KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — More than a month after strong winds ripped part of the roof off a Kalamazoo apartment building, one of its residents is frustrated that her unit remains in disrepair.
One of the buildings at Westchester Woods Apartments off of West KL Avenue sustained damage during the wind storm that impacted all of West Michigan on March 8.
The damage rendered some units unlivable, but Karli Mallette, a 23-year-old Western Michigan University student, says she has been forced to stay in her unit despite problems. Water leaks from her ceiling when it rains and she says she’s therefore unable to use her living room. She is also concerned that the ceiling may collapse, which she said has happened in other units.
Mallette wants to be moved to a different unit or be allowed to break her lease but claims she’s not getting help from apartment management.
“It’s bad,” she told 24 Hour News 8 on Wednesday. “I cry often, like on and off, when I really think about it.”
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