Gold Standard Asset Management, Hawthorne CA

Do NOT rent from Don Dieser (Gold Standard Asset Management)

We rented a house in El Segundo, California under the management of Don Dieser and GSAM for nearly two years.

When we were in the rental unit, Don Dieser was extremely negligent and unprofessional in his duties as landlord. Our unit was not up to code in many ways (no heat in unit, fire hazards in laundry room area + electrical panel) as well as structural damage and incomplete work from being recently remodeled. Mr. Dieser dodged and deflected any communication from his tenants, passing it off to his handyman Sam Diaz, who would say he is not authorized to do anything without the tenants talking to Mr. Dieser (sending you into a never ending loop)

When we moved out he illegally held our security deposit without any formal written explanation, after leaving the house in near perfect condition and leaving hundreds of dollars of improvements we installed within the home. We took Mr. Dieser to court and won twice. He refused to pay what is owed and claimed he is bankrupt. He knew exactly what to do and say to take advantage of us and make this process drag on as long as he could. He failed to appear to three separate court dates and now has an arrest warrant out from the state of California.

After doing more research we see that he's not just doing this to us, but many other tenants. Mr. Dieser is a bully + thinks he’s above the law.

After 10 months + 5 days in small claims court, we finally got our security deposit returned to us. I would NOT recommend anyone rent from Don Dieser and GSAM.