{"id":178965,"date":"2026-02-15T10:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/178965\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:26:08","slug":"oakland-county-residents-say-apartment-changed-name-but-still-has-same-major-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/178965\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland County residents say apartment changed name, but still has same major issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">TROY, Mich. \u2013 The residents of an apartment in Oakland County said the complex changed its name, but they\u2019re still having the same major problems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">People who live at the Residence of Troy Apartments report that the heat has been out for weeks, hot water is inconsistent, and burst pipes have become a frequent issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">This is not the first time the complex has had trouble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">When it was known as Troy Place Apartments, the attorney general\u2019s office investigated heat issues and reached an agreement with management.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/news\/local\/2025\/04\/07\/investigation-into-troy-place-apartments-heat-crisis-uncovers-new-details-compensation-for-residents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Now operating under a new name, the building continues to face the same challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jeshawn Scott, who lives in the complex, said, \u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous you\u2019re spending all this money to stay in the hood. This is the hood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Though the Residences of Troy Apartments are advertised online as luxury apartments, residents say their experience is far from luxurious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jelena Tafelski, a resident, said, \u201cI spend $2,109, for what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For many, living here has been a nightmare since day one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Daniel Scott, another resident, said, \u201cI brought it to their attention right then and there, and they claim that they were going to send somebody in. That\u2019s their excuse every month, but nothing ever gets done. I haven\u2019t seen anyone come in and fix anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Residents said management gives them the runaround.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Calls were made three times, and though a statement was promised, it never came.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Local 4 called the apartment complex several times but received no statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Jeshawn Scott added, \u201cEverybody is talking about moving. It\u2019s like y\u2019all need to shut it down, rebuild it, do something. Find a new management and get your stuff together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Efforts to reach the attorney general\u2019s office to see if they are aware of the current problems have not yet received a response.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TROY, Mich. \u2013 The residents of an apartment in Oakland County said the complex changed its name, but&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,904,145,144,4863],"class_list":["post-178965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-county","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news","tag-troy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}