McEachin Statement on P.K. Management's Sale of Essex Village

WASHINGTON – Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) issued the following statement after a meeting about Essex Village with Department of Housing and Urban Development representatives:

“After months of my continued inquiries and pressure, I am pleased that P.K. Management has sold Essex Village, where, under their poor management, residents lived in unsafe and unsanitary conditions for far too long. Everyone deserves to live in a clean, sanitary, and safe home.

“While collecting millions of taxpayer dollars, P.K. Management failed to meet its basic responsibilities – and that failure has hurt residents. P.K Management had two choices – clean up or get out.  With new ownership, residents will finally have the opportunity to get the clean, livable and safe housing they deserve.

“I will continue to monitor living conditions at Essex Village and the remaining P.K. Management properties – I hope that P.K. Management will sell other properties where their management has been lacking. I will continue to be vigilant, to object loudly and strenuously when my constituents are put at risk, and to use the power of my office to ensure that everyone has decent housing. I am pleased that for Essex Village those efforts appear to have been successful.”

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