MIDWEST CITY — Residents of an apartment complex here fear their homes are going the way of so many others owned by a California-based property investor — higher crime, unsafe, unhealthy and eventually condemned.
Silverwood Apartments at 1200 N Air Depot Blvd. was bought in 2006 by SRP Property, a company owned by Shashikant Jogani of California.
Since 2008, three complexes linked to Jogani — Eagle Point Apartments, Logan Point Apartments and Kristie Manor Apartments — have been condemned in Del City.
Records show Jogani is connected with more than a dozen properties in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Pauls Valley.
Calls to Jogani and his attorney were not returned.
Court records show that five properties in Oklahoma County, including Logan Point and Eagle Point Apartments, and one in Tulsa are in various states of foreclosure.
Silverwood residents, many of whom wish to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, complain of leaking roofs, broken heating and air units, mold and mildew problems and a cracked and unstable second-floor walkway in one building.
The complex manager said she is aware of the complaints and they are being addressed. Some tenants have also received window units to help cool their homes.
Midwest City building inspectors have responded to six complaints this year of roof leaks, electrical problems and unstable walkways in the complex.
Building inspector Kevin Brown said that Silverwood’s management has been cooperative in responding to complaints.
Deborah Jenkins, director of rental assistance for the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, said 30 families living in Silverwood receive housing assistance.
She said her office has received numerous complaints of mold, broken air conditioning units and ceiling leaks.
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