The Front Desk "Cynthia" is probably the least friendly and least welcoming person I have met in a WHILE! They should seriously find someone better to represent their company in the front desk. Other than that the staff is very polite and professional. read more

Walters Management has revealed a clear failure in handling our community's needs. They neglect the most basic day-to-day operations, failing to maintain essential services such as ensuring compliance with community rules. Vendor oversight is non existent or worse, intentionally overlooked--allowing subpar work which then issues are left unresolved and as a result, requires work to be re-done which costs our community. Instead of acting in the best interest of our community, they appear to take direction from a corrupt board; leaving them unchecked and allowing for their decisions to compromise the HOA's integrity. Our community is left unmanaged and underserved --a serious disservice to residents they're paid to support. read more

Your mileage may vary based on which property manager from Walters is assigned to your HOA. I've had the displeasure of working with a terrible one(name withheld). This person is the embodiment of apathy and utter laziness. Whenever any of the residents bring up issues, said person is quick to refer to the CC&R and HOA bylaws as if the residents didn't read(we did) those before contacting them. Each time the email response comes back snarky and without professionalism as if we are being an inconvenience. Therein lies the problem. The residents are reaching out to them as we have read the rules and to have the property manager to enact said rules--but she can't be bothered. All in all, the person Walters assigned as the property manager for our HOA was a net negative. She provided neither assistance nor benefit to the residents or the HOA. read more

I recently applied for a sunroom/patio cover. The company uses a product called Elitewood, which is a type of aluminum. The hoa disaproved my project as this product is aluminum. The reason they gave me was, ("it's in the rules, no aluminum). The are unable to give me an answer on what is wrong with aluminum. Actually the product looks like wood, paint, texture matches our house. I checked with other construction companies, and most of them use this product, as it is much cheaper than wood. No happy with the " it's in the rule book". Remark read more

Called with issue about closing is homeowner off from driving on our street for 36 hours. Spoke with Nicole and explained I'm partially Disabled and can not easily walk up And down the hill wheee they want us to park. She said she has same issue in her community and has kids to drop off at school and I asked if she was disabled. She said no and she would reach out to project manager to see if any options. I also asked about having to park my car in street over a block away and there have been breaking in community will they have our security step up tonight. She had no answer then I asked if she could call me back after speaking with project manager and I would call my attorney to see if I was over reaching. She said I am ending call now and hung up on me. I called back and they hung up on me again. Completely unprofessional and I will address with HOA as we pay this company not the other way around. read more

The names may change but the terrible service remains the same. Rosanna can't understand why anyone would be upset when for over a week residents can't access their road and garages. She literally told she can't understand why I am upset. I spoke to 3 neighbors and they are pissed also so I guess Rosanna is in the wrong industry. Before you buy a property in the area make sure WALTERS doesn't manage it. Never buy a property they oversee. It's lost money. I will never make the same mistake again. I see someone decided to reply to my post. The real facts are the construction was simple and the workers hadn't been there since Thursday and this is Tuesday. The job they did is poor at best. If anyone at walters ever left their chair they would know that. But just look at the other reviews and judge for yourself. Anything besides a 1 star was probably posted by them. Somehow they think the residents are the issue as you can see in her response. The worst company. read more

The definition of over-promise and under-deliver. Constantly have to follow up on the most menial of tasks. Better yet, charged a ridiculous amount to install solar on our home for regurgitated agreements to be signed and recorded. Our community has had broken lights for over a year, dead plants everywhere, and no resolution. Do yourself a favor and vote them from your board as soon as you can. read more

We lived within the community of San Miguel Ranch near Eastlake for 6 years where we owned a home. Walters Management was the managing HOA of the community. We made a down payment of $250 to rent the clubhouse for our granddaughter's birthday party in September. In October we sold our home and moved to a different community outside of San Diego. We never received the refundable deposit of $250 from the HOA. Josh, the manager told us in an email that he forwarded the check to our address on record. As of December we haven't received our refund nor has the check been cashed. We sent several emails to Josh requesting that the check be resent however Josh never replied to our email request. I called Walters Corporate office however no one returned my calls. I guess the next step is small claims court. So beware if you move into or purchase a property managed by Walters Management as your HOA. read more

These guys are horrible. It's all about the dollar and they try every way to squeeze as much out of you as they can. They're in bed with the towing companies, and offer no service that isn't requested. All bad here. read more

I live in an association managed by Walters Management and work directly with Jamie Kim and Arely Valenzuela. They are both very helpful and VERY prompt with their responses and willingness to address situations. Jamie is well versed and knows her stuff, therefore she is excellent at answering questions and providing recommendations. I am also a board member of our association so I work with Jamie and Arely more than the average bear and I'm constantly impressed with their professionalism and customer service. I highly recommend Walters Management and specifically Jamie Kim and Arely Valenzuela as points of contact. Thank you for all you do!! read more

Very organized Management team that takes care of all landscape and amenities and provides transparent financial reports to help keep HOA fees down and show owners exactly where their payments go. They've managed Eastlake for many years and still one of the best communities in Chula Vista. read more

I want to give this shout out to Jaime Kim at Walters Management. She has always been super responsive to my requests for information or assistance over the years. And just recently, she knocked my socks off by facilitating the approval of one of my landscaping modification requests in between the regularly scheduled monthly review meeting. Additionally, the entire Walter Mgt Landscaping Committee deserves a big thank you for their super quick turn around on my landscaping submission!! Thanks so much Jaime and Walters Management! Cil Pleman Rollings Hills Ranch II Homeowner read more

If it were possible to give a lower score, I would. As a resident/owner in a town home community(Charter Point) managed by Walters Management, I/we are considered the enemy which is really "rich" considering the homeowners are the ones who pay for the management through our homeowners fees. Their goal is to avoid any responsibility. In our case, painters hired by Walters dislodged some cables from both my unit and adjoining unit. When asked to reattach (requiring a tall ladder), they simply responded the painters deny culpability. What? Anything they say trumps anything a homeowner says. Now they threaten a fine. I truly resent paying a homeowners fee that goes, in part, into the pockets of such a callous management company. read more

This Walter Management company is a joke Sold my condo on December 27th. They still taking the HOAs fees in my bank account for January 8th. My escrow already sent them the checks and took care everything. Contacted Cheri Lucas she saying didn't receive any closing documents from my escrow, which is not true. Mu escrow responded with an email with all the documents. I called Cheri again she saying just got the documents will process a refund . Now the 14Jan, we still didn't not receive our refund, Cheri didn't responded to my email or call me back. Finally got hold of Brittney, she saying will request accounting to cut two checks refund back to us and will take two weeks . We paid $890 for HOAs documents and $280 for a HOas transfer fees, they could got the job done/right. read more

Laura is the reason why I like the place Oh yea since we are on Yelp The dislikes of the management Co 1. I hate the checkbook system , change it . Online payments or something for reservations and extra keys. hire a corporate book keeper 2. I know there are gardening rules but I'm not paying 150.00 to plant on my property 3. You guys need more staff , and control your events , the way things are looking , you guys might be out of a job Btw Let me rant about these wanna be upperclass home owners who can't read a contract. 1st of all . It's not La Jolla , it's chulavista , we pay HOA so the gardeners can pick up dog poop 2. If someone is bothering you , call the cops or confront them , they manage the property surrounding our houses , they are not security guards or cops The pros Nice neighborhood No homeless No ratchets Cheap homes HOA does not bother you read more

Added a star for the security guards here at The Summit at Eastlake for helping us during our event and they told us that the clubhouse actually have dumpsters to throw away our trash. Walters Mgmt. staff informed me initially that we have to bring our own trash bins. OMG that's misinformation right there. We have the place from 1100-1900 and at 1130 our fob keys doesn't work so we had to find the guards to open the clubhouse for us so we can setup. It was such a hassle i ended up calling the office and giving the first person on the phone an ear full since it's really upsetting when you're promised something would work the day of and doesn't. read more

They don't answer phones, respond to voicemails, or emails. Bought a boat, was hoping to get it into the storage lot, but 0 replies to several calls, messages, and emails. Neighbors all say the same things- it's like they think we don't talk to each other LOL! Guess they don't want to make money or be responsive to their community. Saved money though-have friends with a piece of property they use just for storage and that's free! Their landscapers cut down flowering bushes so much, you end up with more sticks than greenery and fauna- what's the point of flowering bushes if they keep destroying them? Landscapers also don't move out of driveway areas or roads when people are driving through... Pretty sure we pay them to work? Pool area is always a mess, the bathrooms are GROSS! The pool guy always did great work, but this year things are really lacking... Been here over 4 years- I'd reconsider anywhere I was considering moving to if I knew Walters was the management company. read more

I recently moved into a new home in the Otay Ranch Three community where the HOA is managed by Walters Management. I cannot say enough great things about our community manager, Jaime Kim! Having moved in just two weeks ago, I have sent Jaime a myriad of questions dealing with issues such as HOA rules and regulations, pool/parking decals, etc. Most recently Jaime has helped me track down the paint brand and number for the exterior of my home so that I could try to obtain the paint without having to provide a paint chip to Lowes or Home Depot. Jaime went over and beyond by getting the builder paint scheme AND also providing a list of phone numbers for Vista Paint locations in San Diego! Another time, she alleviated my concerns about having Cox Cable run an external cable from the ground floor to my daughter's room, and not having to go through an architectural review. Jaime is always prompt and kind during our communications. If you ever move to the Otay Ranch Three community... Welcome! And if you ever have the pleasure of working with Jaime Kim, you won't be sorry. read more

I want to thank Walters Management specially Victoria Harris for her assistance in my home improvement project she walk me to the process and made me feel comfortable with my plan. Good job Team Walters.. read more

I lived in Otay Ranch under McMillin Lomas Verdes Master Association and I just want to commend our HOA manager Jamie Kim which has done an outstanding job and has been excellent in clearly guiding and communicating with us regarding association matters. I have so far submitted 2 architectural modifications that was approved on time and Jamie has been superb in responding to my email in a few minutes after I send it. Keep up the good work and don't change... read more

Over the years I have dealt with a few HOA management companies and normally you contact them and you feel like your bothering them, even though your HOA fees are paying for their service. This feeling changed when I contacted Walters, specifically Jamie whom I email and she literally emails me a reply in 5mins. She is so considerate of a homeowners concerns and worries no matter how trivial they are and replies with a result or an answer. And she always goes above and beyond contacting other companies or contractors to answer any questions I have. I am so grateful for her she has reassured me on so many occasions. read more

We just moved in the Metro Milenia Community last month and so far so good. Special thanks to Jamie Kim for the outstanding customer service and immediate response to questions i had. read more

Always the worst service. No one ever answers the phone nor do you get a call back. When you do talk to someone they are rude and don't do anything to help you anyways. If only they worked as hard to do their job as they do to get out of doing their job. The companies they hire are always sitting around or nob existent. Everytime you need something no one is there to be found yet they will be the first to tell you that you left your trashcan out an extra day. Can't wait to move and be done with this company. read more

For over a year the furniture at my community's pool has been falling apart or coming up missing. When I initially emailed Walter's way back then I was told that the furniture was on order. Fast forward to the present and still no action and now the shower head at the pool is missing. There is a pile of broken furniture in the corner of the pool area. A landmark to their lack of concern if you will. I emailed pictures of the issues to Walters on 16 August and received a reply on 19 August that the issue was being forwarded to management (Ms. Ardilla and Ms. Graham). It is now 30 August and I have heard nothing back from either. Not even a courtesy email saying that they were looking into the issue. It seems the only thing that they are timely about is collecting HOA dues. Which seem to never be reassessed even though there have been dozens of units built and moved into since we moved in three years ago. Makes me wonder where all that extra money is going. Because I know it isn't going to maintain the pool area. read more

Walters Management Company and it's employees offer extremely poor costumer service. They bully and harass the neighborhood over meaningless issues but fail to answer emails or phone calls when you actually need something. They are always available if you owe them money but beyond that scenario its crickets from them... Absolutely "HOT GARBAGE" rating for your company should be negative, not deserving of a 1 star review. read more

We have 4 homes under Walters Management and one that is with a different HOA management firm. Walters is definitely homeowner oriented and the other is used by the President of the board as his personal hit squad. Walters would never allow that to happen. read more

This company is a joke they take HOA Money and spend it but not on the property's are property is fairly new been here going on two years we buy we buy our HOA every Month and our property is a mess dirty dog poo every where outside and trash all over not being pick up at all . Trash cans outsides garages not being taken in at all people with balconies full of plants and flags and other things things that make the properties look bad no parking outside because some Vehicles are not being move at all for the last year in half going on two years now that is not funny it's a joke what Walters Management service is a Joke would never ever buy anywhere where they service property's at all bad bad experience. we been leaving here complaining and complaining about all these problems not counting all our windows supposed to be washed so our outside stairs part of HOA paid has never happen since living here almost 2 years in November 2023 they keep taking all our HOA money but no credit for things we haven't seen happening since we move in and we're in our contract when purchasing our place no pool no yet neither just dog poo everywhere and flys and lots of trash outside and lots of bird shit outside our stairs no one is coming to clean beside the dirty stairs and broken lights outside by parking area and pathways that have been reported and have not been fix irrigation cover tops all over . Promises Promise Promise Promise please make sure when you buy you not dealing with Walters's Management in Chula Vista The two people l deal with have been pretty bad in my complains and l am ready to talk to a law attorney regarding my rights as a homeowner HOA supposed to comply to their contract that we sign and not keeping up with what the contract saids we comply to HOA but this place is like leaving in low income units they make exception for people not moving their vehicles for years but except others to keep their cars in the garage but parking lot is always so full is a joke too not for a few hours but day and night every freaking day just between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm theirs maybe 3 or 4 spaces open across from toddlers park this is everyday since we move here . Complain according to them they hire a company the whole thing is a joke the person l deal with is Cynthia and she is no help and never really has no answer till she talks to David and he is no better who ever he is never got a straight answer why we not getting none of these things done that we are paying for included in HOA . Windows cleaning , Stairs washing, Trash Pick up , Pigeon Shit underneath our Stairs wash , Cars being same parking space for years . Without being move out of property at all , balconies full of plants and flags . They told us when we purchased HOA was going to be pretty tight on everything here because of the area . But that was a joke l guess they just don't give dam about nothing broken lights, poo , trash , and flys , because of the poo dirty windows, nasty stairs , parking lot a mess always full cars not being move at all out of property, trash cans never being taken in , trash outside everywhere, Ok Where is all this money at ?????? read more

This review is in regards to the property manager for Villa Monte Vina, in Rancho San Diego I think her name is Deena. ATTN WALTERS MANAGMENT: Deena is awful when I tell you this lady really abuses her power of authority, She does!! If you rent out the club house and pay your $500 deposit she comes in during your gathering and watches you, like no joke! She came in and was watching my party not saying anything just watching like a real Karen. When I asked her if I could help her she said nothing and kept watching, I told her we were all adults and to leave and she did. But I am sorry that is ridiculous and when I tell you this is only one of the instances of things this Karen has I am serious. I am going to proceed to find out who her boss is and really ask that corrective action be taken with her. I am not the only resident who is fed up! Walters management nip this in the bud before it gets out of hand. read more

I lived at Charter Point since 1996 and would like to give a big shout out about our property manager Jamie Kim. Kudos to Jamie for handling a 274 unit property and keeping it in tip top shape! Jamie always answers my emails with in minutes (not days) like other places. She is a highly educated property manager knowing all the laws and rules pertaining to HOA's. She aims to please the homeowners at Charter Point and that's no easy task. Property managers carrying out the wishes of the HOA board and what has been voted on by the people we give our proxy's to. Jamie does a wonderful job with a pleasant attitude of trying to make everyone happy a real asset to Charter Point. read more

Ms Melinda Young is great and I tell you why: I submitted an application for a gazebo to our HOA board and was denied because the frame was wood and is a potential fire hazard, i get that, but I did specify in my application that I applied a flame retardant polymer, approved for use in California, still denied with no explanation why. although I have contacted the Chula Vista City Engineer and Chula Vista fire marshal and received their approval. They were requiring me to have the polymer approved by the City Engineer, the only reason they could not provide a written letter is because it was not required as per the City building permit. I reached out to Ms. Young for assistance in the matter, although the HOA board was not within her responsibilities, she went above and beyond to help me plead my case to the HOA board. In the end, it was still denied (I realized that none of the board members were actual architects and engineers, although I contacted the actual city engineer and the actual City Fire Marshall, I guess the board knew more than they did ;). I sold my old gazebo and purchased a new one, full metal. I may have not won my case, but Ms. Melinda Young was there to assist me until the very end even if it wasn't her job to do so. Only a few people exist now a days that are willing to help people they don't know, even if the case was lost, I am very content that I found one of the very few people willing to help a stranger. Thank you. read more

Karina C. from Walters Management has changed my perspective on my HOA association this time around. She was SO helpful, and she presented me with every option possible once I called in regard to an issue with my home. She was KIND, responsive, and absolutely a delight. I have called other times before and hung up the phone almost in tears. They have been rude, short, and just flat out unhelpful, and I pay a lot of money in HOAs. Thank you Karina! Hopefully the rest of the team learns from your customer service! Sara Giglio read more

I live in Eastlake and I really appreciate the way the community is maintained. A couple of times I've had to contact my association to sort out something or other and Deena Arvizu has been very helpful. Thanks for making East Chula Vista the jewel of the South Bay. read more

Laura is amazing and I loved working with her to find a solution to my minor issues! It seems as if Walters Management has found a gem of a lady to work for them! Thank you, Laura! read more

I live in Otay Ranch and we are seriously considering moving because the HOA is so horrible. We keep getting letters to paint our fence. We painted it with the exact stain they put in the letter and I sent an email with pictures for proof and they still sent us a fine. The neighborhood is horrible. People from the apartments leaving their cars in front of our house for days at a time, people littering all over our yard but yet the only response I get from these people is about the fence. HORRIBLE!!!! Eastlake HOA has way better amenities and the HOA throws family friendly functions. read more

Do not do automatic payments for hoa. If you sell or move they will keep dtawing the money out. Over two months later they are sending me a check. They said aftet an accountant in investigation i over paid. What a bunch of bs. Had to pay a fee to transfer bit they still withdrew funds. read more

Jamie and Arely came through again for us and we are so pleased to have both individuals as part of our Walters Management HOA. Over the past two months, we decided to move forward with installing Solar on our property. Once we decided who to go with, I contacted Jamie and Arely who once again responded "very quickly" and provided detailed guidance on the whole HOA submission and approval process for Solar. I was provided with forms to fill out, details of what was needed for HOA initial review and final inspection. I could always rely on Jamie and Arely as they were always there to answer any of my questions throughout this process. It's so awesome that us homeowners have two great assets at Walters Management that we can always reach out to. Thank you Jamie and Arely for being so professional and detailed oriented. Always great working with both of you. High fives to Jamie and Arely. Take care!! read more

I called a while back to the montecito office and spoke with a lady named Laura H. She was able to answer all my questions regarding the lovina sub association. Good job Walter's management. And thanks again laura!!! read more

This company's is horrible with communications. They are constantly being rude when emailing and talking to people. The people responding to my emails must not have been around very long and have a huge ego that needs to be adjusted. If In fact they have been in their positions for a while I am not sure how this company can still be in business much longer. I was amazed at how many 5star reviews this management team has. Seems to be fishy especially since we have had continuous issues with them within our community. I had one issue (1) with them and the way they responded with numerous email in CAPS and never answering the simple question. WOW well I hope Walters Management addresses this issue and provides these 2 gentleman (David Alva their community guidelines administrator and John Cruz their general manager) some training. A person named Omar Arce was also CCd on the email although I do not know his title. This company should look at the string emails and see how their company's reputation is being put on emails from David and John. Completely unprofessional and rude. read more

I read a lot of these reviews on yelp and was nervous to go and ask about my account. (I'm a resident at eastlake 3 association) but to my surprise a young woman by the name of Karina Cadena helped me and it was a wonderful experience. She was so genuine and smiled the whole time and didn't have any attitude when answering my questions. I now have no nervousness when it comes to having questions and she put my mind at ease. I would recommend talking to her if you have any questions. read more

We are proposing for improvement project in our front and backyard. For our Backyard .The reason when it rains in our, we get soak when we step out of the door and the door is hard to open or close.. it cause the wood to expand because of the water. We don't want our house to have more complications that would contribute to our house breakdown. For our front yard . Our front yard is not labeled as you see. When it rains too, it gets flooded. HOA at times gives as violation for not mowing our front yard. And we are busy people. We also think something to save water. So we decided to propose a stamp concrete instead of all grass in our front yard. We still want plants so we are proposing the water saving plants which is the succulent. We paid the $300 for processing already. But when we submitted. They didn't approve it. Instead they gave comments like "according to montecito architectural standards. Total hardscape, including existing driveway areas may not exceed 50% of total front area. They were saying also that the one we have already is far more than 50%. We have pictures. And we question how? We have few of our neighbors that has way more than 50% concrete. I wondered how? It look nice though and very pretty houses. We want to copy their idea. Now we are thinking of not continuing the project because, Lucia Garcia-coordinator of architectural said that if the next drawing that we will submit is still not good they will let us pay another 100$ to submit a propose plan to pay the architect. Does Walter management giving us hard time here?We are trying our best to follow your rule even if we felt that we are being abused by your rules and regulations. Can you explain it more. I want to hear the management. read more