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Well, here is what I have to say about this place AGAIN, and I hope that people actually get to see it this time, because my reviews keep getting "filtered out." This is the last straw. After disputes with the office for not having hot water, them adding miscellaneous charges to my account and threatening to evict me within 24 hours over a few dollars (twice), and slew of other issues... I have moved out before the end of my lease (agreeing to pay what I owed for the duration of the lease) because I hate this place so bad. So what is the office doing now? Holding my security deposit until the lease is up. I gave notice in October that I was moving out on November 16th, which I did. They put into the computer that my move out date was December 30, which is conveniently the last day of the lease. Now they "can't move me out of the system until my move out date" and then they will cut the check for my security deposit. I have made numerous verbal and written requests for my deposit, citing VERBATIM lines from THEIR OWN LEASE AND CA LANDLORD/TENANT LAW, that they are Illegally keeping my money and they basically laugh at me and tell me too bad. They also clearly explain in their own "Move-Out Instructions" to schedule the shut off of utilities for your date of move out, which I did. They are now billing me third party for gas and electric for a vacant apartment. They insist that I'm financially liable for the rent and they are not allowed to rent it out until our lease expires, but they won't let us have the keys back or even let us into the apartment to make sure all lights, etc. are turned off. So, for doing what they told me to do, they are now extorting money from me by billing me third party and adding a surcharge for it. DO NOT MOVE INTO THIS PLACE, THEY WILL TAKE YOU FOR WHATEVER THEY CAN GET FROM YOU. After calling to speak with the manager Maribel over a dozen times and never receiving a single call back, writing 2 formal letters, and calling the Aimco Customer Service department 3 times, no one seems to care about what I have to say and insists it's all "company policy." I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and am now consulting with an attorney and filing a lawsuit in small claims court. I am done letting Mariner's Cove and Aimco walk all over me!!!!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!

This place is absolutely TERRIBLE! When I brought my items at 7:00am to move in on my first day of rent, they said they were having paperwork problems and couldn't give me the keys yet. Even though I had already paid my deposit and first month's rent, I ended up waiting at the park with a full Uhaul load of boxes and furniture until 4:30pm when I called them upset and they finally said the paperwork was done. When I moved out after a year of living in this unkempt apartment complex, I was overcharged on my monthly statement by almost $400! Even though when I had called prior to the 1st day to make sure I had enough money for my prorated month of rent and the cost for my new rental, and the office staff quoted me my rent for the month, they STILL OVERCHARGED me! I had to borrow money to move in to my new location. Additionally, I have been calling the apartment non-stop....It's been a month now and I still haven't received any money back from Mariner's Cove for their mistake.

Do NOT live here! I know you're financially desperate, but please for your own sake, move somewhere else. Charge for parking but you'll rarely find an empty spot, but they have private tow truck companies literally come around and patrol for parking passes. Then if you forget to display your parking pass ONE TIME on a SUNDAY NIGHT you will get towed and they will not cover your costs even though you LIVE THERE and park there every single day, the "courtesy patrol" can't keep vehicles from being stolen but they sure can put a mean signature on that towing form! Besides that, there are mold and termite problems, laundry machines are made for elves and are filthy and out of repair, and the staff are completely unhelpful yet well-trained in corporate speak. These apartments are trash and I can't wait to leave.

If I could give this place zero stars I would. I lived here last year but just recently made a yelp. Let me tell you a little story about my experience at mariners cove. I was so excited moving into them! So close to the beach and they seamed clean and safe! WRONG! There is dog crap everywhere, the staff is extremely rude. They moved us into the wrong apartment and told us in order to get the one we originally applied for we would have to pay a huge fee. Our refrigerator had a leak for two weeks before anyone came to help. There were countless of things wrong when we moved into the apartment that took WEEKS to fix. Oh and did I mention we had a spider infestation that no one would do anything about?! The moment I saw a spider crawling on the face of my TWO WEEK OLD NEWBORN we broke our lease. Mariners cove also has a flea infestation. My dog has never, and I mean never had fleas. And after moving here she got them so bad we had to give her shots for them. Parking is a nightmare. The spaces are TINY. Being 9 months pregnant and falling down because there's only a few inches to get into your car isn't fun. Not to mention there were signs up telling us to not leave anything on the patio, because people were stealing things. This place looks nice, but it's deceiving. I'm now living with my mother in law because not even that is worse than those apartments. Please please take my advise!

I wish I could give zero stars. This is the worst place I have ever lived. I've had an ongoing mice issue for over 6 weeks, and the lack of communication, professional courtesy and responsiveness is beyond disappointing and frustrating. In fact, my complaints have escalated to their regional team who have yet to call or email me back as well. I highly advise folks against this community. Rent may seem reasonable but it causes major headaches later. To add, if you're a working professional with an 8-5, the complex staff is extremely unaccommodating. Can't wait to get out of this place!

If you love dealing with cockroaches on a regular basis, shitting parking at all times, dog shit everywhere, and unhelpful, and completely incompetent office staff, go ahead and sign a lease here. Signing a lease at this joke of a place was the worst mistake I've made in a while. We decided to give it a shot contrary to all of what we read on Yelp. I PROMISE YOU EVERYTHING YOU READ HERE IS TRUE. Everything seemed fine until we signed our lease, after that it seemed like we weren't a priority to staff. We had the intention of getting an 8 month lease to give us the option to leave if we decided we didn't like it. After 8 months we decided we HATED IT and went to give notice. Come to find out, they gave us a 15 month lease and said there was no way to break the lease. THEY TRAPPED US. All 3 of us living there, spoke to the agent TOGETHER and we're all of the understanding that we had an 8 month lease. The agent VERBALLY CONFIRMED our lease agreement then changed it after we left to ensure they had 7 more months rent. TOTAL SCAMMERS. They'll nickel and dime you and every chance they get. Speaking of which, our deposit we payed at move in is now almost half the amount we actually payed according to the office. I'll be hiring an attorney and pursuing legal action. Even more disgusting, a week after we moved in, we noticed cockroaches. The staff had hidden glue traps all over to hide the INFESTATION until were settled in and it was too late. We had to have our apartment sprayed every week if we wanted to keep bugs out of our home. (In order to spray, you have to remove everything from your kitchen shelves, bathroom cabinets, and cover all your belongings or you'll have pesticides all over your things..) needless to say, it was a HUGE hassle. Furthermore, when we asked to have our place sprayed the company either never showed up, or came way before or after the 5 HOUR WINDOW they ask you wait for them. If you look at recent videos of this place, it truly shows the severity of the cockroach infestation. Parking is a joke. They pass out more parking passes then there are actually places to park, so finding parking after 6 pm is almost impossible. The only other option paying 30$ for a cover parking spot. The pools and jacuzzi's are always disgusting... Gym equiptment is trashed and hardly works. And the dog park is again, INFESTED with fleas. There's dog shit everywhere. (I know it's dog owners responsibility to keep up with their dogs, but if that isn't done staff should look after the grounds) The apartments themselves are beat. Wood rotting through the apartments. Dilapidated kitchen counters and kitchen appliances. We've had to hand was all of our dishes because of the disgusting and hardly working dishwasher. Garbage disposal doesn't work and leaks water below our sink, which is rotting and molding. We asked maintenance to fix both issues but nothing has happened. Keep in mind, I have nothing to gain from this post. I just hope I can save whoever is reading this the wasted time we had to endure while at this place. PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND AVOID THIS HELL HOLE AT ALL COSTS.

I have lived here for a year and a half, and I can confirm the last two reviews. Overpriced, and they want to increase my rent by 50 dollars to re-sign. NOT WORTH the money. pick somewhere else.

Coming up on a year here and honestly I can't wait for my lease to be up. In the past year I've been completely unhappy with spending the amount of money I have for the quality I receive. First lets talk about how much you spend on parking just to not have a space if you get home after 10pm. Your $10 per car a month doesn't grant you a spot at all. Well actually tons of spots are open under the covered parking but they charge $30 to park under the sad excuse for covered parking. When you do find a spot just except that your doors will be dinged up because the spaces are way to small so even your best parking job will result in you being to close to the car next to you. Also everyone is paying for parking ( which judging by the parking they are changing more people then available spots) and the roads and lots have potholes. Where is all the money going from the parking then? The places are falling apart. Granted maintenance will show up and fix it pretty quickly but you will be putting in maintenance request for pretty serious issues like water damage from leaking dishwashers, dry rotting wood on the patio, paint just peeling off the walls sometimes around mysterious cracks in the wall. All the trim is just cheep paint over ugly old wood same as the kitchen cabinets and drawers are that are also a cheep and/or old. You will get ants, they where coming out of our wall outlets when we moved in it took about a week to get someone to come out about it. When it rained we where infested and not in the kitchen where there is food or near the trash cans but oddly in closets with zero food. They had made a freaking home. We had thousands of ants! We called office they told us that if we wanted to have our place spray for ants we should have put out names on the list to have it sprayed regularly. They kindly added us but couldn't tell us when someone would come out but it would be the next week... Thousands of ants and we would have to wait a week. We ended up going to war with the ants with raid for the next week until the guy came out. What I don't get is why they aren't spraying everyone on a regular basis? I'm paying for it yet I have to ask for it? It was so stupid. What really seems to be the most dissatisfying aspect is the office staff. You can tell them something several times and it just seems to just go in one ear and out the other. Just some examples when I moved in I did the paper work and put I had a dog ( the paper work even ask the dogs name) when we got ready to make our first payment they didn't included the pet rent. I asked and one of the agents seemed annoyed and said " you didn't say you had a dog" we had a back and forth with me instead of him just say " oh I must have forgot or missed it" he just keep insisting I hadn't told him. Even after pointing out its in the paperwork he give an apology you could tell was to make sure I wouldn't complain and not because he made a mistake ( this should have been a warning that the office employees where not going to give a crap about much else) . Another incident accrued with my roommates car. She was on deployment and her car stayed in the same assigned parking spot. It collected dust sure but I cranked the car every so often. Because the car was dusty from staying under the covered parking I got a phone call saying that I couldn't have a non operational vehicle parked there and that if I didn't take care of it they would tow it. She didn't ask if it ran she just assumed it didn't calls with treats of towing because it wasn't clean. She was totally rude and I had to speak to a manager. The manager listened to the situation and simply asked I covered the car. Why it didn't just start that way is beyond me. After that I started getting letters about having a mat hanging on the side of my patio( which was there for a day to dry and down for days before the letter) a piece of wood outside a patio gate that was there when we moved in (and did a walk through with another agent) and some vague " unauthorized" items to which they couldn't tell what they where. She even told me that I should have the gate on the patio that was installed long before we moved in. It was the same agent that called about the car so to me it felt like she was just being petty. Also they sent a letter of money owed because my new roommate added a car and they didn't say that the parking was due right then, they gave him a sticker and let him leave, they didn't call or email just let it go for two weeks giving us a letter saying that we owe money and not paying could result in eviction. Evicted because they didn't say he needed to pay $7 for parking. And now I'm paying for 4 spots even though technically you can only have one spot per lease holder. Can't get a call back about it. So the office is the worst part of this dump.

I went to Mariner's cove, I visited an apartment with a value that would be good for me. The manager explained everything and I sent the documents to him. He replied that from my documents I could only rent another one with more value. HOW SO CAN THEY DECIDE HOW MUCH SHOULD I SPEND ON THE RENTAL ?? I arrived and I said that I could only pay up to a certain amount and that more was impossible and the manager simply didn't help. The apartment is good but the office is horrible! I do not recommend!

If I could give zero stars I would. Paige, the new manager, is impossible to get ahold of and could not be more unprofessional. If you look at reviews many people have had problems with management. The automated responses you get on here will never be resolved. Only combed over with an inconsiderate and placid response from management or someone else who has no idea what they're doing.

Probably this place doesn't want new residents, lousy service, different value than advertised on Craigslist.

I am currently a resident and I can not be happier to move out in January. If your looking for a place to move into, do not suggest this place based on my experience. I have been living here for a year and it was mostly convenient for me to get to work. Here are some major issues yes they have plenty laundry rooms around the complex but only have one machine to add money on the card although when I first moved I was told they were going to install more, its inconvenient for residents that live at the back of the complex because the complex is fairly large. Also I had issues with spiders and a couple times I seen roaches, I keep a very clean apartment so this bothered me, I reported it to the front office but I never had anyone come and spray which is also a issues since you pay a monthly fee for pest control and I have never not once seen anyone around spraying. Before I moved in there I read a review saying that the management were con-artist and this is true. Not only do they make you pay 10.00 extra for parking if you come home after 7pm you are forced to park on the street or pay an extra 20.00 for assigned parking and since there is more 20.00 spots than the other you are forced to give them more money. You would think since you lived here you would would at least get one parking spot not here you pay for a spot that your probably will not have depending on your working hours and since I'm in the military my hours change. Also they will tow your car even if you live there and sure you get a discount but why should I have to worry about getting towed at a complex I pay rent for. I went outside late around 1am and I see this guy just running around with a flash light looking for cars to tow. They only come in the wee hours of the morning so they will be sure to have a least one person to tow and I'm sure mariners cove get a little cut out of the money residents pay to get their car back. The first time I got towed, I was towed twice by the way, I talked to the front office to talk to them, I asked why don't they give the tow company a list of plate numbers of the residents she explained that they don't give out personal information but I'm sure residents would rather have the tow company have their plate number instead of waking up to no car and paying 170.00 to get it out. I also asked what would I need to do if I lost my pass and the front office was closed she told me to park on the street. I was furious I'm like really that's really how you treat your residents. Also when I first moved in the residents beside me had a issued with mold which they had people come and clean but who is to say how many other apartments may have mold that has not been seen or reported. I am choosing to move because the prices are steady going up and the apartments are not worth what they are asking for, there is no parking and the management has no problem towing resident cars. Its obvious this place does not care about their residents but more concerned with how they can get more money out of the residents pockets and into theirs.

I moved into Mariners Cove in the middle of June. When I viewed some of the units, Anthony informed me that 7C - the one I intended to rent - had a $500 discount off the first full month's rent in July. I called four separate times and was even told "not to worry about it" by Anthony. That management would "take care of me" and apply the discount to my rent as had been agreed to.  I followed up several times and each time I was put on hold or told I'd receive a call back. This has never happened and now my account is showing as late, including a $100 late fee. I thought I had fallen through the cracks or maybe the management team is busy - until I saw the same type of shady dealings in a couple of reviews on Yelp. Below is the contents of the email I just received: -------------------------------- Hello, This is just a quick notice to follow up on the demand that was delivered to you.  On 7/11/17 we will have to begin the legal process which will incur additional fees to your account and begin the eviction process.  Please make your payment in full today to avoid those additional fees and bring your account current.  You can reach us at 866.286.0875 if you have any questions. Thank you, have a great day! Vanessa Community Rent Team Community Support Team Desk: 866.286.0875 Fax Line: 720.493.6590 Our Mission: To consistently provide quality apartment homes in a respectful environment delivered by a team of people who care. ------------------------------------ I have reported this apartment complex to the FTC and the California Attorney General's office for committing fraud. I believe they are intentionally "stealing" this money from tenants and using the threat of eviction as a way to continue stealing. I have never been so disappointed. I wish I had read the rest of the reviews here to see what kind of shady people I was dealing with before I signed anything.

Do not rent from this complex. Rooms and property are fine. They have a private tow company come and tow residents and residents guests on a nightly basis. They even have a flat rate for residents. They tow you from areas that are marked as public parking. If you are okay adding $200 every night to your rent for tows, then go ahead and rent. Otherwise, stay away. This place should be zero stars. It is a scam and awful maintenance and management. RUN

This place is not worth the money. Way overpriced for how old and outdated the complex is. I lived here for seven months and I'm never going back. The office staff is terrible. There is so much disfunction and miscommunication between the staff it's hard to know what's the truth. First of all they brag about being a "smoke free community" this is not true. I constantly smelled cigarette smoke. My neighbors blared trap music and smoked weed pretty much 24 hours a day. A lot of the neighbors are sketchy. I'm pretty sure someone was selling drugs out of one of the apartments in my building. It's a gated community but every uber driver and their mother knows the code and the gates are left open during the day. There are cops called pretty much every weekend. Parking is a nightmare. It cost $10 a month just to park in the complex and $20 on top of that for a carport which they actually blocked off a few times for no apparent reason and with no notice. The laundry rooms are pretty gross and expensive. It's a LOUD area, right next to a freeway and tons of planes from the airport flying over head all the time. And when it rains trees fall down left and right. Just hope they don't fall on you! However, what I'm most concerned about is that I moved out over 6 WEEKS AGO and I STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY SECURITY DEPOSIT BACK. You have to give 60 days notice here when you move out which I did. I waited and about 2 weeks before my move out date and I still hadn't heard anything from the office so I went in to check what the move out procedure was since every place is different. Anthony who works in the office said I could clean the apartment myself and I would only be charged for the things I didn't clean. Or I could pay $100 and have the apartment cleaned. So I spent an entire weekend cleaning the apartment when I moved out. It was spotless. Honestly it was cleaner than it was when I moved in. It certainly wasn't professionally cleaned before my move in, there was spaghetti sauce on the wall and spiders and silverfish in all the light fixtures. When I did my walk through for my move out the guy said it has to be professionally cleaned and that I'd be charged the $100 even though I spent soooooo much time cleaning because of what Anthony had told me before. I told him that Anthony said I could clean and I wouldn't be charged and the guy replied "I really wish they'd stop telling people that". So much mis-communication on their part cost me a lot of time and money. I'm guessing I'm not the first person this has happened to. On top of that they couldn't find the paper work for my move out walk through. The one he found was dated for like 2006. Clearly they are not very organized which isn't very reassuring considering the personal info they have on all the tenants. And I would almost guarantee they won't have it professionally cleaned. I emailed Maribel the office manager to give her a forwarding address for my security deposit and let her know about the move out cleaning issue...which is what the guy who did my move out told me to do. She replied saying she updated my address but that everyone has to get the apartment professionally cleaned at move out and that it was on the notice to vacate, which I never received. I emailed her back saying I never received a notice to vacate. I'd like to see where I signed something saying it was required for the apartment to be professionally cleaned! She never replied. Anyways about 3 weeks ago, (right around the 21 days they have to send you you're deposit back) I get a call saying they need a forwarding address. Clearly Maribel didn't update it, even though I have in writing that I sent her my address. And I have her reply stating she updated it. I've emailed her numerous times since then with no response. And I still haven't gotten my money back. This place will nickel and dime you for everything but when it's time to give you your money back don't expect it.

My apartment is currently flooding and the office is not open yet. The complex website has NO emergency phone number listed, so my apartment continues to flood as I am waiting for the damn office to open. So unprofessional.

I previously wrote a review when we first moved in. After living at Mariners Cove for a year, I wish I could take that back! We moved out about 7 months ago but I feel strongly about waening others! DO NOT LIVE AT MARINERS COVE! There are SO many rules ots ridiculous! The ammenities is how they sell this place. Let me tell you, the ammenities are hardly open and when they are there's so much rifraff you can't enjoy them! The college students they move in for the summer werenalways half naked sun bathing. I was a student not long myself but I would take my top off or wear a string bikini bottom that exposes my entire buttocks in a FAMILY environment! Numerous occasions we left the pool area due to half baked girls! Gross! The worst thing for us was that we weren't allowed to have anything on our patio! No chairs, no grill, no plants, no toys, nothing! They want everything "uniform". Well not everyone is the same and we all enjoy different things and have different tastes. If its not messy and gaudy, why cant we have plants and outdoor furniture? We had nowhere to store our bicycles and were co stantly receiving nasty letters because we kept out bikes on the porch. Its the worst place we've ever lived! Dont be fooled by the landscaping. They onky make common areas that can be seen by potential renters, look nice. They dont clean up trash behind the bushes and they waste a ton of water as their irrigation sprays sidewalks and parking lots! Way to go management! And what are the lawn guys doing blowing all the grass clippings and leaves onto porches? Lastly, there is a TON of crime!!!!! Quite a few bad apples with awful awful children that are constantly unsupervised and run amuck cussing, hitting, vandalizing, throwing trash everywhere. If you value your freedom (sitting outside and enjoying the weather, playing w ur kids) or keeping your belongings (bikes, grills, surf boards, etc) then DO NOT LIVE HERE! Its a huuuuge rip off! And don't expect to get a deposit back at all! Even if u leave it sparkling clean!!!! Money mongers with no real care for renters! The management disgusts me. The ONLY thing they have going for them is Warren, one of the leasing staff). HE should be the property manager!!!! He is the only one who was caring, unserstanding, and down to earth! The rest are mean & unprofessional! I HIGHLY recommend their competition. .. Loma Palisades or Pacific Breeze apartments! Amazing service and staff all around!!!!!!

Run for your life!!!! Drug dealers, theft, and the most vile management office whose evil rule you will live under! Not to mention the actual apartments are expensive ($1600/mo for 2 bedroom) and are pieces of crap and completely falling apart, roach infested, and are dark depressing caves. The pool up front and the workout facility is nice. That's where it ends. I have had my car broken into, my apartment broken into, 4 bicycles stolen off my patio (where you have to keep them as they won't let you lock them up anywhere), there was an identity theft ring being run on the property, homeless people sleeping in the back of my car, homeless people sleeping on the kids playground, homeless people bathing in our Jacuzzi, did I mention the drug dealers, and finally the cause of all of the problem's here.... the management office from hell. I hate to blame the actual people who do the work in the office, as the entire office turns over once every few months. Their indecency must trickle down from upper management who have no concept of human decency and clearly no business sense as well. You want to make more money? How about spending your time cleaning up the crime before harassing elderly tenants who have lived here for 20+ years without a single late rent payment over a few plants that actually bring some color to such a depressing place to live? Why don't you get your acts together in that office and quit being such accusatory assholes to the tenants who pay their rent because your paperwork is all f'd up? Maybe your units wouldn't turn over so much and you wouldn't have to invent more ways to make money which continuously piss off your tenants. If you took care of your tenants, you wouldn't have the worst reputation in town, and you might actually keep some and even attract some tenants you could keep paying your ridiculous rent.

All the below reviews are true! We lived here back in 2007 and were recently forced to come back after a family tragedy and sudden relocation. So sad. Management is lazy very unprofessional,and rude. We negotiated our lease across state and what a mess that was, the rent ended up being more than promised and our car was towed the first day we got here! They straight forward told us we could park ANYWHERE, and tried to blame it on us when our car was towed. The property is nice in the front but very GHETTO and unkempt in the back. Buildings are dirty and mossy. Stairs are an eyesore and need repair and painting.Grass is a mess, mostly mud. Windows and door are very old!! Even in the remodeled units.They don't respect the wait list for upgraded apartments in the best local's but take the best ones for themselves Aimco is greedy and will charge you for any little thing they want. Pet rent and deposits are ridiculous.This parking situation is ridiculous and unneeded now Aimco has everyone angry! Is this how you treat customers????There is no way this should continue, this kind of service is uncalled for and taking advantage of people. Where do we all park if no one buys these new reserved spots? You don't provide enough free spots for everyone, sooo hows this going to work? And why are you painting over the handicap parking? So you can sell another spot? Our good friends were contemplating moving here next month and we begged them not too! Aimco, another customer lost, do you care?We are only here out of desperation and will not be signing another lease. One star is generous

If I could give this place no stars I would! First off they do not care about their residents one bit. They make you pay to park in unassigned spots and then tow you in the middle of the night. They basically say "F*** you" when you ask them why they towed a residents car that is registered in the lease and was parked legally. How can a business be so cruel to their paying residents. This place isn't cheap either! Cannot wait to leave this dump! They really need to get their act together before all their residents leave for good!! Management has changed like 5 times since we moved in a year ago and the office staff is never the same... Looks like their own employees cant stand them either. Like other posts have said - don't even think about moving into this place - run away and run away fast!!!

Hey people if you looking to rent a apartment in here so be aware don't go on there big smile faces as once you sign the lease everything is gonna be over as they promise something else and deliver something else it's been almost 6 months I have requested the maintenance department to looking into my matter but there is nothing has been done until now and when I go and complain in the leasing office all they say is they gonna look into my matter I pay a good amount of rent and been living here for two years now it's been hell of journey with the management I am looking forward to complete this leasing and go to a nice place where people treat as people

I truly wish there was 0 stars!!!! The pictures I attached were the ones of the apartment I was told I was getting. I was so horrified when I saw my apartment I ran out and wish i had taken pics to show you the comparison!! Do not move there at any price! This place is horrible and will show you an apartment that looks like a model apartment tell you at the apartment you're getting minus a few things such as a different color cabinet and no built in microwave. Thank God I came by 24 hours before I was supposed to move in to take measurements. When I walked into my actual apartment I was shocked and horrified. First of all supposed to pick up my keys Saturday morning at 10 am went to take measurements on Thursday night at 5. There was another person that took me by the palace he was not the same one that rented it to me originally. When we got up to the apartment on Thursday evening even the guy said are you sure that this is the right apartment? We made sure it was the same apartment walked in and to my dismay there was still the last tenant stuff in the apartment outside the apartment the floors were thrashed the cabinetry was 25 years old the hardwood floors look like it has not been replaced in 20 years and all old appliances. When you are charging someone $1800 a month and telling them that their apartment is going to look like those attached and you walk into this you can imagine my horror. I ran so far away from that place and I recommend you do the same the place is a dump and they just think it is okay to do this to people and they will just take it. I had to pay to move twice once into a storage because I had already booked movers and gave my notice and another to move into my awesome new place that from the get go showed me my apartment in which I am paying less and it is about 20,000 times better than Mariners sweat box. Less than 600 sq feet and no air I really feel as though it worked out for the better and I am grateful I stood up for myself. But I have no paid 2x the amount for moving because of their lies. The attached pictures are the apartment they originally showed me so if they do this to you don't believe them and don't sign anything until you see the actual apartment!!!

TRUST THE REVIEWS! And do not trust the website pictures this place is a SHITHOLE and they will do nothing to make it better. They will continue to charge RIDICULOUSLY HIGH RENT and ignore the concerns of their tenants. Buckle up bc this will be a LONG list of cons. CONS: Let's start with the reasons I moved in: Dog Park: My dog is my baby so I was SO EXCITED to hear they had a dog park she could go play in off leash and make new doggy friends. Well, by "dog park" what they actually mean is a sand pit full of fleas and feral cat feces. No grass.. just dirt.. sand.. that's it.. and a bunch of clumps of unknown animal fur matted all in the middle. GROSS.. I would NEVER bring my dog in there. If you're going to claim being animal friendly.. then BE FRIENDLY TO THE ANIMALS and maintain the park! (See pictures) Security Gate: being a single female moving into a place by myself, security was a huge deal for me so the fact they had security gates was a HUGE plus. Well, those security gates do a GREAT job (sarcastic tone) of keeping people out when they never change the code and everyone and their 5th cousins in San Diego know the gate code. I specifically asked how often the codes were changed and I was told every few months. What a lie. I have been here for three years and the code is still the same. They are also often broken or just left open 24 hours a day (as i write this review the gates have been left open for about 5 days) WELCOME EVERYONE!! so that the lovely homeless population of San Diego can come in and rummage through the dumpsters at all hours. Super great when my carport is right next to a dumpster and I come out in the morning to toothless hooligans literally swimming through the dumpster and pulling out trash. Disgusting and uncomfortable and so unsafe. Gym: now at first glance the gym looks to be absolutely top notch as far as apartment complex gyms go. However none of the cardio equipment works and the office will just tell you that a work order has been put in but they are not sure when they will be fixed. Well I was told this two years ago and guess what? They are still not fixed. One out of four treadmills Work (so good luck with that) and 1 out of 4 elliptical machines work. Not to mention all of the residents who use it do not wipe down machines after they have flung sweat everywhere. EEWWWW so because their gym does not work I have to go pay an extra $40 a month to drive to use another gym. Pools and spas: there are two pools and two jacuzzis. Pools are fine, no real complaints there but the hot tubs are another story. The jacuzzi at the main pool works, but MAYBE fits two full size adults. And the huge jacuzzi at the smaller pool is so disgusting. Not to mention that the jets don't work and haven't for about a year and a half. and the whole thing needs to be resurfaced (so don't wear anything but old crappy swimwear in there) And you're lucky if it's hotter than bath water. This place looks nice on the surface, but that is because that is the only thing they care for. I have had four neighbors since I've lived here and every time someone moves out all they do is repaint the front balcony. LOL look at the picture below to see what I'm talking about. There are probably 1000 coats of paint all over all of the buildings here instead of repairing what needs to be repaired. This place is full of cockroaches termites rotting wood and just seems super unsafe. The apartment next to me and the one below that caught on fire about eight months ago. They just now have started working on it. And to add to that note I happened to be out of town at the time of the fire and no one from the leasing office contacted me to let me know that my apartment could possibly burn down. Thankfully one of my neighbors informed me and kept me up-to-date on the damage. I have requested several times that my balcony be redone because it is completely rotted and things are falling apart. They have refused me. This place likes to spend the absolute least amount of money while pulling the absolute most amount of money out of our wallets to rent an apartment. I still have a month and a half left in my lease and I cannot wait to get the hell out of here. there are a few maintenance guys who are very friendly and helpful and for the most part maintenance is incredibly prompt when you put a service call in. But everyone else on the staff has a sourpuss and mean look on their face at all times. No one seems friendly. If you have made it this far I congratulate you. I urge you to look at other places before calling Mariners Cove your home. It may look nice on the surface but as you begin to peel back the thousand layers of paint you will see what crappy place this actually is. Trust the reviews.

It's an alright place to live. It's a little expensive for what the have here. They do add a lot of fees which are over priced and could be included in rent. If you have a car and don't want to pay for a spot, good luck finding a spot anywhere. If you have visitors that are staying over late make sure to have a guest pass because they tow cars often. Office staff are nice but very hard to get ahold of if you need something. There are a lot of dogs here and some owners don't clean up after them and don't leash their dogs. Currently they have been doing a lot of construction around here, it can be noisy and an inconvenience. The apartments are right by the highway, which is nice but can noisy. The whole time I've lived here, we had problems with spiders. They are literally everywhere and no matter what you do to prevent them they are still there. I have one of the apartments by a dumpster, which can be convenient but it also attracts raccoons and possums. They will come right up on your patio! I would not recommend that you live here. There are nicer place around here for around the same price.

Have had health issues over the past month to then find we had mold in our closet due to a leak in our closet. After notifying them, we then came home to our belongings tossed in our bedroom without any consent. They then told us they would put all our belongings back and they never answered my calls or emails. After sleeping in the living room for two nights, we finally decided to do everything ourselves. The mold, spiders, LITTLE TO NO communication with this complex is horrible. Do not live here.

As much as Gail may say the place is improving, it's not. They've recently added parking as something else they can charge for ( doing this without any tenant input? NICE!). They devised a plan to give everyone the same parking sticker so the covered parking which was once a green plastic decal you hung on your mirror and the yellow decal for uncovered spots made it easily identifiable who could park where. Now I pay money to NOT have a parking spot. Way to go lame management. Be prepared to shell out for everything, water, trash, utilities on top of regular utilities, mandated renters insurance, did I mention parking? The gates work sometimes, remotes hardly do, if you're lucky to get one. Kids are still running around aimlessly, the pedestrian gates lack the locks so anyone can walk right into the complex, hence not really gated. Transients are always digging through the trash and they try to sucker you into signing another contract by offering a free carpet cleaning. It's no wonder the vacancy rate is so high. BEWARE OF THIS PLACE. I've been here for a few years now and I've finally had enough.

The employees here do not know how to communicate with one another! I was told by one employee that there was no breed restrictions. I called again to confirm and another person said there were no breed restrictions. I go and make an app to look at the place and when I get there I was turned away because of course there are breed restrictions. Well looking at other reviews I guess it's a good thing that we got turned away but they all employees should really be on the same page and know what's going on.

Roaches are everywhere as soon as you move in because the whole place is infested with them. They are nice when you move in and then threaten to sew you any chance they can so that they can take your deposit towards the end of the lease. This place is full of empty units for a reason. And like a sales person there trying to make as much money off you as they can. I 100% regret moving here and you will too . If the sales staff don't get people to rent they don't get paid. Look at all the lawsuits this place has before you make a decision. We have lived in an unlivable cockroach infested apartment for too long everybody in our unit has them and they won't address this problem. We have made multiple attempts to contact the office, the only time they contact us if after we write a bad review on Yelp

Extremely unprofessional and unaccommodating staff. If I wanted to talk to the staff, I would call the office 3-5 times during business hours with no avail. Never got a maintenance support after requesting one in the first week there. Gave me ZERO support with being laid off due to covid19. The apartment itself is very cheaply made, and the appliances were subpar at best. The maintenance crew does the absolute bare minimum, as there are uneven grass patches all over the place, broken and uncalibrated sprinklers, and dog droppings everywhere in the grass. I only gave one star because it was a safe community to walk my dog in. Other than that, absolutely awful. The only thing they are prompt about is getting paid and astronomical rental amount for very low-scale apartments. Wish I could give it a half a star.

Worst place ever!!! My place was broken into and they stole everything, when I reported to the office they were like "too bad". Not to mention the tires to my BMW were slashed and on 2 different occasions cops were doing a drug bust! Not safe for young women or families. Its a shame since it is a great location

Super expensive apartments first of all. Old property, Planes flying over you every 5 mins, Loud noisy environment, lots of robberies, my electric bike got stolen from outside my patio, my friends car was towed from outside my apartment, paid $400 AND horrible management. When you offer the right money they treat you all nice and well until you see those hidden charges. Just my moving out process has been a nightmare to deal with them. They illegally charged 3 days of the month AND charging me late fees for not paying my 3 day rent on time, i never got notified for those charges until the final deposit request, instead of returning my money they are charging for all the small stuff. We cleaned the apartment and left it in a tip top shape, they still charged us for "professional cleaning". This is a classic catch 22 situation and i got locked out of my own apartment the second day, could not even access my left over items. They are running a mafia at this place. Do yourself a favor, Please look somewhere else.

The maintenance staff is amazing - when we moved in both toilets were broken and had to be completely replaced No one, including Maribel, in the leasing office can or will help you with anything. The tennis courts are permanently closed > they are listed as an amenity in our lease. The pools are nice and the gym is ok.

Absolutely AWFUL and fraudulent business!! Do NOT trust this property with money for a deposit if you are trying to secure a rental there. My friend gave them (Warren, Maribel and Jennifer) a $500 deposit to hold a unit and they told him if his application did not clear, for whatever reason, he would receive the deposit back in his account within 5 business days. It has now been 9 business days and HE IS STILL WAITING after many calls and emails to management and supervisory personnel at Mariner's Cove Apartments. They continue to either ignore his emails and calls, or when he has gotten a response they have excuses (admitting, even, that they had not properly processed the request for a refund in the proper timing.) Interesting also to note that when he gave them the check for the deposit, the funds came out of his account that same day, and now when he wants it returned, he is having to BEG them to conduct themselves professionally and ethically. SHAMEFUL.

Do not move here, especially if you are a college student. They do not care about you and that will become very apparent the minute you move out. All you are is a dollar sign to them. They'll make the place sound dreamy to live in when you're looking, but moving out is a nightmare and it is not worth it. They'll charge you a heinous amount of money that comes out of your deposit for cleaning and paint damages that don't exist (normal wear and tear). This has not only been my personal experience, but the experience of others that I know that have lived there. It doesn't matter if you leave the place in mint condition, they'll charge you as if you trashed the place. The management also becomes unfriendly and unwelcoming as soon as you move in and they don't have to put on the show for you anymore. They also charge a lot just to park your car and always have some large section of parking blocked due to whatever maintenance is going on that day. Seriously, go live anywhere else.

Several issues with how quick the office is at responding. They now have each spot assigned, like every spot is paid for and bought from panic from this new parking system they started. I've talked to several people and they all hate it! The company that owns these apartments are just sucking up every dollar possible. They are making like 12 guest spots for 35 building (6-8 units a building)

Went to go look at the layout of the apartments today. I gets there and she asked me what I was looking for. I said 1 possible 2 bedroom depending on the layout. She states "1542" (dont remember the exact amount) I'm looking like ok. She like you still want to see it I'm like yes. We goes to a one bed room which I did not like and i ask can i see a 2 bedroom. She reply "1850". I'm like ok.. She said you want to see it I said no I'm good I'm ready to go. To me that's rude. Its the way you say things. If I told you i was looking at both apt you say well the one bedroom starts at $000 and the 2 bedroom starts at$000. Found out she was on her way to lunch so I dont think she wanted to show me around anyway.. Even if I like this place I would not stay there.

Definitely listen to the other reviews. Warren is the man but aside from that, this place is a no go. We have lived here less than three months and there has been toilet, sink, sliding doors and patio light issues. The parrots are loud and annoying for an hour in the morning and at dusk. A drug dealer with a backpack full of marijuana was caught just outside my front door. He's selling pot at the kids park and by the pool. My motorcycle was stolen 20 feet from my front door in a well lit assigned parking spot between 9-10pm. It is not safe. We have heard about all the break-ins and hope it doesn't happen to us. It looks nice but there is some shady stuff going on here.

****Edit***** You people with the mold in your homes, on your shoes. You need to get out now and sue them that's so detrimental to health. These people are downright assholes to the point when I signed a lease (several years back when I was a kiddo) I was warned that someone would be knocking on the door if I put anything on the porch. I moved in one night and it was INFESTED with baby cockroaches. I turned out the door and left. Kept the keys and used the pool I lived literally across the street. Used the jacuzzi and pool for years.

THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE. I'm military and I lived there for @ 2 1/2 years. the first year are so was fine but the last year was horrible. I was sucked in the cove b/c it was close to base, has a gate and look nice from the outside. You have kids that jump the gates daily, sell drugs and hand around the pools. Management does subsides housing which means ppl pay by what they make, which means a bunch of low life's and there kids get to become your neighbor. I was paying 1,500 a month for a 2 bedroom and they told me i had to make 4,500 to be eligible to move in. I get there and low life thugs are my neighbors. LOL /new management comes in and trys to clean up but makes it worse. They come out with a new decal every few months and tow the cars that don't have the new one. Out of 30 months living there my wife drop of the check 2 days late and the hit us with a late fee. I have seen ppl get there cars stolen and kids nearly raped. If you have 1,500 bucks for rent don't live here. Move to a nice place with a higher class of ppl. The turnover rate is high amongst neighbors but the low life's stay bc they have too. I moved out as soon as my lease ended. DON'T BE FOOLED BY MANAGEMENT POSTING NICE REVIEWS TO GET YOU TO MOVE IN. BE SMART AND SAFE.

Aimco, who owns this complex, clearly is more interested in making money than in taking care of the place or in having happy tenants. They make the entrance and around the offices look very good, so make sure and look at everything in the apartment you visit, because the infrastructure is very bad. There was a very bad termite problem on our porch for the year lease we had it, they never took care of it, even though we reported it on several occasions. There are plants growing out of the gutters, so when it rains, the water simply pours onto area where you have to walk to get into your apartment. There is a lot of shoddy work with the drawers, cabinets, windows, and closets. A lot of the dog owners do not clean up after their dogs, so placing of your feet is an issue. The groundskeepers will blow all the cut grass wherever, including on your newly washed car. We just moved out, and they are charging us for touch up paint, which would normally come under normal wear and tear which is what the contract states. They are also charging us for cleaning the place, although we cleaned it very well. We have lived in many apartment complexes and have always received our deposit back, this place is the very first place that we won't receive it back. We found out that we had a balance for extra charges on the water bill after we received a letter threatening us with eviction or legal action, this was the first time they ever told us that we owed them. There are decent pools, that are cleaned Mondays and Thursdays. The gym's equipment is falling apart, it does get used a lot and isn't taken care of. If you choose to live in Mariner's Cove, and you do your walk through mark down any place that isn't painted. Be very exact about everything that is wrong with the place, if there is a spider web when you move in, write it down, if there is a fleck of paint off of the baseboard, write it down. Otherwise, you will be charged for it. Look elsewhere.

I came from Las Vegas to visit my son and woke up the next morning to see that my car had been towed. No warning sticker. My car had only been parked for a few hours when it was towed. Not sure who called but whoever it was sucks as a human being. This bullshit cost me over $300. Received a reply from George saying that parking is reserved for tenants and their guests. My son is a tenant and I was his guest. Maybe a warning sticker for a car that's repeatedly parking there but my car was there a total of 6 hrs before the towing company that you let cruise your property towed it at 2am in the morning. Pretty shitty business practice. Wonder what the kick back is.

if you think this is a wonderful place to live read the following article and then decide.http://www.10news.com/news/31359309/detail.html?taf=sand This arrest happened on Tuesday morning, and Wednesday afternoon there was an attempted break-in in an apartment across the parking lot. On Thursday afternoon there was another attempted break-in in the apartment across the walkway from our complex. Management has not said anything regarding the arrest. Aimco doesn't care. When you talk to upper management all you get is corporate babble. In five years that we have been here this place has slowly gone down hill. The rotation of managers (5) in five years tells me that there is something wrong with the company. We are moving in five days. I pity those that have to stay. It's not going to get any better.

Although Mariners cove offers many great amenities, Mariners cove has recently become more greedy and started charging for under cover parking, making it so that there is absolutely no parking. I drove around the complex several times last night after coming home from work, only to discover that I was going to have to park outside of the complex in the rain. There never used to be a problem with parking before, but now their greed is making impossible to just come home after work....The rent is already to high for this place, but now they want you to pay just to park!!!!! Don't waste your time, don't sign a lease here

This is the most incompetent unprofessional group of people who I have ever tried to talk to at any type of business in my entire life. We ended our lease early here as we had to move out of state, and had been ready to pay our early termination fee, but were not given any instruction on how to do so even though we sat down with the leasing office twice. Once when we put our two month notice in, again when we turned in our keys. All payments were done through their online tenant portal, so we kept close eye to see when the fee was there to pay. We received a statement two days after our move out date that said we had a zero balace due, and that we were actually getting a refund from our deposit. A week after that they sent us another statement that said we owed over $14,000! We called to get it squared away with the leasing office, but they didn't want to work with us, and said that the termination fee is the only fee that doesn't get put on the tenant portal and we were responsible for making the payment even though they sent us a zero balance statement! They never called, never sent anything in the mail, nothing. Now they refuse to let us pay the fee. I regret ever moving into this place. These people need a course on how to communicate with the people who pay them every single month! Go elsewhere... they will find a way to screw you over!

My previous review was filtered by Yelp. To prove that what I said was 100% true, here's the note I just got on my door, sent to every unit in the complex: "Dear Resident, Your safety is a top priority at Mariner's Cove, we want to let you know about recent incidents that have occured in our community. There have been several vehicles broken into, bikes stolen and HOMES BROKEN INTO (emphasis mine). Management has been working closely with the San Diego Police Department regarding resolutions and also pre-cautionary actions... ...Consider contacting your insurance agent about coverage for your personal belongings... ...If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact or stop by the management office." Well, there you have it. Even the "Management", and I use that term very loosely, accepts that there is a huge problem in this complex. The joke is that THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CAUSED IT - by welcoming biker gangs, meth dealers and thugs as tenants. Then, to add insult to injury, they jack parking fees MID-LEASE from $5 to $40 per vehicle and force people with children to drive around in circles looking in vain for a parking space and then walk home in the dark with freaks lurking around every corner. ***WARNING: Even if you get a lease in writing, you can 100% expect MID-LEASE bait and switch changes to your fees. Consider yourself warned.*** A word of advise to a prospective tenant... How can you tell if someone in the mangement office at Mariner's Cove is lying? Watch for when their lips move. Forget about burglars, the real burglars are in the leasing office. Thank goodness for the internet so we can expose this place for what it is. It's only a matter of time before this place ends up on the evening news with a meth lab explosion, drive-by-shooting or who knows what, hope to be long gone by then.

This place is a money trap, they will try to charge you for breathing if they could get away with it.

Cleaned and painted...only lived there a few months...I have a shoes off household...Got dinged on carpet cleaning, general cleaning and painting...I even got touch-up paint from the maintenance guy and carefully touched up minor holes from pictures and any scuff marks on the wall. It was perfect. Manager confessed that NO ONE gets all their security deposit back. No matter how much they clean and no matter how good the paint looks. They have to "Rehab" the unit every time. B.S. Their policy precludes, "normal wear and tear" as defined by the state statutes. Why should the tenant directly contribute to overhead? But when you move out of state...what are you going to do...other than YELP! Total rip-off. But I feel better telling you what to expect.

Such a bummer that I have to write a poor review for this community because I had high hopes when I moved in. If you want to live somewhere that cares about the livelihood of your family and will do at least the bare minimum to care for you as a tenant- then this is NOT a good community for you. They won't even do the bare minimum. Their leasing office was a mess when I moved in (2 years ago), was a mess when they changed managers (she was super disrespectful) and now the old manager is back and still not doing a very good job of even responding to tenant concerns at the very least. I have had a very SERIOUS situation with our neighbors, to the point that I have had to contact the leasing office more than 5 times and cops multiple times. They have some sort of drug, partying, violence and abuse issue going on. It took me about 5 emails to the managers, walking in to the leasing office 3 times and emails to the AIMCO regional office for them to even address the issue and all I got was lies and false information about "inspections". My toddler is drastically affected in his every day by this and they can care less about helping us resolve the situation. I have even gone in there begging they help us. We've asked that they waive our lease break fee so we can get ourselves out of this situation and they aren't willing to help with that either. I do NOT recommend giving this terrible community your hard earned money. To top it off, in the past few months we've also had the same issues the girl below mentioned: -Mold all over my shoes and clothes and they said they can't identify there is an issue. -My friend's car got towed when the NEW parking policies were never announced to us. $600 dollars later since it was on a weeknight!

DO NOT LIVE HERE!!! DO NOT LET PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT LIVE HERE!!!

Avoid this place AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Halfway through my lease and I'm scared to death. Locked in and miserable. Every bad review on here is 100 percent true. Woke up in the middle of the night last night to use bathroom and a 5 inch thick stream of carpenter ants stretched from corner to corner under our bed through cracks in the wall. They will only come to exterminate on fridays (undisclosed time) if you come in to the office hours between 8-5 on the weekdays to put your name on a LIST to get the place treated by an outside company that comes once a week FOR ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH TERRIBLE BUG ISSSUES. don't need to go down the list of messed up things this place does on the daily to scam and steal from people who obviously can't afford it. just read the many other comments below. Upon our arrival on move in day (with more than a months notice of our move in date) after driving 1000 miles straight we were ignored in the waiting room of an EMPTY leasing office for close to an hour, when finally acknowledged we were told our apartment wasn't ready for us yet and asked to wait for maintenance to finish repairs...yikes After moving in we have experienced power outages, our CAR BEING TOWED FROM OUR PARKING SPACE, dry rot on our balcony (which was promised to be fixed in days and wasn't for another 4 months) multiple broken appliances (fridge and toilet) general embarrassing uncleanliness, broken drawers, clogged drains, and an ANT INFESTATION, we are STILL encountering new and disgusting issues on a daily basis. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

Let me begin by saying that we will NEVER live at Mariners Cove. Today, my husband and I got off work and arrived at Mariners at 5:40PM as they are open until 6PM (at least that is what their office hours say). We informed Christian that we were looking for a 1 bedroom. He then told us that he had already turned the lights off in the model but could quickly show us since they were almost closed. He never even asked our names and hurriedly took us to the model apt which was not even furnished. He made us feel like we'd completely inconvenienced him even though he was still on the clock. We literally were not there more than 5 minutes and he never took down any information to follow up with us. In addition to the HORRIBLE customer service, their fees are ridiculous. Charging for street parking is unacceptable let alone a $55 per month pet rent. That is the highest we have ever seen for a 30lb dog. We are very disappointed that a leasing agent like Christian is allowed to work with potential new tenants - we can't imagine anyone wanting to live in a community with awful customer service and carelessness.

DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!!!!!! This is the worst company I have EVER run across! they are sleazy, take advantage of the tenants and refuse to handle any issues so that they can "claim" that there have been no complaints. They sell this place advertising that it has all these ongoing services (bug control, hot water, trash etc.) not telling you that you will receive a EXTRA bill for these services. really with the over $2000 a month that you charge times however many hundred places you couldn't include the water and trash in the rent???? what a fucking joke! and then you charge for all parking and god forbid you want to know you have a spot when you come home, then you get to pay 4 times as much and they will park in your spot get upset at you for wanting to park in the spot that you pay for and then cover your car with the hardest water spots, that require 3 car washes to remove! Then because they are cheap they will change the carpet upstairs to hard wood floors so they do not have to replace the carpets, so now you can hear EVERY STEP and SOUND from upstairs! and I specifically asked about that prior to move in and was ASSURED that I was NOT GOING TO HEAR THE UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS!!!!!!! yet, I could hear EVERYTHING! The leasing office is the worse, SO FAKE AND CONDESCENDING!!!! Anytime you need something they are RUDE! Apparently they just got some new office staff that have ZERO training in their jobs, because anyone with a brain would know that they way they are speaking to people is ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!!!! Again, you can pay to have the creepy maintenance workers uniforms washed and delivered, but you cannot hire a manager that actually has experience and some education in the job???? The maintenance workers stare at you as they go by, NOT a smile or wave or even just ignoring me would be better than the creepy stares. Now they are trying to fix up the decaying buildings, so they are taking all the money that they scammed from the people who they tricked into living there and use the parking spots that they pay for workers! really the hired help needs to park in the complex! I have never met a company that put the hired help over the tenants! They also sell it as a clean air facility, but it is absolutely not! As long as the person is moving while smoking nothing is said, and hired workers are also allowed to smoke on the premises, because they don't live there???? like take makes it better!!! And don't expect to actually be able to walk on the sidewalks, dogs will shit there and it will be there until it rains hard enough to remove it, which means it will be there for at least a year and no one will take care of it!!! They will also use blowers to blow trash and dust into your patio on constant schedule a minimum of every other day. Then on top of that they will send threatening letters claiming that they will evict you if they do not agree with what you have chosen to have on your patio! really if you have more that 2 plants then you can be given 3 days to vacate the premises. Then to just solidify all the shady crap they pull, I cannot turn in my keys until the absolute last day on my lease so that they can send me a bill for water, and trash and bug maintenance when I had already vacated the property!!!!! Because that few extra dollars is that important!!!! they already have rent for a vacant apartment they need 8 days of water also!!!!! And they would rather have the apartments changed every year than actually try to keep tenants! for renewing all you get is your fees raised! rent will be a minimum of $100 more and parking will increase as well! So when you see the range in prices it is not because you are getting anything more or better, the longer you live there the more they charge you! and don't forget the fees on top of that! I would NEVER recommend this place to anyone, not even my worse enemy! That is how awful this place is!

Talk about a shit hole. They always come in to your apartment without any notice. The trash is always overflowing. The gym equipment is not even working but yes let's raise the rent when the lease renewal comes up. Honestly you should be lowering the rent to get people to stay in the shit hole.

I was giving this place the benefit of the doubt for the entire year but the truth is, rent is insanely high, the staff is extremely nice until the second you sign these lease. They are all about the deposit dollars, because once you sign, all customer service vanishes. They will ignore every call and email after you sign the dotted line. They have a great sales pitch, don't believe a word, it's false advertising. They had a great bit about how they will fight for you if you have bad neighbors, but really they just ignore you until you go away. Youll never have the chance to speak to anyone. There's a reason this place has bad yelp reviews. Honestly, the leasing staff ruins it all. The location, apartment, and grounds are great. But be prepared to pay the amount of a used car once a month to be here. The washing machines smell AWFUL and moldy and they breakdown all the time. This may seem like a small problem but you LIVE here and wear those clothes on your body...and at your job... Also, the water pressure is so bad in the kitchen that we've had to wash dishes in the bathroom. The dishwasher is cheap, disgusting, and useless so we haven't used it all year. I'm guess the water pressure is to blame there too. I just tried to go to the pool one my ONE day off in the week and it was closed for a party...no signs, just rude residents telling me I had no right to be at the pool I pay almost 2 grand a month for access to. Went to the leasing department and they were VERY rude when I told them what happened. Also, you have to pay a ridiculous amount for parking. We have 1 car but because we want a guaranteed spot , we are paying for two. Also, we are paying an extra $110 A MONTH in rent for an adult dog and adult cat who cause NO damage to the apartment. Speaking of pets, the fleas are insane here! My babies never get fleas, they are always on meds and we've never had a problem until we moved here. Be ready for that infestation. We've tried hundreds of dollars worth of treatments but nothing works. I know OB has a flea problem, but when we lived on Muir for a month when we first moved here, we had zero problems.. When we first moved in, I had to scrub the place top to bottom because it smelled like smoke. A LOT of dirt came up when I did. But I ignored that red flag because everyone was sooooooooooo nice when signing the lease. I tried to convince myself this place wasn't so bad but being treated the way I was at the leasing department today about a legit complaint was the last straw. Whatever price you think you are going to pay for your apartment here, just add a couple hundred bucks in their nickle and diming charges and horrid landlords who want to push you out for the next deposit check, then rethink your decision. Fun tip! If you call the number and press 2 for residents, they won't answer. But if you press 1, for potential residents, there's no delay in getting your call answered! How about that?

Don't live here. Just read all the reviews below. They pay to hide reviews too. So if you think the reviews you can actually read are bad, there are worse ones. I regret moving to this place every day!!

My roomate and I moved in here in 2011 and signed a one year lease. At first glance this place looks amazing. 2 pools, gym, parks, plenty of parking, pet friendly, laundry rooms, etc. However, this is not the case. I have had my fair share of living in San Diego, as I tend to move year after year. Never once have I felt so compelled to come here and alert the community about such an awful place. To start, the customer service is beyond terrible. Everyone in the office has such a rude tone and never welcomes you with a friendly hello upon entering the office. In addition, they lost my rent check on two separate occasions and attempted to charge me a late fee. In the end, they realized they lost my check in their pile of papers. Never did I receive an apology for coming home to an eviction notice for no reason. In addition, those perks that seemed so wonderful in the beginning are only to draw you in. The 2 pools were always dirty and at least one was always broken. The parks are never crowded with children, but rather middle ages teens or adults making noise. The complex is surrounded by drug dealers, which only brings in more unsafe people enter your living community throughout the day and night. The parking is a nightmare! They tell you that it is included, and that you even have plenty of guest parking. However, they don't tell you until you sign the lease that people are able to buy "upgraded" parking under an overhang. Ultimately, this leaves others, including yourself if you don't buy the upgrade, having to park very far from your apartment in an unsafe neighborhood. The apartment itself is in good condition but be aware that it is like a cave, with no real windows to let the sun in. The apartment they showed my roomate and I before signing the lease, which was an "exact model of the one we would be taking" was a lie. We had no mirrored closets like they had showed us and our heater was smack dab in the middle of our wall in the living room. (Not off to a convenient corner like the one they showed). But of course, the lease is signed and it is already too late. Be prepared to lose your entire deposit and even owe more. Our walls and carpet were in PERFECT condition. We never painted and even had the carpets cleaned before we moved out. We still got charged $95 for wall damage and $400 for carpet damage. I am currently trying to fight these charges and alas, they have no pictures to prove these damages but refuse to give in. I have NEVER been charged for damage in all my years of renting. Like I said before, I have NEVER given such a low rating to an apartment complex or had such a bad experience. Generally I am on yelp to only rave about a company. Please do not take these reviews lightly and be careful when signing a lease with Mariner's Cove.

I cannot wait to move out. I have no idea where the even remotely positive reviews are coming from. The pool? That's about the only positive thing about this place. The rent is WAY too high for this place. Then, on top of that they add all kinds of additions like paying for uncovered parking. Really? I think they would charge you for keys if they could get away with it. The buildings are old. The entire complex is relatively ghetto (things are stolen off first floor patios all the time) as they one of the few apartment complexes to offer low-income housing. The dog area has 3/4 sand in it, which is not maintained at all and has crap everywhere and with that... comes parasites and bugs. My dogs have gotten fleas from the dog area twice now, so I just stopped going over there. Just... keep looking at the other reviews. Then, just keep looking.

Moved here in June. Pros: swimming pools, gym, big bathroom, nice enough apartment. Cons: the plate is GHETTO. I can no longer have packages delivered here because I have gotten 3 stolen. 2 mountain bikes were stolen. There is obvious drug dealing going on and sketchy people hanging out in the laundry room and in the middle of the road. My apartment is way in the back and one time I saw like 6 punks in a van smoking a bong. Others smoking pot on park benches in bright daylight. it's pricy at $1500 for a 2 bedroom. My neighbors are weird and there's this cat that is ALWAYS outside my door and smells bad and I'm allergic to cats. Don't be fooled, everyone else is correct it seems nice at first but is just ghetto in disguise. The best thing about it is the location- close to freeway, OB, and sports arena area. Edit: I had been nice and given it 2 stars for the location. But according to the new manager, I can no longer have my 2 longboards on MY upstairs patio because they "can be seen from the street". Besides the fact that my apartment is in the way back and you actually can't see the balcony from the street at all, this is just stupid. When I asked to see where it said this in the lease agreement she pointed to the section about "common areas", but it clearly says common areas are areas that can be used by everyone. So not my balcony. I have a feeling that she is all talk and no action since many others are in "violation" of this ridiculous policy. When I singed the lease, the agent even told me about how great it would be to store surfboards on the balcony. Regardless, I'm sure they will be oh so happy to lose a $1600/month customer when our lease is up.

I doubt this will stay up very long. BUT WARNING TO ANYONE WHO IS THINKING ABOUT MOVING INTO MARINERS COVE. I'm still stuck here and its still awful. A couple of months ago, a KNOWN (Mariners Cove)neighborhood drug dealer took too much of the dope he was selling and freaked out. Scaring myself and the surrounding neighbors. The police were called, and management was on scene. Who do I see the very next week walking around talking on his cell phone in a suspicious manner... THE SAME guy who got freaked out on his own drugs! The management did not say one word to myself or other tenants that were around about what they were going to do about this, or even just reassure us that they would do whatever was in their power, so that something like this wouldn't happen again. Imagine if this guy had a gun, or what if their were children around. I'm not saying that Mariners Cove can stop people from doing drugs, I'm saying that this is most certainly NOT the first time that the police have been called about this same person...and he still lives here. Everyday I see more and more empty apartments, I can't wait to be the next to go!

CRIME CRIME CRIME!!! DO NOT LIVE HERE!!! I have lived in Mariners Cove for a year and a half. I am in the process of looking for something buy or I would move out immediately. It is covered in Section 8 people that sit in their houses all day, smoke weed and steal your stuff from each apartment. I have had my bike, 3 amazon packages, my car registration and parking pass stolen all within a year. I have never experienced such theft in my life. As a single woman, living on her own this is a serious problem. I do not feel comfortable in my own home. I always have to park far away from my apartment because there is never any parking. And who wants to pay an additional $30 a month for a car port? Parking has always been included in every apartment complex I have lived in. I have written emails, made phone calls and dropped by to let them know what a problem I have been having and they have said nothing but, "we are working on it." How? Because I have had so many things stolen. Even when I said I had my visitor parking pass stolen they were going to charge me $50 to replace it. All because they cannot keep their theft problem under control. You would think with the high rent they could afford a 24 hour security service. Also, the laundry rooms are always broken and work poorly. STAY AWAY!! I cannot wait to move out once my lease is up.

We moved to this complex early last year, and loved the seclusion of our apartment, we have had decent neighbors, and few problems. The problems we have had were old appliances that needed replacing, and a broken screen in a window. No big deals and my wife and I are not people to complain. Lately however, the company has evolved into money grubbing jerks. When going to renew our lease a few months ago, they told us our rate was going to go up about $75/month after being told it would not.. this took 4 trips to the main office to straighten out, and we've never been a problem for them. We have never had a complaint about us in over a year of living here. Additionally, less than 2 months after renewing our lease, we are being told that we can no longer use the covered parking just outside our apartment unless we wish to pay an additional $20/month per vehicle. This wouldn't be horrible, except there is not enough uncovered parking throughout the community to accommodate all their tenants, let alone guests. We have never been so frustrated or willing to break a lease despite penalties as we are right now. Perhaps they need the money to pay for the gate which has been broken numerous times during our time here.. I have an idea, actually, if you want to charge us for parking, we want our rent discounted for not being in an actual gated community, because anyone can waltz right in if they want to.

So far my husband and I have loved living in this apartment complex. The area is convenient, I live right by my job, and the beach is only a few miles away. The neighbors are also very friendly and the staff keeps this place clean and running smoothly. They're pet friendly too! Only two complaints I have are parking (I have a carport at least) and the fact that living in the lower apartment whenever the leaf blower comes around they blow leaves all into our patio, it's very annoying when I constantly try to keep it clean and leaves and dust just keep getting blown into our patio. Update: this community was at first a dream, we decided to stay here because it was affordable rent in a nice area. Soon after fast forward to when we move out these people are basically making up charges for everything. The whole time we lived in this community we had to use an employee access code to enter our apartment because we never received a smart hub to set up our passcodes. We contacted management twice about it and we never received any help from them so we let it go and continued using the employee passcode. After our move out we're accused of taking a smart hub we never received in the first place while renting there and they deduct $200 from our security deposit. During our last few months there our stove had a heat damage crack which we were told we wouldn't have to pay for most likely because it was heat damage. The new community manager was never in contact with us regarding this issue and they never replaced the stove for the remainder of the time we lived there causing us to minimize the use of our stove because we couldn't even cook on it so it wouldn't worsen the crack. We weren't there for the final inspection and we're being billed for many things including the stove, they took our whole security deposit and are charging us $100+ even more after taking away the whole deposit. Once your lease is coming to an end they ignore you and offer you terrible service. Avoid the future headaches and stray far away from this place that has terrible communication with its residents. They also have popcorn ceiling and if you live on the bottom floor, expect a lot of white dust everyday all over your furniture and clothing.

For one I have learned to rely on yelp reviews, Starting I would give everyone the benefit of the doubt on this site.If I WOULD HAVE READ THEE REVIEWS ON THIS PLACE I WOULD HAVE NEVER MOVED IN.Yes, the move in deal is wonderful. The prices for water/trash/sewge that they do not inform you on a diffferent story its atleast an additional 350. Also, lets play into par that they allow ANIMALS as a vet tech that is why I supported this place. Yes san diego is full of fleas and i know theyre everywhere but this place is infested.I have a kitten who is indoor and we have a serious problem as well as my neighbors.They will con you into water/sewage/trash that you will never know thee expense and dont get me started on parking.They con you into every buck and love section 8 which I have nothing against but they thrive on it.

This is the worse place i have ever lived in, it looks nice at first glance but the parking issues laundry problems and the host of other issues listed by everyone else speeks for its self. I called the customer relations number and got the run around on the issues I DO NOT RECOMMEND MOVING HERE when my lease is up im gone. I"m tempted to break my lease and move.

I feel like writing this review is very important, many of us who want to find a place to live want to find a place we can afford, and we can be comfortable in and this is not the place, Before moving to Mariners Cove I spent many months looking for a home for me and my son. I came across Mariners Cove because my daughter had just moved in. This complex and some of the units are being rented out for individuals on a fixed income. For example, instead of having to make 2 to 3 times the rent your income has to be less than 60,000 a year to qualify. This was great news considering how difficult it was to find housing. It was only 300 cheaper than the normal rent advertised just easier to get approved. Well, I never got to see the unit prior to moving in. I was ok with that considering I was getting a place for me and my son. That was my first mistake. Please make sure you tour your apartment. I guess since my apartment was 300 dollars cheaper, we didn't need anything upgraded. We had scratched up wood flooring, very outdated wood rotted cabinets, dishwasher that didn't fit in the hole it was made for, a refrigerator that barely closes. I can go on and on. I didn't complain because again I was grateful. When moving in I had no idea how poorly the units are built, if you have sensitivity to sound (stomping neighbors) you will go crazy. It is awful even communicating with my upstairs neighbors (we get along great) it is horrible you can hear everything possible. There is no peace in living here do not plan to relax they have leaf blowers every single day blowing nothing but air, (definitely a waste of company money) I have a downstairs unit and I cannot put anything on my patio because the leaf blowers blow all the dirt on your patio. I would not advise anyone to go swimming I was sitting at the pool with my daughter and a older man started shaving in the hot tub it was the dirtiest thing I had ever seen and then went into the pool with blood on his legs. I reached out to the management and sent her pictures and never got a response. Management is a whole other issue. Very unprofessional, she only responds to you when she feels like it. I have tried to communicate with her many times. It's pointless. She definitely plays favoritism and I definitely feel like favors her own race. I have proof of that but won't post that on here. I have many problems with management and cooperate when trying to make payments on rent. I was hurt badly at work and put on disability. I received some help with rent from some resources in our community and when attempted to pay rent they denied taking payments from my outside resources. This has made it hard for me to live here. Be aware that your total monthly rent will be higher than what you think when moving in lots of different fees. They will raise your rent 8% every year. I have dealt with so much in one year of living there. I even had maintenance come in my home without giving me notice, we have touch pad locks on the door so they can enter at any time. I still do not know to this day why they came in. My daughter moved out after a year of living here as well. My next-door neighbor moved out because he couldn't handle the neighbor upstairs and his 4 kids running and stomping all hours of the night (I could hear it in my apartment as well.) I know I sound like a total Karen in this review, and I have never felt the need to write a review on a apartment complex, but living here for me has been absolutely awful. If I can save anyone the hassle just keep looking elsewhere don't settle because the price seems good, it's all a trick to get you in. Being on disability for a year now and trying to make it work in this complex has been the worst experience ever. I really hope they can make some changes, or they will have some major lawsuits pending.

I have lived here for a year now and sadly have another 3 months left on my lease. The first 8 months or so were fine, no real complaints other than the playground near our apartment is constantly filled with teenage kids and younger children with no parental supervision. I never felt safe letting my kids go there alone. I always had an issue with parking and it became a serious issue when I began working nights. If you come home after 7pm there will be NO parking spots available. There were many times when I had to park so far away it took 5 minutes to walk home in the dark. They finally decided to do something about the parking issue last month and my car was towed because my pass wasn't "visable". Keep in mind we pay additional monthly to have our own parking spot. After $260 to get my car back they said I shouldn't have any more issues with parking because they would be towing vehicles without a parking pass. Unfortunately there are still never any passes and I have a feeling I was one of FEW that fell victim to being towed since nothing has changed. Our nice and quiet neighbors next door have been replaced by a chain smoking couple who smokes so much in their unit my apartment smells like a bar. When I called the office they said the other apartment can smoke and there is nothing they can do. I have also noticed more partying and a younger more rowdy crowd moving into more and more apartments. Overall great location and price but not worth the hassle of parking, partying, and horrible office problem management. Can't wait to move!!

BEWARE Horrible property management and I mean The Worst I have ever experience especially for a decent complex such as this. I've never watched someone get mistreated in such an unprofessional/uncaring way from a complex manager before in my life. Had to move my girlfriend out a little bit ago after seeing how sketchy and concerning the property was beginning to shape up. As a current multi family property owner/investor I would highly suggest in looking elsewhere to live and even tried to contact the owners to let them know they should reconsider new management.

Don't be fooled by the amenities, the fancy gates or the "leasing office" this place is a nightmare. They are the biggest bunch of fools I've ever seen doing a job 1 person could do. They don't communicate with each other and renting from them is a bit of a cluster-fuck. There are cockroaches all over this "wonderful community." They are rude and inconsiderate and so is the staff here. Try elsewhere before it's too late. They are rubbish and overpriced. Bad vibes coming from management.

They stole my deposit with a lot of unbelievable fees, just it...

Do NOT move here. I had to hunt down the leasing manager by phone to get any kind of documentation / confirmation that I was secured a spot after they took my security deposit. For a second I even thought I might have gotten scammed. When move in time came, I hauled my stuff from across the country and days before move in I was told that the old tenants just decided to stay in their unit and I had nowhere to live until they decided to move out. I had to stay in a hotel and pay last minute storage fees until Mariner's Cove allowed me in. I made the ask for a discount in rent and the sentiment was "too bad, nothing we can do." I get that things happen but was taken aback by the lack of empathy. Once I moved in the place was alright. Old building but usually clean enough. Once move out time came I knew Mariner's Cove would be back for another low ball. They charged nearly $400 for a full re-paint of the place (no damage beyond typical 1-year use). Also you need a 60 days notice to move out and I believe I gave them 57 days. While I acknowledge I was late, I told them it was a little hypocritical to charge $200 when they left me homeless for a few days a year prior. They did not respond to this message after 4 working days, but I know their Google chat bot will reply quickly here to try to "resolve the concern." Don't let the low security deposit fool you, chances are you wont get it back. There are so many places to live in SD. Pay a little bit more for the piece of mind to not have to deal with this.

If I could give this place zero stars I would. I have lived here since September and as soon as I moved in I wanted to leave. Right after signing my lease I was told I wouldn't be guaranteed a spot and no carport spots were available. They do not have enough parking spots for people living there. It also costs money to even be able to park in the complex even though you aren't guaranteed a spot. I have come home after 7pm a lot and there be literally not one spot available. They do a terrible job of monitoring "guest" parking and people parking here without permits. You are never guaranteed a spot near your apartment even if you request a carport spot. Someone also went around keying people's cars so I got a bunch of keyed markings all over my audi. The paint on the walls, cabinets and doors are so incredibly thick you can tell you do not take the time to sand down previous paint and redo it properly. My cabinets are all withered and warped at the bottom. There are giant cracks around the drain of my bathroom sink. The bathtub creeks every time I step in it and I am not a heavy person. I have to body slam my door every time I go into my apartment because the paint is STILL sticking to the wall and I've lived here for 10 months. The toilet is beyond "low flush" and just to flush toilet paper down the toilet takes two flushes. Trying to get any remourse or help form the property management is a joke. They do not care about your needs or your problems. I was told to "just pay with a credit card" when I was having financial difficulty during the COVID-19 breakout when it first started and I was unemployed. My dog was attacked by two cats with the owners present costing me over $2,000 in vet bills and the property management has done nothing to help me and nothing has happened to the tenants. They do not do a good job of enforcing the "no smoking complex" policy and people are constantly smoking weed and cigarettes by my apartment. They treat the back of the complex way worse than they do the front of the complex. There is a running joke that the back of the complex is "section 8 housing" because of how shitty it is. The grass almost never mowed and is like a foot tall most of the time. There are raccoons all that raid the trash cans at night because they do not close the dumpster lids. the dumpsters are always overflowing and people leave mattresses at the end of my street on a regular basis that just sit there for weeks. The gate is also a joke. It's broken most of the time and open so anyone can come in. They never change the gate code. Homeless people are constantly in the complex either trying to use the laundry rooms or syphening through the dumpsters for bottles and cans. Run far from this place.

Absolutely AWFUL and fraudulent business!! Do NOT trust this property with money for a deposit if you are trying to secure a rental there. My friend gave them (Warren, Maribel and Jennifer) a $500 deposit to hold a unit and they told him if his application did not clear, for whatever reason, he would receive the deposit back in his account within 5 business days. It has now been 9 business days and HE IS STILL WAITING after many calls and emails to management and supervisory personnel at Mariner's Cove Apartments. They continue to either ignore his emails and calls, or when he has gotten a response they have excuses (admitting, even, that they had not properly processed the request for a refund in the proper timing.) Interesting also to note that when he gave them the check for the deposit, the funds came out of his account that same day, and now when he wants it returned, he is having to BEG them to conduct themselves professionally and ethically. SHAMEFUL.

I want to thank everyone for their reviews of these apartments. I was very close to signing a year lease with these guys and now that I really know what goes on here, I was able to run away before paying money. It's a bummer, the amenities sounded great but that is probably where they net everyone in. Again, thank you everyone! You saved me from a potential nightmare.

Live here for 3 years. been broken into. the building are out of inspection. Mold infestation.The main office was broken into look on yelp everyone that lived here personal information and ss number where stolen,. they never notified the tenants. The business office harasses you. Even with the rent being 2500.00 The want your friends that visit to be on your lease, they tow visiting people over holidays even after being notified you have a visitor. they have mold, spider that cause allergic reaction. it is a pet property but they don't spray the common areas for fleas. Caused my 4 year old cat to die from having flea infestation in his stomach. A in door cat never had a problem with flee until I moved here lost two pets on 45 days to the pest problems on there grounds.You pay for covered parking but the landscapes blow the dirty onto your car. I have picture where they wood chip trees in front on my car. I had to rub out and cover my car. Then they tell you you should wash you cars. They discriminate against paying tenants. And,. Treat the section 8 people like gold. Where paying there rent. But the paying people get harassed. If you would like more information please feel free to look at yelp. And, I have several tenants that where her for years that moved out because of the constant harassment. they discriminate against Caucasian people. the wash machine tear up your cloths, and take up your money there Jacuzzi are kept at low temperature for children. so basically it is a kiddy pool instead of a Jacuzzi. Do I need to go on? Seriously find a better place. unless you want to live in a communist area. Amico has a class action law suit against for the same problems in Texas. Look it up. I pay my rent but still get harassed I am looking forward to the court date! They got rid of a good manager that got the property up to standards, and hired a unacknowledged one. that has no experience let alone qualifications, nor customer service. Seriously when a manger watch's your house to see whom visit you. And tells you personal friend is not allowed to visit unless there on the lease. then claims it is your partner. is pretty pathetic. UPDATE: 2 days before the court date I so longed for the uneducated crazy manager had to men come to my door. I thought it was UPS because I was waiting for my sons replacement phone. When I open the door I had to unknown man start taking pictures of me. Since one I recognized one as the Crazy managers BF. I asked what do you want and he said to do a property inspection? I told them to do that you have to give 3 days notice. And it is pretty pointless when our court date is in 2 days. . I slammed the door, locked ever bolt on it. About 2 hours later. And, still waiting on the delivery of the cell phone. I answer the door again only to have the crazy uneducated manager start screaming at me. I was like what are you doing? You do realize you are breaking the law! I will see you in court in 2 days. shut the door again in which she proceed to BANG on my door for several mins. Until I threaten to call the police. Long story short, They lost in court. So, if you are looking to rent long term or short. Don't let the gated community give you a false sense of security, or assume the higher rent places you in a better place. I lived out of state and rented it off the internet. I was actually fooled. But those of you that live around here. Open your eyes. I am happy to say my New Flat is great and I cant wait to never step foot in this place again.

FRAUDULENT!!!! I went to check out this place and thought it was a good option. In talking to the leasing agent WARREN he offered some discount program and it seemed like a great deal..... .....as the saying goes, IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE! When all was said and done visiting the units and property he then asked me to pay deposit to hold the unit (500dlls) and after two weeks of back and forth's finally the leasing agent told me I couldn't get in the program so I went to get my deposit back; WARREN said I will be getting it within 5 business days that was almost 2 weeks ago!!!!!! I called back to inquire about my refund and WARREN informed me the refund had not yet been processed and that it would take another 3-5 days!!! I have spoken with the Manager MARIBEL and other staff members JENNIFER and left voicemails to CUSTOMER RELATIONS. I have also written emails to their Regional offices. MARIBEL keeps making excuses and avoiding me at times. Have still not heard from her superiors and at day 10 I still haven't received my 500.00 dlls that I gave in good faith. Funnily enough the money came out of my banking account that same day and it's taking two weeks and counting to get it back! STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROPERTY FROM ANYTHING MANAGED BY AIMCO and if, after reading my review, should you chose to go for it do not give any money upfront and do not believe any promises.

I am really upset with the leasing office staff at Mariner's Cove Apartments. Even though this complex looks like a nice place to live, after my experience with these people (two staff members in particular), I'm thinking twice. Being disabled with mental illness, I was there to submit my application for low-income/Section-8 housing. They were nothing but rude and treated me like I didn't deserve a moment of their time. A man in the office told me he didn't deal with the low-income/Section-8 applicants and told me to visit the office adjacent to the front door and the lady there would help me. She wasn't in her office and, in fact, was across the way in the managers office for a meeting. I stood and waited quietly in the lobby, where he could clearly see me, for about 40 minutes and he did nothing - didn't even lift a finger. He knew she wasn't in her office as he walked buy me and her office several times to the copy machine. He could've just taken my completed application and placed it on her chair in her office, but didn't do that. Not a team player, I guess. The lady finally came out of the manager's office to tell me she was in a meeting, quickly turned around without taking my application, and walked back into the office where the meeting was taking place. She told me, the guy would help me submit my application. When I turned to him, he refused and reiterated that that was not his area. In tears, I finally went into her office and left my application on her chair my self! I have NEVER felt more humiliated, disrespected and made to feel like nothing, then with my experience here. These two staff members need to be fired!!! These people have no compassion or customer service skills what-so-ever and are definitely not team players!

I moved in here exactly one month ago and as of this morning we are looking for a new place. Although it looks decent from the outside, you will quickly discover that the tenants here constantly attract the San Diego PD (we have drove in to see a trio of police cars near our unit a total of FIVE TIMES in one month). There are loud tenants late at night, a constant smell of cigarettes, and insufficient guest parking. They are a pet-friendly community, which means that you may have to shoe off cats from your car every morning before you leave to work or school. Parking is another issue, since many tenants have friends that seem to ignore their restriction to "GUEST PARKING" and will park in your spots. My roommate and I have also on numerous occasions have tenants park in our RESERVED spots that we are being charged an extra $20/mo for. The only remedy is to leave a note on the car (which then makes it awkward if the vehicle belongs to a neighbor) or tow. Again, another charge for something that we are not getting value out of. If that were not enough, there were an abundance of problems upon move-in. Our carpets were not cleaned, and after they were initially cleaned, had to be re-done the next week. The bathroom power outlets were not working; one of the burners on the oven does not heat; we were without hot water for 2 hours one morning (with no explanation or apology), and WORST of all, the security gates surrounding the community have been WIDE OPEN for over 30 days. The leasing office has yet to fix the problem, despite sending out emails saying that they will be doing so. I'm sure there are worse apartment communities out there, but for the price we are paying, this is NOT WORTH IT. Please do yourself a favor and look elsewhere, and avoid having to break a lease and move out. Staff is courteous but essentially unhelpful, as the first agent we spoke with, Nalee was completely incompetent, and Jocelyn, who is nice enough, will speak to you in a way to get you off the phone or out of her office as quickly as possible. The only helpful rep. in the office is Julia. DON'T LET THE NICE LEASING OFFICE FOOL YOU - AVOID MARINER'S COVE!!!

One star is one too many for this wretched place. THANK GOD FOR THE MILITARY CLAUSE. When we first moved here everything looked so great and for such a good price. But it's all just to lure you in. The beautiful "heated" pools are all freezing cold and dirty as hell. The hot tubs are rarely working, if they are there's bugs and crap floating in them. The beautiful trees are only in the front. The rest of the trees one has to wonder why anyone would ever plant near someone's home. Specifically the ones that drop spiked balls EVERYWHERE. I've damn near rolled my ankle at least a dozen times tripping over them. The parking situation is awful. You would think that you would at least be able to get a spot near your apartment. Just a few weeks ago they started to charge an extra monthly fee just to park in the covered areas. Now everyone who refuses, or just can't afford to buy a spot has to park on the side of the road, where there aren't enough spaces. Most of the complex is covered parking. There isn't enough uncovered to go around. Lately I've been having to park several blocks away from my apartment where the sidewalks are lined with bushes, making it extremely difficult to get my 14 month old son out of his carseat. And I can just forget about carrying groceries in. Since I have to park so far away I can't leave my son upstairs while I carry stuff inside in a decent amount of time. I have to carry as much as I can in one hand, back and forth with a kicking toddler. Awesome. Every time I call for maintenance to come fix something it usually takes about 2-3 weeks and several phone calls to get anything done. I had to sit in my apartment for 2 weeks with MICE because no one would come fix the hole in the back of my cupboard. The laundry rooms look like a war zone and on at least 2 occasions people have tried to steal my clothes. The cops are always here because of some domestic disturbance or drug deals. Idk they're always somewhere around the complex for some reason or another. Some drunk asshole is always breaking the gate. I don't know why we even have these gates, since one is always open 24/7 letting any random car drive through. I can never take my son to the park. There are either creepy adults hanging out on the benches or teenage kids taking up the whole area with their foul language and obnoxious behavior. I'm thanking my lucky stars for the military clause allowing me out of my current lease without having to pay these assholes another dime. Avoid this place like the plauge.

This place is a dump. If you want to live in an extremely cheap complex and pay an outrageous amount of money, welcome home.

WORST PLACE EVER! STAY AWAY! This is a Scam operation preying on disabled & handicapped families. 100% Discrimination

THIS PLACE HAS BLACK MOLD IN EVERY APARTMENT! and if you tell them it needs to be fixed they will just patch over it. There's termites. Bugs. The windows and walls are so thin you can hear the plumbing and the gardeners EVERY SINGLE DAY. Staff and management are snakes and will charge you extra rent if they have your card on auto pay. They Will harass you after move out. Lie to you about charges. Do yourself a favor and stay away from here. It's a miserable place to live and even worse to move out of.

Such a noisy complex and rude staff. Only regrets

Pros: Location - Close to the freeway without being able to see or hear it. Super close to downtown, beaches, bars, restaurants. Grounds - It's an older complex so there is a ton of space with grass and large trees. Very serene. ________________________________________________________________________________ Cons: Security - When I moved in here it was largely because it was gated and being a single female, that is important to me. However, one of the gates is open all day long. Even if it wasn't everybody has the same code to get in. Delivery drivers, uber drivers, your neighbors cousins friend that came to visit that one time. Literally everyone. It's not a gate where you have to be buzzed in. Basically the gate is just a fixture. Additionally it is private property which means there is no police presence in here, ever. The local kids have figured this out so now it's just a safe place for them to smoke weed and drink without fear of being caught or interrupted. There is no security here roaming the grounds either so unless a resident reports you during office hours when you are able to get ahold of someone and they aren't busy it's a free for all. Rules - The no smoking policy is something they boast about here. It is absolutely an unenforced policy. Just like their other rules (closing the pool/spa at 10pm is an exception). They have breed restrictions as well. An example, there are several pitbulls here. I personally have nothing against the breed but they are written up as a forbidden in the pet agreement. There is one resident that I see walking her pitbull smoking a cigarette around the complex regularly. You can also walk around the complex and see/smell people smoking cigarettes and various things on their patios and balconies regularly. Grounds Upkeep - If you are walking on the grass beware of poop. While people should clean up after their dogs, not everyone does. The complex also does not clean that up if it's left behind. Also the poop bins are overflowing regularly. In the gym, one of the treadmills was broken for 3+ months before they fixed it (I was only here for 3 months but another resident told me it had been broken longer). By the time they fixed it another one was broken already. It's a fun surprise when you're running on it and the entire screen just falls off. Parking - There are times you won't be able to find parking unless you pay an additional $20 for an assigned spot a month (the $20 is on top of the $10 you have to pay to be able to park your car in general parking here). Administrative- They are terrible about communicating policies. I was not clear on the parking policy and it is not written on their website or resident handbook (which they dont give you but you can download). Subsequently my friends car was towed which is $500. Getting ahold of anyone in the office is also a small miracle. During business hours they are extremely busy. Outside of business hours if you have an emergency you are basically SOL. I was going to the gym at 530am and there was an elderly woman standing outside of the leasing office crying and shaking. She was locked out and couldn't get ahold of anyone and was freezing (it was 40 degrees outside). It took me 20 minutes to figure out how to get ahold of a human that is related to this complex and they told me she'd have to wait until the open of business (9am). I told them it wasn't acceptable and they said for $100 they could find someone to let her in. That person didn't show up for over 2 more hours. There is evidently no on-site or nearby staff to help in after hours emergencies. Maintenance - While the maintenance staff is very friendly, they are spread very thin. I had 2 leaks on my apartment and the first leak they fixed within in a few hours (temporary fix - they put a trashbag on the roof because they didn't have the part they needed). With the second leak it was in teh evening, around 7pm, and much larger, I had a large puddle in my apartment. They told me to just get a bucket (note: I dont own a bucket) and they would deal with it in the morning and would probably have to put a blower in my apartment. They never came into my apartment, just put another trashbag on the roof so I had to clean the mess myself and the problem still wasn't fixed. Also basic maintenance problems take up to a couple of weeks to fix and sometimes they are ignored completely. Privacy - It's non-existant here. I can hear EVERYTHING my neighbors are doing. So my advice is to make friends with your neighbors because you are all going to know everything about each other. The guy downstairs knows what time I wake up and shower in the morning, luckily he and I have similar schedules. The people behind me argue A LOT late at night, usually from 2-4am. When I'm laying in my bed it feels like I'm laying in the middle of the living room while they are yelling at each other and throwing things. I can hear everything perfectly clear. There is more...

So I am glad to hear that I am not the only unhappy tenant living in Mariner's Cove. I am getting ready to move because after being a good tenant for two years they have told me that they will not be renewing my lease. I have always been on time for rent and never had any complaints from fellow neighbors. Because I am on unemployment now the leasing office has decided that I do not qualify for the apartment. Let's just start by saying that we have neighbors who are always in domestic fights and dogs who bark non-stop but they are going to be allowed to stay. I on the other hand have been nothing but a good tenant. The leasing office is not willing to work with me. I guess it may be a blessing in disguise seeing that I feel like I am being treated like section 8 when that is so far from the case. This complex is no longer safe. I had a domestic violence fight happen the other night right below my patio and also have a friend who had both of his arms broken after being attacked in the parking lot. The parking fees are crazy seeing that there is never any parking. I should also mention that my boyfriend is a Veteran and we have been told to move out but they will rent to anyone on section 8. Maybe we should think about having 4 kids and going on welfare and we would def qualify. I can not wait to get out of this place. DO NOT RENT HERE

Terrible Management Super expensive apartments first of all. You see all the good reviews, they are actually hustling their current residents to leave a review for a $1000 by the way. Im almost certain of it nobody has ever won that money. Okay problems: Old property, Planes flying over you every 5 mins, Loud noisy environment, lots of robberies, my electric bike got stolen from outside my patio, my friends car was towed from outside my apartment, paid $400 AND horrible management. When you offer the right money they treat you all nice and well until you see those hidden charges. Just my moving out process has been a nightmare to deal with them. They illegally charged 3 days of the month AND charging me late fees for not paying my 3 day rent on time, i never got notified for those charges until the final deposit request, instead of returning my money they are charging for all the small stuff. We cleaned the apartment and left it in a tip top shape, they still charged us for "professional cleaning". This is a classic catch 22 situation and i got locked out of my own apartment the second day, could not even access my left over items. They are running a mafia at this place. Do yourself a favor, Please look somewhere else.

Management is absolutely awful at this place. Paige, the new manager, has just taken over and is the most unprofessional and idiotic individual I've ever dealt with. She is unqualified, irresponsible, unintelligent, and rude. If management were to change hands these apartments might not be as awful but she does not care about any of her residents. Maribel, the old manager, was accommodating and professional and living was relatively pleasant. Under new management it is miserable and difficult to get any issues resolved. Do not move here you will regret it.

I've spent two years here and it's been pretty good. Now they are forcing people to pay more to park...complete ripoff! I just got home at 6 on Sunday and there is NO WHERE for me to park -- unless I fork over additional cash for the now "premium" spots. As a result, there's no parking for me and absolutely no guest parking available either. NOT the terms of my original lease, so I'm going to look into breaking it. There is no longer safe and adequate parking here. Tenants are being forced to pay $30 a month to park at Mariner's Cove -- like our rent isn't high enough! Horrible.

The staff here showed me a new level of being dumb. Let me tell you, if you have to lease here, DO NOT GO TO SARA, the girl is very unprofessional and definitely not the sharpest, I am not sure how she was hired, I know 5 year old children who are much brighter than her. You should see the email correspondence between us, it is unreal, she cant even put a complete sentence together. If you then have a problem, which you will, she will refer you to her bosses Melinda or Maybel or who knows (some other useless bodies in their leasing office). These people love wasting time and running you through circles. If you are looking to rent in the area go to Loma Palisades, or another complex in the area, these people at Mariners Cove/Aimco arent worth your time and stress.

You couldn't pay me enough to say anything positive about Mariner's Cove Apartments! I left after living there 16 years, and watching it become a more and more unpleasant place to live. The third management company to buy the buildings, (The land is owned by the Federal Government.) is the worst yet. Not only are they extremely restrictive about any personalization of the outside of your apartment, they have gone so far as to throw away items that they didn't want on the ledges of the short walls around the patios. They want uniformity, conformity. They also do not want any low income people living there. Because the Federal Government owns the land, they must rent 10% of the apartments to such persons. I personally know of three people they forced to leave because those people were on Section 8 housing assistance. They are clever. What they do is to harrass these people until they give up and leave. They make it very un-pleasant for them to live there. The kinds of things they do are: Threatening to evict those people; being especially restrictive of what those people display outside their apartments, to the point of removing any of those items. I had two plants removed from the ledge around my patio, that isn't the worst of it. I'd planted a jade plant, the very same kind that is planted all over the complex, when I moved in, 16 years ago. I asked the management if it was ok, and was given guidelines for where to plant it. Because I planted it, it was dug up, chopped up, and thrown in the garbage. That was my last straw. There are many other things which were done in their attempts to make me leave. Such as sending me a 30 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit every month, even though management has known from the day I moved in that I get my Social Security check on the third of the month and can't pay my rent until then. The initial owners of the complex understood. Besides which, a person on Section 8 has until the 5th of every month to pay their rent. Section 8 pays 75% of the rent amount on the first of every month. A guaranteed rent! Two of the three low income people I know of that were harassed died from the constant harassment. Yes, they were harassed to death. The third person has visibly aged. I left before that could happen to me. I intend to enjoy the last years of my life. I will not sit still and be harassed to death. There's more. When I first moved in there was a gardening company with many gardeners who came every week and took beautiful care of the grounds. Now there are two gardeners who try to take care of the grounds, which are extensive. The complex has 500 units. The grounds used to be park like. That's why I wanted to live there. Now many of the trees have been cut down. Of those that remain, many have been mutilated by chopping off "dangerous" large branches. There also used to be 5 maintenance men. Now there are 3. It's to the point that those 5 men can't speak, even to say "Hello," because they are overworked. There's more. There is an ongoing presence of drug dealing. About five years back, there was even a "sting." Those drug dealers were caught and arrested. Others have taken their places. I know because I saw drug deals going down on my walks. Yes, I was frightened. That's not the only kind of crime. Many times Navy personnel who go on deployment come back to find that all their belongings have been taken by burglars. I personally witnessed one such attempted burglary. Those burglars were caught. A rare occurrence. The gated community is not true. The fence along the wetland preserve is ordinary chain link fence such as you might put around your yard. At the back of the complex on the side that borders the wetlands preserve, the fence has been broken down and homeless who camp in the preserve, just walk over it. When they do, they steal small items on patios, and inside apartments if the patio door's been left open. The fence that's at the front of the complex is often breached by people who don't want to walk to the pedestrian gates. The fence isn't very sturdy, and it's easy to kick out a slat. Those slats are replaced every few months. Which brings me to the gates. The gates are set so that three or four vehicles at a time can enter. All a person has to do is wait in line to get in. If they bother. The "gate code." All that needs to be punched in is 1,2,3,4, and the "secure" gate opens. Pedestrian gates are locked. That is except the one that has been welded shut. That was done because homeless were taping the gate so that it could be opened without a key. Then they found out that all they had to do was wait in line for a car to open the gate so that they could easily ride their bicycles in, carrying their bags of cans and bottles. That's enough for me for now. All I want is for you to not move there. Even if the management is nice to begin with, believe me, they won't stay that way.

this manager and "regional manager" never heard o the words CUSTOMER SERVICE ~!!!! STAY AWAY FOR THE HIGH PRICES THEY WANT YOU TO PAY . PLUS EVERYTHING AROUND HERE IS TORN UP

I looked at this place the other day and decided to write a review about how bad Derek, the leasing agent who "helped" me, was. But my oh my am I happy I left with such a bad impression based on what I've read about this place. With regards to Derek, he was incredibly rude, had completely zero knowledge, and didn't seem as though he wanted to get a sale. If he's any indication of what the rest of the leasing agents are like, and how the residents are treated at this place, I will strongly advise all who are looking to for a place to rent to NOT come here. You will be wasting your valuable time.

Just the worst. Non stop construction. The parking situation? Good luck. If you like peace and quiet and like having a parking spot, KEEP SEARCHING. Management has little to no care for their tenants.

My whole expierence at Mariners Cove has been unsatisfying. From moving into a flea infested apartment to not having a heater the whole winter (yes, there are some cold nights) to asking maintenance to move their carts from my parking spot that I paid for. I had a maintenance issue in for the heater for months and they fixed it only to tell me I cant have my dresser on the other side of the wall (they did not disclose in my agreement) it took 3 people to move that dresser. People will always be careless with public laundry facilties but I would recommend checking if someone left bleach in the washer drawer. I had bleach all over my brand new clothes. Now I am trying to move out and they have 24-48 hours to verify I am renting there. Which means I cannot just move because most people want to verify rental addresses. shame on me for not looking at these reviews before moving. DISAPPOINTED is putting it lightly. I would recommend reading as many reviews as posssible.

Do. Not. Rent. Here. The community itself is really pretty but damn it is SO MISMANAGED.. Paige and Achilles have no clue what they are doing and never call you back or follow through with what they say they will do. Parking is a nightmare and even though I paid the fee I still have to park nearly a mile away if I come home past 830.. I've tried to call security but it's not listed on their website, my lease, in any emails they've sent me, and the maintenance hotline doesn't even have it. The paint on my walls is so tacky that my glasses have literally broken when trying to take stuff off the shelves. I had to peel my clothes off of the wall because they got stuck! There are so many other places to rent. Do yourself a favor and rent elsewhere. The grass is nice and so are the trees but I'd rather pay $100 more to rent an actual house closer to the beach with way less of a headache than this place.