This overview includes information directly related to the Riverside Apartments and the Riverside Community located in unincorporated Austell GeorgiaNovember 2019The 3 sister properties (Kingsley Village, Parkview, Hunters Grove Apartments) located in the Riverside Community/ unincorporated Austell Cobb County are under new ownership ( pending sale November 15) which Cobb County Government made a priority to oversee code enforcement inspections after receiving multiple complaints from residents . We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association organized and mobilized residents to speak up. The 3 properties combined have 470 units and are considered the largest multi family units on Riverside Parkway -Riverside/ Austell Community because of one owner owning all 3 apartments and they are located within walking distance of each other.On November 16th 2019 a community meeting and health fair was held at Kingsley Village Apartments Thrive Resource Center. WellCare hosted the health fair. Residents discussed next steps and planned for December 6th meeting with new owners. Cobb county Chairman Mike Boyce attended and Community affairs police officer Michael Hill attended the health fair. Thank you to Noriel Johnson with WellCare for planning the health fair. The event was in observance of National family engagement month. Promoting healthy families. Thank you to Mrs Terri Cummings neighbor to the Riverside Community for attending and being of assistance as well. Community partners South Cobb Council pta family engagement, Kaiser, Cobb County Health Department, Goodwill, Girls Inc, Mallisa Ocean Riverside Intermediate School parent Engagement Specialist This meeting took place almost to the year to date from the November 17 2018 townhall meeting at Premier Learning Academy where residents met and complained and District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid and Michael Murphy Special Assistant to Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce heard the issues and from that meeting we have reached a year of results on November 16 2019November 5th 2019 15 youth participated in Civic engagement workshop at Kingsley Village Apartments hosted by We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association. Thank you to Cobb County board of elections for providing workbooksOctober 2019Premier Apartments and Concepts 21 in Riverside Community are sold and under new ownershipThe villas of Riverside has new name Azure Apartments and are sold and under new ownership Job fair held at Kingsley Village apartments hosted by Good will resource centerRiverside Epic Center hosts mega trunk and treat event September 2019Good neighbor day event September 29 at Kingsley Village ApartmentsCensus Representative attends eventSeptember 2735 youth take Fall break field trip to Mlk center organized by We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association . Thank you to Kim Jeffrey and Girls inc for assisting with transportation Community partners Sandy Johnson and associatesAugust 2019National night out against crime kickball tournament at Parkview Apartments. Event hosted by We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association in partnership with Cobb County Police Department. Thank you to Amerigroup for sponsoring T-shirt’s for the event.Residents from the apartment complexes continue to attend meetings at South Cobb Redevelopment Authority, Marietta Housing Authority, Cobb County Board of Commissioner meetings, schoolBoard meetings, city council meetings July 2019Austell Community Taskforce host back to schoolEvent and give out 300 book bags and schoolSuppliesFirst Christian Church of Mableton host back to school community worship and fellowship for teachers and staffHouse bill 346 becomes a law no retaliation on renters for reporting maintenance issuesMini camp at Kingsley Village Apartments Provides summer lunches to children.School board member David Morgan, Richard Oelligrini, Geneva Vanderhorst, Barry Krebs and Leroy Tre Hutchins speaks at leadership day at summer program Cobb public health department presents asthma workshop to youth.June 2019 The Riverside Apartments (Kingsley Village, Parkview, Hunters Grove Apartments) host update meeting with managers. Complaints were still made about maintenance issues. District 4 Commissioner Lisa Cupid, Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce and Cobb County Police Department Precinct 2 commander Major Craig Owens attend meetingThe week in review 5/ 20/ 2019Chairman Mike Boyce visits Parkview and Kingsley Village Apartments to review maintenance repairs Fatherhood initiative conversation held at Family Life Restoration banquet hall in Mableton Georgia on 5/20 panelists was the Fatherhood initiation division with Georgia Department of Human ServicesPebblebrook High School graduation was 5/22/2019. Pebblebrook High School has a transient rate of 30 to 35 percent. There are 25 apartment complex/ mobile homes in its attendance zone. No other high schoolIn Cobb County have that many “ transient” households in its boundaries. Congratulations or in order for parents and students who make it to graduation day.Safe place Atl hosted a townhall at First United Methodist church in Powder Springs on May 23. Topic was housing, education, criminal reform. May 30th the owners of the 3 apartment complexes on Riverside Parkway have a scheduled arraignment with Cobb County State CourtWe Thrive in Riverside Renters Association will host summer mini camp at Kingsley Village Apartments. Residents from Parkview Apartments, Kingsley village and Hunters Grove apartments can attend for free. Kingsley Village will also be the site for summer lunch program and volunteers will distribute lunches.Volunteers will also manage the camp for 5 weeks. Contact Monica DeLancy 7703696531 for informationCobb Legal Aid will host eviction clinic at Cobb magistrate court on Thursdays at 3pmOn May 9th Resource connection/rental assistance workshop at Kingsley Village Apartments 595 Riverside Parkway 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Guest speakers Chairman Mike Boyce attended, Precinct 2 commander Craig Owens, Brian Hamilton-Sweetwater Camp, Keesha Dabney DFACS-kinship coordinator, Tosha Ford Construction Ready Jobs, Barbara Smith Right choice home loans, officer James Conwell community affairs departmentparticipants received information about rental assistance and other resourcesMay 8th Governor Kemp signs HB 346 healthy apartments law5/6/2019 Austell Community Taskforce hosts monthly meeting, guest speaker Wanda Cunningham, Riverside LLCMaintenance on units at the apartment complexes are being performed4/27 Riverside Intermediate School clean up meet at Riverside Intermediate School 930 am to 1030 am 481 S. Gordon Road Mableton Georgia 30126The week of 4/22/2019Cobb County code enforcement department provides updated spreadsheet on the apartment units that were inspected or requested inspectionsChairman Mike Boyce visited Parkview ApartmentsManagement company is working to complete repair requestsMonica DeLancy spoke at Cobb County Board of Commissioners Meeting on 4/23/2019 and the Cobb county board of educators meeting on 4/24/2019 on updates about the Riverside apartment community4/ 15/ 2019 residents from the Riverside Community attended South Cobb Redevelopment Authority meeting and spoke during public comment. 4/10/2019 - Cobb County Government hosted a community meeting to discuss apartment inspections, next steps. The meeting was in partnership with We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association. there were residents that attended from multiple apartments in the Riverside Community who had concerns. In attendance were Chairman Mike Boyce, District 4 commissioner, Lisa Cupid, Monica DeLancy, organizer We Thrive in Riverside Renters association and CCSD parent resource specialist. Resource guides were distributed by We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association. In attendance were SCLC and NAACP4/10/2019 new signs posted on apartments with new management name listed.4/9/2010- Community affairs did a walk through on Hunters Grove Apartments with manager4/1/2019- New management company for the 3 apartment complexes Amifor management, new management company for Kingsley Village, Hunters Grove Apartments, Parkview Apartments. The owners of the properties are the same. The new management team assures maintenance requests will be process, partnership with community affairs, and being resourceful to tenants. 4/2/2019- HB 346 passes senate and will be presented to Governor Kemp to sign, no retaliation on renters who complain about maintenance request. The bill was present by Representative Sharon Cooper3/26/2019-the Cobb County Board of Commissioners will present a resolution supporting House Bill 346 which states no landlord retaliation on renters who complain about maintenance repairs. The resolution will be read at the 7pm meeting3/25/2019 Cobb County Chairman Mike Boyce will visit Parkview Apartments 360 Riverside Parkway Austell Georgia on Monday March 25th. positive feedback, security lights are on the property and residents have stated that their maintenance request are being performed.3/21/2019 Opportunity to thrive community pop up was held at Parkview Apartments 360 Riverside Parkway Austell, Georgia on Thursday March 21st 1:00pm to 4pm. This will be an opportunity for residents to meet the new managers and receive fresh fruits and vegetables from Amerigroup. In addition there will be resource guides and keep Cobb Beautiful info table so residents can learn strategies to help keep their community clean. The community pop up is in partnership with We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association.3/15/2019 The attorney representing the 3 sister properties Kingsley Village, Parkview Apartments and Hunter Grove apartments withdrew from the eviction cases . All cases from those properties were dismissed and residents who had counter claims were awarded their judgements. There were multiple Judgements awarded were $15000, $1500,$2950, $1200,$1000.On March 12th 30 residents from the south Cobb community went to the state Capitol to discuss HB346 with elected officials and education policies.HB 346 is the bill presented by Representative Sharon Cooper that stops landlord from retaliation if residents complain about living conditions on rental properties. The trip was organized by Monica Delancy, We thrive in Riverside Renters Association in partnership with national center on learning disabilities and Word of Faith sponsored the transportation.On Monday March 11th new property managers took over the property and stated that they are in the process of working maintenance orders and speaking with tenants to build relationships. The tenants who went to court for eviction was filed before the new management started on March 11th.March 7th code violation hearing for the 3 apartment complexes at 9am at Cobb County magistrate court at 9am., Owners given Jury trialMarch 3, Georgia State Representatives passed HOUSE Bill 346, that prevents landlord for retaliation against renters, it now moves to the Georgia State SenateMarch 1st a Kingsley village resident was awarded $10000 in court on an eviction counter claim . February 28, Apartment manager hosted tenant meeting at Parkview, Kingsley village, hunters Grove apartmentsFebruary 27th Cobb Chairman Mike Boyce visited residents at Kingsley Village and was joined by SCLC, school social workers, Austell Community Taskforce and We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association. Resource lists were passed our Cobb Legal AID brochureFebruary 26th, We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association attended Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting and spoke about HB346, housing concerns in the Riverside Community Representative Sharon Cooper introduces HB 346 bill passed in legislation to stop landlords from retaliation against residents who are “whistle blowers”. Commissioner Lisa Cupid and special assistant to Cobb Chairman . Michael Murphy attended hearings.AJC and Marietta Daily Journal ran updates stories about the apartment crisis on Friday February 21st and Monday February 25th and featured We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association, and testimony from residents at Parkview and Kingsley Village Apartments.Monday February 18th residents from Hunters Grove, and Kingsley Village Apartments attended South Cobb Redevelopment Authority meeting and spoke about Riverside apartment crisis.February 13th, Residents attended Marietta Housing Authority meeting and spoke during public commentResidents attended Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting on February 12th, residents spoke during public comment.AJC and Cobb County Courier provide updated articles about the apartment complex on February 12thFebruary 7, February 8, and February 9 Residents were frustrated about the hearings reset and We Thrive in Riverside in Renters Association and SCLC held a press conference on February 7th. The Atlanta journal constitution and the Cobb County Courier ran stories about the apartments. January 31st 2019the owners received a continuanceDecember 2018The hearing for the code violations for Kingsley Village Apartments, Hunters Grove Apartments. Parkview Apartments were set for December 2018, the owners were granted a reset and.November 17th 2018 We Thrive in Riverside Renters association hosted annual townhall meeting, primary concerns were maintenance issues at apartment complexes.Thank you,Monica DeLancyWe Thrive in Riverside Renters Association 770-369-6531
