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November 2023 by Karen Griego
The Hoa is a great place. They put on a Halloween Parade and carnival every year for the community.
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November 2023 by Olivia Hernandez
Castro Valley Eden Area Chamber of Commerce participating in this event was so much fun, great costumes
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October 2023 by Angela Hern
This is got to be the worst customer service in an HOA that I have ever seen in my 32 years as a realtor. HOA docs were paid for over a week ago. We have not received any docs yet. And when you call them no one answers the phones or returns your phone calls. I am very frustrated especially since it is a small HOA and should not be that difficult to get docs out. Seems to me no one actually works at this HOA!
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September 2023 by Debbie M.
I am absolutely baffled at some of these reviews that state that the homeowners association are so picky about trees, landscaping, etc. I unfortunately have a completely different experience. I am a homeowner that takes impeccable care of my front yard and have called several times to report homes in my neighborhood who have things stored on their porch dead lawns full of weeds about 3 feet tall and they do nothing about it Yet it was interesting to me that about six years ago I had dog food delivered to my front porch, but I was on vacation and came home to a Nasty note from the homeowners association about not storing boxes on my porch. Lol. I feel like the reason you pay for an HOA even though it isn't that much per year you still belong to an association and they are still supposed to enforce codes at least about keeping yards maintained. It really isn't fair to those of us who take pride in our yards and keep them well-maintained to only live next-door to people who could care less about curb appeal and bring down the value of the neighborhood! Where are these citation hungry homeowner association employees that are so eager to give citations for the smallest of offenses. They certainly haven't driven down my street. If they're working on a citation quota, they make a lot of money if they took a gander at what is going on over here! Let's not worry about paint Color or landscape choices of particular plants! Why don't we start with mowing lawns! And cleaning garbage off of front the front porch of some of these homes?! And try returning calls - you all make a salary and you are never there and don't call people back?! What kind of operation is going on over there?!
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September 2022 by Tyler Garcia
How do we get rid of them? What is their purpose for stealing our money?
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August 2022 by Emanuel Robinson
While no community is perfect, you can tell the community is window bar free, chain link fencing free, and no cars parked on lawns. You can tell the community tries to keep things clean and neat.
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March 2022 by M M.
I submitted paint colors for approval and was denied the choice I picked for the trim even though the same trim color is on another house around the corner. There's a house on my street that have multiple families living there and they have a total of 11 cars which take up every open spot and 2 of the vehicles are passenger cargo vans which are hazardous to try to see around when they're parked right up against your driveway. 2 of their cars have been sitting in the driveway for years, inoperable. The hoa doesn't do anything about them but they do go after my 90 year old neighbor for her car being in her driveway without current registration. SHE DOESN'T DRIVE BECAUSE SHE'S 90. Make it make sense, slzhoa. Good job hounding a 90 year old lady that's lived in the village for 60 plus years while not addressing the hazardous conditions others are causing.
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December 2021 by Nick G
The association is against homeowners making improvements to their own homes. Will need approval to fix/rebuild/improve fences, driveways, lawns, paint, windows and even roofs. During that approval process, they can leave you up in limbo for weeks and even months. What they are quick on is sending you fines when they see a bogus violation. They will drive through and tell you that your car needs to be registered when it’s sitting in your own driveway, your grass is too long, or you need window shutters when the home hasn’t had them in 40 years. Buyers beware if you don’t want to deal with a dictatorship of an HOA. They are not here to help increase property value, but are here to play “community favorites” and keep home styles in the 1950s.
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October 2021 by UWill NevahNo
We just saw a nice home for sale yesterday and after seeing all of the issues w/the HOA stuck in the 1940s we are moving on. We also saw people parking cars in the park, not in parking spaces literally IN THE PARK. G'luck attracting quality homeowners that will care for their property.
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August 2021 by Dee Cee
We just saw a nice home for sale yesterday and after seeing all of the issues w/the HOA stuck in the 1940s we are moving on. We also saw people parking cars in the park, not in parking spaces literally IN THE PARK. G'luck attracting quality homeowners that will care for their property.
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June 2021 by Enrique Barboza
I am trying to repair my broken driveway and I was stopped by one of the association drive by committee of doing so because I didn't tell them now it's been over 2 months & no response only denied approval I have open trench & I send it a few emails and phone calls and no response yet.The association president needs to retired from there she is been there for over 30 years and everyone does what she says, needs newer generation members it's 21 century no-one likes to old fashioned way homes needs to improvised to newer better looks
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December 2020 by Ajaz S.
The SLZ HOA is such a piece of s*** organization! They are giving me such a hard time about a tree which they claim is dying, but without conducting a proper inspection. When I asked how did they arrive to this conclusion? They said they drove by and said it was dead. They didn't use a licensed arborist to determine the health of a tree. The tree has green leaves all over the the branches. Plus I also told them we are in the fall season so it's obviously going to look leafless. Consuela Martinez-Linares is with whom I have been corresponding with via email mostly. I have asked her if she had been to the property? she stated she hasn't. So how can you tell me a tree is dead or dying without seeing it in person or doing it in person? They need to hire more professional and competent/ knowledgeable people. The HOA in SLZ doesn't take care of anything at all in the community. I have been living there for the last 10 years and I have seen properties in my neighborhood that haven't been maintained in accordance with their rules and regulations. They discriminate to the fullest by picking who to mess with. They try to bully you. They aren't fair across the board. Don't buy a house in SLZ with this HOA you will regret it. Truly a pain in the a*** the entire HOA is useless. You think they would be more understanding and compassionate during a global Covid-19 pandemic when it's tough to make ends meet, yet they give me a hard time on removing a tree which isn't dead and also when I asked to prove it to me they have nothing to say and they just ignore that fact. I would give them 0 stars if I could!
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October 2020 by Linda Quimby
DO NOT BUY A HOUSE HERE, STAY FAR AWAY! If you buy, you are buying a property you will never own, as you will have to abide to all the rules and standards set forth by the home association. The architectural committee will have to decide for you on what you can and cannot do to your property (as they would like to keep the look of 1944 when we are living in the 21st century). And yes, they are deleting negative reviews and comments.
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September 2020 by joe blow89
Horrible. Don’t buy a home here. They deleting negative reviews.
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July 2020 by Jason F.
If you are shopping for a house, STAY AWAY from San Lorenzo Village. Not only do they have the WORST customer service, their board is bias and place many restrictions on what you can/cannot do to your property.We purchased our property back in 2013 and we never had any issues until the virus came along, where they have a lot of time and nothing better to do but to give out random citations!What they have cited us for is missing plants in the front yard, street tree, and repaint part of the house because it is not a color of their choice (not like we have painted it in random colors like hot red or neon green/yellow; but white!) To make things worse, they give you a requirement on what type of plants/trees they want to see, the number, and the location on when the plants/trees should be placed.Repainting the house is just a joke, we never made any alternation to it since it was purchased and they demanded that we paint it back to its original condition 50 years ago! They wanted the color on the bricks to be sandblasted, crazy right? How is that even possible!We have fulfilled the plants requirement but rejected the street tree and repainting of the house, however, they are still not satisfied! They nitpick other areas such as the type of rocks placed in planter box or the type of cement on the walkway or driveway.We are still fighting with the board on this (which is ridiculous given we own the house) and this is driving us nuts! Stay away and make sure to vote next time when they pick new board members, a bad management company can mess you up and give you headaches for months!
