HUD: Forest Cove owner in violation of contract

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In a letter dated March 21, HUD notified Forest Cove’s owner, Millennia, that it has failed to provide safe, decent and sanitary housing, a requirement to receive federal subsidy payments. (Alphonso Whitfield/WABE)

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.