Eureka Gardens tenants and city leaders are challenging the owner of Eureka Gardens, Reverend Richard Hamlett, to spend a week at the Westside apartment complex.
They held a meeting with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officials on Tuesday, airing out their frustrations.
Moldy apartments, dirty water and broken stairs are just some of the things residents at Eureka
Gardens have been living with for years.
Ed Jennings with HUD never really answered when we asked him if he would live at Eureka Gardens.
Jennings and his team met with Eureka Gardens residents. The meeting comes after the apartment complex scored a 62, barely passing its inspection. Jennings with HUD said the passing score is a 60.
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Neighbors like Michael Gee says that score is not good enough.
"My son has caught a staph infection, both of them, and they haven't been able to go back to daycare, because of that, because of the mold issue," said Gee.
Gee said no one should not have to live like this.
"To be honest with you, I feel like they should just tear it down and relocate everybody and rebuild it," said Gee.
City Council Member Garrett Dennis represents the Eureka Gardens tenants.
"The mayor issued a challenge to Rev. Hamlett to come down and stay for a week, to live amongst his tenants," said Dennis.
Global Ministries Foundation sent us this statement: “GMF full-heartedly agrees with the recent Florida Times-Union editorial that emphasizes that residents of affordable housing projects should not be used as a political football.”
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