For at least the last decade, tenants of a Franklin apartment complex say they have been plagued by unwelcome roommates.

Pictures and videos sent to the Daily Journal show raccoons sitting atop roofs, and tenants say they can hear skittering and scattering above their ceiling. A few tenants even allege insulation falls out of their air vents because of raccoon mischief.

Franklin Place Apartments, owned by Indianapolis-based Kittle Property Group, was previously in the news after tenants reported sewage and water issues in 2021. Tenants reported other issues then, including raccoon problems. Tenants say they are still dealing with many of the same issues.

‘Didn’t know what else to do’

Hannah Lentz, a tenant since 2019, took to Facebook on May 1 to speak out because she “[didn’t] know wh

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