Landlord limited: DeKalb City Council approves settlement with controversial Hunter Properties, tenants speak out about ‘unacceptable’ living conditions

City of DeKalb to require landlord to sell Hunter Ridgebrook, Hunter Tri-Frat, Lincoln Tower, Hunter Hillcrest after settlement passes with unanimous council support

Yolanda Arrington, a resident at a Hunter Property in DeKalb, talks about the poor living conditions in the building during the DeKalb City Council meeting Monday at the DeKalb Public Library. The Council authorized the approval of a settlement in the Hunter Properties ordinance violation issue during the City Council meeting at the DeKalb Public Library.

“And it’s very hard to tell the grandkids, ‘You can’t go out and play because there’s urine here, there’s feces here, there’s drug bags here,’” Arrington said.

—  Yolanda Arrington, Hunter Tri-Frat tenant
File photo - A boarded up window in one of the Ridgebrook Apartment Complex at 8080 Ridge Drive, owned by Hunter Properties in DeKalb.
Fiel photo - Smashed in drywall in one of the Ridgebrook Apartment Complex buildings at 8080 Ridge Drive owned by Hunter Properties in DeKalb.