Comments on: Disgruntled in San Mateo: The Hillsdale Garden story

By: Previous Hillsdale Garden Renter

Previous Hillsdale Garden Renter — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:05:25 +0000

I have recently left hillsdale gardens, like san mateo renter, they took my whole deposit as well for cleaning and painting fees. If a class action suit is performed I would like some information on it. I also have an eviction problem with them. I was evicted and received my pay or quit document for hillsdale and chose to quit. However they have sent me a statement to pay a blance of 3550 which originally was a little over 5000 but deducted my deposit. Included in my charges was 2 months rent after I was evicted. Again I chose to quit and yet they still send me a statement saying if I do not pay this will go to collections. I am not gonna pay this ridiculous amount.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:47:32 +0000

Story continued: Also,upon signing a new lease for the next year, within about 2 weeks you would receive a 2lb box of See’s candy…. Again I’m sorry to hear the new way they’re doing business. The only bad part was during the dot.com decline and real estate in S.M became a premium, I think that was probably in 1999 or 2000, our rent tripled all at once.

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:39:42 +0000

I’m sorry to hear they have changed their policies. I rented there in the early 90′s and for the most part the management was really nice. Example, I called one morning to say the blinds in my bdrm came down, by the time I got home from work not only were the blinds in my room redone as well as all the rooms in the townhouse.

By: San Mateo Renter

San Mateo Renter — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:18:48 +0000

I am writing to you today about Hillsdale Garden Apartments, by Essex Trust,
Do not rent here. Upon moving in you will notice the price increase from online and what is quoted to you and the amount you pay, they play games with pricing, at each lease renewal your price will go up around 100-400 dollars. You will also be charged your entire deposit upon move out for painting, cleaning, carpeting even though you left the place immaculate.
I would like to see a class action lawsuit for all the people whose security deposit was wrongfully held, We are working on a case with lots of evidence if your Newspaper would like to publish it.