After receiving complaints from residents about broken windows, apartment doors left wide open and concerns about squatters, the News4JAX I-TEAM found that an apartment complex near Westside High School is tied to a landlord with a history of code enforcement complaints and properties facing foreclosure.

A Jacksonville man says he’s been without power for several days in the heat after an issue with the electricity at his duplex.

Residents at a Westside Jacksonville apartment complex said they were using the bathroom in buckets last year. Their water had been shut off — not because they hadn’t paid, but because JEA said their landlord didn’t.

Tenants at two Westside apartment complexes say they were caught off guard after being served foreclosure lawsuit paperwork, leaving many fearful they could lose their homes and frustrated by what they describe as little communication from management.

An embattled owner tied to dozens of Jacksonville rental properties that are going through foreclosures owes JEA hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Just weeks after the News4JAX I-TEAM exposed dangerous living conditions at a Westside apartment complex — including a massive sinkhole and residents going days without running water — the property has changed hands through a foreclosure.

A troubled apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside is now under new management following months of complaints from residents about unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, according to court records and city officials.

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Resident complaints and unpaid fines have continued to pile up at a troubled apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Westside despite the complex getting new property management in October, according to recent data provided by the City of Jacksonville.

The News4JAX I-TEAM has been investigating ongoing problems at Arbor Oaks Apartments on the west side since September, after a resident reported going days without running water.

The new property manager for at least two troubled apartment complexes on Jacksonville’s Westside told News4JAX it is committed to addressing resident issues and pledged to be more transparent and accountable.

After weeks of attempting to reach City Councilwoman Tyrona Clark-Murray regarding water service issues at a Westside apartment complex, News4JAX finally talked with her Tuesday ahead of a crucial council meeting.

More complaints are flooding the News4JAX I-TEAM about one of Jacksonville’s largest landlords, People’s Choice Apartments, run by real estate investor and podcast host Jarek Tadla.

A Jacksonville councilman is reintroducing a bill that would establish a rental registry with information on who owns a property, code violations against them and more.

Tenants at several Jacksonville apartment complexes say they’re living in dangerous, deteriorating conditions while paying rising rents to one of the city’s largest landlords.

Arbor Oaks on Jammes Road, the troubled Westside apartment complex the News4JAX I-TEAM reported last week, was previously owned by Jarek Tadla, a Polish-born real estate investor who, according to the JAX Rental Housing project at the University of North Florida, has companies that own more apartment complexes in Jacksonville than anyone else.

The News4Jax I-Team continued to try and find answers for residents of a Westside apartment complex on Friday, after people living at Arbor Oaks told us they can’t get a hold of anyone to address ongoing issues.

Two days after residents of a Westside apartment complex had their water restored following days without service, the News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into the owner of the property, who, JEA confirmed, has now paid the thousands of dollars that were owed.

Residents of a Westside apartment complex will finally have their water restored on Tuesday evening after going days without running water due to the owner’s unpaid bills, according to JEA.

72% of local apartment complexes are owned by corporate investment firms