Video shows rain pouring into Bronx apartment building that partially collapsed late last year
NEW YORK -- An apartment building that partially collapsed in the Bronx last year is now flooded after Saturday's heavy rain.
CBS New York met one resident who has spent all day Sunday throwing out damaged items.
Tenants at 1915 Billingsley Terrace in Morris Heights can't seem to catch a break.
Saturday's downpour was just the latest burden on their plate. The rain came pouring into the lobby.
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It has only been about four months since residents were forced out, after the Department of Buildings said an engineer's mistake caused the corner apartments to collapse. The incident sent shockwaves throughout the city about the neglect and state of disrepair tenants say the building was in.
"Very tired. It's too much. It's just one thing after the next," resident Jacqueline Tomlinson said.
Tomlinson moved back in only two months ago.
"This closet, it was pouring. The water was just pouring from up there and then we had to take everything out," Tomlinson said.
Tomlinson showed CBS New York a large crack on the ceiling of her closet. On Saturday, it was the source of gushing water that soaked all of her items she had been saving to use since she moved back in.
"I'm not sure yet because I have to wait until they dry out to see if they can work," Tomlinson said of her appliances.
It's not the first set of items she has lost since the collapse happened in December. Tomlinson said her apartment was looted when the city placed a vacate order on the building.
"When I got in here, this place was like madhouse. They went into my bedroom and they tore my bedroom to shreds," Tomlinson said. "They stole my laptop. They stole may tablet."
The Legal Aid Society now says there has been recent detection of lead dust.
"We have a lot of points where the government interacts with landlords as business owners. We need them to push landlords to do better," said Jessica Bellinder, who represents tenants at 1915 Billingsley Terrace.
The Department of Buildings said it inspected the flooding inside the building and determined there was a broken glass skylight on the roof. It issued a violation to the landlord for failure to maintain the building.
CBS New York reached out to the landlord about the ongoing repairs attorneys say he still needs to make and we're waiting to hear back.
