Have you ever stayed in an airbnb in which the host sleeps on the couch for weeks at a time? No, neither have I but David granted me the pleasure of being able to experience this; it was weird.
I would like to start by saying that the room was very nice. There was no false advertising and for that I am grateful. I can say with confidence that David has the best rooms in Palmdale. However, there are a few caveats.
Let’s start with what was already stated; sleeping on the couch. Nowhere in the listing did David mention that if all the rooms were filled he would be setting up in this common space. In order to comprehend the odd dynamic, it is important to know that the living room and the kitchen are connected. The current tenants, all of which are long term, wake up early in the morning to get to work and it is very odd having your landlord sprawled out within 10 feet of you.
David also had unannounced house guests over who slept on the dining room floor. Complete strangers with no heads up to the current tenants. You never know who is going to be coming through the house because David provided no communication on this front.
Myself and other tenants also encountered a lot of difficulty when attempting to adjust the nest thermostat. After talking with the other roommates, we all agreed that keeping the house on 78 degrees was too warm. After talking with David and getting his approval to regulate the temperature as we wished, we changed it to a more comfortable temperature. Every single time one of the roommates changed the temperature to the value we agreed upon, it would mysteriously return to 78 degrees. Our theory was that David was adjusting the thermostat from his phone given one of us observed him frequently checking the nest thermostat app from his phone.
One day, after returning from work, the AC unit had broke and the interior house temperature was 90 degrees. David promptly contacted an AC repairman and had one dispatched the next day. Despite having a repairman come out, the interior temperature would not dip below 78 degrees. I followed up with David to let him know that this issue was not resolved and he told me that he had ordered a new AC unit and it would be delivered soon. Several weeks passed and no AC unit was delivered. Myself and the other tenants were blatantly lied to.
David claims that he had a camera watching the laundry room at all times. This was kinda weird. Being a long term tenant and having to pay for laundry was another gripe. After giving David thousands of dollars for a small room, it would only make sense to have an allotted number of washes per month and if that were exceeded, an extra fee would apply.
If you need somewhere to stay short term, go ahead and stay here. If you are looking to stay long term, be prepared to deal with David’s games.