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Staff recommends condemning 13 buildings at Legacy Country Club Apartments at 1601 Mimosa Park Road
Summary
A city staff member (Virgil) recommended putting 13 of 34 buildings at Legacy Country Club Apartments up for condemnation, citing long-standing maintenance issues, open units, overflowing dumpsters and at least one unauthorized sublet found during inspection; council members asked for a site visit and for the owner to present a credible plan.
Virgil, a city staff member, told the council the city is recommending condemnation of 13 of the 34 buildings at Legacy Country Club Apartments, 1601 Mimosa Park Road, after more than a year of property-maintenance inspections that found unsafe conditions.
"We're putting up for condemnation," Virgil said, summarizing staff's recommendation and showing photographs of the buildings. He told council members the city first addressed maintenance concerns in 2024–25 and that problems resurfaced this year, including multiple units left open to the public, overflowing dumpsters and trash, and boarded units that had been forced back open. Virgil said inspectors also discovered an unauthorized sublet in one unit: "I pulled it up to Building 20, which is in condemnation, and 1 of the units, I walked around is supposed to be vacant. And I hear an air conditioning unit running ... come to find out somebody had sublet it."
Virgil said a small number of tenants remain on-site and that the combination of unsecured, open, or partially boarded units created unsafe conditions for residents and neighbors. He recommended moving forward with condemnation unless the property owner presents a credible plan to restore habitability.
Council members pressed staff on whether the buildings had been boarded and on visible debris; one councilmember suggested visiting the site: "I think we'll drive out," Virgil responded. Staff also noted the property sits in Councilwoman Raven's district, framing a local-representation context for follow-up action.
No formal condemnation motion or vote was recorded during the pre-council briefing; staff characterized the process as lengthy and said further details and photographs would be presented. Next steps include a continued staff review, possible site visits by councilmembers, and return to the council with further documentation or a formal action recommendation.
Claims and follow-up: Virgil reported an instance of an unauthorized sublet and said the conditions make the property unsafe; council requested a site visit and said action should proceed absent a convincing remediation plan from the owner.
