The elderly residents of a senior living facility in Atlanta are begging for a reprieve from squatters, filthy conditions and rampant crime at their doorstep. Atlanta police have confirmed calls for motor vehicle theft, vandalism and burglary at the Veranda in Collegetown, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. Renita Callier, the daughter of resident Charles Russell, told the outlet that there are '9 or 10 people who are sleeping there without electricity, any power - just squatters.
Rick White, the senior vice president of owning company Integral, admitted that criminal activity is a problem at the facility. 'The issue of unauthorized occupants or squatters is a significant concern. We coordinated our off-duty, APD Officer with on-duty, APD and successfully arrested the two individuals that were squatting in the building,' White told Fox 5 Atlanta.
Resident, Charlene Allen, begged for help at the property, which has 100 units subsidized by Atlanta Housing, at a Fulton County Commissioner's meeting this week. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP 'When I've been there at night, I've noticed that people were kicking the door. They looked like gangbangers because they were certainly not other senior citizens. We have people living in our attic. We have vandalism of our cars.