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UPDATED 7/26: Been living here almost three years ( we are looking, however we are taking our time because we don't want to find ourselves in the same type of situation that we have here).4th set of management teams and 2nd set of property management ownership. Needs to honestly be considered a transitional space as in transitioning homeless, drug addicts\dealers,human trafficing and their customers being the bulk of new tenants. We have contacted Management in person while there are drug deals in the broad daylight on the front benches in front of the building . We provided pictures of the trafficking between the apartment building bottom floor apartment across from ours, with the apartments in the building. Apparently there is no kind of criminal history background for residents to live here that are not even 55 or are the children of 55 and older seniors. NOT a secure building. NOT a safe building on any level. In fact this is the place to live if you ARE a drug dealer, human trafficker, or even just a customer. You can feel snug as a bug in a rug, that this management staff WILL DO ABSOLUTELY nothing. Tenants smoke in their Apartments. Tenants consistently have dogs off a leash in the building and outside . Management completely ignores Oregon law.The maintenance team has been the one saving Grace of this building. Mike,Morgan and Ismael.There have been 9 deaths since January. If you have a senior loved one, retired, disabled veteran- I PLEAD with you to look elsewhere. From our experience it does not need to be a 55 and older building to be a hazardous enviroment in which you have no Escape. UPDATE 7/21/26: 8:00 p.m. last night, large commotion in the hallway from neighbors fighting and throwing their groceries. People we continue to complain about. Found out last night that people that were fighting on the people we've been complaining about don't live here they are not on the lease they have never had any kind of criminal background investigation they are way below the age of 55. Don't know what happened to the people who did move in a year and a half ago but this is not the people who are living next door now that were expelled by the building security citing domestic violence the older person is the one that left and the younger juvenile set he's the one who lives there and it is his apartment not hers. Again neither is an actual resident. And as usual the oblivious management continues to do nothing. On that note, won't post unless I give Star which is not deserved UPDATE 3/7/25: It's been a year. Place has gone from bad to worse-even with new management(more capable of deception with eyecontact).Still have the inebriated ignorant alcoholic that lives above us still moves furniture all night long including into the hallway blocking the staircase. Also have drug dealers that live next door that are up and playing with their friends buyers from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. have a door bell on their door that rings every time they open for another buyer between-5 and 10 times every 10 minutes or so. Upon move in last March-greeted with an odor that was indescribable and not easy for us to trace. January 16th of this year we found the cause broken methane pipe in pantry. Pipe repaired within 5 days however my pantry/ceiling are still torn apart. Took them 4 months to repair. Ridiculous management, not maintenance issue.
Suzi Miller
June 12, 2024
Management is very efficient in keep their office chairs from floating in all the malarky they spew when signing new tenants. Lease rules are nothing more than excess writing to fill space. None of the items on lease are honored by management or tenants. From homeless living in supposed"rented" garages to management parking in limited tenate parking to completely ignoring TENATES RIGHT TO PEACEFUL EXEISTENCE. Especially at night. Have complained REPEATEDLY about alcholic above our apartment since first night here. Actually had to call police for tenate 3rd nite due to drunken brawl between him and his boyfriend. Have probabley filed no less than a dozen complaints - since March move-in with ZERO positive change. Management is only capable of ensuring that they (management) do NOTHING to help provide tenates what they deserve in accordance with their leasing agreement. This does mean that management is in fact violating each and every tenate - on a lease, leasing agreement. So much for a quiet senior apartment. Very disappointing/ disgusted that this has become excepted behavior and they are being paid for nothing. UPDATE 3/7/25: It's been a year. Place has gone from bad to worse-even with new management(more capable of deception with eyecontact).Still have the inebriated ignorant alcoholic that lives above us still moves furniture all night long including into the hallway blocking the staircase. Also have drug dealers that live next door that are up and playing with their friends buyers from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. have a door bell on their door that rings every time they open for another buyer between-5 and 10 times every 10 minutes or so. Upon move in last March-greeted with an odor that was indescribable and not easy for us to trace. January 16th of this year we found the cause broken methane pipe in pantry. Pipe repaired within 5 days however my pantry/ceiling are still torn apart and missing. The ceiling issue is above the doorway entry all of the heat that I pay for with very expensive PGE goes right out the area that's not insulated or covered in any shape form or fashion. The lack of flooring ceiling insulation being gone adds to the enormous amount of noise that the alcoholic upstairs berates us with every single night. We have provided this ineffectual management staff with over 40 videos with sound documenting all of the activity and yet the only thing they have managed to do is collect our rent. Not even be bothered to ask the drug dealers next door to stop the stupid bell ring all night long not to mention the traffic, conversation and activity that they bring into the building every single night both homeless and Drug buyers. If you want your loved ones disabled veterans or just elderly people to endure constant attacks to their mental, physical and emotional health this is the place for you. Like flushing money down the drain, results are same you get from the management staff and owner of the building SECURITY PROPERTIES. It's SECURITY PROPERTIES and or the staff that they hired have zero concern or care for the people that pay monthly to be deprived of sleep, terrorized by other residents, and have little knick knacks or belongings stolen by either other residents or by the residents that like to let drug buyers/homeless into our so-called secure facility. Such a laugh. SECURITY PROPERTIES( SHOULD BE NAMED SLUMLORD PROPERTIES) is not even capable of abiding by Oregon law for repairs and the right to a peaceful and enjoyable life where you PAY rent to live. I will definitely make sure that SECURITY PROPERTIES (SLUMLORD PROPERTIES) has nothing to do with the next property I am living on. The only saving grace would be the maintenance staff. Morgan and Moses and the rest of the maintenance staff that try to stay on top of a building that's crumbling and a management that does not support them, basically placing them in a hard spot between the tenants with their repair needs, and management owners SCUMLORD- I mean slumlord security properties complete and total apathy towards what needs to be done.
Suzi Miller
June 12, 2024
Their pet policy is scientifically inaccurate. They list that "poisonous animals" are not allowed on premises, with two examples listed. Those examples being tarantulas and piranhas. This is objectively funny. Neither of those animals are poisonous. Tarantulas and piranhas both are eaten where they are native to. Only one of those animals is venomous. Piranhas are neither poisonous, venomous, nor dangerous. Hollywood has painted them as some vicious man eaters, and many of the people who want to own them often think of them that way as well. Piranhas are cowardly, in the same family as tetras. A large portion of their diet should be vegetables and fruits, something people often overlook and do zero research in. What does the manager think people are going to do, ninja star a piranha at someone and they get their nose chomped off? The only thing that I can imagine is that in order to properly care for piranhas you'll need at least a 125 gallon aquarium, which is larger than most landlords will allow. However, why didn't you just ban aquariums of that size? Why single out piranhas specifically? Why not Niger triggers or other fish that require tanks of that size? Also, why call them poisonous? Absolutely bizarre. How can anyone trust that these people are properly running their establishment and have all their legal ducks in a row if they can't even Google the information they are putting in their lease? Poisonous piranhas. The bar for being a landlord really is low, isn't it.
Nunya Business
June 05, 2024
This place is unsafe inside at nite. Very loud complex especially at night. Loud music from cars and can park where ever they want regardless what the rules and the worst tenants coming from the building the manager's office is which is pathetic.Look other places to live unless you are desperate like we were being this was our first place after 4 years of being homeless. Very noisy complex and constant repair issues. Been without drywall in kitchen now for two months. Lots of theft homeless and loud between 10pm and 7am. Very loud complex oh and fire alarms go off frequently and in the night hours. Over 8 false alarms in one year. Most were false alarms due to people settung them off for fun or the retaliate against the company . Also the building is full of leaks and black mold. oh glass recycling is picked up at 345AM until 4AM every thursday and it is very loud....and im talking ...its loud. So be prepared to be woken up especially if your windows are open. Hallways are filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Update.. anouther new managment. 5/2026 update . New management has some improvements now have security service. Hope it will help homless situat Still vary loud at nite. (Update 6/2026 drug activity and noise at nite. Drug deals going on in middle of day and all nite. Its been over two years now and nothing has really changed as far as living conditions. The security company is a joke. Not effective at all. So much drug activity. Tenants can still bring felons in to live regardless of background checks. Without 24-hour security intent of management this place will never be safe all the tenants especially the elderly women live in fear. Non stop drug ring among tenants more homeless here now then in the 2 years I've lived here.
dave miller
May 20, 2024
This place is unsafe inside at nite. Very loud complex especially at night. Loud music from cars and can park where ever they want regardless what the rules and the worst tenants coming from the building the manager's office is which is pathetic.Look other places to live unless you are desperate like we were being this was our first place after 4 years of being homeless. Very noisy complex and constant repair issues. Been without drywall in kitchen now for two months. Lots of theft homeless and loud between 10pm and 7am. Very loud complex oh and fire alarms go off frequently and in the night hours. Over 8 false alarms in one year. Most were false alarms due to people settung them off for fun or the retaliate against the company . Also the building is full of leaks and black mold. oh glass recycling is picked up at 345AM until 4AM every thursday and it is very loud....and im talking ...its loud. So be prepared to be woken up especially if your windows are open. Hallways are filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Update.. anouther new managment. 5/2026 update . New management has some improvements now have security service. Hope it will help homless situat Still vary loud at nite. (Update 6/2026 drug activity and noise at nite. Drug deals going on in middle of day and all nite. Its been over two years now and nothing has really changed as far as living conditions. The security company is a joke. Not effective at all. So much drug activity. Tenants can still bring felons in to live regardless of background checks. Without 24-hour security intent of management this place will never be safe all the tenants especially the elderly women live in fear. Non stop drug ring among tenants.
dave miller
May 20, 2024
This place is unsafe inside at nite. Very loud complex especially at night. Loud music from cars and can park where ever they want regardless what the rules and the worst tenants coming from the building the manager's office is which is pathetic.Look other places to live unless you are desperate like we were being this was our first place after 4 years of being homeless. Very noisy complex and constant repair issues. Been without drywall in kitchen now for two months. Lots of theft homeless and loud between 10pm and 7am. Very loud complex oh and fire alarms go off frequently and in the night hours. Over 8 false alarms in one year. Most were false alarms due to people settung them off for fun or the retaliate against the company . Also the building is full of leaks and black mold. oh glass recycling is picked up at 345AM until 4AM every thursday and it is very loud....and im talking ...its loud. So be prepared to be woken up especially if your windows are open. Hallways are filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Update.. anouther new managment. 5/2026 update . New management has some improvements now have security service. Hope it will help homless situat Still vary loud at nite. (Update 6/2026 drug activity and noise at nite. Drug deals going on in middle of day and all nite. Its been over two years now and nothing has really changed as far as living conditions. The security company is a joke. Not effective at all.
dave miller
May 20, 2024
This place is unsafe inside at nite. Very loud complex especially at night. Loud music from cars and can park where ever they want regardless what the rules and the worst tenants coming from the building the manager's office is which is pathetic.Look other places to live unless you are desperate like we were being this was our first place after 4 years of being homeless. Very noisy complex and constant repair issues. Been without drywall in kitchen now for two months. Lots of theft homeless and loud between 10pm and 7am. Very loud complex oh and fire alarms go off frequently and in the night hours. Over 8 false alarms in one year. Most were false alarms due to people settung them off for fun or the retaliate against the company . Also the building is full of leaks and black mold. oh glass recycling is picked up at 345AM until 4AM every thursday and it is very loud....and im talking ...its loud. So be prepared to be woken up especially if your windows are open. Hallways are filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Update.. anouther new managment. 5/2026 update . New management has some improvements now have security service. Hope it will help homless situation. Managment seems to be doing great so far. Still vary loud at nite. (Update 6/2026 . Still al ot of drug activity and noise at nite. Drug deals going on in middle of day and all nite. Its been over two years now and nothing has really changed as far as living conditions.
dave miller
May 20, 2024
This place is unsafe inside at nite. Very loud complex especially at night. Loud music from cars and can park where ever they want regardless what the rules and the worst tenants coming from the building the manager's office is which is pathetic.Look other places to live unless you are desperate like we were being this was our first place after 4 years of being homeless. Very noisy complex and constant repair issues. Been without drywall in kitchen now for two months. Lots of theft homeless and loud between 10pm and 7am. Very loud complex oh and fire alarms go off frequently and in the night hours. Over 8 false alarms in one year. Most were false alarms due to people settung them off for fun or the retaliate against the company . Also the building is full of leaks and black mold. oh glass recycling is picked up at 345AM until 4AM every thursday and it is very loud....and im talking ...its loud. So be prepared to be woken up especially if your windows are open. Hallways are filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Update.. anouther new managment. 5/2026 update . New management has some improvements now have security service. Hope it will help homless situation. Managment seems to be doing great so far. Still vary loud at nite.
dave miller
May 20, 2024
This place is unsafe inside at nite. Very loud complex especially at night. Loud music from cars and can park where ever they want regardless what the rules and the worst tenants coming from the building the manager's office is which is pathetic.Look other places to live unless you are desperate like we were being this was our first place after 4 years of being homeless. Very noisy complex and constant repair issues. Been without drywall in kitchen now for two months. Lots of theft homeless and loud between 10pm and 7am. Very loud complex oh and fire alarms go off frequently and in the night hours. Over 8 false alarms in one year. Most were false alarms due to people settung them off for fun or the retaliate against the company . Also the building is full of leaks and black mold. oh glass recycling is picked up at 345AM until 4AM every thursday and it is very loud....and im talking ...its loud. So be prepared to be woken up especially if your windows are open. Hallways are filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Update.. anouther new managment. Another update 12/2025.... Still a big problem with homeless smell of urine, garbage and smoke. After consideration we will be looking for a new place and not signing a new lease. Also not a 55 and older complex anymore.((((((UPDATE 01 2026.))))))) There are more homeless in bld than ever before since NEW management took over. There are over 55 open apts now since old tenants moved out. LOTS more drug activity.the parking has become slack with no consequences broken down cars taking up handucap spots. If you need drug fix this is a great place to move in. There are more homeless in the building than ever in the two years of living here. ((((Building is not secure)))). Homeless have access 24/7. Update 1/31 stabbing at complex. Stairwells reeks of urine.
dave miller
May 20, 2024
Very loud complex especially at night. Loud music from cars and can park where ever they want regardless what the rules and the worst tenants coming from the building the manager's office is which is pathetic.Look other places to live unless you are desperate like we were being this was our first place after 4 years of being homeless. Very noisy complex and constant repair issues. Been without drywall in kitchen now for two months. Lots of theft homeless and loud between 10pm and 7am. Very loud complex oh and fire alarms go off frequently and in the night hours. Over 8 false alarms in one year. Most were false alarms due to people settung them off for fun or the retaliate against the company . Also the building is full of leaks and black mold. oh glass recycling is picked up at 345AM until 4AM every thursday and it is very loud....and im talking ...its loud. So be prepared to be woken up especially if your windows are open. Hallways are filled with the smell of cigarette smoke. Update.. rent raised $75 after anouther new managment.
dave miller
May 20, 2024