
Retirement Community
2108 Oak St, Santa Monica, CA, 90405
1424 Broadway Apartments Has 41 Units Available
16th St Apartments Has 17 Units Available
2020 2030 Cloverfield 2030 Has 32 Units Available
26th & Santa Monica Family Housing Has 44 Units Available
2802 Pico Has 33 Units Available
430 Pico Has 31 Units Available
5th & Wilshire Apartments Has 32 Units Available
Belmar Apartments Has 160 Units Available
Community of Santa Monica Has 45 Units Available
Fame Santa Monica Senior Apartments Has 49 Units Available
Garcia Apartments Has 7 Units Available
Greenwood 15th Street Has 9 Units Available
Greenwood Berkeley Has 7 Units Available
Greenwood-17th Street Has 7 Units Available
High Place East Has 44 Units Available
High Place West Has 46 Units Available
Ocean Breeze Apartments Has 20 Units Available
Santa Monica Berkeley Has 47 Units Available
Second Street Center Has 44 Units Available
Step Up on Colorado Has 34 Units Available
Step Up on Fifth Apartments Has 46 Units Available
Step Up on Second Street Has 36 Units Available
The Arroyo Has 64 Units Available
Virginia Village Has 13 Units Available
Wavecrest Apartments Has 20 Units Available
Barnard Park Villas Has 60 Units Available
Fourth Street Senior Housing Has 65 Units Available
Geneva Plaza Has 100 Units Available
Lincoln Court Apartments Has 39 Units Available
Neilson Villa Has 20 Units Available
New Hope Ctyrd Santa Monica Has 25 Units Available
Ocean Park Villas Has 24 Units Available
Santa Monica Accessible Apartments Has 12 Units Available
Santa Monica Christian Towers Has 10 Units Available
Upward Bound Senior Villa Has 69 Units Available
Wilshire House Has 71 Units Available
ARBOR VIEW REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS CENTER Has 1 Units Available
BERKLEY EAST CONVALESCENT HOSP Has 1 Units Available
BRENTWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER Has 1 Units Available
FIRESIDE CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL Has 1 Units Available
GOLDSTAR REHABILITATION & NSG CTR OF SANTA MONICA Has 1 Units Available
GOOD SHEPHERD HLTH CARE CTR Has 1 Units Available
PACIFIC CONVALESCENT CENTER Has 1 Units Available
Renaissance at Ocean House Has 1 Units Available
SANTA MONICA CONV CTR I Has 1 Units Available
SANTA MONICA CONV CTR II Has 1 Units Available
SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTE Has 1 Units Available
SEAPORT 17TH CARE CENTER Has 1 Units Available
Sunrise Of Santa Monica Has 1 Units Available
The apartment looks perfect. The rent is lower than everything else in the neighborhood. The photos are bright. The landlord replies fast. Then comes the message that should make your stomach drop: send the deposit now, or someone else will take it. That is how many rental scams begin. The fake landlord does not need to own the apartment. They only need you to feel rushed, hopeful, and afraid of losing a great deal. Zillow and Craigslist can be useful places to search for housing, but scammers know renters are desperate, especially in expensive cities, college towns, and tight rental markets. Their goal is simple: make a fake listing look real long enough to collect your money.
Getting an apartment tour during business hours sounds simple until real life gets in the way. You work late. You live out of town. The leasing office closes before you can get there. The cheapest unit may be gone by the weekend. And the only person who can show the apartment is an on-site property manager who already has a full day of calls, maintenance issues, applications, inspections, and walk-ins. So the question becomes delicate: how do you ask for an after-hours video walkthrough without sounding demanding?
If a lease says “only 3% per year,” it can sound harmless at first glance—but over time, that clause quietly reshapes your entire housing budget. The real question is not just what you pay today, but what that number becomes when it compounds year after year.
Being denied for a rental application can be frustrating, especially when you are ready to move. However, rental rejections are often based on specific criteria that can be understood and addressed. Knowing what went wrong and how to adjust your approach can help you improve your chances when applying for the next available property.