Housing Tenants Complain Of Roaches, Mold

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Housing Tenants Complain Of Roaches, Mold

WSBtv.com - Atlanta,GA

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ATLANTA -- Tenants at Lithonia's Housing Authority say they are

living in life-threatening and deplorable conditions and they want

something done about it.

State and county housing officials are touring the homes to get a

better idea on how bad the conditions are.

Residents here have complained about mold in their homes, old

heating units that emit carbon monoxide and a nasty infestation of

roaches.

" We clean them out and give it 10 minutes and they're right back, "

said housing tenant, Shannika Grant.

No matter where you look inside Grant's Lithonia housing unit,

roaches are everywhere.

They're in the medicine cabinet, all over where her children's

toothbrushes are, you can find them in the fridge and even in

Grant's 15-month-old child's drinking cups.

" It's juice where roaches have gotten in. You leave it out, whatever

you leave out, " Grant explained.

And it's not just roaches.

Lithonia housing tenants have long complained about excessive mold

causing health problems and old heaters that emit dangerous carbon

monoxide.

Local and government housing officials came out to inspect and

document resident's concerns. Grant hopes they can finally help her

get rid of the roaches and mold so she can improve her and her

children's living conditions.

" It's not safe for people to live like this. It's not sanitary for

people to live like this, " said Grant.

A housing official wouldn't say what would come out of the

inspection. A contractor who works with the housing authority says

not all of the units are as infested as the one we saw and said it's

the tenants responsibility to keep the units bug-free.