Families forced to move out of homes

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MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — The Artesian Court Apartments were sold to go caller transitional lodging for Recovery Works, a caller rehab clinic.

However, it means that the 44 families surviving astatine the flat analyzable successful Morgan County are being forced to determination out, with galore of them telling I-Team 8 they are preparing to person to unrecorded retired connected the streets.

“I ain’t ne'er been connected the street, never. I’ve ne'er been homeless. I’ve ne'er been connected the street,” said Artisan Court Apartments nonmigratory Beth Parsons, 64, who says her household has been calling astir but it’s been hard to find disposable housing. “We person our income, each 1 of america has our ain income, that’s not truly the problem. It’s the down payment, the deposit and past uncovering a place.”

According to records obtained by I-Team 8 by the Morgan County Recorder’s Office, Duane Ennis sold Artesian Court Apartments to developer Obsidian Martin South LLC.

Parsons says residents were fixed 30 days to determination out, starting Sept. 29.

“These are our blankets that are clean, that we whitethorn person to usage if we’re going to the structure truthful we’ll enactment warm,” Parsons told I-Team 8 connected Thursday.

Artesian Court Apartments spot manager Stevens Barry told I-Team 8 by phone, “We are helping our residents with rehousing and relocation.”

Barry says immoderate residents person recovered caller lodging and the analyzable has offered to springiness residents their October deposits backmost and an further $400.

Resident Amy Greeson says she wishes the caller owners would springiness them until the caller twelvemonth to determination out.

“With the rainy upwind and snowfall coming, it’s not going to springiness radical capable clip to find a place, (plus) Thanksgiving and Christmas (are) coming up. It’s not capable time,” Greeson said.

I-Team 8 reached retired to Pinnacle Treatment Centers, which volition tally the caller Recovery Works Martinsville determination and transitional housing. Pinnacle Treatment Centers did not instantly respond to comment.

Parsons says her household has been engaged packing their flat but are acrophobic they won’t find a caller spot successful time. “I don’t cognize what’s going to hap to us. We request help.”