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(Photo: Google Street View ) ATLANTA -- Residents of an Atlanta apartment complex have been given two more weeks to find a new place to live if the complex owners don 't come up with over half a million in unpaid water bills . The Atlanta Department of Watershed Management announced on Monday that it will wait two weeks to cut off water to Sierra Ridge Apartments . After that, residents will be without water because the owners of the complex allegedly haven 't paid their water bill in some time. "The owners of the Sierra Ridge apartment complex have been collecting rents from tenants every month, but h ave not paid their water bills for more than 2 years," Mayor Kasim Reed said in a statement. "The property owners have declined to take advantage of the billing amnesty program and have refused to enter into any payment agreement to resolve the debt." The complex now owes more than $690,000 in past-due balances across four accounts connected to the apart...

ATLANTA - The city of Atlanta cut off water service at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex Monday since, officials say, the complex's owner owes nearly $700,000 in unpaid water bills . The people who live at the Sierra Ridge Apartments on Delmar Lane tell FOX 5 they paid their water bills as part of their rent, but the money, apparently, never made it to the city. When the Mitchell family arrived home Monday morning , there was no running water in the sinks or the kitchen, forcing them to store water buckets throughout their home. The couple has three children, who must be clean for the first day of school on Tuesday. “We done paid our rent and just for them to cut the water off at a short notice and we don't know what is going on,” said James Mitchell , a resident. “They don't treat us like we are human beings because you don't do a human being like this,” said Precious Mitchell , a resident. The residents have found a powerful ally in community activist Derri...

The Shadowood condominium complex , on South Lakes Drive in Reston, has been ordered to stop charging fees for rules violations because its original master deed doesn 't allow it. The court ruling has implications for condo and homeowner associations across Virginia. (Elizabeth Razzi/The Washington Post) UPDATE, Monday, 9 a.m.: In Saturday’s condo board elections , Shadowood’s owners defeated both the incumbent secretary and treasurer, replacing them with two new officers. The next election, for board president Olivia , is in March. ORIGINAL POST: In Reston, there is a condominium complex called Shadowood that has written itself into Virginia history. For years, the Shadowood Condominium Association imposed fees for things like calling the management office or having the wrong color blinds . It towed tenants’ cars for unpaid fees — on the day before Thanksgiving. It turned off the heat or air conditioning to apartments of owners who were in arrears or in violation of its many ...