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§ 881

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§ 881
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United States v. Southland Management Corp., 326 F.3d 669 (2002)
Effective Date
2002-05-22
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https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/27565/united-states-v-southland-managem... ↗

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        While the dissent downplays the severity of these
problems, the record provides ample evidence that conditions at
the Complex were deplorable. One resident attested that she would
catch ten or more rats in her apartment every day and that the
rats would crawl in her baby’s crib, chew the nipples off the
baby’s bottles, and drink the baby’s milk. Another resident
indicated that roaches were so prevalent in her home that they
had infested her bed. She would kill roaches inadvertently while
she was sleeping by rolling over in her sleep. A third resident
stated that, in addition to problems with roaches and mice, her
apartment had non-functional plumbing, holes in the walls, doors
with no doorknobs, and windows that could not be locked.
     Crime at the Complex was alarmingly high as well. Drug
related crimes were particularly prevalent. In 1995 alone, the
Jackson Police Department received 43 calls reporting narcotics
violations at the Complex and the police made arrests at the
Complex on at least 17 different occasions for narcotics
violations. Non-drug-related crimes were also common at the
Complex. In one two-year interval during the time period
relevant to this litigation, the Jackson Police Department’s
records indicate 57 cases of aggravated or simple assault, 12
auto burglaries, 26 house burglaries, 9 auto thefts, 1 armed
robbery, 17 cases of vandalism, 1 murder, 14 larcenies, and 2
rapes at the Complex.
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        The record contains reports from inspections conducted
by the Defendants’ mortgage company giving the Complex
“satisfactory” ratings during the relevant time period. However,
as John Maertz, the Government’s expert witness, indicated in his
report, mortgage company inspections tend to be far shorter and