A well-known Northside apartment complex was recently sold with hopes of transforming the complex with new experiences for residents.

Marcia Fudge, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, met Monday with residents from properties in Jacksonville that receive assistance from HUD.

Marcia Fudge, the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, met Monday with residents from properties in Jacksonville that receive assistance from HUD.

City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman on Wednesday evening met with representatives of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and residents of the Hilltop Village Apartments.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says in a statement that its No. 1 priority is the safety and wellbeing of people living in HUD-assisted properties.

The Duval County School Board on Tuesday is set to consider a resolution that would ask the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to stop issuing Section 8 housing vouchers for Hilltop Village Apartments until the complex clears up a rodent problem.

New information following about a monthslong investigation into an embattled apartment community in Northwest Jacksonville where the News4Jax I-TEAM found a mice infestation in April of this year: Court documents confirm the problems still have not been fixed.

Six months after an I-TEAM investigation first exposed a rodent infestation and other unsafe living conditions at Hilltop Village Apartments in Jacksonville, Florida’s governor is cutting off all state money to companies associated with the complex – penalizing them for failing to make fixes and allowing the problems to continue.

City Councilman Matt Carlucci was so upset by complaints about conditions at a Jacksonville apartment complex that he went to visit the complex Wednesday — and he was disturbed by what he found.

Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were sent to investigate a shooting Tuesday night reported on West 45th Street in the Moncrief neighborhood.

Our I-TEAM investigation into the mice infestation at Hilltop Village Apartments in Northwest Jacksonville has helped uncover a statewide problem. Hilltop Village Apartments is an affordable housing complex managed by Cambridge Management, Inc., and now, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on HUD to inspect all properties managed by Cambridge Management across the state of Florida.

Members of the Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday evening approved a bill to help people move out of the Hilltop Village Apartments.

Tenants at Hilltop Village Apartments, a government-subsidized complex in Northwest Jacksonville that have been reporting problems with rodents for the past year have now asked a judge to force the owner to move them until the mice infestation is fixed.

The city of Jacksonville is drafting new policy and procedures related to how code enforcement officers hold landlords accountable if they find violations that do not meet minimum housing standards.

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman on Wednesday morning sent a letter to the property management company that oversees Hilltop Village Apartments requesting that all tenants living in buildings infested with rodents be moved and given hotel vouchers while Cambridge Management works to rid the 14 apartment buildings of rodents and correct other code violations.

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman held a community meeting Thursday evening with tenants at the Hilltop Village Apartments in Northwest Jacksonville.

The I-TEAM has obtained inspection reports that not only reveal that all 14 buildings at the Hilltop Village Apartments have a mice infestation -- but there are other safety violations as well.

News4Jax partnered with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid to offer a phone bank Thursday morning after the I-TEAM investigation Rodent Residential uncovered a mice infestation at the Hilltop Village Apartments. Here are the answers to the three most commonly asked questions.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two people were rushed to a hospital for treatment Friday evening after a shooting outside the Hilltop Village Apartments, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Numerous evidence markers were placed on the ground throughout the parking lot of the Northwest Jacksonville apartment complex. According to the Sheriff’s Office, both victims had injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. There was no description of the shooter and no arrests were announced. The shooting comes about a day after a man was found shot to death at the apartment complex.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office were called to investigate a shooting Thursday night in the Moncrief neighborhood. The shooting occurred at the Hilltop Village Apartments. A spokesperson for JSO said officers and Jacksonville Fire Rescue responded to the area for a reported shooting around 7:45 Thursday night. Upon arrival, a man was found with at least one gunshot wound. No further information was released, including whether the man was found inside or outside of an apartment.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4Jax has obtained video that was taken as shots rang out at the Hilltop Village Apartments on Oct. 14. Because the Sheriff’s Office has not identified the man in the video, News4Jax has chosen to blur that person’s face. “They need to do something about these apartments because it’s really really bad," McKay said. According to Lt. John Gay, with the Sheriff’s Office, one of the two men who were found shot had life-threatening injuries. Anyone with additional information was asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office or make an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At least 20 units from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting Wednesday evening at a Northwest Jacksonville apartment complex. Lt. John Gay, with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, said units were called to the Hilltop Village Apartments shortly after 3:30 p.m. Two men were found shot. He said the shooting occurred in the courtyard. The motive for the shooting is unknown. Anyone with information was asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office or make an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville police announced early Tuesday morning that a missing 11-year-old boy was found safe. The Missing Child Alert was first issued about 9:10 a.m. Sunday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. On Monday, people in the complex, where Keavon’s photo on missing posters are posted, were hopeful he’ll be found safe. “Sometimes 11-year-olds want to do what they want to do, but this is something to take very seriously because there’s a child missing,” a neighbor in the apartment complex said Monday. The FDLE canceled the Missing Child Alert about 4 a.m. Tuesday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Adrian Gainer Sr. stood in the summer heat Tuesday, holding a young child in his arms with family members at his side, to announce he is suing the Hilltop Village Apartments. Gainer's 16-year-old son, Adrian Gainer Jr., was shot and killed at the apartment complex in broad daylight on Feb. 25. Though it has been months since his son was gunned down, the father's pain is as if it happened today. "So I am asking ya'll, please stop the violence and ya'll help us stay strong," Adrian Gainer Sr. said. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Adrian Gainer Jr.'s death is considered a murder and the case remains unsolved.

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