Trash is piled up in multiple places at the Northwood Apartments on Dunn Avenue. There are no dumpsters in sight, forcing residents to leave their trash on the ground where the dumpsters once resided.“This is the first time I’ve seen them take the dumpster and not bring the dumpster back,” Poole said.
The apartment complex has received multiple citations relating to trash issues from June and July. Despite those citations, residents said things have only gotten worse.Northside apartment resident sends photo of trash on fire outside his apartment window“It’s really not okay, but in the situation we’re in, we need a place to stay,” Poole said.
Trash pick-up is included in the monthly rent, and even as it’s not being picked up, residents are still being charged, according to a screenshot from a resident’s bill portal. “I feel like they don’t care about us at all. All because we’re right here in the middle of poverty on Dunn Avenue doesn’t mean we don’t need the care we deserve. We pay the rent here,” resident Darion Helland said.
The constant problems have led some residents like Poole to start looking for somewhere else to live.News4JAX reached out to Northwood Apartments’ management company Friedman Real Estate for comment. They have not immediately replied.Tiffany comes home to Jacksonville, FL from WBND in South Bend, Indiana. She went to Mandarin High School and UNF. Tiffany is a former WJXT intern, and is joining the team in 2023 as Consumer Investigative Reporter and member of the I-TEAM.