BEDFORD – Jeff Jones, the owner of Pendragon Properties, is now at the center of a legal battle with Bedford officials over the deplorable conditions of his rental properties.

The City of Bedford filed a lawsuit in Lawrence Circuit Court in September 2024, alleging that Jones has allowed units at his Southview Terrace complex, located on Ted Jones Drive, to deteriorate to such a severe extent that they are unfit for human habitation. The Southview Terrace complex, recently assessed at $4 million, comprises multiple buildings located on Ted Jones Drive. Jeff Jones court paperwork Download

In court documents, the city describes units as “teeming with mold, rank with rot, and riddled with roaches.” The City of Bedford alleged that some of the 11 two-story buildings have suffered such ex

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