Stephanie, my property manager has proven to be very patient and responsive to my emails. Remember she is managing many other units as well. As a homeowner one needs to realize that any decision involving spending money on repairs will need to be approved by the HOA Board members first. As a homeowner one MUST partake in monthly HOA meetings and contribute to those meetings in a civil way. HOA Board members are VOLUNTEERS who give up their time to manage the affairs of the Building. These Board members are regular people who also have full time jobs so do your part and ask to help whenever and wherever you can. Things in an HOA will not move as fast as if you were living in your own single family home and making your own financial decisions so be patient and participate. When attending HOA meetings ask the following: Who is reviewing monthly utility bills for variances? Which expenses are leading to HOA fee increases? Are monthly budgets in place and are we going over them? How are vendors being selected? Do vendors have good reviews on Yelp/BBB? Is there a bidding process when choosing a vendor? (like asking for 3 proposals from 3 different vendors). Also keep in mind that a job done well the first time is better than a job that was done poorly at a lower price. Better to pay a bit more and get a job done well. read more

This management company trains and employees individual that are not critical thinkers, they attack first and do not ask questions later. They are detrimental to the lake park community. read more

Personally, I've lived in 4 HOA communities, and this is hands down the worst one that I've ever dealt with in my lifetime, and I'll lay out why. Maintenance and repairs: Good luck. If you need something done they're going to try doing it as cheaply as possible IF they even get to it, by having the HOA president Richard's son Jeff attempt the fix, and not hiring a professional unless it's absolutely a necessity for them to. We have had holes in carports in the community for MONTHS. Not just a few days, MONTHS. They have been "too busy" to repair them or even install an access panel door like any logical person would to access the piping or valves in the future. The fences are falling apart and have needed repair but they'll cut a new board and throw it on there to fix a hole, with no plan to actually replace them. The water heaters for several units are definitely failing, and they keep patching problems instead of fixing them there too. Stucco doesn't match on the front of some units from repairs done, because again it wasn't done professionally. Lettering has been missing from buildings for years. The excuse for delaying any repair is "funding," (when they have a reserve fund of nearly $170,000). Also, their water sprinkler system only works in part of the community. The other half? SOL. But you aren't supposed to have a water hose for your yard. Math that one out. The neighborhoods: homeless and thieves run rampant at night. If it's not locked down, and it looks useful to them, it'll probably be stolen. I've had numerous packages stolen and now just ship them to my friends house for pickup. We have tried offering suggestions to fix this issue and the HOA has taken no action to fix anything (gates for parking lot security, signage, police presence at times, cameras, anything). Towing isn't really enforced either (until the right person gets mad about it). We had neighbors with drug issues for a while as well and the HOA did nothing to help push them out. Members of the neighborhood had to take personal action and hound the police to get a resolution. Communication: Absolutely terrible. Elizabeth H is who handles our community, and it's hell trying to keep in contact with her or get an answer on an issue in a timely manner. Speaking to an assistant usually gives you an answer to curb your reaction because they generally try to avoid speaking directly to homeowners, which, isn't that the opposite of what you'd want? I'd rather be able to openly talk to the people taking $600 from me every month. Cost: $600 now. SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH FOR AN HOA THAT DOES NEXT TO NOTHING FOR YOU. Prices have steadily increased on an annual basis and I expect them to keep climbing. Lawn maintenance is a joke, I have to trim my own hedges a lot of the time, and I had to handle any of my yard plants on my own unless they became a nuisance to a structure per the HOA. They justify the cost as saying they have to pay for electrical panel upgrades per the state of CA, and that makes it where they can't afford to do anything else and are trying to not charge the homeowners an assessment. Once those upgrades are done, their insurance premium is supposed to drop. But will your dues? Anyway, overall, if you are moving in, good luck getting any issue at all resolved. They'll probably talk to you if it's not a problem, but if it's negative and needs resolution, expect to figure it out on your own for the most part. read more

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ZERO STARS. My experience with Stephanie, the property manager, was disappointing. I felt that my concern were not taken seriously and communication was lacking. Instead of addressing my concerns directly, Stephanie requested that I communicated by email, which made it more difficult to resolve the issue. It seemed that issues were addressed when they directly affected her. I hope there is more responsive and concerns for residence needs in the future. read more

Helm management offers zero customer service. Any property that is using this management company I can only hope they do not have to deal with the same issues as Park Lane. There is absolutely no communication verbally, that is even considdered when regarding concerns or complaints, I was told to leave a message and after a month with no response I called for status update and was told my phonecall and message was useless and I needed to write an e-mail. This is not the first e-mail I wrote and I feel like e-mailed issues are acknowledged but then never addressed again. Finally I was also told that Only the one sender of the email is considered to have a problem per email, and even though I have walked around and received support and e-mail addresses from other owners that wish we were managed better their names or concerns will not be taken into account unless they write their own separate e-mail. ZERO STARS! read more

I do not recommend any property that values their owners or tenants hire this company. Their staff presents as "the boss" not approachable, as well ask and you will not receive period!! Makes up their own rules and then does not apply them to all. Run! read more

This management company sucks. They are NOT on your side(they are on the side of money and of the HOA, which is comprised of tyrants for the most part). This company "manages"(using that word loosely) the complex of condos we live in and they are pretty much useless and cause more harm than good most of the time. Our representative is not very nice and when we bring any issues to him, he ignores us several times or he provides snippy responses. He was decent at first, but has become downright rude as time has went on. Terrible management. Long response time to inquiries(IF they respond). Can't wait to get out of here and leave this sh*tshow behind. Do your homework, people. If you don`t want to deal with a terrible management company and have the hell that is an HOA come down on you, avoid moving to a place that Helm manages(barely, if at all). ZERO stars. read more

They hire inexperienced people and throw them on property management positions. The manager at Allure HOA has little knowledge of our CC&Rs and California Corporation Code. 1) Discrimination concerns not properly investigated. 2) Building permits are non-existent 3) The management company distributed ballots, sent out election notices and went through the candidate statements. Incumbents had a clear advantage as in some instances candidate statement deadlines were not adhered. 4) Reserve disbursement checks signed only by management not by the Board 5) Selective enforcements of rules, rules for thee but not for me. 6) As of July 31, 2025 online meeting minutes are not updated since 2023. 7) Member reimbursements requests are approved or denied arbitrarily without reviewing the CC&Rs. We can complain on Yelp and Google till we are red on the face , but change happens with involvement. If you are a member at Allure and would like change please contact me. It is time to hold the Board and Management responsible and ensure they adhere to state law. read more

Car is stuck under this awning for 2 days this property management is negligent and is not fixing the problem. read more

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Horrible service, usual response is that it's not their responsibility instead blaming property managers. Our laundry room is growing mushrooms. read more

The Helm Management Co - Laundry room mushroom. - Property Management Near Me - La Mesa, California

I can not express to you enough how bad this management company is. I am a very understanding person but the actions of this multi generational company go beyond common sense and understanding, they are nothing short of inexcusable. You do not want to pay them to take care of your property. Let's find some adjectives to describe who they are so that I keep this short and sweet. Unscrupulous, non reactive, dismissive, apathetic, indifferent, ineffectual and the worst part is that they lie, a lot. Lie about work they have done, timing, intentions and more. These are not trustworthy people. If you have money and are a crooked investor, they will take your money and do your dirty work. For the crooks in the crowd, I will give them one star, go for it (CAA). read more

Very poor customer service. Rude staff. Ridiculously high fines for something as simple as a red lightbulb on a porch HOA violation and no willingness to work with the customer for resolution. read more

ONLY One STAR because if you don't select something, you can't write a review. 10 NEGITIVE STAR'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE WORST CONDO MANAGEMENT COMPANY I HAVE DELT WITH. They will turn a blind eye to any issues in the building. The CC&R's mean absolutely NOTHING to them if that means they actually have to do something about anything!!!!!!! They will let any terrible things happen, CC&R's or not.... It's alllllll good...... Do what ever pleases you!!!! If you are a rule breaker, and don't care about your neighbors, than 1021 SCOTT ST, San Diego, CA 92106 is your new home!!!! read more

The worst HOA management company, on the planet, especially if are dealing with RON! Completely uneducated, extremely rude! neglects every request an owner asked him. please fire Ron! Ron gets 100 negative stars! read more

Old habits die hard and incompetence never goes away. Here's an update for you all, my wall decided it was going to spring a leak after that awful rain storm that hit about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Couldn't quite figure out where the leak was coming from. Apparently, the rain shutters were shifted over for god only knows what reason but the the two gaping holes that were left behind never got patched up. And here we are a week later, gaping holes still there and aggravated as ever. My opinion on this shitty management company hasn't not changed. Hopefully after reading my review and seeing these pictures, it's changed your opinion as well. read more

The Helm Management Co - If you look closely, see where the gutter use to be? And check out the matching holes?? - Property Management Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Worst management company. Very poor customer service. Do you have leaks? Or water damage? Don't expect a quick reply from Elizabeth at Helm Management to help. Slow responses, unhelpful emails is all you will get. read more

Good luck to anyone having to deal with this company. Can't return a single phone call... text.. voicemail?!? Horrible. read more

The amount of disrespect that this management company has is atrocious. Good luck getting responses from anyone here. I just had there maintenance person requesting to meet with him in person so he could show me what a "Navy bitch" I am. Once I contacted the management company 4 hours ago they have yet to respond. I guess an attorney is needed for this. read more

another karen alert !! furious helm manager woman !! open's gym door and knocks me off the treadmill!! yells at me to turn down the music !! that they are having there hoa meeting at the swimming pool !! wtf !! im injured and startled!! she will not give her name !! zero care in the world about me , on camera and in front of 50 people !!! my 2nd horrible experience with this so called helm property management !! avoid !! read more

The Helm Management Co - Property Management Near Me - La Mesa, California

The complex on beech street, managed poorly. The new manager is not getting things done. Several major issues brought to her attention. Nothing has been done. Security issues. This building needs 24 hr security as well as all security cameras working. Several people whom live here have been threatened by other tenants. Some have already been a victim of assault and threatened with a weapon. You need a manager that cares that is empathetic to tenants living here that are experiencing these threats and assaults. Is management waiting for someone to be killed or severely injured by another human being before action is taken seriously. If the current manager is unable to do the job get someone at the beech street Helm who will. read more

This review is for Melissa and her team for the commercial side. As for businesses things always pop up here and there but Melissa & her team have always worked quickly and communicated very well. She truly cares about her tenants and making sure that she gets things done. She has been working with us the past year in our 4 years there and has already made some great upgrades and changes to our business location/parking area and has promised more in the near future which will help our business run even smoother. The repair people she has come out are just as great! Thanks Melissa & team! We appreciate you!!! read more

I wish before I purchased that I would have researched and looked at reviews from owners managed by this company. There communication is extremely poor especially on pressing matters. I would not recommended this management. read more

We have a 12 unit condo complex in North County. Helm was selected several years ago to provide information on financial and facility management. Our service is provided by Jonathon Stout, an experienced and senior officer of the company. He has provided accurate and timely assistance on many issues that have enabled our HOA to correct documentation and records deficiencies, resolve issues with members that have not followed CC&Rs and advice relative to improving the maintenance of our physical "campus". In addition, the accounting service provided has been timely and accurate. Negative reviews appear to include issues with HOA Board management and should not be attributed to Helm. We are pleased to recommend Helm as a qualified management company. read more

Board members of our smaller HOA community of 88 single family homes in east county San Diego is pleased with the responsiveness of Helm Management personnel. Our contact there is Jennifer C. and she is a competent, straightforward individual that gets things done. Although our community is over 30 years old, our governing documents were in dire need of a legal update. Helm Management personnel has headed our HOA in the right direction in this matter and many others. Please do not hesitate to contact this company. read more

If I could give a zero I would! Awful customer service, I hope and pray and will start to push that my HOA stops using them as a management company. They are rude, patronizing and dismissive. Treat homeowners like they rent their homes. I have had bad experience after bad experience. They don't care, all they care about is the pay check they are receiving from being our management company. If your HOA is considering using them, run and run fast! I can't emphasize how awful they are, I can truly say I HATE this company!!! And if you are looking to buy in a neighborhood and their HOA is managed by Helm reconsider making that purchase! read more

Horrible customer service. Horrible response time. Unprofessional team. This management company needs management!!!!! It's an utter disaster. I dread dealing with them each and every time but I must since they're my HOA. I've never dealt with such a bad organization of any sort. I've expressed my frustration to them and no one has responded to attempt to make matters better. Absolutely a nightmare dealing with these people!!!!! I'm putting this very lightly. read more

I want to shout out to Amena for making my move into my new office flawless! She went out of her way on a three day weekend to deliver the keys so I could begin moving in. She was eager to help and never complained that I was taking her time on a Saturday. I look forward to a long relationship with her. Helm is lucky to have her. read more

No One At The Helm Management Co. There is a reason this company has such low ratings and it is due to their staff and lack of communication. Just scheduling a property viewing is quite a task so I can imagine what it would be like when running in to issues while renting. I called multiple times within a month period. Was told every time that the lead or person responsible for that property (Amena) was out of office and was sent to their voicemail via the receptionist (possibly 3rd party receptionist service). I asked if any one else could show the property as Amena either doesn't return calls or has disappeared for weeks. Was told no, she was the only one that could show this property, which is why I believe they use a 3rd party service for calls as they didn't know any one else there. Never was able to schedule a showing. The property sat vacant almost 2 months. I hope the property owner knows that the company managing their property is this poor at communication which in reality is costing everyone involved $$$. read more

Don't ever live in an apartment complex managed by this stupid company. You will see common areas, parking lots and dumpster enclosure always dirty. You can't get hold of anybody to complain. Dani don't take customer complain seriously. I am just a tenant but I feel so sorry for the homeowners. read more

The helm Management Co. is by far the Rudest management company in California. Now I know why they have only 2 stars out of 5 I spoke to Sylvia and she yelled at us and then hung the phone up on us. This kind of employee should not be working for a management company, better she works for a company where there is no customer service. She said I have no time for this ! Can't wait to the next board meeting, time to get rid of Helm Management Co. Just wish I could have given this company NO STARS! Stay Away ! read more

This company is totally unprofessional. I just spoke with Angel( or Angelo) about our needs. They didn't answer our questions and ignored us and he hung up the phone. I tried to speak with manager but he said no one here can help you. So that's why I left this bad review, and I hope his manager reads this message. Anyway, he is terrible. He needs training on customer service. read more

Don't have a comparison to compare this company from another as this is my first ownership and HOA experience. For the most part, everytime I contact them they are responsive in a timely manner. I feel they do manage the property fairly well..Have addressed noise issues, i.e. music, barking dogs, pool abuse. etc. Transients or those who tresspass and scrounge through our trash or dump unlawfully, which costs us $, is still an issue however. Recently saw grafitti on mailboxes..ugh..though we are in a gated community. Vandalism. No accountability for illegal activity, so it seems. ( loss of 1 *). Used to have a newsletter but that seems to have gone by the wayside.. Thankful they haven't raised our dues for about 5 years. Like Annual budget and assessment. . We have an intranet for document access and automatic payment plan at no additional cost. Convenient! Win most, lose alittle.. read more

Having served on our HOA BOD for the past 18 years, The Helm is by far the best management company we have had. With their expertise and guidance we have completed two major capital improvement projects without raising fees or levying special assessments to accomplish. Their staff is courteous and responds in a timely manner to Homeowner concerns. read more

Although my contact with this management company was minimal since my landlord usually dealt with Helm, my experience during the last month of renting one of their apartments was pretty dismal. The unit below me had a massive mold issue that required every one of its walls needing replacement, and unfortunately this required work in my unit as well. I should note that although I was dealing through this ordeal mostly with my landlord, Helm was the one managing the work and repairs being done in the building. They cut a few holes in my bedroom and bathroom and stuck giant heating fans to dry the walls. While I kept being told this would take 2 days from Helm, the fans were in there for an entire week. Considering the two rooms were being blasted with heat 24/7, I had to move everything out of my bed and bathroom to my living room. This left me with barely any space to even sleep on the floor. It gets better though; after the week of heat blasting the two rooms, I came home from work one day to see my toilet completely removed and sitting in my bathtub. At this point the bathroom was essentially useless, all the while I was getting the runaround every time I called or was told everything would be wrapped up in a few days. So after two weeks, the status of my apartment was as follows: - Heating fans were off but still sitting in my apartment for some reason. - Holes still hadn't been patched up. I was also told an entire wall in my bathroom was gonna need to be replaced, which hadn't even started yet. - Toilet sitting in my bathtub. - Everything in my apartment crammed into my living room with barely enough space to sleep on the floor. Wasn't going to risk moving my stuff back in and sleeping in my bedroom until a mold inspection was done as Helm said they would. But of course, that was the very last thing to be done after all the repairs, at which point no one knew how much longer that'd be. After the two weeks, I decided to move out. I understand Helm had to contact multiple companies to service each part of the task, but the communication was quite poor on their end. I felt bad for my landlord that had to call and pressure them basically everyday to get their ass in gear only to get what seemed like half assed responses/lies from Helm. I still got calls months after I had moved out about something going on in that apartment. I thought if I'd ignore the calls they'd figure out that they had the wrong number. I eventually had to call them back and let them know I don't live there anymore. Haven't gotten any more calls since, but I guess that just goes to show how poorly organized they are. read more

Hands down, the worst management/HOA company I have dealt with. If you are looking to buy a condo, and see that it is owned from Helm, look elsewhere because they are all talk and no action. Majority of the time when I call (before 5pm), no one picks up the phone and it goes to voicemail. Never gets returned. Our associate manager, Jenny, does e-mail back in a timely manner, but all she says is that she will fix the issue but has not followed through. 1) Issues with trespassing, homeless sleeping in the laundry room, and gates tampered with. I filed a police report and they said that I had to address this with HOA. Helm just said that they have security "monitor" the property but I have never seen security walk around the gated property. When asked about the hours, Jenny said it was "random." 2) Issues with trespassing because the side gate's lock was torn open. I send evidence of someone littering their belongings and the gate open with a broken lock. She said someone would come fix the gate. Never came, all they did was "close the door." 3) Two months later, issues with someone peeping into the windows (likely casing) and video evidence to show that they were coming from the broken gate that was never fixed. My neighbor has said there has been a history of break-ins on the same side that the broken gate is on, yet the company does not seem to care to fix or prevent the same issue. 4) Car garage was being left open during odd hours (12am-7am) for about two weeks and not able to close. Called and never received a follow up about whether they fixed it or not. Again, issues with trespassing. When asked about it, all management had to say was "Did you file a police report?" YES, and the police can not fix the gates that people are obviously trespassing through. I showed them photo and video evidence of this happening, just nothing ever gets done. Tell me why again are people paying $300+ dollars for HOA fees when nothing gets fixed? No help, no accountability and all they care about is money. read more

In school we call 40% a fail. It seems this company is perfectly fine with failing grades. After 4 months, our condo is still getting flooded. Our home owners insurance bounces our claim back to the HOA, helm management. I called the 5th time to this office to ask what is being done about our living room being flooded every time we have a storm. Their response, "there's no rain in the forecast, so we won't send a contractor until Monday. Well it's Saturday night and my living room is flooded once again. These people literally do not care of the living conditions of fellow humans. read more

More like property mismanagement....I am the owner of a condo who unfortunately is using Helm( hopefully, not much longer) as the property management. Recently, my neighbor had a long running water leak which I was unaware of, which caused extensive damage(40,000.00 worth of damage) to my unit, had black mold which had been giving my son headaches, ear infections,etc...my HOA and Helm were aware of the extensive damage next door (almost 2 months before I found out) and they did not feel it was important to inform me or the other surrounding units about the extensive water damage...I'm talking extensive...carpet was completely soaked(like a sponge), shorted out the electricity...it was horrifying...and they did not think to let me know, give me a heads up so I could have contacted my insurance or taken some proactive measures to maybe minimize the damage. Then it only got worse from there...almost 6 months of nothing but miscommunication, Lack of professionalism, non responsive to emails or phone calls, non stop insanity. When I sent Ron, who is supposedly the manager/supervisor at Helm an email in regards to the lack of professionalism in regards to a particular mishandled incident from his associate... I got NOTHIN'...crickets. I was completely blown away...I totally expected a response(considering they work for me/us) a return email, a phone call, something to smooth the situation over, anything....but, was blown off ...during this extremely stressful situation. You would assume someone who is running a business would care about customer service, and keeping his Clientele satisfied, right?? At least act like you give a s#*&... Unbelievable. Then once I got the work started I got a parking permit for my contractor so he wouldn't have to have his tools and materials on the street and have to carry it all that way...got the permit from the Helm office....covered all my bases....and then they towed my contractors truck, because of an expired hang tag permit...that THEY issued me...and THEY approved the tow. So, if you're looking for a property mismanagement company, that isn't trying to be bothered with property management...then Helm is the company for you....and they will throw in the disrespectful, rude attitude for free. As far as a rating, they should have negative stars....I had to check 1 star, and that's beyond generous... read more

Helm Mngt inherited a mess when they came to our complex. Just about everything needed attention from poor plumbing repairs to leaking roofs. They rolled up their sleeves and meticulously worked through the issues in order of priority and stabilized the property. They are easy to work with, patient and resourceful and consistently keep the owners/residents best interest in mind always. The suppliers, service people and repair technicians they contract are reputable, professional and know their business. The property is significantly improved and resale values are soaring - most properties sell in days and owner occupied ratio is up. If you're looking for a property management company you will be pleased with Helm's focus on customer service, responsiveness, intuition and knowledge. They are updated on property management laws and will go over an above to manage the property, maintain the property and protect the owner's interest for the long term. read more

professional and helpful kind to tenants like myself and overall satisfied with their efforts

They really know their stuff and work hard looking after our complex. I enjoy working with them- more like trusted friend than hired staff sort of thing. Vendors provided have all exceeded expectations. These are vendors that one would not wish to lose. And, each one has taken the time to answer questions, educate, explain and aren't trying to 'game' us. They look out for our best interests and understand our needs. Overall, impressive. But they don't do much boasting over their ability to manage. Best to see them in action. read more