I am not the one who normally posts on Yelp, however given the wonderful response and customer service from one of the Property Managers @ Westcom : Woodland Hills, Ilene Scandlyn... I have to mention her name here. I would like to Thank Ilene Scandlyn and her Woodland Hills Team for their prompt responses, service detail and friendly/professional communications, when we have needed further assistance! We appreciate the support to Us and the Legend at Cascades (Fairways) Community! Highly Recommended! Great Service, Quality and Value! read more

I am writing to formally express my concerns regarding the current maintenance and management of our building, 5320 zelzah (Encino Terrace) Despite the significant monthly HOA fees paid by residents, there are several urgent issues that have not been addressed: - Building Upkeep: General maintenance of the building appears to be neglected. Pipes leaking in the parking garage, etc etc - Security: There are currently no security cameras installed, which is a concern for resident safety. - Cleanliness: The sidewalks remain dirty and are not being regularly cleaned. A significant number of large roaches in the parking garage and common areas of the building. This is a concerning health and safety issue that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. - Landscaping: The trees are overgrown and in need of professional trimming. Despite these visible issues, the "Board" has been unresponsive and inactive in maintaining the property standards. Given the amount we contribute each month, I would like to request clarification on how our dues are being allocated and why these essential services are not being provided. I look forward to hearing how the board plans to address these maintenance and security concerns. read more

The company I work for recently let Wescom take over the accounting and ever since there it's been a nightmare. Some bills haven't been paid in three months. Other bills have been paid twice for those same bill. Homeowners are saying they're being billed for association dues several times in the same month. And when you call, no one ever picks up the phone and when you leave a message and no one calls back. And there's something going on with the bank as well because I haven't been paid in four days and our due date was Friday and here we are Tuesday and still nothing. I don't know what to say, and my boss doesn't know what to do. She's not getting cooperation. read more

These guys are not to be trusted. They get a kickback from the vendors and recommend building maintenance/repair sole based on the kickback they get and to enrich the owners friends whom they insist we use as vendors. They NEVER answer the phone EVER. It takes weeks to get responses through email. They are disrespectful, rude and condescending. They have no knowledge of HOA rules and have cost us tens of thousands of dollars due to their negligence. They act like they own the building. Angel, Danielle, Linda and Kristen are all people that give me the ick so bad that I wanna go jump off the building. Except that they refuse to give me the keys tor the roof and my window is not high enough to make sure I don't survive. These guys and their vendors (state plumbing and Torrance locks to name one) have stolen from the building, myself and other owners. I don't trust them and highly caution you to not do business with them. read more

Very bad. I could write pages and pages on how Ana is treating us never answers a call, email or always out of the office. i read so one writing that Ana develops close relationships with a few board members and then gangs with them. This is exact what is going on in our building She loves to spend owners money without them knowing as she hide it under "emergency " and the accounting is very nebulous reimburse personal invoices never approved or only by the gang. Run away from this company it's a nightmare, that you can't get rid of. read more

My experience with Westcom Services has been extremely disappointing. The level of professionalism, especially from Barbara Best, has been far below what any HOA member should expect from a company we are paying to support our community. Communication is consistently rude, dismissive, and unhelpful. Instead of assisting residents, they often make people feel like they are an inconvenience. Requests for basic information are met with short, unfriendly responses, and it frequently takes multiple follow-ups or escalating frustration just to receive answers they are responsible for providing. Responsiveness is poor, tone is unprofessional, and the overall attitude suggests they believe residents are a burden rather than clients. This is unacceptable for a company entrusted with managing community needs. Based on my experience, I strongly recommend avoiding Westcom Services. There are far better property management companies that treat residents with respect and provide the professionalism that an HOA deserves. read more

I want to let you know that I have had the pleasure of working with this wonderful management company and In particular with our absolutely amazing property manager Ilene Scandlyn for over 15 years now. I can't remember a time where I have reached out to Ilene and she has not responded to us the same day and within a couple hours if not even sooner. That is very rare in any service these days and we are so happy and lucky to have Ilene with us . She ALWAYS takes care of the matter with a positive attitude and result. Thank you Ilene for all you help us with and keeping our community in SCV a great place to raise our family. John and Monika read more

David Carmona does NOT talk to tenants, ONLY to owners. Thus, he values second hand information over FIRST-HAND information. Thus, what starts as a small problem escalates to a HUGE problem! The worst has to do with water leaking from a WALL!!! read more

If I could give this woman (Sanaz Mousavi) a 0 or even -1, I would. I am selling my Condo and my realtor wanted me to get 6 questions answered by the HOA. So I contacted this miserable HOA management company and talked to this stupid and lazy woman last week. She said she'll get back with me. So, I emailed her again to follow up since I haven't heard from her and she emailed back lying that this is not her job and "they are part of the seller questionnaire and are partially your responsibility to complete." I'm not sure what she meant by PARTIALLY! and she gave me a webside homewisedocs.com to research for the answers to my 6 questions myself and sent me after a goose chase. So, I emailed my realtor and he said: "As an Owner they work for you and will have to answer your questions. The Property Manager should be able to answer all of your questions." So I contacted this crappy management company and told my situation to the Operator and she said she will send my 6 questions again to this worthless lazy woman, Sanaz Mousavi and I asked to CC her manager who seems to be the owner of this misrable joint, Evan. With-in an hour the woman, Sanaz Mousavi, responded and answered all 6 questions which probably took her 5 minutes. The company sucks because they hire lazy and stupid people to represent them. I don't know if Evan is also lazy and stupid and doesn't care about the quality of the service his company has to provide or he just doesn't know how his misrable employees are doing dis-service to the clients and the company. As my realtor said my huge monthly dues pays for this lazy woman's salary and she is worthless, therefore this company that she represents is also worthless and scum. read more

Mike is the worst MGR. to deal with if you own a condo. He only works 3 1/2 days now, and he will never take care of condo owners' service requests or flood damage interior repairs. Every request turns into a disagreement!!! Beware!!! read more

I have had the best experience with this HOA Management company. The manager for the Santa Clarita location, Eileen has been amazing and has been there to assist me whenever I needed. She has gone above and beyond to accommodate me. The neighborhood is well kept with exceptional neighbors. Her team is very responsive and gets the job done. I totally recommend this company if you're looking to become a homeowner with Westcom. read more

Absolutely horrible. Rare that you can get a response or get ahold of someone. Michelle Perez will act like she's on your side over the phone, will placate you and blame the problems on the HOA board, but will take ZERO action to actually fix your problem. We've had severe leaks from the rain through the roof (the HOA's responsibility) beginning 5 months ago. Michelle sent inexperienced roofers to fix the problem by slathering tar on the roof mixed with grocery bags stuffed in-between our roof shingles. Not a surprise our unit continued to leak after the "repairs". They've refused to take any action since, blaming approval for needed repairs on the HOA board, but yet tellings us we should not communicate with the HOA, only them. We had to rip out our walls and treat for mold leaving portions of our unit uninhabitable. At this point they're encouraging us to close up our walls because it's no longer raining and so the leak has been resolved. How are these people still in business??? read more

Westcom Property Services - The unsuccessful "repair job" to fix the leak. Nothing says professional like grocery bags stuffed in-between your shingles. - Property Management Near Me - Woodland Hills, California

So, after a few months transition to another company, we are now learning about all the lying and cheating this fraudulent company engaged in. Months and months of bills never being paid, despite telling gnus they were and accounting line items showing payment. Late fees have now been levied. Some services have been shut off due to non payment. They are a fraud a total thieves. Now we have to have a forensic accounting of our finances and have begun legal proceedings against this company. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY. THEY WILL ROB YOU BLIND. read more

Westcom is absolutely the worst..Angel Reynolds side with HOA broad members that are constantly breaking hoa rules especially with the guest parking and letting them convert their garages into kitchens which is against hoa rules..they also almost never answered phone or emails read more

Lack of communication and responsiveness from westcom, especially regarding urgent maintenance requests. Excessive or unexpected fees and charges. They fail to address issues promptly, leading to property damage or unsafe conditions in building. They fail to follow local law regulations. They do no provide HOA documents thats your entitled to as owner upon request. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. read more

We (HOA) have many signatures on a petition to review our HOA bank statements, checks cashed, etc. and no response from Westcom that receives our HOA monthly fees to a P.O. Box in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additionally, Westcom sent a letter to all HOA members demanding a special assessment without any invoices, documents, etc. to review as to why this additional fee. At the last board meeting, we demanded an in person special meeting to review alternative solutions to avoid this additional assessment and no response from Westcom. I do not recommend this management company to any HOA as many red flags have been seen by our HOA members. They will not let us review bank statements as of two months ago from our community demand and petition. The president is also MIA. Looking for legal advice for our paying members. read more

Worst Property Management Company! Shame on you Peggy! Our building has been broken into multiple times. My apartment has been broken into and recently my car has been vandalized. We have contacted property management multiple times to fix issues and they refuse to. They also refuse to put cameras or any other security measures to let tenants sleep at ease. Instead they are more concerned about what type of trash you put in certain bins. Peggy should be fired and there will be a civil lawsuit coming your way for negligence. read more

Have to share my absolutely wonderful and positive experience with Ilene Scandlyn at Westcom in Valencia. I am writing from a vendor's perspective and in my experience, you can tell a lot about a management company by how they treat their vendors. Few treat them with the same service and respect as they do their own clients, but not Ilene and Westcom. She was so professional and pleasant. When we made requests for arrangements for our project, we never received hesitation or resistance. She was always approaching our work together trying to help. I truly felt like she was trying to make MY job easier, and that was a welcomed breath of fresh air. I am so accustomed to the more common approach of "it's the vendor's job to do everything, and they need to figure it out," so that when I encounter someone like Ilene, she stands out so much more above the rest. Thank you Ilene! read more

Writing an update just to brag about how helpful Ilene was in negotiating with Burrtec and the Oak Lane HOA. I ended up getting a significant reimbursement and they have been so helpful in keeping our community clean. Huge shout out to Ilene, Brittany, and the whole Valencia office for being on top of it! read more

Ilene has helped me on several occasions when I had a question that was urgent, she even called me on her day off going out of town on a Saturday, she had one of the HOA members who lived close to me come over to help me find where my plumbing clean out was.. that was outstanding! Thank you! Linda Jackson read more

We rent a property managed by them and I could not be more unhappy about it. We mainly deal with Stacie and I don't have a single good thing to say about this company or this employee. From sending us threatening letters about parking without checking if that was our car and pass (it wasn't!) to doing nothing about the community having a mail thief and us having our packages stolen from inside our mailbox, to the latest, the leaks we've been having for over 2 months without a permanent fix. One of our bedrooms is still actively leaking. They don't get back to us in a timely manner and when they do there's always an attitude. Today is the 22nd, last we had heard from them was the 6th, until they finally responded with an email that didn't resolve any of our issues. We're constantly neglected and have been displaced for weeks because of all of the issues we've been having. Don't recommend working with them if you don't have to. read more

Based on feedback I'd like to update this review. Please note that these are stated as opinions and not facts and not in any way intended to defame this corporation in a libelous manner. They are in the need to reflect one individual's personal experiences and feelings and beliefs: Don't EVER use Westcom - they managed the place where we used to live until recently in Brentwood and were a disaster. On the day before our first open house, a pipe burst in the ceiling over the lobby for the 10th time and for TWO MONTHS, the lobby ceiling was caved in like it was bombed - 90% of open house attendees simply walked out before even taking the elevator upstairs to see the condo. Became hostile when I respectfully asked that they fix it and refused to allow me to fix it at my expense. Their manager (name will be left out) is verbally hostile and passive aggressive. They sent the wrong documents, delaying escrow and costing us $$$. Worst imaginable HOA management company. Before you even consider them (I suggest you don't), I'd suggest a full independent financial audit and if you do use them, audit them annually. You can do much better asking an articulate 5 year old to manage your HOA. They bring negative value to your property. read more

Westcom Property Services - Damaged lobby ceiling - not repaired for several weeks! - Property Management Near Me - Woodland Hills, California

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This is a disaster of a company. They never pick up the phone or take forever to reply, and have the attitude of "if we ignore the problem long enough it will go away." Never have I dealt with this level of ineptitude or disrespect from any company. I sincerely wish I could give them zero stars. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!! read more

They rarely pick up phone. Usually not helpful. If I were to vote for choosing another management service I definitely choose another one. read more

This is my initial email to the manager when the company was hired by our HOA board: "I called our former managers and was told that your company is now handling our building. I just wanted to introduce myself, when would be a good time to talk over the phone?" Response "Unfortunately there is never a "good time" as issues pop up expectantly." Basically, requests for talk over the phone are avoided as much as possible. As expected phone calls are not picked up, when you call you know that you are going to leave a message. There are more significant issues, but I thought the initial interaction would be most objective. I looked over other reviews, beginning at 1/2020 and as of today, there have been 11 negative, one star reviews. Just did a search for other property service listings in LA, there are none as low as three stars. Majority are 5 a few 4 1/2. The numbers speak for themselves. Yes there could be some biased reviews of unjustifiably frustrated residents and from people with positive relations with the company outside of their business. So we can take a couple out both from the bottom and from. After that there is no reason to think that the rest of the posts are not genuine evaluations. So to all HOA boards - avoid this company, I'm assuming they are cheaper than the rest, but these initial savings are not worth it. If current interaction between HOA board and owners are not the best, they will not get any better. If they are good, they will probably get worse. read more

Worst company ever. They do not pick up their phone calls & are extremely slow at responding to issues Please hire a new Assitant, Dianna does not do her job read more

I haven't had to deal with Westcom specifically for my unit yet so this review is solely for the common areas. I've lived in my condo for about a year now and I've definitely seen the deterioration of the building. I never know when the janitor or whoever actually comes in to clean the place. The carpets are filthy. The walls in the stairway are disgusting. Theres a distinct smell in the lobby, hallways, staircase that smells awful. There are roaches in the garage. The elevator is run down. Garage "sensor" to open the gate is faulty. And this is the second time we've been served a threat to shut off gas by the company for unpaid bills. The licenses in our building are also all out of compliance. All in all, I have no idea where the money the owners pay in the building are going towards. I've asked previously for the financial statements but it is quite confusing. Budget has no breakdown. Journal entries are weird. Just looking at it doesn't really tell me anything about the building except the fact that like the financial statement, our building is messy. It takes a while for them to respond to your e-mails too. Definitely not prompt. I've lived in a different condo building and this is definitely bad. Our building is also not big at all so upkeep shouldn't really take that long. I strongly oppose choosing Westcom as an option for property management unless I see changes. They may have over 30 years of experience under their belt but it obviously doesn't show just by looking at our building. read more

I wanted to write a review of Westcom Property Services. Ilene has been super responsive to any and all requests that I have had in my community (Oak Lane). This includes water damage due to tree roots in a common area that affected my property. Recently, they have helped with requested insurance documents. Highly recommended! read more

This review has been long coming. Westcom has been helping us manage our condo complex for over a decade now. Specifically I wanted to just write something and say thanks to Barbara Best and Peggy Hale who are assigned to our complex and have been a wonderful partner. I can't even begin to count the amount of times their guidance and sage advice has helped steer us in a better direction and save us a ton of grief and money. I just felt it's about time to write this little blurb as a thank you. The rest of the support crew (billing, accounting, etc) is also wonderful. Honest, accurate and reliable. I feel very fortunate to have them in our corner. read more

The most unprofessional company I've ever seen in my lifetime. Hire them only if you wish your property to fail.

Came in today to make a payment and Theresa Chavez reopened and took care of my last minute request. That was admirable of her.

Ilene Scandlyn has been helping me out for nearly 3 years at this point. She always responds to my emails very promptly, and has been able to help out with the few problems that have occurred while living in the Seco Villas in Santa Clarita. Most recently, she was able to help arrange for pest control after noticing a possible swarm of termites. Within only a couple of hours, pest control was scheduled to come take care of the problem. Thanks again Ilene for everything you do! read more

Westcom in Woodland Hills, under the direction of Ilene Scandlyn, has been our property management company now for many, many years. I am the treasurer of our HOA. I found it a great pleasure to work with Ilene's team. They respond fast. They answer questions quickly. They resolve issues expertly. They are a blessing to the volunteer officers of the HOA boards who hire them. As an accountant, I was always looking for problem areas to criticize. I just could not find any. Their knowledge of handling HOA's problems is so extensive it humbled me. Joan R. read more

Our representative is Kim Shipley and she is truly fantastic! She is attentive and fast to respond to any issues. She is available any time I call. We have had many HOA companies while I have lived here but working with her has been the best by far. I highly recommend requesting her to be your rep and you will not be disappointed! read more

PSA: Future owners, law abiding above board condo associations, contractors, those who want a tech savvy management company... DO NOT USE or get involved in ANY residence that uses this service. I have 12 yeeeears a slave, I mean residence, experience in one of the communities they manage. 1. Low tech. If it were the 18th century and the great period of letter writing, they would be modern AF. All communication goes to your literal mailbox with your junk mail. I've never seen the letters arrive, so they may even come by horse. They threaten you using the date they sat down and possibly wrote it out on their modern word processor. Pay online? Electronically manage your records? In the magic machine? No...too scary. You might find their manipulations of your account. Identify extortion and hold them accountable. 2. Do you like being sued? Losing residents? Some residents in my building seem to think setting their unit on literal fire is the only way to escape the Westcom & a corrupt Board. Westcom only speaks in threat. "Got a doormat?!!! Doormats are illegal. You will get a strike and multiple strikes will result in a certified letter with the Board to force you out, take your unit". Favorite threats: a. We will get a locksmith to unlock your condo unit if you don't respond to our letter sent on horseback sent days ago. What do you mean you received it after the deadline. Everyone eagerly checks their snail mail daily....for the junk that is not in their email. b. We are going to take your unit. Yes. The one that you and your bank paid for. I'm not clear if there is a collaborative scam here. There is another property management company handling a few units as rentals. Threat is an odd language that will always put companies at risk for litigation when matters could he handled civilly. 3. Call. They are ALWAYS UNPROFESSIONAL. They will say you made them that way or they are not rude. That is the ONLY way they will communicate with you.."IF"..they pick up the phone. When you call Westcom, the conversation will be volatile, condescending, dismissive, unhelpful, accusatory. 4. Building managers. I'm not sure if it is the Board or this company that hires the maintenance/manager. He is the man who is not above opening your unlocked door to check for a fire instead of calling the fire dept. [Remember, my neighbors repeatedly set their units on literal fire. And on my first experience, the fire alarms in the hallway didnt work. I mentioned it and they weren't working for years! Talk about management priorities and staying on top of laws yo!]. My building put cameras tha watch EVERYONE's doors. The "manager" checks them to report to Westcom and the Board that your dog or cat walked out w/o a leash. Then you get a letter threatening rhat puts you closer to and if you're black...they just threaten to take your place on first offense. Your car was broken into? Oh he'll look, if he likes you. He can't share it though. But if he wants to show you where you were to say you violated something? Honey... you will get an invite to his closet office. Command central..the Board watches you from home. I don't think they work. My story: My welcome letter was a threat to quiet my multiple children and loud music or face consequences. A check mark and a step closer to take my unit. I called, thinking it is a simple misunderstanding. I don't have kids. I don't have a stereo. Plus I work and travel abroad for work. When I called I got a nasty response and was told that it was reported to their manager from a resident. The resident was reliable and I was not. Of course a single black woman MUST have multiple children and loud music. No kids have ever been in my home. But they refused to withdraw the complaint and would not tell me who the person was or permit me to file a complaint against the person who falsely accused me. I realized this community is stereotyping me and accusing me of lying about my uterus. My sister is physician and research scientist. She was followed by my board president ro my door like a criminal. He apologized on FB msgr when I confronted him. I found out there are laws requiring HOAs to investigate reports of discrimination. I was told I'm not experiencing discrimination. A property mgmt company that doesn't have educated people who know the law is dangerous and puts everyone at risk. Boards who use them are corrupt. If they put cameras near your doors and cars, it is NOT for safety. It is to find potential violations to charge or threaten you enough to make you leave or attempt to take your home. Buyer and Board beware. read more

Becky, don't try to pass the blame- A management Companie's job is to illustrate the legality of situations purposed by the Board Members and to qualify decisions based both on the CC&Rs and the California Legislation law!, true a representative can not control any Board Member they can address illegal actions. Ana received the picture of the fence she stated she had no idea- then changed that conversation as was convenient for her. Really poor and and deceptive communication skills period. I have legal e-mails sorry can prove all I say. Your Boss received legal letter from me as far back as 2006 stated all of the above and no you can't address the specifics because your not in receipt of the the law suite paper work between the above mention Board President Ana and your Boss. But Make no mistake everything is documented. I have no problem with anyone when they do their job correctly Keep in mind once again that is what we pay for when your Company is hired. Everybody who has dealt with WESTCOM Property Services has the same opinion read the majority of your reviews. Its really rather amusing you still have a job and the Company exists with the low level of expectation. read more

I wanted to praise the service level and response time from Ilene Scandlyn. I had some things that were urgent and needed to be addressed in our complex. She responded to my email immediately and within days the issues are being handled. I can't thank her enough and makes me feel secure knowing id something arises she will make it happen. Thank you!! read more

Extremely unresponsive. They collect money without performing their duties. Email them to ask for a copy of CC&R, never got back to me. Called them and left a message (sure, they are NEVER at their desk), rarely got back. Contacted them for an issue with a neighbor, they basically said... it is your business..... terrible customer service. read more

ABSOLUTELY NOT AVOID THIS MANAGEMENT SERVICE AT ALL COSTS. My car was damaged in my community in September. I reached out to Ilene and from the beginning she had the BIGGEST ATTITUDE. It's been over a month I've been waiting for a 15,000 dollar check and she's literally not sending it. Doesn't answer any phone calls doesn't call back even if you leave a message. She has the nerve to tell me she works on emails only because it's more convenient for her. It's more convenient for me to have my money. She then has the nerve to tell me she doesn't get paid enough to do her job and listen to me vocalize about how I haven't had my car for a month and the body shop is charging storage fees and can put a lean out on my car. She is so unprofessional and rude. What's worse is her supervisor isn't any better and neither is her security that had the nerve to hang up the phone on me. These people have NO business ethics or customer service. I myself am taking this to the business burial and reporting them and getting them removed from our association. Sad part is our entire community knows Ilene by her DISGUSTING attitude problem. Avoid... read more

Fraudulent company by all means. I'm sending a fraud report to IRS and FBI right after the holiday weekend. These people involved in defrauding their customers into fees and charges that are being mysteriously printed and being sent to customers without any valid proof and explanations. This fraudulent company is trying to charge customers fees that are unheard of! I have tons of proof, especially papers they've sent to my household, indicating a soon to be filed lien proceeds against us based on unreal and fraudulent charges supposedly imposed over time since last October!!! Unheard of! I'm sure IRS is dying to get their hands on these people. This entire company must be arrested asap before they'll do more harm to Los Angeles residents. More on this investigation is to follow.... read more