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Residents press council over Brookhaven Lehi management, cite broken gate, unpaid landscaping and sewage damage
Summary
Residents of the Brookhaven Lehi complex raised multiple maintenance and safety complaints during public comment at the April 7 council meeting, including a broken security gate, unresolved landscaping bills, locked utility closets and a sewage leak causing roughly $4,000 in reported damage.
During the meeting's public comment period on April 7, residents of the Brookhaven Lehi complex reported ongoing problems with the property's management and asked the borough to increase pressure on the management company to resolve safety and maintenance issues.
Resident Chris Gueye described multiple unresolved issues at the complex, saying he and other residents have received little information from the management company (which residents referred to as "Franklin") about repairs and assessments. He listed a broken rising gate on the church side that was down after a recent storm, damaged dumpster-area gates, locked utility closets that had been moved to prevent access, landscaping contractors refusing service until about $20,000 is paid, and an outstanding $50,000 bill residents say the HOA owes from the prior year.
Gueye said plumbing errors had caused sewage to leak into units: "The plumber said that the pipes were not installed correctly... it's well over $4,000 of damage right now," he said, asking the borough for help ensuring HOA insurance and the management company pursue repairs.
Borough response and context
Council members acknowledged multiple ongoing site visits and inspections. A council member reported the building punchlist was "probably about 90% complete" while also saying different teams had received varying accounts of progress. Officials said some recent cleanup and utility-closet work had been completed, but landscaping, dumpster gates and new storm damage remained to be addressed.
Enforcement and citations
Council and staff noted that code citations are written by the borough code officer and can be up to $1,000 per day; the actual fine amount is determined by the court system. Council members said the borough is "working, putting the pressure on" the management company and that staff had attempted to coordinate inspections and communications, but that many management-company staff were "away" or not responding to scheduled meetings.
Public records and meetings
Residents said they have not been kept informed about board changes at the property; one resident said meeting minutes showed the HOA board still had only four members. The resident also reported that management representatives had purportedly moved material from one closet to another in an effort to hide storage that had been the subject of complaints.
No formal council action was taken during the April 7 meeting on the Brookhaven Lehi complaints; council members said they would continue inspections, work through code-enforcement citations as appropriate and try to keep residents informed of developments.
Ending
Residents were urged to keep the borough informed about new incidents and to provide documentation of damages for any insurance or code-enforcement follow-up. Council members said they would continue coordination with public works, code enforcement and the borough solicitor to press for repairs and clearer communication.
