I am not a fan of the HOA. For one thing, the board insists on keeping a gate near my home nailed…read moreshut because vandals will get into the park. The entrance to the park is a few yards down. I doubt that burglars will only use the gate for entry and not the main entrance. My husband and I are senior citizens without a car. We have to do a lot more walking to get to the bus without the use of the gate and it is unfair. I am about to have hip replacement surgery and it takes me two hours to get to the store. It would help a lot to be able to go through the gate. In addition, the management is wishy-washy about towing cars. Some cars get towed in the clubhouse parking lot and others do not. It depends on who your friends are, I guess. Two guys who constantly park there are not assets to the park. They used to be drug offenders and their kids grew up in foster care. The father threatened to kill my daughter when our puppy's barking woke him up from a nap. He lied to management and said the dog barked "day and night" and yet the dog lived in the house and slept under my covers. These are great people to grant special privileges to. Their cars are never towed but my son's was. For years, management had a dog park near the old tennis court. You unleashed your dog, the dog trotted across the lawn and then went out the hole in the back fence and onto the street. You did not notice this until the dog had already made his escape. Now that it is used as a park with picnic benches, the hole has been fixed. The back lot is now used for the dog run but if management comes in, they will leave the gate open so your dog can get out. Management (P & K Condo Management) tells me that if the dog is not trained, to not use the run. My dog IS trained but it hadn't occurred to me that the management would be so discourteous as to leave a gate open with an unleashed dog standing in front of it. I've always hated living here, but unfortunately, we are stuck. We'd have to pay more to live anywhere else and we can't afford it. I feel trapped and as if the HOA and management are the enemy. For me, Mountain Shadows Mobile Home Park is nothing but a prison. I would not recommend living here.

8/20/2019, I recently sold our home in Mountain Shadows Mobile Home Park. I recommend Mountain…read moreShadows Mobile Home Park because it is a safe place to live and affordable for families with or without children and adults. Mountain Shadows has 209 homes. Most homeowners own both their home and land. There are some properties which are rentals. The City of Escondido owns several mobile homes and leases them out to residents who qualify. P & K Property Management manages and collects the monthly combined monthly HOA and utility bills. Most of the residents pay their monthly HOA and utility bill online. Resident's monthly HOA fees for July 2019 are $179 per month. HOA fees include use of common areas, and trash pickup. Average winter combined utility bills including HOA fees, gas, electric, water and trash is around $330 for most residents. Summer combined HOA fees and utility bill for most residents using their central air average 24/7 range from $450 or higher. The community Club House was recently just remodeled. Our residents enjoy reserving and using the Club House for private parties. The pool and hot tub are maintained and clean. The common areas have nice playgrounds for children, one combined tennis and basketball court. There is also large area to walk your dogs. The manager and assistant groundskeeper keeps this park looking great. Most of the public and private schools in Escondido are within 5 to 15 minutes driving distance. The City of Escondido has some of the best public and private schools in California. All of our public high schools like San Pasqual High School, Escondido High School and Orange Glenn High School will prepare your children for college. Shop around and compare family owned mobile home parks. Mountain Shadows also has a contract with a local towing company that removes vehicles illegally parked in fire lanes 24/7. Our association has a security company that performs security checks around the clock to discourage crime. We are a mixed community of people from every nationality living side by side. Most residents in our community look out for each other. Every community has pro's and con's. There is no nirvana that I know of on this planet. Mountain Shadows welcomes families with or without children and adults to join our community. Manufactured and mobile homes are not a great investment. Manufactured homes don't increase in equity at the same rate as a traditional house or condo. However, manufactured homes are more affordable for a lot working and retired adults. You can purchase an older fixer upper mobile home that needs remodeling for about $150,000, used homes in good shape range starting at $250,000 and up. New manufactured homes here start around $350,000. Our family has lived in Mountain Shadows for over 14 years now. Our child graduated from San Pasqual High School and attends college now. I highly recommend Mountain Shadows to anyone who is looking for family friendly community that is safe and affordable.

Just getting around to writing this review after several projects with this team. I engaged City…read moreDesign to remodel my condo. From putting in new flooring, to repainting and installing modern track lighting, their staff did an excellent job. I especially appreciate their attention to detail and use of environmentally friendly products. As a follow on, I asked them to build one of their "mini-mods", which I used as a small freestanding backyard office. Instead of spending a ton on an addition, I was able to get this little structure which looks cute and even has air-coinditioning so I could work from home. I also got them to make bunk beds for my kids, and their project manager was great about incorporating my son's suggestions about shelving, drawers, etc to make a really nice final product. In sum, if you're looking for a general contractor in San Diego who can do lots of different home projects on time and within your budget, I highly recommend City Design.

I used City Design for some remodeling in my home when they had a branch in the DC metro area. They…read moreperformed 2 complete bathroom remodels, kitchen upgrades, recessed lighting, painting and more. No matter the task, this company had the professionals on staff to tend to my every need and I didn't have to break the bank to get it all done. The crew was always on time, cleaned up the work area daily and made sure I was familiar with how new home accessories worked. The project manager was friendly and always offered helpful advice on my home improvement options ensuring they aligned with my budget constraints. One of my most favorite "fixes" was the relocation of my water heater. The previous owners had some sort of issue and the flooring was soft so it was relocated to an inconvenient space in the laundry room. City Design corrected the flooring issue, tiled the laundry room and relocated the water heater freeing up significant space in the laundry room. They also put in lever type shut off valves instead of the very old knob style shut off valves that always seemed to get stripped over time.....no more worries there Great job City Design!!!

I cannot say enough good things about my experience living at The Villas. I actually lived in the…read morecomplex about 10 years ago as a single woman, then moved back for a few years with my little family. I was treated with the utmost respect and kindness while living here by the entire staff. Each and every person I came in contact with at the leasing office throughout my stay was kind, professional, and went above and beyond to make me and my family feel welcomed. I also made some great friends while living there and love all the activities they have for their residents such as Easter Egg Hunts, Movie Nights, Food Trucks, and more. The main pool has beautiful palms surrounding it that sway and sound beautifully in the wind and make for a true vacation feel. They have great seating around the pool as well, and best of all it is never crowded. The neighbors are all very respectful and it is an extremely peaceful community, with a very special vibe. I also always felt 100% safe there, and they have security on site in the evenings. The playground was favored by my 2 boys, and we loved the tennis court and gyms! Thank you The Villas and all of the staff there for the extended care you provide to your residents. It truly shows in how you treat those living there and the effort you make to go the extra mile. Thank you for creating a very special place to live and for keeping the grounds so beautiful and well kept. We especially loved all of the holiday decorations. Thank you again for everything. **I also want to add that I was not asked to leave a positive review. I did this on my own accord to give thanks to The Villas and the staff and to say thank you for making our experience here such a pleasant one. It truly meant so much to our family.

Spacious apartments. I wish it was a strictly gated community. Daytime security would be great.read more

Still a wonderful place to being your significant other or significant other-other…read more Friendly service with delicious food and strong drinks. You can plan ahead and even step things up a notch with adding rose pedals and a candle to make things a bit more romantic. Be sure to request the window seat, thank me later. If you're not here for the food, their happy hours are amazing. Be back soon.

Great place to live, but maintenance was lackluster and sometimes downright unpleasant. We had a…read moremassive amount of issues right off the bat. We had to have our fridge, washer and dryer replaced. They should have replaced our sliding glass door because that barely worked as well. I think due to the number of problems we had, maintenance became irritated shortly after. Well, I can't really do anything about our washer/dryer suddenly not working or the fridge freezing everything in there. Oh, and when our washer was replaced shortly after moving in, maintenance forgot to hook up the hose. So guess what beautiful surprise we got after running a load? A magical pond towards the back of our apartment. In addition, our AC went out over the summer once, and it took months to finally discover the problem. During that time, we received electricity bills upward of $475 per month due to the condenser fan running with no AC coming out. We had no idea. A very bizarre experience that ended up getting fixed after the umpteenth person came and looked at it. Kudos to management for bringing HVAC specialists out. It just took forever to get fixed, and we lost tons of money that summer due to the issue. We also had plumbing and other problems pop up, and it got to the point where maintenance was so impertinent I had anxiety about bringing them into the apartment, so I asked my husband to fix things instead. Thankfully he was able to. On a positive note, the grounds are lovely, and you can't get everything you get here at other apartments unless you're paying a ton more. The rent prices are great. The front desk staff were always friendly and pretty responsive.

Let's just start and say that if this company still shows 4 stars, it is because they are living on…read morethe great reviews garnered by the former owner Kyle, who ran his business with integrity and competence. Since he left, unfortunately, service has been going down, it seems that the left hand does not know what the right one is doing. If you need light landscaping, look for another company.

Thanks to all who clarified this company has a new owner. I, too, worked with Kyle and found he and…read morehis crew to be great. I have recently been trying to contact the company for a maintenance check and never receive a call back. I was disappointed to think that Kyle would ignore me, but now I realize it is the new owner. Not a place I will do business with any longer. So sorry because it was once such a good company.