JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tenants at a Jacksonville apartment are dealing with growing piles of trash.
They said garbage has not been picked up for over a week at the Brentwood Lake apartment complex.
At least half a dozen dumpsters at the complex are overflowing, and residents said the smell is unbearable.
“It’s to the point where I wake up and I smell it,” said a woman who did not want Action News Jax to use her name or show her face. “I’ve been living out here for a couple of years, and it’s never been this bad with the trash.”
Action News Jax learned the problem stems from the Jacksonville Housing Authority not paying the trash hauler. We reached out to Republic Services, which is the trash hauler for the JHA property.
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Republic Services said JHA owes them $5,500 for an unpaid September 2024 bill.
We also uncovered that JHA owes the company $37,387 for an unpaid June 30th bill for 20 other properties.
The service at Brentwood Lake stopped last week, but the other properties are still getting trash picked up.
It’s something residents at Brentwood Lake said is unfair.
After Action News Jax started asking questions, Republic plans to start picking up trash at Brentwood Lake on Tuesday as a courtesy, hoping the authority settles the bill.
JHA owes Republic an additional $35,000 for the July bill. It’s due in 2 days.
We reached out to JHA about the issue, but we have not received a response.
Action News Jax has followed issues inside the Jacksonville Housing Authority, including:
- Multiple board resignations
- High turnover among CEOs
- Inspector general investigations
- Criminal charges against a former deputy CFO
- JHA billing controversy
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