The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has notified the owner of the deteriorating Forest Cove apartments that it is in violation of its federal contract. This is as residents continue to wait on plans to relocate them from the complex.
The Southeast Atlanta property is now known for its poor living conditions. Residents have complained of trash covering the grounds, rats and air quality issues in their units. Records analyzed by WABE show the apartments have received more than 500 code complaints over five years.
Because of the violations, a municipal judge moved at the end of last year to condemn Forest Cove. The ruling called the complex “uninhabitable.” Millenia has appealed the order.
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