![]() An article in the LA Times highlighted the high incidence of criminal activity occurring in the downtown area at luxury apartments that attract college students who can afford to pay higher rent. This case, while putting the spotlight on a horrible crime and potential liability consequences facing property owners, is not isolated when it comes to criminal activity that takes place at apartment complexes – no matter the location. He is a filing a motion for a new trial for the judge to reconsider the verdict. ![]() The owner’s attorney, of course, said the award was way too high, and “should have been a $2 million case.” He said there were “only two crimes following the death of the 13-year-old boy” at the complex where the father was killed. In light of the high crime area, the victim’s lawyer claimed that the property owner did not step up security measures and only had an unarmed courtesy officer making the rounds twice daily. In fact, between 20 there were 51 robberies and seven aggravated assaults with weapons in the area, the majority of which took place at the complex across the street – also owned by the same company where both deaths occurred. The complex is situated in an area known for crime. The award some speculate was that large because of a previous shooting that took place in 2013 at the same complex that killed a 13-year-old boy. The shooting during an apparent robbery took the life of a father of three who was returning home from going to the store. But that’s exactly the amount the jury rendered after it was convinced by the victim’s lawyer that the owners of the complex were lax when it came to security. A $10 million verdict was not what the owners of an apartment complex in Clayton County, Georgia expected to hear in connection with a 2015 shooting death of one of its residents.
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