ATLANTA — Residents say trash has been piling up for months at their apartment complex and they want it gone.
People who live at the Delta Kingston Abbey Apartments in southwest Atlanta told Channel 2’s Matt Belanger that management is ignoring the problem.
Residents say trash removal is supposed to be covered by the rent they pay each month but the trash is piling up and so are their frustrations.
Resident Sumadah Mayo told Belanger she's fed up with the trash and now it's becoming a health hazard.
"It's been like a whole month now," Mayo said. "We have mice everywhere, going into people's homes."
Andrea Wimberly said the dumpsters haven't been emptied in a month.
"We're not able to come out like a normal tenant and dump our trash," Wimberly said.
Wimberly told Belanger that she called the waste company listed on the dumpsters -- American Disposal Services -- and she was told workers aren't coming to empty the trash because the apartment complex has outstanding bills.
"They said they haven't been out because they haven't been paid," Wimberly said.
Belanger spoke to a woman who answered the locked door of the leasing office Friday night.
She refused to identify herself or answer his questions about the problem and asked him to leave.
"I guess they haven't been paying the waste company, and they owe the waste company a lot of money I guess," Mayo said.
Residents say the trash is attracting rodents and other animals. The complex also has several abandoned apartments.
"We're just trying to get what we are paying for, which is a nice place to stay," Wimberly said.
One resident who didn't want to be identified told Belanger he wants someone to take action.
"They need to do what's right around here. People pay their rent on time. Do what's right for the people," the resident said.
Belanger said he also emailed the waste company but has not heard back.
Many of the residents told Belanger they feel trapped by the situation because they don't have enough money to pick up and move.