California Leasing Property Management - Santa Clarita, California

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!

Ashley Luevano

I wasn't going to write this review but to be honest I'm very unhappy with the service I received. I have been very excited looking for a new place to call home I finally found a location and home that I completely love!!!! I was going to sign the application immediately after seeing this property because I fell in love with it online but after meeting with Gus Gomez I completely lost faith in wanting to work with this company at all because if I were to move in I would have to deal with them to pay my rent and any maintenance the home would need. I met up with Gus yesterday at 3:30pm visiting a listing at Arroyo Park that I seen on Zillow. I hope the owner of this property is aware of how this person is presenting their property since they are paying for their services. Gus did not show me anything in the condo he sat in his car the entire time!!!! I was unable to ask any questions about this listing I am unfamiliar with this location as well so I'm new to the area and it just left a bad taste in my mouth. He was very rude to me I am a very nice person I've never experienced this type of service before. I had to walk downstairs to his car to ask him a question and when I spoke to him he asked me if I had any common sense. I am a very intelligent person and for someone to belittle me for no apparent reason is not okay!!!! I ask him for his bosses contact because I felt immediately like Gus did not care to work with me or speak to me properly. He told me he texted me his bosses contact to me and I showed him my phone that I didn't receive any message from him and he got very defensive and showed me his phone and I told him that was not my contact that he sent it to and ask him to send it to the correct person "myself". I also wanted you to know the dimensions of the garage to see if my car fit because it's a lot longer than most cars and he told me I should have brought my own measuring tape. I felt very unwelcomed he was extremely rude and had a horrible attitude. I would never recommend him to anyone. I called earlier today and spoke to his boss Danny and he didn't seem to care at all about my concerns. He told me Gus is his greatest asset to their company. Based off Danny's lack of empathy I do not think they would ever correct Gus's actions or see anything wrong. His work ethic is a 0/10! Who shows a listing and provides zero assist he told me to figure it out myself the door is open. Im extremely disappointed.

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!!

Jeffrey Lightner

First time having to rent in 12 yrs so it was a bit overwhelming but that being said..... Ellie & Gus made it pretty easy. These 2 folks took care of everything and always kept me in the loop. I'm definitely endorsing this company.

Lida Aleksanyan

Just wanted to share my experience about California Leasing Management especially would like to mention Gus Gomez, Danny Besch and Ellie Gould . They are really professional and they try to make each client happy) thank each of you guys for trying to accommodate in any questions regarding renting a house.

Grin Jones

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY
We moved into a new house a few months ago managed by CALIFORNIA LEASING. West Hills house, with 5K rent. They do everything over internet no walk through. The Bathrooms windows are missing screens. The smoke alarms are missing or dont work. The master bathtub doesn’t work. We reported this SIMPLE issues 10 weeks ago. 4 repair people came out to assess 4 times….still nothing has been fixed. These are building and safety violations. Obviously we are worried if something major goes wrong, we are on our own. What if the toilet breaks will that take 10 weeks. This is really simple stuff. We’ve contacted our property manager Destiny dozens on times. No point.

Harry B. Miller III

I used SCV Leasing to represent my home in Canyon Country for rental. They have been excellent managers for the past two years of leasing. They found several good possible tenants, and flawlessly managed monthly rent and the minor expenses that occurred. I couldn't be happier with the people and the service. The only reason I'm stopping using them is the tenant decided to buy the property, saving us money in fix up and sales commissions. Mindy Russell was very helpful in making that transaction work. So, thanks to everyone at SCV Leasing.

- Harry Miller