Kihei Regency Apartments

As you can see from my profile I don’t usually give lower ratings but this place is in need of some help. It’s nice in some areas but in others is a bit sketchy. Although, I haven’t seen the police force up and down the street in a while. Really all depends on your neighbors. I lucked out and have fabulous neighbors. I’m in a corner unit that has no one above me. I think I got the old bait and switch by the last property manager. I was supposed to be taking over a lease at $ 1340 a month and I was told on numerous occasions that I could move in before the 1^st which he told me I would be able to. So I got everything together (deposit, 1^st months rent, ect.) and RJ said, you have to wait until the 1^st. Rented a truck and had to be out by the 1^st. He said oh well… It is what it is. I was pretty upset but what could I do? So when I came in on the 1^st he gave me the lease paperwork… upped my rent to $ 1370 a month and put me on a year lease… I argued a bit with him but I had no place to go back to so I basically got bullied into a higher rent and 3 more months of a lease that I didn’t want to be stuck in… that isn’t even the worst of it. I was told the reason we had to wait was because he was getting the place cleaned, painted, and a new stove. My place was clean but the walls were not painted, the stove was not replaced, the doors are all messed up, and the carpet has several runs in it. I was told that was just how all the apartments were and he insisted I did not need to mark it on my inspection. I was told to not worry about it because he knows about it and I wouldn’t be charged my deposit because he was the manager. Well… he is no longer there anymore so I’m pretty worried that I will be getting charged for the Management’s negligence. My stove is falling apart and I put a work order in awhile ago and nothing has been done yet… I honestly think one Maintenance person to take care of all the grounds and apartments is a bit ridiculous and the owners should look into getting at least one other person. This place is not as bad as Paradise Gardens as in residences but the overall maintenance issues and overall grounds that the apartments have is worse. Also, the apartments are very very small compared to Paradise Gardens which is HUGE. if you don’t mind the drugs and crazies. The reason I gave it more than one star is because they do have a couple great pools and jacuzzis but for the price if you’re not set on a pool and jacuzzi I’d suggest finding a Ohana because you’ll definitely get more bang for your buck.

Finally we have a good manager! Things have improved a lot over this past 6 months. With the sudden re-​instated lease agreement enforcement has been challenging. Where some find it difficult, I find it quite easy. I come from a neighborhood where rules were rules. I also was raised by a father in the WSP and learned at a young age to follow the rules. The screening here seems extensive and is pretty normal for area. In the past I advised folks know their laws of Hawaii vs tax law vs disability law and still do. I think for the rent and location, it’s the best we can find. The cost of living and available housing makes it difficult to find anything better for under 1600 bucks a month. I am talking Kihei. That really narrows the odds of finding a place to live. I would say, stay away from units that are next to parking lots and bbq/​picnic tables and the 3^rd floor is best if you can hack the stairs away from the pool. No matter where I go these are the flags I think about. For me, I am handicapped in a wheelchair so ground floor near parking is best and noisey! When in Maui, one must make compensations. I am learning that it is the best policy.

No stars is what this place deserves… Rj or whoever his name is, needs a different place 2 work! Apply, he needs to learn business etiquette, and respect for others, given a price of 1345. A month in apartment with washer n dryer… After he reviews my credit n finds out where I work/​my career, he calls n says it will be 50 dollars more, WTF… I call it discrimination, BS… and whatever u want… to treat a military family with disrespect, and try to bait n switch to charge more and give a hard time to rent a cheap apartment… This place or R. j need to be THRASHED!!! And TRASHEd…
Just received a credit alert from my I D safety, and checked the alerts, guess who pulled my credit more than once^^^^^^^^^^^^^What a@@holes are these people @ kihei regency… but that is okay, cause the attorney general, BBB, and consumer BBB, and if anything else happens, will be my attorney will here about this!!!

Shithole! No privacy. All night drunks. HUD housing for unnwed 14 YO mothrs. Meth all over the place. Management is absent. Owners live in Ventura california. We lived there 2 years. Got bed bugs, ants, cockroaches and termites. A true slum. Water heater from top floor flooded our apartment when it burst. No concession given and they tried to charge us for fucking repairs.

Yes, the location is great and rent is cheap but you get what you pay for. Water being shut off without notification, the landscape guys talking about virgins and fat girls outside at 9:00 every morning and the lack of involvement of the property management is just a start.
Five months after we moved in, the upstairs unit started to leak rancid water down in to our bathroom. The maintenance brought buckets to collect the water and used our towels to clean it up. They finally got outside help and after 12 days of complaining, YES 12 DAYS OF POO WATER LEAKING DOWN ON US, it was finally fixed.
Though the management told us our issue wasn’t one of their «priorities», they did compensate our rent for those 12 days after we showed them pictures (they never even came in to check it out) brought up our renter’s rights and basically told them what to do.
Bottom Line, NO BUENO!