the walls or ceiling and you could hear everything and my buffalos of upstairs neighbors were my reason for having to move out.. This review is for Franklin Management Company, not the apartment I lived in. In my opinion AMAZING MANGEMENT COMPANY. FIVE STARS!! read more

Similar to Arpi below, I'm surprised to see bad reviews about Debbie. She and Ted have always been very responsive to my requests, questions or concerns. My concerns were always about things that were somewhat out of their control. For example, visitors of the complex would sometimes park in my assigned parking space. Whenever I would alert Debbie or Ted, they very quickly resolved the situation. They always had a smile on their faces as well! Whenever they would need to do work in the complex or in my apartment, they were sure to call or email me if we didn't see each other in person. I lived in the complex for about 7 years and ALWAYS had a great experience. My neighbors were awesome as well - overall a great place to live. read more

I highly do NOT recommend. The manager, Debbie, who manages the 4604 and 4616 Cahuenga Blvd properties is awful and will run this company/owners into legal battles if not already. Once you sign and you're moved in, if you have any issues down the line with repairs, noise, etc. (the walls are paper thin, no sound insulation), Debbie does not care, is inept at her job, and is very unpleasant and hostile to deal with. The experience here was not nice and definitely wasn't worth the money, even if it was half the price. read more

This review is strictly about my building manager Stuart, as he is the only person I interact with at Franklin Management. He was a gentleman when he showed me the apartment, that I have now lived in for a year and a half, and he has been an ideal landlord every day since. My boyfriend and I live on Kling street in North Hollywood in a smaller property with 20+ units. Stuart takes great pride in the appearance and upkeep of the building. We see him several times every week checking the laundry facilities, sweeping, and walking the property. He does not come only once a month to collect checks. Our building was built in the 1960's so of course there are maintenance issues that come up, but Stuart always responds to me immediately, communicates what is going on, and has always provided us with a quick repair or replacement depending on what the issue calls for. I hate hearing what is going on in these really bad reviews of Franklin Management. I have had those types of experiences in other buildings and I feel terrible for the tenants having such awful experiences with Franklin. I truly hope that I continue to avoid those experiences, but if things change I will certainly update this review because I think people taking the time to read these reviews deserve accurate information. Stuart, I am very grateful to you for the hard work you do that makes our apartment a home we love! read more

I wish I could give more than 5 stars! Debbie and Ted have been so kind and hands down the greatest management team of any building I've ever lived at. My boyfriend and I lived at the 4616 Cahuenga building for a year a half. Sadly, new opportunities came up so we moved out of state.. But if we could have stayed, we would have! They're VERY communicative. We originally viewed the apartment on a Sunday, put in our apps, and heard back within a few hours. They always answer the phone and respond to emails quickly. We rarely had any maintenance issues, but the one time we did someone was sent out in a timely manner. This building was well maintained, very clean and very quiet. Highly recommend! read more

Not to sound too overly dramatic, but that is precisely what this review calls for. My heart bleeds for future tenants of 1933 N Bronson, who are not privy to the hell experienced by the current residents of the building. I wish I could inform people of the vast array of injustices committed by the Hatam Family and Franklin Management through a bull horn atop the roof of my building. But Alas, along with many other privileges stripped away from us, we no longer have access to it. To be more specific, I have been in a legal battle with the management company (along with 12 other residents) for some time now for their failure to award us relocation assistance, which was granted to us by the LA Housing Department last year in a formal hearing. The long and short of it is that Franklin Management, led by the inept Debbie, failed to relocate us after failing themselves to issue a tenant habitability plan to LAHD and then proceeding to work on our building past the permitted 30 days, leaving the building in a state of constant neglect. Water shut off notices were left on our door multiple times per week, pipes were exposed, and walls were gutted, all while we remained living in the building. It was uninhabitable for some time and certainly not a place to welcome guests. If any of us tenants had a problem, and we reported it to management, we were met with a swift response along the lines of "well...you can leave." Buyer beware. I can't wait to be out of this place and on to brighter pastures. PS...They have made several low-ball settlement offers since our hearing, which barely cover the cost to moving, adding insult to injury. read more

Living at 1933 N Bronson has the worst management staff ever. They have lost my rent check twice in 1 year and accuse me of not paying the rent. I have NEVER had a landlord loose a check EVER! After reading other terrible reviews on here I agree that the landlady does not listen, she doesn't remember anything and they did not paint my apartment like they said they did prior to my moving in. Every door in my apartment is two completely different shades front and back. Don't live here. read more

Moved into 4616 Cahuenga a year ago, site unseen, only pics from Property Managers Debbie and Ted, Very pleasant, helpful and awesome. relocated to CA from MA. Debbie and Ted were very welcoming. The Apt was very clean, grounds nicely kept, laundry on site, hard working maintenance crew, walking distance to bus line and METRO Red Line. Great area for walking, lots of little places to eat and shop. Toluca Villas nice place to live, quiet, only reason for moving had to relocate closer to work. Thank you Debbie and Ted for making our first year in CA an enjoyable one! read more

Do not rent from this company, I lived at 1933 N. Bronson Ave and before they took over the building it was a nice neighborly feel to it we had a work out room, also a small backyard to use. Once they bought and took over management of the building it completely changed, they closed the workout room and shut everyone out of the backyard so that the new manager could use it for an "office" which is actually being used by her pothead son as a weed room. They don't change anyone's flooring no matter how long you have been there, they are cheap and don't talk to nor respect any tenant once you move in.....they will be nice as can be while they are trying to get you into a building but once you're in look out. Don't move to Bronson Towers either, aside from the fact that the manager hears what she wants she is not usually all that nice when she speaks to you this Franklin Management is one of the worst. read more