A fascinating article from Denver 7 News about how tenants complained about poor living conditions years before large waves of immigrants from South America began arriving to the Denver metro area.

AURORA, Colo. — Inspection records show residents at an Aurora apartment building were deeply troubled and upset about their living conditions years before reports of Venezuelan gang members garnered widespread media attention.

It’s a fact that has gotten lost or omitted in much of the recent coverage about Aurora.

Code enforcement and inspection records dating back to 2020 show numerous violations, including mice infestations, ceiling damage, and dozens of unlawful vehicles parked in the parking lot. Aurora city officials say property owners failed to address and resolve most of these issues.

In March 2023, residents of the Aspen Grove apartment complex (known by several names) at 1568 Nome Street invited Denver7 inside their homes to see their living conditions. Residents said they had been without heat for several months and were dealing with mold and rodents.

“I’ve told the managers since the first week I lived here about the mold,” Alyssa Alva said at the time.

Alva, who had a 10-month-old baby, said CBZ Management, which owns and manages the property, would not fix the problem.

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