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Residents at a Birmingham apartment complex are being forced to move out

The Metropolitan in Lakeview is giving residents 10 days to move out because of safety concerns

Residents at a Birmingham apartment complex are being forced to move out
The Metropolitan in Lakeview is giving residents 10 days to move out because of safety concerns

DOWN THIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN SPACE? BUT FIRST, RESIDENTS AT A BIRMINGHAM APARTMENT COMPLEX ARE BEING TOLD TO GET OUT. THE METROPOLITAN IN THE LAKEVIEW DISTRICT NOTIFIED ITS RESIDENTS LATE FRIDAY THAT THEY HAD 10 DAYS TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR APARTMENTS. THE REASON GOES BACK NEARLY NINE MONTHS LAST SEPTEMBER AN APARTMENT BUILDING THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION NEXT DOOR WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. METROPOLITAN MANAGEMENT SAYS THAT FIRE CREATED UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR ITS RESIDENTS. ONE MAN WHO MOVED IN A FEW AGO SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE’S HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT SAFETY CONCERNS >> MY UNIT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION. ALL OF THE OCCUPIED UNITS ARE IN GREAT CONDITION. OUR BUILDING RECEIVED NO FIRE DAMAGE IT WAS CLEARED BY THE CITY FOR US TO LIVE THERE. NOW THEY’RE SAYING THERE’S STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. I DON’T KNOW WHERE THEY’ GETTING THAT. JEFF: THE PROPERTY MANAGER IS REFUNDING PART OF THIS MONTH’S RENT, AND OFFERING RESIDENTS A $2000 MOVING ALLOWANCE. RESIDENTS SAY THEY HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TO MANAGEMENT SINCE THEY GOT THE LETTER. >> AT THIS TIME I’M JUST LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWERS. I’D LIKE THE APARTMENT COMPANY TO RESPOND TO OUR QUESTIONS, TO GIVE US ANY INDICATION THAT THEY’RE HERE TO SUPPORT US OT
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Residents at a Birmingham apartment complex are being forced to move out
The Metropolitan in Lakeview is giving residents 10 days to move out because of safety concerns

The Metropolitan apartments in the Lakeview District of Birmingham notified residents on Friday they they had 10 days to move out of their apartments.

The Metropolitan apartments in the Lakeview District of Birmingham notified residents on Friday they they had 10 days to move out of their apartments.

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