After months of complaints at a HUD-assisted property in Springfield, U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski sent a letter to building management expressing concerns on behalf of residents.
The company, Pacific Management Inc., owns 17 residential properties across Illinois, most of which serve low-income and senior communities.
Pacific Management President and CEO Jeffrey Richards said the complaints were news to him and that allegations were not in line with how the company operates.
Affordable housing advocates worry that HUD budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration will make situations like this one more common.
