Hello I'm writing a review on behave of my aunt that currently lives there. DONT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF LIVING HERE. Hamilton woods is infested with rats, roaches, bed bugs, and termites. These apartments are infested with rats, and so is the parking lot outside. The rats got Into my trunk and chewed up all my personal belongings. There is other tenants that have also mentioned that they have rats in there units. Management doesn't do shit to fix this problem. Tenants are scared that they will get kicked out and have no where to go so. This is not right! I will be leaving this filthy livestock and have found a rat free apartment. DONT MAKE THE MISTAKE OF MOVING INTO HAMILTON SHIT HOLE. RATS, ROACHES, AND BED BUGS, NO PARKING. LOOK ELSEWHERE. read more

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Average place to live. If you have more than one car good luck finding parking. The office lady is pretty nice. The interior of the apartment is alright. It has its flaws but it's a livable space. Cheapest in Marin so if you're looking for a wallet saver. Move here read more

Let me tell you a little story. From the first day I moved in, the neighbors upstairs played their music too loud and were generally noisy. That's fine, I spoke with the manager. Noise levels quieted down for a week. Please understand that in their lease, there is a "no noise disturbances of any kind, at any time". Yes, even though this was quite unrealistic, I expected noise, within reason even though I was told by the manager that I should not even be able to hear my neighbors through the old/thin walls. Middle of the night, 2am I wake up to loud shouting and crying. Effin neighbors upstairs are fighting. I let that one slide. Next week, they're playing some game or blasting their "home theater surround sound" loud enough to rattle my walls. I call the night supervisor. The noise subsides. All these noise disturbances occur while I do not even hear a peep from the neighbor downstairs. After going to complain about the upstairs neighbors (5 times) and even leaving them a note, they actually decide to move out. But not before making it a noisy hell for me moving all their crap. A couple of weeks later, the idiot downstairs decides to jack up the volume to his TV. I leave a note for him asking to him to STFU. This guy would wake up early in the morning and start playing music...in the bathroom, where the noises would constantly echo. New neighbor(s) move in upstairs after about a month. Again, noisy moving all their stuff in. I can hear every footstep from above. Now think about that for a moment. You're sitting there trying to read a book or enjoying some relaxing quiet time and you have these idiots upstairs stomping around CONSTANTLY and you can hear EVERY footstep. It certainly did not seem like normal behavior to be walking around and DROPPING stuff constantly. It almost seemed like they were doing it on purpose. Supposedly, there was supposed to be only one person living upstairs, but apparently there were two. 10pm at night, I hear a loud thump...like something big crash against the ceiling above. Yes, the jerkoff bf above appeared to be beating her. I had phone in hand ready to call the police. Yelling ensued. Doors slammed. I cringed for my sanity. I end up leaving a note for these "new" neighbors asking them to keep the noise down. They try to be more considerate, but they still act like jerks and make noise. Oh yeah, mr. jerkoff in the tub every night downstairs moved out and a new neighbor moved in. TV noise, loud, I can hear it. Never rent here. Tell your friends, family, friend's friends, uncles, grandmas, neighbors, people off the street, friend's gf's uncle's sister, babies...tell them NEVER EVER rent here! read more

Hamilton Woods - Apartments Near Me - Novato, California

Went to view this property recently after seeing multiple ads on CL. Made an appointment and met with the manager? She was pretty laid back and almost hippie-ish. Repeatedly had to double check the information she was giving us as far as square footage and pricing, maybe she was new but gave the impression that she was scatterbrained or unprofessional. Gave us the keys and vague directions that an available unit was "in the next building"- so we walked over on our own to view it. Unit was clean and spacious, but was poorly situated so that the porch view was directly looking at the adjacent building and a tree trunk rather than the view the units are positioned to take advantage of. Kitchen for one-bedroom unit is cramped- refrigerator door opens to block the walkway and though there is a lot of cabinetry/storage and several closets, the floor plan would be much improved by taking out one of the linen closets to expand the kitchen area. Carpets appeared to be new, countertops and bathroom were nice and seemed to be recently refinished. Balcony is spacious and allows for access from living room and bedroom, though sliding glass door you typically associate with the living room area is located in the bedroom- which means that you have to be extra careful when undressing because clear glass panes show right into bedroom area, which is unusual. Another thing that counted against the specific unit we were shown was the fact that the parking lot area directly outside was under construction, and we had significant difficulty locating the unit- though it was on the second floor, there was a two as the first digit in the unit number- basically, you went up a few flights of stairs, then down one, and it was around a corner and difficult to find. Already can tell this would lead to several problems as far as missed deliveries and difficulty with visiting friends. Numbering system for the units is confusing at best. Though the pricing was okay, and management was informative, this was not the property for us. We were also not entirely comfortable with the run-down and abandoned businesses nearby- would caution others inquiring into the property to visit at night before making a decision. read more

There's not enough room to provide a proper review, I've left longer ones on other sites but I'll try to condense. I moved here in 2008 very quickly from the east coast. It was the nicest, cheapest place I could find that allowed dogs. Long story short, i think it was the appropriate decision to make to get out here and I spent the next year looking for a better place. Overall it is mediocre but could be worse. The apartment itself is OK, though it is cheaply done and half-assed. The appliances are newer but don't function right. Dishwasher doesn't do dishes, the stove doesnt heat evenly, tiny fridge. Lots of counterspace and storage space for an apartment kitchen I felt. Everything was filthy when I moved in and I spent a lot of time cleaning the bathroom and carpets myself. There is a ton of storage space in a 2 bedroom apt. I had hill facing apartment which was more private on the patio and kept the apartment cool in the summer, but a lot of people have a view just of the next apartment or the parking lot. The pool appeared to be maintained, the gym was not. The management and staff at the time I arrived was terrible, but good when I left. They quickly responded to everything. My major gripes was a rat problem that I had for 3 months, the incredibly high cost of utilities (your unit is not individually metered, it is divided by the number of apartments, not the number of people living in them and believe me, people cram into those apartments) and the parking. There is really no parking and it's very hard to have guests over. Overall I felt very unsafe in this area, police where there often and car windows were often smashed. People are very rude and dirty, some people sit in the dumpsters and go through your trash to find recycleables, children run rampant whether superivsed or not, there's some sort of daycare that i can't imagine is legal and the woman leaves the door open all day and lets the kids loiter on the stairwell and they don't move when you want to get up. You get asked every few days if you want to buy tamales even when you ask them to stop coming by, People are very disrespectful in general, particularly of the laundry rooms and trash areas. They will leave large items like mattresses and christmas trees in the dumpster, causing it to be filled. The smell coming from the dumpsters (and some of the apartments) is quite nasty. I was weary about getting my deposit back when I left based on what other people have told me but I found it to be a speedy and reasonable, appropriate experience overall and got what i anticipated in return. I would not recommend living there if you have a choice. I was able to rent a house that was a million times better in Petaluma for less money with appliances that work. If you have the luxury of time, I definitely recommend checking out private rentals, more expensive complexes if you can afford them...or complexes in surrounding areas if you can. read more

This place sucks, I have been living here for four months and I regret it everyday, yes the rent is cheap and the place is spacious for our family, but during summer is hotter than hell, and in winter it is colder than a hooker's heart, the electric bill is high because you are either running fans, or the heater what you don't pay in rent you double pay in electricity. Today I noticed a leak on the roof it has been raining for days I called to have the problem fixed as soon as possible and all I got "someone will call you back" . The leak is right in the middle of my bed I guess we are going to sleep on the floor tonight. Management doesn't care about the tenants. read more

I have lived in this place for about 14 years the apartments are totally invaded by rats both inside the apartments and outside in the parks the rats are entering until the cars totally inhuman living in that way the office has never done absolutely anything to solve the problem, 14 years living here I am leaving this place do not be fooled do not throw your money in the trash this place is not safe for anyone. read more

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In 1994 when I was divorcing my husband I looked at these apartments - they have had a name change or two since then. I was moving off of Hamilton Air Force Base which was full of nice neighbors, BBQ's, no one upstairs, or downstairs, and of course very clean when we moved there. When I went to look at the apartments, the manager showed me a lower corner unit, as soon as I walked in I could smell mildew/mold. The manager claimed it would be taken care of, as I walked around I noticed mold growing on the living room wall, literally growing ... not just around the sliding glass door, but on the wall opposite the door. Off to one of the bedrooms, mold in the closet. I asked if there was another apartment, and was told no, this was it, AND they lowered the rent by $300.00 due to the mold. There were a bunch of little hood rats hanging out in the parking lot, as well as young kids riding bikes (unsupervised.) Fast forward to 2008 the place looks just the same. They tend to rent to families of six or more cramming them in to a two bedroom apartment. There is no way I would ever live there, or suggest that someone live there. In reading the other reviews, especially the one by Raul ... it's an apartment complex, you are unfortunately going to hear your neighbors no matter what. Maybe you should live in a house or duplex. If you cannot handle hearing your upstairs neighbor walk from one room to the next, or their television, or their shower, or bath water running then by all means, AVOID apartment living! read more

Although, I like the apartment, it is hotter than Hades in the summer (I have measured temperatures in excess of 100 degrees in my apartment) yet they won't provide, or allow anyone to install their own air-conditioners. The management is the worst I have ever had to deal with. These are the same people who run Hill Valley Apartments (Sire Enterprises). They employ bait and switch marketing techniques (they offer an apartment for a certain price in the newspapers and then they hike it up on you after your application is approved. They are always hostile and belligerent when dealing with tenants. They refuse to deal with maintenance issues, even if you have a water-leak flooding your apartment. And they still try to raise your rent on an annual basis, even though the buildings are falling apart. You don't want to live here believe me! read more

I lived here for a year between March of 2011 and 2012. Great place to live if you only have one car. Any more than that and parking gets frustrating between the lack of enough unreserved spots and the nearby church events that seem to happen on a daily basis even late at night. There also used to be a lot of issues with people double-parking and parking in spots without permits, but it seems like the office has been cracking down on that recently and sending trucks to tow people that break the rules. The pool was nice, but the fitness room...you should join a gym if you're serious about fitness anyways. I never had any problems doing laundry here. I never had problems with noisy neighbors. My roommates and I were pretty loud one night, and we were promptly warned about it and never repeated that mistake. I lived on the top floor, and my roommate ran into a problem with a leaky ceiling. They're currently patching up multiple portions of the roof so that looks like it's being solved. I ran into some problems with bats and wasps, however. Both pests like to get into any space they can, but honestly any prolonged problems with that were more due to us being lazy about notifying the office rather than them not doing anything about it. Rent was paid via direct deposit, which made things very easy. Utilities are a little high, but nothing crazy. This is a place worth checking out. read more

Been living here for a little over 6 months now and I don't see what all the negative hype is for. Given the price and location of this place it's a good a situation. As of late a new manager has come in and it looks like a lot of previous issues have been resolved. When I first moved in double parking was rampant, that's not even close to an issue. The hot tub tepid bath water temperatures, but now it's a legit jacuzzi. Some of the residents are a bit careless when it comes picking up after themselves as I've seen fast food wrappers litter the grounds, but management makes sure to clean that all up quickly. My suggestion is to move into an upstairs unit. The ceilings are vaulted which makes the place feel more spacious. My suggestion if give the place a shot, if you're looking for a decent location and a good price. read more

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This place is AWFUL! not worth it, even for the low price... unless you don't care about living in a pleasant place. The company that own the property, Sire Enterprises, does not care about tenants at all and does not abide by laws to maintain a healthy environment. I was dealing with a SEVERE leaking issue for 6 months, all thru the winter, before they fixed it. They had put a temporary solution, plastic on the roof, but water was getting in anyways and ruined my couch. Every time it rained I had bowls and buckets all over my house. My friend had a bad mold problem in her unit and instead of fixing the root of the issue, as the law requires, they bought her a dehumidifier!! the parking is awful, makes it hard to have guests, and there has been an increasing amount of car vandalism. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!!! read more

I regret every single day since i've moved here this place is awful 4 times they have asked us to moved our kitchen stuff because the roaches were invading the whole apartment plus the laundromats are a nightmare there's one machine that overflows the whole loundry room please don't move her is horrible plus the parkings are always full is the worse place to live .. read more

When I first found out that I was moving to the North Bay, I came across Novato and looked into their apartments. There wasn't many and when it came down to size and cost, Hamilton Woods was the way to go. I moved in August 2013 and during the day of move-in the lady who worked at the front office was extremely rude and unpleasant to work with. Upon signing the paperwork, I realized that buildings were assigned as smoking and non-smoking . I was not given this info during my tour and somehow, my husband and I were put in a smoking building (1008 to be exact). For someone who hates smoking as much as I do, I was pissed, especially since the stench lingers in the carpet, walls, etc. When I expressed my concern all she could say was that nothing was available until 2 weeks later. My husband and I were ready to move in, Uhaul and all. When I asked if I could check out the apartment before signing all the paperwork she gave me the keys and didn't even offer to walk me to the apartment or point me in the right direction. Luckily there was no overpowering stench from the previous renters and I decided to follow through with signing the lease. Smoking was never an issue for me until the last few months before I moved out and people were always smoking below our window (I lived above the laundry room). As for amenities...when I first toured this property, there were only 3 or 4 cardio machines in the gym. They were old and extremely beat up. I was told they were in the process of renovating the gym and new equipment was on the way. In the 2+ years I've lived here, the gym remained the same. I never used it, but I noticed it became a little Zumba room for 3-4 ladies in the evening. I never used the swimming pool either, but it's available, and goes up to 8 feet. There are 2 laundry facilities on the property, a small one at the top of the hill (only 4 washers/dryers) and a larger one near the bottom. I always did my laundry on site and never had an issue. Like all the previous reviews, parking here is horrible. One bedroom apartments are assigned only 1 carport (not sure about 2 bedrooms) and everything else is first come first serve. There's only about 50 other parking spots on this property, then you're left with street parking which also fills up quick. My husband and I used to park as far as the little market near the corner of Bolling and Marin Valley (a little over 1/4 mile), I used to think of it as daily exercise. =) Another bad thing is dog poop. There were multiple instances when dog poop was in the walkways or even in front of our door (I lived in an end-unit). Management did put up signs, but honestly, they have no control over this. I never dealt with roaches (thank goodness!), there are; however, lots of lizards running around outside. I've only had to deal with maintenance once or twice and everything was taken care of in a timely fashion. There are instances when Hamilton Woods had to shut off the water, but they do give sufficient notice. Before moving out, we had to have the carpets professionally cleaned or it would be taken out of our deposit. I thought this was ridiculous, especially since my husband and I never wore shoes in the house. I was a bit disappointed about how much they took from our deposit, but in all fairness, we got back a decent amount and they provided an itemized list of what was deducted and how much. From my experience, Hamilton Woods met my needs. It was fairly safe, I never had any packages stolen from my doorstep, and I only encountered police on the property twice. read more

I have never rented there but I know two people who have, both hated it. The apartments are poorly designed, over priced, and is a not so great area. This story should say it all, I did a tour with a friend once. We checked out the apartment and were no so impressed on the quality/price. While leaving we say a crazy old lady walking around and yelling. The tour guide laughingly saying "oh, they call her the mayor of Hamilton Woods." Do you want to live in a complex where the mayor is a crazy lady? read more

I have lived here for only 7 weeks and regret it every frickin day! The maintenance on this place is terrible. From the day I moved in, there have been non-stop issues. Bugs, leaks, noise, parking, unpainted and unfinished kitchen. I could go on.... The Property Manager, Sheila, isn't any better. She is sarcastic and could care less about whats going on. If you're thinking about this place- beware and look elsewhere. I wish I had. read more

This place is pretty bad. Management is terrible. They will show you a staged apartment and offer many different choices (ground floor, 4th floor with vaulted ceilings and a price cut...) and continually state that many apartments are open for rent until right after you sign a contract. Then suddenly there are only two apartments available right next to each other with no option of the vaulted ceilings... The laundry facilities are usually damaged and always in use generally by somewhat hostile occupants. They tried to charge me a monthly fee to possess a key for the pool which I turned down yet still they charged upon move-out for replacement of the key I never opted to pay for nor received. The maintenance was generally done in a timely manner as long as you stressed how dire the need for it was - one night the shower handle broke off and steaming water wouldn't stop pouring into the soon to be over-flowing bathtub. Management said they would fix it the next day but once we told them that the two floors below us would be flooded if not resolved within the hour (I was bucketing water from the tub into the toilet to prevent overflow and was soon going to give-up) they got someone there in a jiffy. Unfortunately my apartment was burglarized the following week (I presume by the afterhour's maintenance man as the maintenance ladders behind the apartment were used and I knew no one else at the complex). The response by the apartment concerning the break in which was accomplished with the use of their unsecured maintenance ladder was...nothing. Parking is also a bit of a problem. You receive on space per apartment with off-street parking for guests. Unfortunately the off-street parking is all taken by 4:30 pm and if you are lucky enough to find off street parking make sure you leave no valuables in your car. Two of my friends had their cars burglarized in a one year period. read more

Terrible apartment with a real crime problem. Within the one year I lived there I had two guests have their cars broken into while visiting - both within in hour of parking right in front of the complex. In addition to the vehicle burglaries my fourth floor apartment was broken into with the use of the 110' ladders the complex stores unlocked behind the building. When I informed the complex that my apartment had been burglarized using their own unsecured ladders their response was, "That's not our problem, we hope you have good renter's insurance." Not a single apology or sign of empathy. What was just as crazy is that when the police asked my neighbors about it every single neighbor said they saw it happen...and yet not a single neighbor called the police or helped out even though it all happened at 4 in the afternoon. "It wasn't my business." Of course there are the loud neighbors and the broken laundry facilities as well. I want to say my building's laundry room had four machines and four driers but two of the machines and two of the driers were broken my entire stay and the other two were constantly in use by fairly hostile neighbors who often would remove my drying clothes from the machines just to replace them with their own to save a few dollars. Do NOT leave laundry unattended. read more

I have lived in this apartment for the past four years. The main reason that people stay is probably because of the relatively cheap rent for this area (though it has been rising to "meet the market level"). There are probably individual people in management that are decent, but overall, I have not had a pleasant experience with having my concerns addressed. There is no central place to address concerns to for the overall good of the apartment complex, as the email address they give you is completely ignored, except if you are sending documents they need. I've made complaints about broken laundry machines, broken treadmills, broken laundry card readers and none of them were even answered. To give them a little credit, maintenance for your own apartment is generally promptly done, if you call the management office. Armando works on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and seems diligent in his work. My main complaint would be about the seemingly unjustifiable fees. I have had to change my roommate several times. One time I was charged $125 for changing my roommate, purportedly because that was the cost for writing up a new lease with the correct names on it. The worst instance however of what feels like pure extortion, is the $40 application fee they are making me pay, EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY LIVE HERE. I have a new roommate moving in in July, and I was okay with sending in updated insurance information, etc. along with an updated application form, which I feel is already above and beyond for someone who has already been paying rent on time for the past four plus years. But I could not believe they were forcing me to pay the application fee again!!! I paid it already, when I applied the first time. What is the money being used for?? They have to run another background check on me to see if I am STILL safe to live there after having already lived there for a substantial amount of time with no incidents? What is it about getting a new roommate that suddenly makes ME suspect as a tenant? I cannot fathom the absolute ludicrousness of this logic and situation. It's not a large amount of money- the point is this sense of being robbed by a company under the guise of "rules and regulations." Please, someone, correct me if I'm wrong. read more

We moved into Hamilton Woods April of 2009. We lived in building 1006 on the third floor (with no elevator). The weather was perfect and we loved our apartment. Then after we started to unpack our things we discovered that the apartment had not been properly cleaned. Debris from the previous tenants was still inside the drawers and inside the cabinets. Large things too like glass vases and a cooking pot. I had to scrub the bathroom tub and the toilet and wipe down the floors (kitchen and bathroom). There were were also stains on the carpets throughout the apartment. After living there a few months the summer weather hit and our third floor apartment was an oven. We had vaulted ceilings with windows that were not covered and it let the summer heat pour in. There were no ceiling fans for circulation and the windows were too high up to open. Living in Marin and in the bay area we did not have an air conditioner so we roasted all summer long. We were thankful when the fall came and cooler weather. Yet as fall crept into winter and the temperature dropped so did the temperature in our apartment. They had wall heaters that barley let out any heat and were very expensive to run. It didn't matter anyway because all our heat went to the vaulted ceiling and out the single pained windows. We resorted to moving our TV into our bedroom and brought in our computer and lived out of the bedroom because we could keep one bedroom warm and not a whole house. To make matters worse the roof leaked and this was a very stormy, wet winter. The roof leaked over our bed and the room was so small that no matter which way we moved our queen size bed, the leak would always drip on the bed. We had leaks in both bedrooms and both leaks were over the beds. I informed the manager and she said they would fix the leak. Well the next storm hit and the leek persisted to drip. I informed the manager again and this time the leak was fixed. Our apartment was so moist and drafty from the condensation of the windows and the poor insulation that mold grew overnight it seamed on the window sills in all the bedrooms and no matter how many times I wiped the windows down the condensation would be so bad pools of water formed in the windowsill. Mold even grew on the ceilings of the back bedroom connected to the porch and living room. We even had the good fortune of doing battle for our reserved parking spot. If we were not home by six or seven in the evening we chanced having our parking spot in use by another vehicle. This continued to be a problem. We called the office but it was always after hours and we had to leave a message with the answering service and they would relay the message the next morning, which was too late by then. All we could do was take the license plate number and if it happened to be another tenant they would write them a warning. Well we finally got to the point where we called a towing company to tow a car. (Mind you we lived on the top of a very long steep hill and up three flights of stairs and it was a bi$#! walking that with groceries and other shopping purchases when you had to park at the bottom of the hill or on the street.) The towing company said they couldn't tow a car without approval from the apartment manager and that was impossible because it was after hours. The manager finally wrote us a letter of permission to tow so we could have a car towed if we needed it. Shortly after after we received our permission to tow letter we didn't have a problem with our parking spot. When we moved out in December of 2010 I thoroughly cleaned the apartment. Top to bottom. It was cleaner when we moved out then when we moved in. Doing the walk through with the manager she asked if we had the carpets cleaned because it looked nice, clean and vacuumed. We hadn't we just kept our apartment clean and left our shoes at the door when we lived there. She said the bathtub could be whiter (really this looks better than it did when we moved in!). They needed to flea bomb the apartment because we had a cat even though he has never been outside. Well when we got our deposit returned they neglected to return my $500.00 cat deposit and withdrew money to have the apartment cleaned, flea bombed, carpets cleaned and the oven cleaned. When I questioned them about my cat deposit, whoever I talked to on the phone told me they had no record of having received a cat deposit from me. I told her I have a receipt from Hamilton stating just the opposite. She said she would have to have the manager call me back. She did call back a few days later and told me I had to write a letter to Hamilton asking that my cat deposit be returned. Shouldn't it have been returned with my deposit originally? Needless to say I hated my stay at Hamilton and we only rented there because it was walking distance to work and he had only the weekend to find a place to live. I would recommend finding another place to live. read more

I am currently filling out a renal application for another house right now and googled Hamilton Woods Apt (to get the address, etc.) and started to read these reviews....ahhhhh....it all sounds so familiar! When we travel up north and past the Hamilton Woods Apts, we always flip the 'ol place the bird!!! The best thing about this place was the fact that we backed up to the woods and on occasion, we'd see a dear out our living room window...other than that...that was the FIRST (and hopefully last) place i've lived where I had cockroaches...the people above us were filthy. Played their music very loud (never got any resolution from mgmt), but the cockroaches were the last straw. The managers finally went in to inspect their appt and found at least 6 adults living in a 2 br apt and the place was disgusting!!! They eventually moved out...the roaches did not stop! We always had people parking in our parking lot. My husband, who worked in San Carlos, would get home late and sometimes literally would have to park all the way at the end of the street. Parking there was like gold! I would never, never -ever, ever, ever live there, or recommend it to anyone! Ever. read more

For the price its not worth it! This place doesn't even deserve this star! this is by far the WORST place I've ever lived. Me and my girlfriend just moved out of Hamilton Woods. We were there less than a year, and hated it more and more everyday! Because as the time passed we slowly realized why it was so cheap! First of all, the parking is HORRIBLE. God forbid your a family with more than one car. Very rare is it you find a parking spot after five o'clock on weekdays and at all on the weekends. A friend of ours who also lived at Hamilton woods had his two car problem solved when his car was stolen, on property! A common problem we had, was we'd come home to find someone in OUR spot, the one we pay for. When we called management to report it, and have the car towed, they simply said "well we don't actually tow people". So apparently the sign "all others will be towed" is just for show. which brings me to my second point, Inconsiderate neighbors, and just as inconsiderate, if not more so the management and maintenance. If you enjoy the smell of weeks old garbage, this place is for you. Not only is the designated garbage area a constant mess with not only peoples everyday trash, but also mattresses, futons, old bikes, etc. it spills over onto the grounds of the apartment. Trash is ALL over, ALL the time. When your not dodging trash your trying not to step in the dog poop left by people who are to lazy to clean up after themselves, and their dogs! I understand its the responsibility of all tenants to keep common living areas clean, but why have maintenance men if they do NO MAINTENANCE! The grounds were constantly a mess, and Our apartment was literally falling apart. The stove didn't work, the hot water didn't work, we were constantly having plumbing issues because the geniuses we lived among flush diapers, and god knows what else, the closet doors would often break apart because they were so old, our balcony door wouldn't lock, and some windows wouldn't even open! The one and only time we called for a maintenance man, we never felt safe in our apartment again. A maintenance man without knocking, or even calling prior to coming over, unlocked and came in to our apartment! He came in, walked to the bedroom opened the door to find my girlfriend, who was surprised to see a strange man and screamed him out of the apartment. She immediately called the office, and they were less than helpful. they argued with her, "well he said he knocked and no one answered" WE could have taken some SERIOUS legal action, were just not those kind of people. and lastly the HEAT. It should be illegal to charge people rent with as hot as the apartments get in the summer. It gets up to what feels like 120 degrees. there is NO relief unless you go to the grocery store and linger in the frozen foods section! like what we would often do! knowing what I know now, I would rather pay DOUBLE the amount of what they charge. I would NEVER recommend this place to anyone! unless you don't mind living in filth amongst careless individuals! read more

My experience so far has been great. I recently moved in, had been looking for awhile. Saw the apartment i was about to rent and loved it. The carpet was new and very clean. The Manager was a big help to me and very nice and even came in early one day so i could sign the lease. It's not the newest place but the price is good for Marin County. They just got new laundry machines, grassy areas for kids to play and neighbors seem nice. Parking for friends is a little bit of a problem they have to use the street. Other than that i'm very happy. read more

Parking is a mess if you have more than one car. And if you have a problem with maintenance the guy in charge of it is a real jerk. Manager Catlene is nice and try to help you but he is a jerk. read more

Horrible place to live. Cheap for a reason. My roommate and I had to get our apartment sprayed for roaches 4x!!!!!! the hassle of packing our whole kitchen and bathroom and laying it in the living room and vacating the apartment for a certain amount of hours before coming back was ridiculous!!!! My roommate and I are clean freaks and our kitchen/apartment was spotless but yet had a roach problem. It was disgusting. the landlords that we had were a joke, actually no the corporate office was a JOKE. I believe her name is Margaret. She played phone tag with me for a week!!!! Her assistant would tell me when she would be in and when she would be off and every time she wouldn't be there or she left early. WTF. They wouldn't do anything to help us but to break our lease early with termination fee. Unfortunately it wasn't that easy for us to just move right away. We were 2 busy girls working full time and going to school full time and the last thing we want to do is pack our stuff and clean everything 4x a year. During the winter time u would need random bowls or buckets to put in certain areas of the place because there was water leakage everywhere. You only get ONE parking spot. My roommate and I took turns because if u didn't have the parking u would have to park down the hill which was 3 blocks away. So sad. Getting off work one night I parked all the way down by the corner market and my apartment was way in the back building 1006 on the third floor!!!!! I had a guy come out the bushes and followed me really close but I had pepper spray ready and I had to walk in the middle of the street where the lights barely helped and I had my phone ready to call 911 because the guy had his hand down his pants ready to pull whatever out. It's such a creepy neighborhood I would not recommend it. The little tiny gym they had had 2 treadmills and they were hardly ever working. Our bathtub was clogged one day and I called the landlord and they said the maintenance guy doesn't work on Tuesdays or some random weekday which was weird. Every apartment I have lived at has a maintenance guy working weekdays. Anyways this place SUCKKKSSSSSSS and deserves no stars. Good luck! read more

Since yelp seems to sometimes be about complaints i wanted to put it out there that after living there for over 6 years that i've had a pretty good experience overall but left because the rents went up. Again. They've gone up all over the place but i found a place a little bigger for about same price so i left. Managers change just about once a year here it seems Kudos to the current manager Kathleen. As far as i'm concerned she has been the best manager and has been very sweet and helpful and gets what you need done right away or tries to because i guess the maintenance guy is only there three times a week. Some of the past managers have been rude and ignore you but my experience with Katleen has been great. I'd say the main problem is parking if you have more than one car or your guests come over because you only get one parking space. I don't think they have enough people working there to keep checking on all the parking problems and some people who live there think they can park anywhere they want. Even YOUR carport! The gym is a not a gym so don't even bother with paying for the key for it, supposedly more equipment is on the way. The pool is nice. And being close to 101 is a plus. Not a bad place to live. read more