 We've long time had a housing crisis in our community and some people's inability to act have made it even worse, have exacerbated it. And so we're here to stand up to fight back to make our concerns known and to make sure people are aware of what's going on in our community. Housing is a human right and everybody deserves fair affordable housing and decent housing. Yeah man, so I want to immediately turn it over to the residents because I don't want to talk too much because this is not my plight. I'm here in support of many of the residents that are being directly affected. Again, if you're watching this or if you're seeing this video later, reach out to us and figure out how you can get involved so we can make sure that something is done about what's going on here in our community. We're right here in Lexington Heights right now, but there are several properties that are being affected and you're going to hear from some of the residents in a few moments. Thank you. All right, my name is Joanna Hewlin. I'm a resident of Highland Park and I have been at Highland Park for five years and I was told the 1st of August, I literally was told overnight that my rent has over doubled. My rent went from 825 to 1700 for a three bedroom apartment and I have three girls. I'm a single mother. I do work. I am not on section eight or get any government assistant, but we all are in this thing together. And I have never met prosperity capital partners, nor have I have had any interaction with anyone that's been willing to work with me. And again, like I said, I am a single mom. I work and I try to do all I can to provide for my three girls. And as you all know, we are still in the middle of a pandemic, which is hard on a lot of folks. And then my girls are still adjusting to it to now have to deal with another tragedy or try to come up with $1,700. And not only has it been hurtful for me and my girls, Clark County School District had just started school. I got this letter two weeks after school started and my kids now are nervous and they are being stressed out not knowing whether they're going to have to relocate in the middle of a beginning school year. And also I have children that are going through mental health crisis right now. So again, this has been a burden, an undue burden on me and my family right now or trying to figure out if we're going to be able to stay in our residence that have been there already five years. And again, like I said, at this Clark County already have a homeless crisis and if me and my three girls don't come up with the $1,700, we will be homeless. I have no family that I can live with in Clark County nor does Prosperity Capital Partners that they even talk to me to discuss with me will I have anywhere to go. It has been hurtful. I haven't been able to sleep and I have been very stressed out. This has been a burden on my heart to carry every single day. I have been trying to keep my girl strong in the midst of this heart, heartful situation. And I'm asking that Prosperity Capital Partners and Tristigic Management consider the family that got children in these residence. My rent was not behind. My rent was on time. I have not broken any laws in my residence. A company just came out of Florida and decided to say, hey, I'm going to buy it. I'm going to make money. So I'm going to keep these residents out. So again, no one has come to me to be willing to work with me. And I live at Highland Park Apartments in Athens, Georgia. Thank you. Woo! Yeah! Yeah! All right, what's next? Hi, I'm a resident of 345 Lesnar Heights. I received a letter saying that they're no longer going to renew my lease because of Section 8. And they gave me 30 days June and 30 to get out. I replied back to them and told them I'm not going anywhere. So they rewrote me a letter and said that they gave me another 30 days, which is going to be today that I am moving today. It had been so stressful. But the thing is about the situation is Lesnar Heights, I've been over here 22 years. I never had this problem before. I always had good landlord friends. We're willing to work with all the tenants. But this one came in from Florida. He decided that he didn't want to deal with Section 8 only in certain Section 8s that they deal with. And only in certain people that they deal with. And I feel that I've been talking because I'm the one that like to see the neighborhood run good, things go good and everything. And the ones that live here, they decided I don't know. I don't know if I'm right or wrong about this situation, but I'm going to say it. I don't know what kind of talk they had with them, but I know a lot of stuff have been changed since I received the letter, since I came out here to discriminate against what's going on out here. I was called this morning to ask without coming to a meeting at 122 Lesnar Heights. And I said I sure was. When I came here and came in, now my lawyer was here. They told her she couldn't stay here in the meeting. She couldn't stay in the meeting. So if I had hired her, so I couldn't stay in the meeting. So both of them got put out. But the thing about this situation is 22 years, I never had a problem that I can call and say that they are not willing to help me. But these people that came in here and took over right now, they didn't come and give us no kind of sign, no kind of warning, no kind of nothing. They didn't say anything. They didn't sign us a letter. Through the poster. Tell them I got to get out. We got to get out. We just got out. They're not going to renew our lease. They're not going to renew our lease. They didn't even give us an option. That's right. Did we want a real or not? They say that in other words, they say we don't want you all to go over here. I'm just saying, that's what they say. I mean, that's the way they're putting it. Because in other words, why did they give us an option? Why did they say do y'all want to pay the rent? Instead of putting us out, I don't got sick. I am sick. I had surgery. I don't call COVID because going back and forth, trying to find somewhere to stay. And they didn't want us. They should have at least came and said, do y'all, we finna get ready to sell these blades. Right. No, it's not right. It's not right. And the thing about it is that I don't know why people think that session eight is a bad thing, but some people have bad luck, fall down on their luck, and they have to fall on help. But the thing about it is, they should have came out and said, look, we got company that wants to buy the property. Yeah, they should have warned us. And they should have came out here and gave us three or four months and had time to let us know that they're not going to be able to do at least. Okay. I went through DCA. DCA, I'll do a contract with DCA from this summer to this summer. And they had broke the lease. They had to break the loose. And not to. Because they said I didn't have a lease with the new company. So we are here trying to get things together. We try to get things situation for the next person that come up here and live in less than height, that they won't have to go through it. There we go. Who's next? Who's next? I want to speak about their situation as a tenant. I'm almost, you were going there. All right, man. Well, like I was just saying, they, they, they, I stayed two, six, seven next to my height. They did not give us a warning. And she just said, I have gotten sick trying to go out, trying to find somewhere to stay. I got COVID. And I mean, it's not right. They didn't warn us, but they want to give us, they want to want, they want to give us a six to six notice. But why didn't they come tell us, why did they come tell us six to days before they were going to save this place? Want to let them know so we could find somewhere to stay? No, it's not right. And then they want to use somebody to, to, to, they want to use somebody else to try to help us get to a place that they don't want to stay. It's the trashest city in Athens. How am I? Hell no, I ain't going there. And I mean it. Yeah, yeah. All right. All right. Well, we're the tenants, the residents. We have a demand letter that I'm going to read. I want to say, did anybody else want to share that piece? You good? All right. Okay. This is our demand letter. All right. Tenant demand letter to strategic management partners and prosperity capital partners through this letter, residents, Oblacian and Heights, Holland Park, Rosemary Place and Heading Pines want to notify the owners and management that we are asking for a meeting at each apartment complex open to all tenants and community members. We would like a response about the meeting by Friday, September the second with possible dates for the meeting. As tenants, we have come together and agreed to issue the following demands, provide new leases to all tenants with reduced rent and accept section eight and other subsidized housing vouchers. Do not raise any rent until all necessary renovations and maintenance for help and safety have been addressed. Camping the amount of future rent increased by a maximum of 10% per year. Remove the surcharge for paying online and allow other forms of payment. Payment. I'm sorry. Payment. Sorry about that, y'all. There we go. Payment included and check payments. Provide necessary maintenance and access to all amenities, including trash. Provide relocation assistance to anyone who wants to move such as money for deposit tied to fine desire housing. Return security deposit. We expect a prompt response from you to present more details and establish the terms of our conversation. We are doing this in good faith, seeking a common agreement with you as representatives and owners. This is currently a shortage. Again, there is a currently a shortage of affordable housing in Athens-Clarke County, especially those that accept Section 8 and other subsidized housing vouchers. Even those residents that have accepted to leave have nowhere to go, especially on a short timeline. The actions decided on by the ownership and management will have a significant adverse impact. On the entire community. The entire community. Here in Athens, Georgia will be affected. If everybody loses their residents, and we are homeless, a lot of us do not have nowhere to go. And we cannot pay the rent increase that is way, way extremely too high for a three-bedroom apartment. Come on now. So it's not to my front door. Exactly. And I got out. My girl in the school to continue and move out because of this. Even in these homes. So you affect the whole family dynamic. Not just the asking from the residents. Yes, yes. Housing is a human right. Housing is a human right. Housing is a human right. Housing is a human right. Housing is a human right. Housing is a human right. Housing is a human right. What do you want? Justice. What do you want? Justice. What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now. What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now. What do we want? Justice. Let's get it. We're coming up. Thank you. You did a great job.