meanwhile in North Jersey tenants at a Newark housing complex say they're desperate pleas for help are being neglected after an Essex County Superior Court Judge gave landlords a second extension this week to fix major repairs at Georgia King Village it's a low-income housing community where renters say they've been living with mold leaky pipes and rats Melissa Rose Cooper has the story there are tenants they don't own the property landlords have access to it anytime that they feel like if there's a problem in there whether it's a health and safety issue they can go in there but they chose not to because they don't want to G Cureton expressing her disappointment with what she says continues to be deplorable living conditions at Georgia King Village in Newark last month a judge gave the management company l m development a one-month extension to make necessary repairs at the complex yesterday lawyers confirmed abatements were made to a majority of Apartments except some where they didn't have access but Cureton says all they did was put Band-Aids on the issues let's not just put a Band-Aid on let's address the real cause of the problem let's get down to the cause of the problem because once we get down to the cause of the problem we will no longer have these problems that we're having right now and we I wouldn't have to be talking to you or nobody else the infrastructure they need brand new pipes internal and external pipes they need brand new elevators as usual heavy pull downpour now through this wall now he's going through the walls this is video Georgia King residents Ellie kwahukame shared a flooding from her basement taken last weekend um this is it same same another rain basement flooded when we visited her in February she was also dealing with a major rat problem since then she says management patched up the whole so she hasn't seen another rats but the continued flooding is leaving Behind These water bugs all over I'm not happy I don't like it I want something to be done about this it's not right the judge yesterday gave l m management to to perform inspections in the apartments needing repairs that had not yet been accessed tenants say all they want is a decent place to live this is a historical building this building has been around I think over 50 some years and to preserve it would be an honor to do that but if we continue to let it go like it's going right now and we have some laws such as l m it won't be around Band-Aids is not going to fix it temporary fixes is not going to resolve the situation they have to get to the cause of the problem and put some money there we don't need any more new windows we don't need any more new glasses we don't need any more new floors we don't need no more bathrooms no new playgrounds let's fix the infrastructure so we have hot heat and hot water we have operable elevators we'll have exactly what we need and we won't have to be having this discussion a spokesperson for l m issued a statement saying we continue to work with our residents and the city on resolving any last outstanding issues at Georgia King Village to ensure we are providing the high quality affordable housing that our community deserves the next court proceeding is expected to take place next month for NJ Spotlight news I am Melissa Rose Cooper [Music]