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Run away from Tripalink
Run away from Tripalink, do not walk. I'm a seasoned property manager in affordable housing, so I know a scam when I see it. From start to finish, they did sneaky stuff, from the bait-and-switch on the initial apartment they showed me, to the bogus $120 'cleaning fee' they charged me at the conclusion of my 6-month lease - my stay wasn't good. They advertised 'air conditioning' in my unit, but it was a managed heat exchanger system that didn't allow me stand-alone control of the temperature in my apartment. Maybe that's how they do things in Communist China, but it doesn't fly in L.A. Their website marketing is slick, but don't be fooled - the common-space furniture and decorations were fiction at Green House in Koreatown - it was a barren hellscape. If you're a rich foreign student attending USC, you won't care about any of this. But if you're an adult looking for a normal apartment, expect to be lied to AND nickel-and-dimed within an inch of your life. The vast majority of market-rate landlords are predatory, and Tripalink is no exception.