BLOOMINGTON The Crawford Apartments are supposed to be a place where Bloomington's homeless can live and access services to turn their lives around. The city says the owners of the complex are falling far short of that promise.

Bloomington sued the apartments' owners in June for unsafe housing conditions and not providing supportive services to residents.

The city demanded that the owners and managers, Continental Management and Beacon Inc., bring the building up to code by August 1. Since they did not, it filed a breach of contract motion with the Crawford on Tuesday.

"The city has spent longer than a year based on background to bring these apartments up to code, and we're still not there," said Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson. "Housing first options have to come with critical support

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