Aurora condemns Forest Ridge apartment after ceiling collapses

AURORA The city has condemned a unit in the Forest Ridge Apartments complex after a ceiling collapsed Sunday night.

Property Standards officials from the city determined the unit was uninhabitable Monday. The ceiling in the low-income unit on the third floor of 1215 Second Ave. in Aurora collapsed Sunday evening after prolonged leaking from a roof, according to tenant Peter Weber.

Weber said Monday that he has complained to the Forest Ridge property manager several times about water leaking into the apartment. The roof has leaked water into the apartment for about a year, Weber said.

Following rain, at about 6 p.m. Sunday, the ceiling collapsed, leaving chunks of drywall, installation and other materials scattered on furniture and the floor of the third floor unit.

Weber said that he is upset the roof wasnt repaired earlier. Forest Ridge Apartments is managed by Rockford-based Professional Property Management, LLC.

When somebodys got leaks, you patch their side of the roof first, Weber said.

The falling debris has aggravated Webers allergies and mental health issues, he said.

They need to fix that because Im living in danger, Weber said in a video a friend uploaded to Facebook.

Roofers and cleaners were on site at the Forest Ridge property Monday morning. The low-income apartment complex receives funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to an on-site representative with Professional Property Management, LLC, the group that manages Forest Ridge Apartments. The representative declined to give their name.

Forest Ridge Apartments receives funding from a division of HUD, not from the Aurora Housing Authority, AHA Executive Director Keith Gregory confirmed Monday.

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Aurora condemns Forest Ridge apartment after ceiling collapses