Versailles Apartments

The exterior of this building is worn down and rough on the eyes. Being located very close to a busy road it can be really noisy at night. The location is very convenient being within walking distance to the Ivy.

This building is probably the biggest dump in Beverly Hills. Just look at the exterior and that should tell you enough. Its dilapidated. I initially thought it was vacant and scheduled for demolition, I was shocked to find out people actually live here.

I had lived at the Versailles for 6 months the Asain lady
Mia Lin called me every month on the 1^st, saying I need to pay rent, the apartment building is nice but everything is old and broken down, I could also here my neighbor everyday on top floor walking, the hardwood flooring is cheap, because she took out the original carpeting, when I moved out she kept my entire $ 5,000 deposit, said I damage the flooring in the Kitchen, I don’t even no how to cook, so I was rarely in the kitchen, then she said, so take me to court then, it’s a trap she will take your money and treating that she will sue you,

We lived in another building owned by May Ling in Brentwood, and I am so sorry we ever lived there. Needless to say, we moved out in July, and it’s now nearly October and she still won’t give our security deposit back. We have called and emailed nearly everyday — and she even sent an email saying the check was in the mail. What a lie! If you want someone who gives a toss about you — I would say NO to renting from Versailles Apartments.

If I could give negative stars I would. DO NOT LIVE HERE. I did not do my research and fell into this trap. As soon as my lease was up I moved out. After 6 weeks of calling and emailing, I received a portion of my security deposit back. The amount deducted was done so unjustly. May Ling is rude and unprofessional, and basically a criminal who will steal your money. She has hung up on me in the past when I tried to phone her about an issue. California rules state that a building the size of Versailles must have an on site manager. She must get around this rule through some loophole. The maintenance guy and her personal cleaning lady act as managers. And then there are the multiple health and safety violations…
I was lied to when going through lease paperwork. When I moved in, it was a different story. I let this slide, as I had few options after signing a 1 year lease, but it was a red flag for the remainder of my time as tenant.
Other issues– The front door lock was broken for months which allowed random people to enter the building. The fountains out front never worked– no, she isn’t getting them fixed as I was told when I saw the apartment initially. There is no systematic delivery of packages. I saw mail and packages just sitting around. I was extra vigilant when I was expecting a package because I am sure several packages went missing. The lobby, elevators, and floor hallways would STINK, even after being cleaned! The washer and dryer on the floors would often eat my money and not be operational. The hallways are dimly lit. The leasing agent referred to it as «contemporary». But really, it makes you feel like you’re in a low budget horror movie.
DO NOT LIVE HERE. That is unless you enjoy dealing with crooks who will mentally and physically wear you down when it comes time to get your security deposit back.

READ THIS BEFORE YOU WASTE YOUR TIME:
Upon arriving, the first clue that this building is nothing like it’s advertisements is the broken fountains at the front door. It gets worse from there. The gym is the size of a jail cell and definitely stinks of sweat mold. The show apartments aren’t even finished (i.e. missing covers on the sockets, floor bowing, and multiple lights out throughout the building). This is a slum lord.
Toward the end of the tour, I asked how many residents were short term. The employee told me that they don’t have too many tenants that are day to day. WHAT??? I was thinking month to month. What is this? A Hostel???
Do not visit, do not rent. This place is a joke and so is the kid that showed us the apartments.

If I could give it a 0 star, I would. I called to inquire about housing, May Ling was extremely rude, unprofessional, and dismissive in explaining the protocal for renting. She has no business managing anything. Then she claimed «we have low availability,» but is the only person CONSTANTLY advertising on craigslist. Every other posting is from «Versailles”-hmmm? Doesn’t sound like its too low to me? Stay away!!! BEWARE!!! This woman sounds like she’s just trying to rip off every last dollar she can from anyone dumb enough to go for it, while providing nothing but RUDE, DISGUSTING attitude in return. I’d strongly advise against it.

Buyer beware! The Manager Yvonne makes false statements. I filed an application for an apartment under their statements that the application fee/​deposit was refundable if a deal was not reached on their end. They also stated that the apartment would not be shown once I put an application in. They sent a counter-​offer to my offer and then Yvonne missed 3 phone appointments and refused to continue the discussions once I raised concerns with the negative comments I read on other review sites. She also despite her statements continued to show the apartment. They took my $ 100 and ran. When I called for a refund of my fee, Yvonne got nasty and hung up on me twice. I should’ve believed the reviews. I’ve reached out to the landlord and asked for resolution. Yvonne also made statements that I understood as contrary to fair housing laws.
From one sane consumer to another, I came away feeling like they will say anything to get you in the door, and get your application fee (which is higher than most places).
This whole thing could have been resolved had Yvonne returned calls in a timely manner, wasn’t rude, didn’t make threatening statements, and honored her statements & refunded my application fee as stated. Buyer beware! There is something off here. Please don’t make the same mistake I did and believe honest reports from honest citizens like myself.

You don’t want to live here or work for this establishment. May Ling is the manager (owner)…the building looks beautiful on the website but is horrible when you see it… unkept, smelly, and the owner (according to residents and applicants who have applied for work with her) say she’s the most unprofessional manager they have ever encountered. The rents are as high as $ 9,000 /​monthly… not worth it! Don’t waste your time on this building!

this place is a DUMP. it is gross. and the management is TERRIBLE. Unprofessional, rude, ugh. Put my boss up there, and she had the worse experience. May Ling is a piece of work. Not to be trusted. PASS.

We stayed at Versailles in Beverly Hills during a family trip in July. The pictures online were really nice and I wanted something different that fit my whole family. We got the 2 bedroom Executive Suite… let me just say it was an interesting experience and here’s why:
* Communication was horrible. After I sent payment in, I did not hear back on what the process was for checking in. When we got there, I had to use the intercom to dial into the front desk… no one answered after 5 tries. Tried calling the # on the website — still no answer. So there we were in the middle of Beverly Hills, bags and family in tow clueless as to whether we got jipped. We decided to go eat and I kept trying to call Versailles. Finally I got to speak with someone and was told to call when we get there and the cleaning lady will give us the keys. Phew! Okay, long unknown process we had to go through to just check in.
* Next, we go in and it looks nice… until you go into the elevators which smelt like embalming fluid.
* We exit the elevators and let me say — I felt like I was in the ghetto. The hallways were run down and musty. I was thinking — no way we paid this much money for this.
* Okay, so we get in our unit. Nice furnishings. It looked like the pictures… but man was it HOT! The AC in our unit did not work so we were living in 85 degrees indoors. Not cool.
* Other cons were: The cleaning lady did not supply us with enough toilet paper — so by day 4 — we had to make a run to the 76 nearby and get our own toilet paper!!! Also, if you plan on hanging your clothes in the closets — BRING HANGERS! They do not provide any hangers in these units!
It was not horrible, but it wasn’t the greatest experience either. I probably would not stay at Versailles ever again nor would I recommend it to anyone!