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I
lived
here
for
2
years.
And
it
was
2
years
too
long.
I'm
a
young
professional
and
at
the
time
I
was
looking
forward
to
Simi
Valley's
relaxed
suburban
atmosphere.
Unfortunately,
things
started
going
downhill
the
more
I
interacted
with
the
property
manager
(April)
which
is
ran
by
RCMI
property
management.
1.
VISITING
PETS
ARE
NOT
ALLOWED
which
seems
very
limiting.
When
i
did
have
to
clear
things
up
about
my
guest
bringing
their
service
dog
I
was
approached
with
combativeness
and
referred
to
deal
with
their
lawyers.
2.
HOSTILE
/
MOODY
MAINTENANCE
PERSONNEL.
One
of
the
maintenance
guys
banged
on
my
door
after
he
unsuccessfully
tried
to
fix
my
kitchen
sink
the
first
time
and
he
conducted
himself
with
a
horribly
negative
and
confrontational
attitude.
I
even
had
to
ask
him
if
everything
was
ok
with
him
because
he
seemed
that
upset.
It
was
just
a
bad
experience
and
I
hated
having
to
let
such
an
angry
person
enter
my
apartment.
It
also
felt
like
they
surveillance
your
every
move.
3.
UNFRIENDLY/HOSTILE
PROPERTY
MANAGER.
She
won't
hesitate
to
aggressively
snap
at
you
when
you
inquire
on
or
even
question
tenant
laws
or
apartment
rules.
She
quickly
becomes
combative
and
seems
to
forget
that
she's
representing
RCMI
and
Americana
apartments.
4.
FREQUENT
WATER
SHUTOFF
NOTICES.
The
water
at
this
place
gets
shut
off
all
the
time
in
the
middle
of
the
day
about
every
couple
weeks.
WAY
to
frequent.
5.
SKETCHY
MOVE-OUT
INSPECTION
PROCESS.
The
move
out
process
was
a
nightmare.
The
office
performed
an
inspection
about
2
weeks
prior
to
my
move
out
date
and
by
that
time
my
apt
was
already
empty
and
essentially
vacant.
When
I
had
sent
an
email
asking
the
office
manager
if
there
was
anything
I
could
fix
in
the
apt
to
reduce
deductions
from
my
security
deposit
the
property
manager
didn't
respond
with
anything
regarding
repairs
needing
to
be
done
but
still
proceeded
to
take
about
$700
of
my
$1000
security
deposit
.
5.
ILLEGAL
WEAR-AND-TEAR
CHARGES
TO
SECURITY
DEPOSIT.
I
found
out
the
property
manager
sent
both
our
itemized
list
of
deductions
to
the
WRONG
ADDRESS,
and
the
little
left
from
our
security
deposit
to
the
WRONG
ADDRESS.
She
also
didn't
include
any
pictures
(until
AFTER
I
disputed
the
charges)
or
receipts
of
the
charges.
Both
my
roommate
and
I
left
the
apartment
in
regular
"wear-and-tear"
condition
but
they
still
managed
to
illegally
charge
us
over
$200
for
paint.
However
after
contacting
the
property
manager's
regional
supervisor
(very
professional
RCMI
employee)
and
about
80
days
later
and
many
emailed
pictures
and
documents
exchanged
I
finally
got
the
$200
paint
charge
removed
and
got
my
security
deposit
which
was
sent
to
correct
address
this
time.
If
you
do
decide
to
move
here,
KNOW
YOUR
RIGHTS
(I
learned
a
lot
from
dca.ca.gov),
and
be
prepared
to
feel
like
your
living
in
a
college
dorm
with
a
tyrant-like
property
manager.
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