(코리아타운뉴스) High-End K-Town Apartments Treating Tenants Poorly

Property owners are dodging responsibilities when problems arise
Getting in contact with the management is often difficult

Criticisms are pouring in on many newly-built, high-end apartments in Los Angeles Koreatown. Some apartments apparently do not provide a direct communication line between its tenants and the management.

K2LA Apartment on Seventh and Berendo is one of the new apartments in neighborhood that triggered the trend of luxury residential properties in the area. For a monthly rent of around $2,000, it is believed that the apartment provides the highest quality accommodation for its tenants.

However, some new tenants at the apartment have repeatedly said that the management has been neglecting their responsibility.

“Some weird bugs started creeping into my house, but I had no way to contact the apartment manager,” said A (pseudonym), a 20-year-old woman. “When I called the security or even the lease office, they just took my phone number. The manager finally came days after I made the initial contact. He said that everything is my fault and that I should take care of it on my own.”

A then spent $150 out of her own pocket to remove the bugs. She asked for compensation from the management, but heard nothing back in return.

B, another tenant at the same apartment, is also under a lot of stress due to the management’s negligence.

“I contacted the management because someone else has been parking in my parking spot for almost a week,” he said. “I was told to call the towing company. I’ve reported it many times already, but nothing has been solved.”
The Korea Daily reached out to K2LA apartment, but could not get in contact with anyone.

Meanwhile, the Korean-American Coalition said that the apartment management has the responsibility to look after the new tenants. The tenants whose inquiries and problems with vermin have not been taken care of by the management can report the apartment to the city by law.


By Hyoungjae Kim