{"id":250044,"date":"2026-04-28T19:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250044\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:14:37","slug":"family-owned-plumbing-company-says-its-owed-5k-after-restoring-water-at-troubled-jacksonville-apartments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/250044\/","title":{"rendered":"Family-owned plumbing company says it\u2019s owed $5K after restoring water at troubled Jacksonville apartments"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A local, family-owned plumbing company says it is still waiting to be paid thousands of dollars months after restoring water service to a troubled Westside apartment complex just days before Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Totally Hooked Plumbing says it is owed about $5,000 for emergency repairs completed at Grassy Pond Apartments, where a large sinkhole caused a water main break that left residents without running water for four days during the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Owner Tyler Bodager said his crew worked late into the night on Dec. 23 to restore service.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to get people water as quick as possible too, so the holidays aren\u2019t messed up,\u201d Bodager said. \u201cWe had guys there till midnight on the 23rd to try to get these people water.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED: A troubled Westside apartment complex was overrun by squatters. New owners promise change<\/a><\/p>\n

Residents at the time described the conditions as unbearable, especially for vulnerable tenants. One pregnant resident said she just wanted to be able to shower, cook and wash dishes after days without water.<\/p>\n

City officials ultimately intervened after News4JAX alerted them to the outage, issuing a citation to the property owner and a 48-hour deadline to restore water service.<\/p>\n

Bodager said the company received an initial deposit but has been unable to collect the remaining balance despite repeated attempts to contact the property\u2019s former ownership group, People\u2019s Choice Apartments, now operating as Legacy Family Communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince then it\u2019s been ghost mode,\u201d Bodager said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t heard anything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Call logs reviewed by News4JAX show numerous attempts by the company to reach representatives, including phone calls and voicemails requesting payment. In one recorded exchange, a representative told Bodager, \u201cI literally just work for the company,\u201d when asked for information about ownership.<\/p>\n

Efforts by News4JAX to reach the company for comment were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Complicating the situation, the apartment complex changed hands after a foreclosure was finalized in January. Under the previous owner, Jarek Tadla, tenants had long complained of unsafe and deteriorating conditions, including reports of squatters and repeated utility disruptions.<\/p>\n

Bodager said his company has avoided placing a lien on the property to prevent impacting the new ownership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to hurt the new owner,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re really just trying to pursue Jarek. It\u2019s not the new owner\u2019s responsibility or fault.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company is now considering legal action to recover the unpaid balance.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime we don\u2019t get paid on a large job that we try to help everybody on, it really hurts us,\u201d Bodager said. \u201cWe\u2019re not a private equity company. It\u2019s me, my sisters, my dad and our employees.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dispute comes as multiple properties formerly owned by Tadla and People\u2019s Choice Apartments face foreclosure proceedings, following months of reporting on deteriorating living conditions and prolonged service outages at several complexes.<\/p>\n

News4JAX has not received a response from the former ownership regarding the outstanding bill.<\/p>\n

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