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KCK mom fed up with apartment water problems

Water leaking into living room
Posted at 5:43 PM, Aug 22, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-22 20:11:29-04

A KCK mother is fed up with the management at Stonehedge Apartments after she said her leaky ceiling is making her daughter sick.

Every time LaKeisha Allen turns on her tub, the water leaks through the ceiling into her living room.  

Allen said the problem started before she even moved in on February 26, 2016. She noted it on her initial walk-through report. Management signed off on it, but nothing was done.

“Time went by, every time I'd go pay rent, I'm like, ‘Hey can y’all fix this? This needs to be fixed.’"

Water problems aren’t just plaguing Allen. Her next door neighbor Carma Randle has issues, too.

"The maintenance person came and got the water up, but nobody came and brought me a hot water tank yet,” Randle explained, after her leaky hot water heater ruined everything in a nearby closet.

"I went to them numerous times talking to them about this problem,” Randle said.

Allen believes her leaky tub is now full of mold and is making her daughter sick.

She moved out last month and quit paying her rent, but is now appearing in court for it.

“They call that livable. Nobody should have to live like that,” Allen said.

41 Action News reached out multiple times to the property managers and the ownership group, Wilhoit Properties, based in Springfield. We have not received a response. 

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