Apartment Review for Serrano Apartment Homes - Irvine, CA

The year I lived here, I really liked the apartment, it was VERY quiet, and clean. This was the 1st year this complex was open, so we had a couple of maintenace issues, but they were fixed immediately when reported. The reason I moved out is that the apartment was VERY small (700 sq ft) at I was paying $1330 and the rent was going up another $55. I decided to move to another Irvine Co. complex that was more expensive, but I got another 100 sq feet for the expense. This complex HAD issues with parking, but once they issued parking permits, the problems went away, and I could get an outdoor parking even at 9 PM at night. With the permits, 1 car MUST be parked in the garage, and the other in the Non-Visitor parking. I was told that if I want to move out of my apt, and I move to another IAC property, if the new apt charges more $ (even 1 dollar) you can break your lease early to move out. What they don't tell you is that if you got a deal on your rent (Like $1000 dollar off 1st month rent) you MUST pay back this amount in order to leave early. I didn't know this, so when I signed up at another property (2 weeks before by lease is up) based on this "deal" I had to decide to pay both rents for 2 weeks, or pay back $1000 (The amount I had received off my rent as a move in special). Obviously, I paid the extra 2 weeks. I got 90& of my deposit back since I left the apt sparking clean (They charged me to clean the carpet, which was OK). If IAC properties weren't so darned expensive, I would love to stay here.