WHAT HAPPENED REPORTING LIVE ERIK AVANIER CHANNEL 4 THE ♪
LOCAL STATION. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU ERIC.
>>MARY BAER: NOW THE NEWS 4 JAX
I TEAM INVESTIGATION THE DUMP
NEXT DOOR LEADING TO MORE
ACTION TO TRY TO HELP RESIDENTS
THAT TO DETERIORATING
JACKSONVILLE
APARTMENT COMPLEXES. SKY 4
VIDEO SHOWS MORE THAN A DOZEN
INSPECTORS FROM A NUMBER OF
LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
DESCENDING ON THE PROPERTIES
TODAY. WE’VE BEEN INVESTIGATING
THE COMPLEX’S SINCE APRIL WHEN
RESIDENTS COMPLAINED OF RODENTS
ROACHES MOLD AND PILES
OF GARBAGE. LAST WEEK WE TOLD
YOU THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FIND
THE OWNER OF THE SITE HARRISON
EASTSIDE GARDENS APARTMENTS,
$600,000. AFTER BOTH COMPLEXES
FAILED THEIR HUD INSPECTIONS.
I TEAM INVESTIGATOR VIC
MICOLUCCI WENT ALONG AS
INSPECTORS FOUND BLATANT SAFETY
ISSUES.
>> THAT’S IN THE ROACHES IN
THEY NEEDED IM OUR NATION.
>> CHERYL CHANDLER HAS LIVED AT
THE EASTSIDE TERRACE FOR 8
YEARS AND IT’S THE WORST IT’S
EVER BEEN.
>> THAT ONE DAY LAST WEEK SHE
SHOWED US A LEAK AND MOLD JUST
A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS HERE THIS
PLACE IS UNSALVAGEABLE IN YOUR
OPINION, NO SIR I DON’T WANT TO
YOU.
BUT THIS MORNING SHE SAW
INSPECTORS GOING DOOR TO DOOR.
NEARLY 100 UNITS
TO CHECK FEDERAL HUD
INVESTIGATORS. JACKSONVILLE’S
FIRE MARSHALS AND CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DESCENDING
ON THE 2 SECTION 8 APARTMENT
COMPLEXES.
THEY’RE LOOKING FOR EVERYTHING
FROM FIRE SAFETY ISSUES TO
STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS TO MOLD
RATS AND ROACHES
THIS AFTER A FEDERAL REACT
INSPECTION FAILED BOTH
SUBSIDIZE PROPERTIES EASTSIDE
GARDENS GETTING A 24 OUT OF A
100 EASTSIDE TERRORISTS JUST 6
OUT OF A 100 ANYTHING BELOW US
60 IS
CONSIDERED FAILING. SENATOR
MARCO RUBIO STEPPED IN AFTER
SEEING ARE REPORTING. NO ONE
SHOULD BE FORCED TO LIVE UNDER
THESE CONDITIONS THAT
ARE FRANKLY.
>> 3RD WORLD MISSION
UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY AMERICAN
TO FIND THEM SO THAT WE CAN BE
SO THESE BECAUSE SOMEONE
TRI-STATES
OF MINE.
>> JACKSONVILLE MAYOR LENNY
CURRY SAYS FIXING THE PROBLEM
IS A TOP PRIORITY WE’RE ASKING
THOSE
QUESTIONS NOW.
>> BUT THERE’S PRESSURE BEING
PUT RIGHT NOW ON THE LANDLORD.
MY ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING
WITH THAT PRESSURE
WE’VE GOT TO WORK WITH THEM FOR
THEM TO GET IT RIGHT AND IF
THEY DON’T.
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>> WE SEE HOW THIS CAN LAST WEEK WE DOES FINDING THE COMPLEX’S OWNER ANDREW PADRE
$600,000 WHICH HE TELLS US WILL
PROBABLY RUN HIM OUT OF
BUSINESS AS HE’S OUT OF MONEY
TO FIX UP
THE BUILDINGS. I I DEFINITELY
SEE SOME STUFF THAT WHILE THE
REPORTS FROM TODAY’S VISIT
AREN’T COMPLETE INSPECTORS
FOUND NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF
DIRTY AND
DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHICH EVEN
SUPRISED AREA COUNCIL MEMBER
REGGIE GAFFNEY OFTEN NEED
THINGS.
>> NOT ADDRESSED TODAY RIGHT
RIGHT THERE ARE 10 I’LL BRING
IT TO A
BLOOD TEST WHAT’S TO COME TO
OUR ATTENTION NOW
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TO ASSIST. ALRIGHT THAT.
>> FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH WE HAVE
SEEN WORK BEING DONE ON THE
PROPERTY. CONTRACTORS, THE
OWNER HIRED THANKS YOU ALL HAVE
COME OUT.
>> THINGS HAVE GOTTEN SOMEWHAT
BETTER. SOMEONE FCA MOVE AROUND
A LOT.
>> BUT RESIDENTS SAY IT’S TOO
LITTLE TOO LATE.
>> AND SOME OF THE RESIDENTS THAT I’VE GOTTEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF THAT THEY ARE
THANKFUL FOR THE CITY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND JUST THE
ATTENTION AS A WHOLE BECAUSE
FOR A LONG TIME THEY FELT
FORGOTTEN
BACK HERE. I DID SPEAK BY PHONE
WITH THE OWNER OF THESE 2
COMPLEXES THIS IS THE SIDE
GARDEN SEASIDE TERRORISTS
IS AROUND THE CORNER COUPLE
BLOCKS AWAY FROM US HIS NAME IS
ANDREW PADRE HE
TOLD ME HE DOES NOT THINK THE
GOVERNMENT IS DOING A GOOD JOB.
HE SAYS THEY’RE NOT HELPING THE
RESIDENTS HERE. THEY’RE NOT
REALLY ASSISTING WITH THE
SITUATION. ALL THEY’RE DOING IS
THEY’RE SHUTTING DOWN HIS
BUSINESS AND ULTIMATELY HE
BELIEVES THAT’S GOING TO FORCE
HIM TO CLOSE DOWN TO BOARD UP.
THIS BUILDING AS WELL AS THE
OTHER BUILDING JUST A COUPLE
BLOCKS AWAY. AND HE SAYS PEOPLE
WILL BE OUT OF A PLACE TO STAY
ON THE SIDE OF VIC MICOLUCCI
CHANNEL 4 THE
LOCAL STATION.
>>MARY BAER: SO VIC, WHAT
HAPPENS IF THE PROPERTY IS
CONDEMNED OR SOLD.
>> WE’VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH
AND WE LOOKED AT THE FEDERAL
HUD RULES DIRECTLY FROM THERE
IF PEOPLE ARE KICKED OUT TOO IF
THIS IS CONDEMNED, IF IT’S SOLD
IF IT’S NO LONGER SECTION 8.
WELL, THE GOVERNMENT, THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BY THE WAY
IS GOING TO EITHER HAVE TO FIND
THEM MORE
HUD HOUSING OR GIVE THEM
VOUCHERS TO STAY SOMEWHERE
THERE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO BE
LEFT OUT ON THE STREET. BUT
THEY COULD HAVE TO MOVE
SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF THAT’S THE