Utilities Shutoff Force Out Residents In 128-Unit Complex As Landlord Leaves Gas & Water Bills Unpaid

In Rantoul, Illinois, The News Gazette reports:

• Natural-gas service has been shut off to a large Rantoul apartment complex, and the village has posted the apartments as unfit for occupancy. Tenants of Autumn Glen apartments, on Hobson Drive on Rantoul's northeast side, have until 5 p.m. May 27 to move out. Water service will be shut off on that date. Notices have been posted alerting tenants.

• Nicor officials said they shut off natural gas Wednesday morning because the owner, Evergreen Property Management, had not paid its bills. Autumn Glen Property Manager Terry Flick said he and the tenants had known since early May that the action was imminent. Many tenants began looking for new homes right away. Flick estimated on Thursday that 60 of the 128 apartments were occupied, with more residents moving out by the day.

For more, see Residents of Autumn Glen apartments get deadline to move. RentSigmaSkimming