Jim Hays

Whatever you think your rent is, add about $150 a month to it. They pass along every single expense to the renters as fees. Sewer, pest control, even fees called 'Energy Conservation fee' and 'Service fee'. If a resident moves out and leaves a bunch of extra trash out in the common areas, they pass along that expense as a fee to all the remaining renters. That expense should be paid by the person that left their trash out. Not all of us tenants. I've rented all over San Diego at many different complexes but I've never experienced the kind of thorough fee scheme that Hidden Cove uses. I've also witnessed first hand that they have a predatory towing arrangement with a local towing company; the towing company patrols the lot in the early morning hours for cars without a permit, and tows them quickly and quietly without warning or notice.