Avia Apartments

Save yourself the hassle and apartment hunt elsewhere.
The office staff is SO rude, and SO unhelpful. Whenever I had an issue I would call and I could practically see her rolling her eyes at me through the phone which was very aggravating. I also had a huge falling out with the maintenance guy after he came to fix my washer but instead broke pieces off, left them in a laundry basket I had laying around, and tried blaming me when nobody else was even home while he was there. He basically kept saying I was wrongfully accusing him and now he has to pay for the parts out of pocket and then afterwards the management is going to fire him. I talked to another employee shortly after this fiasco and she assured me that they don’t treat their employees that way. So I’m not entirely sure which one was lying but my bet is its the maintenance guy seeing as how he lied over and over to my face.
But really though. Keep searching. I assure you, you can and will do better than this money hungry hell hole.

Management is good. Maintenance is good. The building and apartments themselves look nice but are god awful. All the upgrades they’ve tried to make we’re done very half heartedly and half assed. The power outlets also don’t hold anything in. So your stuff will randomly fall out of the outlet. I honestly wouldn’t come here looking for a home. I won’t be signing another lease, it’s been a nightmare more than not.

I’m honestly in-​betwen 2 and 3 three stars on this one. As a recent CWU graduate, i needed to move to the West-​Coast and was unaware that Lynwood was not the place i wanted to live. However, the less than sub-​par location and local crime rates were all my fault and lack of research — i, of course, cannot blame that on Avia. However, although i was less than happy with the location, Avia DID have a beautiful space with lots of grass and trees and i was more than happy with the grounds surrounding the Apartment. I felt safe inside of my apartment (i liked the double key access system), and at the end of the day, sometimes you have to look towards the positives.
I believe that i had some sort of «deal» with move in costs and only paid a $ 99 fee as well as a $ 400 pet deposit, $ 200 of which was refundable. At move out, I requested a tiny Tupperware of paint to do paint touch ups by myself, which cost $ 50 but saved me (as i can see by other reviews) hundreds of dollars worth of touch up paint. I kid you not i spent more than a month deep cleaning windows, walls, cabinets, blinds, ALL of it. At the move out inspection, he could not find a single thing that was needed to be cleaned, until he realized there was dust ontop of the fan, and for that, i was charged $ 85. Additionally, i was charged $ 25 for new drip pans (generic for everyone i believe). Our carpet was 6 years old at time of move in, and at move out we were charged $ 200 for a «carpet seal» since when they pulled up the carpet for replacement they saw that their «pet seal» was damaged, indicating pet accidents. I just accepted the loss and paid it, but am still certain that i paid for ALL pet damage over the past 6 years — it’s not as if they would pull up the whole carpet to check the whole seal every time somebody moved out! But oh well, you win some you loose some.
As far as the overall apartment, i can definitely tell it was made in the 60s-​70s. Their «new interiors» are purely superficial, as the laminate on the kitchen cabinets began to peel up at the edges within a few weeks of moving in. All the shelves were not even sanded wood, they were just painted and gave me many splinters over the months. The bathroom ceiling was constantly peeling and molding due to lack of good ventilation. The hallways smell very damp. The washer/​dryer were EXTREMELY loud and you could hear it shaking your whole apartment if your NEIGHBOR was using it (but, a washer is a washer!) We could often hear conversations of our neighbors, and any movements of the upstairs neighbor. The windows and walls are paper thin (as everyone else has stated) and is REALLY badly insulated, our PUD bills (which are over a 2 month billing period) at winter was over $ 400, and we only managed to get it at $ 200 for 2 months when we went to the laundromat and kept ALL heating/​heat lamp off. The Avia-​metered utilities ranged from $ 70-​$ 90 for a month. In hindsight, had i been aware that utilities were so outrageously high i would have gladly paid more in monthly rent at a different location, for cheaper rent. I regret picking the apartment that i did because i got ZERO sunlight during any month of the year and this was greatly depressing.
I loved the office staff, they were always courteous and friendly to me. The size of the apartment was great, and at the time i thought it was the best option. However, i hope that my review helps you in your decision and you choose the best option for yourself. In hindsight, i would not have rented from Avia.

Two years here. Mixed bag. Management was pretty good. Maintenance was excellent but please realize, this building is from 1970. Unfortunately, noise from merely walking in hallways is not fixable. Some halls have a bit of smell. Choose location of your unit by considering direction of the Sun, as all balconies (and some are huge!) have another balcony above it, with shade. Management did evict noisy tenants when we were there. Big bedroom was very big.

I just moved out of this apartment complex after a one year lease. I couldn’t afford their rent plus utilities for a one bedroom. When I looked at the apartments I was told the utilities run about $ 40 which was untrue. My bill kept going up and up and I’m talking in the hundreds!
It was very obvious to me that that is why there is such an ongoing vacancy at these apartments. I saw three u-​hauls in one weekend at different apartments. After my lease was up they told me that my rent alone was going up!
Beware of these hidden agendas when looking for an apartment espcially here!

do not rent here they suck and dont care about you!!!