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Lyon Company puts lipstick on a pig. One star for location and views. Thats about as good as it gets. Building is from the...

Lyon Company puts lipstick on a pig. One star for location and views. Thats about as good as it gets. Building is from the 80s, poorly built and POORLY maintained (emphasis on the poorly maintained part). I got duped into paying $2,600 a month in their renovated 1 bedroom, 800 square foot unit that includes as an update a 33 year old A/C unit, full washer and dryer, and a standard upgrade in the kitchen, plus having maintenance come into the apartment every week to fix or repair all of the upgrades and basic home features that should normally work (like a toilet, or a fridge, or light switches) especially if this is a newly updated unit. Since moving in 4 months ago, I have had more maintenance in my apartment than friends or family. At the end of the day, Lyon Company and many of the other property management companies are only interested in profit. Its a whole domino effect that starts from the very top and trickles down, plaguing even how their own representatives at the leasing office deal with resident complaints and issues. No empathy or compassion. Just dry, run of the mill, generic responses and recited explanations. Quantity over quality is the Lyon Company motto.

I just moved in so I can only comment on this experience. My agent was Diego and he was a great help. Diego never...

I just moved in so I can only comment on this experience. My agent was Diego and he was a great help. Diego never hesitated to show me any units I would...

I have moved here from the Villas.. and I love it !!! HUGE improvement !!! Same day 24 hr maintenance, reasonable rents, super nice...

I have moved here from the Villas.. and I love it !!! HUGE improvement !!! Same day 24 hr maintenance, reasonable rents, super nice location, privacy! Washer and Dryer Hook-ups and most units if not all, include them! Central AC and Heating, great management and staff. I love the food trucks, free yoga classes, and little kindneses they do. This is by far the best complex I have ever lived at. I am happy to call this place home!! Trails to sea terrace park, salt creek beach and park, Monarch golf course, Ritz and Free trolley are definetely a perk. It's about a 15 minute walk, less if you walk fast.. but I walk slow... so 15 min for me.. such a great place to live. I think some people are mistaking this place for somewhere else with all the negative reviews, I have been here for a while and I haven't seen any rats, been hacked, or had any problems whatsoever. My cars havent ever been towed and we get two parking spots... one carport and one visitor WITH A PASS that is provided to us. Of course there will be animals, we are next to a canyon like area duh! Also... can't control the neighbors you get.. and it isn't the apartment community's fault... some people!! This place is far better than anywhere else I have ever lived. Management works hard to make their tenants happy.. so if you rely on reviews... don't pay attention to the negatives because it is highly inaccurate Just someone having a tantrum probably not following the rules and lashing out.

RATS RATS RATS!!!! Rat infested property. Construction has been ongoing outside of the complex and the apartments are infested with rats. I have notified...

RATS RATS RATS!!!! Rat infested property. Construction has been ongoing outside of the complex and the apartments are infested with rats. I have notified the complex and all they have done was set up a few mouse traps. I have had to pay out of my own pocket to handle the issue and its still ongoing. I have spoken with other tenants and this is a huge disgusting problem. I am set to move out the first chance I get. Neighbors are extremely nosy, no privacy at all. You only get one parking spot and there is no option to purchase an additional spot. I was gone for a 3 day weekend and they had my 2nd car towed as it was parked in the recommended visitor parking spot. The worst complex hands down i have ever lived it. Just look at the outdated "club room" what a joke, please don't call that dusty room with old musty grandma couch a clubroom. On top of everything, they allow the 2nd story to have wooden floors. If you know apartment living you then you know what a nightmare it could be to have someone with wooden floors living above you. Charlotte in the front office is the rudest human being I have ever met. She should not be allowed to interact with people, let alone serve as the face for a "luxury" apartment complex. The 3.3 star rating is definitely being generous . I was also told by an employee that he complex had pornography filmed here. You might think hacking couldn't happen to you, but here it can. COX cable is the only cable provider here and a current employee lives in the complex, her name is Lisa Thompson, BEWARE!!!!- she's the old lady with the dog and no friends. I noticed all my electronic devices had gotten hacked, i was actually locked out on my devices, and my camera's for my my security system's passwords even kept changing. I thought it was crazy, and then i spoke to another couple i met at the pool and the same thing happened to them, and they blamed her. I am taking legal measures. Be warned, the nice Dana Point zip code is not worth all of the problems this complex has brought along.