I had a really unpleasant experience staying in this AirBnB and would recommend other people interested to stay away. I will just list some of the issues we had.
1. Gas Leak in the Unit
Around day 60 of our 90 day stay we noticed a strong gas smell in the apartment two days in a row. On the second day my fiance called the fire department and then gas company came out. To the hosts credit they quickly put us into a nicer unit for the night. During the required inspection by AirBnB the following day their was a small gas leak discovered in the heating unit inside the apartment. My fiance worked from home during the entire 90 day stay so it's upsetting that she was exposed to this for 2 months during our stay.
2. Unit was extremely dirty at check in
The unit was very dirty at check in. Their was a full rotting pizza left in the oven, the toilet in the bathroom was covered in urine, counters were dirty just in general it seemed that the unit had not been cleaned at all before we moved in. We immediately contacted the host who was not able to send out cleaners until Sunday when we checked in on Friday. To the hosts credit they did resend out the cleaners. Still I'm really disappointed in checking in to a dirty and gross apartment and having to sleep their for 2 nights without other options besides cleaning it ourselves which we do some of.
3. Timer on the AC unit
One of my requirements when looking for an AirBnB this summer was a location with AC. At this unit the AC itself is on a timer that can be set for a max duration of 1 hour and needs to be physically set again after the hour to keep the air conditioning running. This means that if you set the AC and go to bed it will shut off after 1 hour and the house can either get or hot or you can wake up and set the timer again. This was extremely frustrating and I feel that it needs to be stated explicitly in the listing for this unit. I'm okay with restricting the temperature to something reasonable which they did but having a 1 hour timer on the AC while advertising that the unit provides AC is deceptive and hostile to tenants.
4. Dumpster Parking
This is minor but still worth mentioning that the parking space provided for this unit is squeezed right against the dumpster on the drivers side. Parking spaces are pretty tight so it's almost impossible to get out of the vehicle without bumping the car door or yourself against the dumpster. This is minor in that someone in the complex has to get that spot but still impacted my enjoyment of the unit. Also to be objective our spot was always open and we didn't have any issues with or spot being taken or blocked in.
5. Homelessness Issues
I'm not from LA and I know the situation is not great everywhere in this regard so take this with some context. That being said their was a row of 10-20 homeless tents about 100 yards from the unit on the corner of Inglewood. Their would frequently be homeless people walking down our street and by the unit screaming and just doing other homeless people things. Their was only one issue I personally saw after the fact where a man was mugged while walking and had his phone stolen. We had a dog and did not ever have any issues but it just generally felt pretty unsafe to be walking around the area especially at night. Again this is an issue everywhere in LA but being one of the first apartment complexes to the major street corner on Inglewood I think makes it worse. If you stay somewhere deeper inside a neighborhood and away from major intersections I think the interaction and safety would be better.
Overall I really did not enjoy our stay at this unit and would recommend those looking to go else where especially considering the price.