The broken windows and burned-down apartment homes are the first indication that Bolden Townhomes, which are located in the shadow of the Oakland City MARTA station at the intersection of Island Terrace and Oakland Drive in Southwest Atlanta, is yet another example of urban blight in the city.

On Friday morning, Bolden Townhomes residents and representatives from the Housing Justice League gathered near the entrance of the complex for a rally. The apartments have been described by many as “unlivable” and “illegal.”

“There’s a lot going on here,” Torrieanna Good said.

“My neighbor’s whole kitchen ceiling caved in on her. We can’t get management to listen to us.”

Good has lived at the Bolden Townhomes apartment complex for three months, and she’s already over the experience.

“We were pa

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