California Leasing Property Management - Santa Clarita, California

jason zeh

I'm interested in purchasing an investment property and had some questions about it. I wanted to know what options I had for still managing the property myself but assistance in obtaining tenants. Heather was patient and answered most of my questions. For the questions she couldn't answer, she was quick to get the information and send it back to me. I highly recommend anyone purchasing an investment property in or around Santa Clarita to give them a call.

Danita P

I am literally shocked and appalled at the level of integrity that is being compromised by Ellie. She straight out lied about our approval as she wanted the owner of the Webster property to return to viewing other applications so that she could find a 'Mark" who wouldn't ask questions, who would willingly be held hostage for up to a 10% rent increase after the first year, and literally being nasty to the prospective tenant in her pursuit to "do what is right" for her client. Unbelievable. Ellie apparently has sold out her dignity and integrity in her pursuit of greed demonstrated by her quickness to deny there was ever an approval. We had not even moved in yet and she was advising there would be rent increases as her client wanted to list for a higher amount. My advice here, negotiate that before you get an approved tenant at one price, rather than gouging the prospective even before the lease is signed. I believe Ellie also had a problem with our request to come into the office to give the deposit after we signed the lease. She said your customers gladly give up their deposits without a lease. Well, in my world, that is not how we do things. Ellie communicated that the application was approved by the owner, and advised the removal of the apparatus blocking the den entry could be removed at our expense. She said the owner did not want to pay for that. We had 3 times the rent, excellent references, ample funds in the bank and savings accounts, not sure what about that made the owner change her mind. We called our mover and put a deposit on the move, called the electric company and turned on services at the Webster Pl address, hired my nephew to assist on the move, sent an email to my supervisor right after I got off the phone with Ellie and advised her of the approval and that I was requesting the days off for the move - as she knows we had been looking for a while. No one in their right mind would take all these actions based on the application was "being reviewed". Wow, just a straight out lie. I don't believe the owner changed her mind. I believe this was all a manipulation by Ellie as she knew I was not going to be a "victim" of yours like the countless reviews have indicated. Wow, totally unbelievable. Those reviews that are claiming Leomar and Ellie were so responsive -- all lies. Leomar never responded to our request to clarify what he was asking for or the information he needed. He just kept sending chat messages requesting this and that and most of the time it was unclear. He NEVER answered the phone. Finally, he said Ellie would call. What a downer in that She could not be reached on the phone either. No one answers these phones. Whoever gave those reviews are either friends to try and counter all the negative reviews on here and YELP or just made up. I would not put it pass them. Kindly take heed when dealing with this company. Note - I only gave one star to allow the review to post. It should have been "no" stars.

Destiny Martin

California leasing is filled with kind people and in the rental world that goes a long way. They were willing to answer my questions even though some may have been repetitive ultimately making me feel so comfortable to work with them and making the process as easy as it could have been. I 10/10 recommend this company over any other in the area.

corina guevara

Wonderful experience! I was interested in an available rental I found online but I had some questions as this would be my first time renting. Heather Zeh was extremely helpful in providing any information needed and answered all my questions with the understanding of my situation.

Travis Ivey

I thought long and hard about leaving such a negative review about California Leasing Property Management because all in all, I like Danny personally and I don't want to hurt his business but after going back and forth for a while now, I decided that this could have a positive or a negative impact on his business but it would be up to him to decide which way that went. What he chooses to do with this information will determine which way that goes, but as a landlord and someone who has used his company for years now, I felt that it was best for both his current and potential future clients to know exactly how I felt and why we decided to terminate our business with California Leasing and seek a new property management company all together.

Our tenants of the last 8 years recently moved out after purchasing their own home and when we went by the property we were appalled for many reasons. The first thing we noticed was the unsightly appearance of the yard as well as the condition of the siding which had dry rot and peeling paint everywhere. This was very concerning as we pay for a gardener to come weekly and we had been told that the siding had been taken care of already. The inside wasn't any better as there were broken plug and switch covers in every room, multiple broken blinds, broken doors and an unusual amount of holes in the drywall. The house was filthy and looked like it hasn't been cleaned in years. We then found out that California leasing had failed to do their annual walk through for many years which is not only something we paid for but also something that would have helped to mitigate some of the damage to our property and would have subsequently reduced the amount of money we had to spend getting the house back to rentable condition. It would have also lessened the time it took us to restore the house to rentable condition which also equates to less time sitting vacant and less profit in our pockets.

The next thing that we noticed were the different things throughout the house that we had been already been billed for and were told had been fixed only to find out that many of the repairs had not been finished at all or were not repaired to at least the same condition as they were when the tenant moved in even though we had paid them for the complete scope of work and were told they were completed.

The backyard was in even worse shape than the front and we found out that the tenant had the gate locked so that the gardener was only able to service the backyard 1-2 times a month even though we had been paying for service every week. This left our backyard grass dead and our hill overgrown resulting in more expenses and diminishing the appearance of our property right when we are in the process of having to list the property for rent.

One of the biggest problems we had with California leasing was that they neglected to reach out to the tenant as their lease was coming to an end in order to have them sign a new lease. We ended up signing a new lease with the tenants on our own after they had been unable to get a response from California leasing on their own after trying for a couple of months. This is unacceptable and it's one of the main responsibilities that California leasing is supposed to handle as part of the 7% monthly fee that they charge to manage our property.

The staff that we dealt with at California leasing was difficult to get ahold of to say the least and all in all, I'd say California leasing's communication and organizational skills as a whole were well below par with what we were promised to receive from our property management company.

I would strongly recommend to anyone looking for a property management company that they exhaust all other options before settling on California Leasing Property Management!

Kiara

Very unprofessional the guy we dealt with whatever his name is. He is going to keep people away from your property when attempting to lease through them. Sub par communication skills to say the least. Use a different company and read these reviews carefully.

Jeremy Orefice

I’ve tried contacting Gus Gomez on a rental
He has on kentfield for over a month he never reached back out. I ended up getting his number from someone I know and finally got a hold of him just to be ignored once again. The house has been listed for over 60 days now I know why because his communication skills are terrible and lack of. The owner should drop him immediately of the listing. Very unprofessional as an agent.

Kasey Dutcher

Such a great experience! I communicated with Leo through Findigs when we got the process started and their communication was quick and very concise. Highly recommend!!