TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - People who live at Ashland Manor woke up Thursday morning to water pouring from the ceiling, and the ceiling hanging, after crews found a leak in the boiler. City of Toledo crews are working on a fix.
According to a statement from a city spokesperson, the city received a report of water leaking at the embattled apartment complex Thursday morning. Maintenance crews at the property told city code compliance officials there was a leak from the boiler. Weld Socket
The city contacted a plumber who was working to fix the boiler as soon as possible Thursday afternoon. The spokesperson said letters explaining what happened with a list or warming stations were placed throughout the property to alert residents.
People who live there are frustrated after they say a pipe burst.
“They got frozen pipes again because the windows are open and the apartments that nobody lives in,” said Lawrence Oloshove, who lives at Ashland Manor. “They need to close the windows and that would prevent the pipes from freezing. Now we may not have heat because of this. But if this is the case, I think the city needs to step in and take action.”
It comes as Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz is set to meet with federal officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to discuss Ashland Manor, and properties in similar situations like Covenant House, Thursday afternoon. He’s set to discuss nuisance properties and out-of-town landlords.
Earlier this month, the health department deemed Ashland Manor a public health nuisance property when an inspection revealed an unhealthy living environment. Inspectors found cockroaches, mice, animal droppings, overflowing trash and other issues.
The health department gave the property owners, now believed to be Rhodium Asset Management, 72 hours to fix up the property before the city would pursue further legal action. The city hired crews to haul out mounds of trash and the property managers brought in exterminators and cleaning crews to address the problems. The Health Commissioner said the property had addressed all the issues in time and passed the follow up inspection.
HUD officials surveyed the property on Tuesday, according to Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s office, and plan to go back within two weeks to reassess the conditions. The HUD regional multifamily unit will then perform a 100% unit inspection within a month.
The property owners told Kaptur’s office they have run into staffing issues and plan on hiring more people for property management. HUD ordered the owners to submit a restoration plan on specifics of how they plan to clean up the building.
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