Wasn’t the worst living experience but leaving has been a nightmare, it’s been well after a month since I left and they have failed to return mine and my roommates deposit, they don’t respond to emails…
501 S GAYLEY AVE is a mid-century 1955 building, 24 units in Westwood, LA. Owned by WESTWOOD. Public records show 72 open violations, 1 311 complaint on file. Rent stabilization on file covers 24 units (registered 1955). Lucid Rents has 16 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Westwood · March 2026
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Wasn’t the worst living experience but leaving has been a nightmare, it’s been well after a month since I left and they have failed to return mine and my roommates deposit, they don’t respond to emails…
The worst apartment I would say. Extremely loud. Poor management. High price. Those who wants to live in a calm environment it is not for them. I stayed there for one year and believe me every day was like a nightmare to…
BEWARE - Management will not return full amount of deposit. It is "mandatory" to repaint and "clean" all units at the end of the year despite it being in the condition it was rented. They will take ou…
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Westwood is UCLA's neighborhood -- the campus brings youthful energy, Westwood Village has movie premieres at the Bruin and Regency theaters, and the quiet residential streets north of Wilshire are lined with well-kept apartment buildings. The 405 is right there, for better or worse.
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