Monday, July 16, 2007

Seasons at Pebble Creek


I returned to the apartment complex, formerly known as the Hartland Apartments yesterday. Since my last visit, more than 81 families, mostly from Somalia, have been forced to move since the new owners took control of the apartment complex, changed the name to "Seasons at Pebble Creek and increased its rents by more than $200 a month. Three brothers, Mustafa, Salat and Abdirahman, along with their other 4 siblings and their mom and dad are being forced out at the end of the month. Their family can no longer afford to live the apartment they have occupied for the past four years. Several more families are being forced out, with little hope of moving into a new apartment, since they do not have the $1,200 needed for the deposit required before they move in.

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