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Mom reaches $2 million settlement with apartment owner

Naomi Jones’ mother has reached a settlement with Aspen Village Apartments’ management and ownership in a lawsuit alleging negligent security at the complex led to her 12-year-old daughter’s murder.

On Monday, attorneys for Shantara Hurry announced they had settled with apartment complex owner, Aspen Village Acquisition LLC, for $2 million. Hurry also reached a settlement with the management group, Progressive Management of America Inc., under confidential terms.

Hurry said she hopes the case causes other apartment complex owners to improve their standards of monitoring who is living or visiting a property.

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Tenant Blames Shooting on Lack of Security After Drug Arrests

An Opa-locka tenant who was shot after confronting a drug dealer claimed the landlord should have boosted security after 10 drugs arrests in three years.

A tenant who was shot outside his Opa-locka apartment complex reached a $1 million settlement in a negligent-security lawsuit against the property owner.

Read more in this article by Law.com.

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