Forest Cove’s residents finally seem close to moving out of the Southside apartment complex that was condemned in December.
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How $9.1 million will give Forest Cove residents a new lease on life
Thanks largely to $9.1 million in federal pandemic relief funds that Mayor Andre Dickens has dedicated to the relocation initiative, Forest Cove tenants have finally started moving out of the squalid community and into inhabitable apartments.
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Forest Cove apartments appear bound for demolition, as tenant relocation deadline looms
When Millennia Housing Management bought Forest Cove apartments last April, it was a glimmer of hope for tenants of the long-neglected and virtually uninhabitable Section 8 housing complex on Atlanta’s Southside.
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As meetings with Forest Cove renters begin, where they’ll relocate still unclear
Forest Cove property owner Millennia Housing Management began meeting with the condemned complex’s tenants Wednesday about a relocation plan—but it may not succeed in moving all 211 households before the July 15 target date set by the Atlanta mayor’s office.
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Amid rent strike, Forest Cove owner says condemned complex’s tenants won’t have to pay until relocated
Forest Cove tenants kicked off a rent strike Tuesday morning, just hours before Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens unveiled a plan for the city to help relocate the 211 remaining families from the dilapidated Section 8 complex, which has been condemned by an Atlanta judge.
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Long-delayed sale, rehab of decaying Forest Cove apartments on horizon
Forest Cove’s downward spiral could be coming to an end — one that marks the beginning of the dilapidated, decades-old Section 8 apartment complex’s long-awaited resurrection.
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City deploys $1.5 million in federal COVID-19 funds for Forest Cove tenants’ relocation
After months of delays, the more than 200 families still living at the condemned Forest Cove apartments could be relocated before school starts Aug. 1, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ office announced Monday.
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After withering for years, Forest Cove apartments headed for much-needed rehab
A Section 8 apartment complex on Atlanta’s southside that’s been falling apart for years seems primed for a revamp that officials say will finally make the property safe and livable.
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Restoration of “uninhabitable” Forest Cove apartments could start in January
The desperately needed restoration of the Forest Cove apartment complex could finally be on the horizon, project officials say.
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Forest Cove residents finally begin moving out, but more units are needed to relocate the rest
Four families who’ve been enduring squalid living conditions at the Forest Cove apartments have finally left the condemned Section 8 complex, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ office announced Friday.
