Former and recent tenants of the Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed over the weekend say they had complained to management for years about issues that plagued the building, but 'nothing was ever done.'
say they had complained to management for years about cracks in the walls, a lack of heat and air conditioning, and plumbing woes — but were consistently ignored.
“My toilet was all cracked, it came off [the ground]. That was the only time, when I reached out, they did come and so-called fixed it," he said."All they did was put caulk on it." “Our thoughts and prayers are with our tenants and families during this difficult time,” a statement signed by Andrew Wold, who purchased the property in June 2021, and the property management team, said.
“When he opened it all he saw was the ground, he could see the ground all the way down,” as a part of his unit had collapsed, his son said. Monet called the collapse “100% avoidable” noting, “If I had stayed, I would have been in that entire unit that collapsed.”City officials acknowledged after the disaster that there had been numerous resident complaints about the property.
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