ATLANTA — Residents at the Washington at Historic Westside Village say they have been dealing with standing water, slippery floors and a growing fungus-like substance in their building for months — and they say their repeated requests for help have gone unanswered.
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“It’s been like this two months. It stinks. The hallway in our unit has gotten wet,” Angela Vaughn, who lives at the complex, said.
Vaughn sent Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers a video showing the conditions when the water problem first started.
Janet Nations, another resident, said she watched the problem progress.
“It was water leaking up out the floor, and it kept getting worse and worse and worse,” Nations said.
The residents said they are not sure what caused the water to appear.
“I think the foundation is messed up,” Nations said.
Channel 2 Action News saw puddles of water in the stairwell, a growth spreading up and along the walls, and an area of the ceiling that appeared to be falling apart.
Nations said she has already fallen several times.
Residents said they have repeatedly tried to get the HOA and property management to address the problem.
“We’ve contacted management. They haven’t reached back out or anything. It’s been voicemail, voicemail,” Vaughn said.
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Rogers has also tried contacting the property management since the beginning of September but has not received a response yet.
Residents said the response they have received so far has included paper placed over some of the wet areas.
“They just put cardboard down, and that doesn’t help anything,” one resident said.
Now, residents are concerned about potential health and safety risks.
“I’m already coughing, so I am concerned about being sick,” Nations said.
Vaughn said her brother, who lives with her, has already gone to the hospital. She believes the growth and whatever they may be inhaling could be contributing to his health problems.
“It’s nasty, germy, dangerous, and it’s ridiculous,” Vaughn said.
Residents said they want the problem fixed before someone else is injured or becomes sick.
As of now, residents said they have not been given a timeline for when the problems will be repaired.
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