MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis Housing Authority complex, Foote Homes, will soon be no more.

While there’s no timeline for demolition, MHA said all of the residents will be transferred in the next six to nine months.

WREG spoke with one resident, who said she can’t wait for that day to come. Mold, mildew and rodent problems were just a few of her complaints.

She told the On Your Side Investigators she’s fed up with living in filth.

“It was horrible. It was unlivable!” Temekea Kimble said.

Kimble was describing the conditions of her previous Foote Homes apartment. She began sending WREG pictures of the problems.

“It was molding in the ceiling. It was molding on the walls. It was molding in the closet. It was water coming out of the ceiling, out of the floor, just all over.”

The photographs show water damage and mold so bad in some places, it’s obvious the ceiling was peeling, and areas around doors and walls were buckling.

Frustrated and fed up, Kimble turned to WREG after she said she couldn’t get results from the MHA.

“The initial contact was July 1st, I told them about it. They told me they were waiting on contractors to come out,” Kimble said.

Contractors came out, but not until after things got so bad Kimble moved to another unit.

WREG filed an open records request with MHA to obtain documents related to Kimble’s previous apartment and move.

Repairs at her old place were extensive.  An invoice reveals contractors ripped out sheet rock in several places and treated mold. The company billed MHA more than $1,000 for painting alone.

A move-out inspection shows Kimble’s old apartment failed in nearly every category.

A comment about the outside stairs and rails reads “check and repair 911.”

“In the process of waiting and waiting, the molding just got worse and worse and worse,” Kimble said.

Waiting might be what other Foote Homes residents will have to do if they want something fixed.

The On Your Side Investigators have learned that since Foote Homes is being torn down and eventually replaced with new units, MHA officials said they won’t be “repairing any new units for lease” and instead will only “make repairs” as they get calls or find problems during inspections.

“I would like for all of the tenants as a whole, I would like for all of them to be treated right as far as getting maintenance done,” Kimble explained.

So how could it have gotten so bad?

The Housing Authority refused our requests for an on-camera interview and provided conflicting accounts of when administrators learned about the problem.

Kimble also said of her new unit, “I’ve had problems since I’ve come here.”

Kimble said her new place was crawling with roaches and sent WREG pictures of that, too.

She said she just wants a safe environment for her family and is looking forward to the gates being closed for good at Foote Homes.

“I say them moving us out the sooner the better because the living conditions are not good for anyone.”

Since our investigation, Kimble has faced eviction. She feels it’s out of retaliation, but the Housing Authority said anyone more than $50 delinquent on rent automatically gets sent to court.

Kimble also footed the bill for her move. According to MHA, that wasn’t supposed to happen.