If it wasn't for the location of this place, I would have rented elsewhere. It's about a 2-3 minute walk to the beach(you must cross railroad tracks) and there are stores near by without 10 min walking. Also, downtown oceanside is about 2 miles away. The area is ok, I see a lot of cops driving by, but that's about it. Had to call the cops once on some visitors who were VERY loud at midnight. The complex itself seems quit, but I'm pretty sure I got stuck in the group with the loud ones. People above me fight all the time and walk around drunk. People next door blast their music and sing... and their sourround sound I must say is pretty amazing, feels like I'm sitting right in front of their tv. They do let dogs live here, with a $600 pet depoit ( freaking crazy!) and a $25 a month pet rent.... not sure why they charge pet rent when the only pet area is a lil area by the back fence which doesn't even have the free poop bags, just walmart plastic bags... no free bags, what is the $25 for then??? They say there is a weight limit of $50 and not all breeds can live here....no pits, rotties dobermans ect.... There are TWO great danes here, yet the manager naggs about the dogs who look like they MIGHT have pit in them, who might I add are the QUIT calm and friendly dogs! The dogs here, are not nice. If it wasn't for the gate( which people jump all the time) I would have been attacked by one of the dogs who lives here. The owners around me let their dog bark and don't try and quiet them. I guess I'm just use to having a well mannered dog. The Apt itself ( for a 1 bedroom) is SMALL and OLD! Not a full size fridge, and the walls were never plastered well. Looks like they just took a gobb of plaster and put it over a hole and didn't bother to smooth it out. Found some ants in our kitchen a few times, but the place was pretty clean when we moved in. There is a short list of things you CAN have on your deck/patio and a LONG list of things you CAN'T. Not much freedom here at all. They charge you an extra $75 a month for a garage, and you only have power in it during the night time....that sucks. The trailer park behind the apts gets loud, and there is a lot in the back for tenets to park.... you're out of luck if you have more than one car... you can only park ONE in the back, there is stree parking, but with everyone who parks out front, and the beauty school down the road and everyone who parks here for the beach, sometimes it's tough. Every 1st and 3rd Monday, there is street sweeping, so you can't park in the front. I can't count all the times the water has been shut off, with NO notice!!!!! OH the Trains!!!! If you're a light sleeper you're NEVER going to get sleep here. Trains run by a few times an hour, even during the night.
Unless you MUST live by the beach, and don't mind not being able to have freedom this is an OK place. For what I pay here, I could have rented a MUCH better place. read more