Hidden Creek Apartment Homes

I’m not writing a review from the standpoint of being a tenant, im writing from the standpoint of being an interested tenant. The apartments are very nice and spacious, and the property seems quiet. however when it comes to the process of trying to actually rent the apartment, that is a nightmare. My boyfriend and I were looking for an apartment here and of course they didn’t have any one bedrooms available so we had to settle for a two bedroom, which was a little above our preferred price range but it was doable and the apartment was extremely nice and convenient. Now, they tell us to qualify, you must make 2 times the rent, have rental history, and of course, have approved credit… that of which we had all of. We put a deposit down on the apartment at the beginning of January and have been bringing extra documents almost DAILY to ensure that we gave them everything we needed to rent. Every time we brought something they would say we needed something else. We have great rental history, NO 3 day notices, LATE payments or evictions, employment verification, make MORE than twice the income, we even brought extra pay stubs and extra financial aid papers, we have good credit, no missed payments on anything, But the OWNER AFTER FIRST SAYING WE ARE APPROVED FOR THE $ 300 DEPOSIT SWITCHES AND SAYS IT NOW HAS TO BE $ 1200 FOR DEPOSIT BECAUSE WE HAVENT BEEN ON OUR JOBS FOR THAT LONG? We JUST moved to Sacramento and got jobs as soon as we got here, we have steady work history but how do you first of all change your word after you already told us you approved us for 300 and secondly, we can only have the job for as long as we’ve been in town so I don’t even understand what the issue is. The owner REFUSES to speak with us personally, instead he has the property manager relay his messages, bless her heart. He is unreasonable and extremely greedy. They made us jump through all of these hoops, held out deposit for almost a month, gave us a move in date and then changed the whole deposit amount on no legitimate basis AFTER they already held our original deposit and told us we had been approved for that amount. I don’t know what the deal is with this dude but it’s not worth it! He’s a new owner so i guess he’s trying to make a name for himself on the property but that’s NOT how you do business sir.

Let me start by saying that I moved here after feeling unsafe at the previous complex I lived at in downtown Sacramento. After moving here and living next to the «beautiful» creek that is connected to this complex I feel as if I should have stayed at the place I left. The creek is crawling with homeless people whom more often then not like to make their way inside to go through the dumpsters. Not an atmosphere you want your family in. This place has gone downhill significantly since new management stepped in. Complaints are NEVER taken care of, there are constantly new notices on the doors about changes and new things we can no longer do. The rent for what you get here at these apartments is far beyond a joke. They are old, and you can constantly hear your neighbors through the walls. The «gym» is in a tiny old room that used to be the office. There are three pieces of workout equipment in this gym. Yeah, three. And the pool? What pool? The pool is CONSTANTLY closed for days or more at a time. The ads listing vacancy at Hidden Creek Apartments may as well say «no pool». If you do make the mistake of coming here to get a tour don’t be fooled by management claiming they will do this that and the other thing because NONE of it is true/​will be done.

I’ve been a renter at these apartments for 3 years now. The inside is huge, especially the master bedroom. Extra large walk in closet in master, normal size slider in second room. Bathroom is a good size as well. There are plenty of storage options between hall linen closet, large coat closet, and pantry. If you are lucky enough to be upstairs like I am you have a spacious vaulted ceiling in the living room. The complex is small and the management can usually greet you by name and the maintenence is great. That being said there are «quirks» of sorts: there’s a gate but it doesn’t cover the outside most apartments on both sides. You need a key to get back to parking. If you have guests, deliveries, or have to run out to car you must have key to get to lot. The call box for some reason was put on the Garfield side where its a bit inconvenient as it’s also on the passenger right side of road. There are SEVERAL transients at all hours wandering around but non so far have been menacing. Just an eye sore when they sit on the lawn in front of your windows for hours at a time. Overall the price is right for the home you can build inside especially if you can live with one bathroom and having to lug laundry to the shared card operated machines throughout the complex.