COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The owners of an apartment complex on the city's Southeast Side have been sued over poor living conditions that include no heat. Columbus' Property Action Team filed the lawsuit last week against the owners of the Life at Edgewater Landing apartment complex, located in the Eastland area off Refugee Road, according to court documents. I-71 exit near Tanger Outlets to be built under ODOT proposal The lawsuit claims the owners failed to have working heat in dozens of apartments, forcing the city to evacuate 49 units amid frigid temperatures outside and low temperatures in the units. Documents state that Code Enforcement received multiple notices in recent months that units have been without heat due to a failing boiler system. Code Enforcement reportedly inspected the property with each complaint and determined that the patchwork fixes being made were an insufficient long-term solution and that the system needed to be replaced. In January, an emergency notice to repair the system was issued. In addition to issues with the heating systems, Code Enforcement cited the property owners for more than 100 additional violations over the past two years, with 51 violations remaining outstanding. Documents also state that there have been more than 1,100 calls for police service to the premises over the past two years. According to court documents, police have responded to reports of five shootings, 33 shots fired, and 48 persons with guns. CPD has also taken over 340 offense reports at the property since January 2023. These reports include 25 assaults, eight felony assaults, and one homicide. Group working to protect Columbus’ immigrants amid Trump’s return The Columbus Fire Department has been called to the Premises over 600 times since January 2023. These calls include 13 calls for drug overdoses. The lawsuit seeks to recoup the cost of relocating affected households to temporary housing under the City’s recently enacted Relocation Assistance Code, which requires landlords to cover relocation costs due to emergency vacate orders. The city said it is the first property the City has filed against under this new ordinance.