Roaches that became trapped partly beneath the Gorilla tape that Long’s son, Elijah, had placed over the exhaust fan in the bathroom ceiling that is located directly above the toilet seat. He reportedly did this “because so many roaches kept crawling out of that cover and some even dropping straight down out of there,” according to supporting documents provided by Long.
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by Michael J. Marino
A complaint filed earlier this year alleges the Rimrock Park Apartments off Burnstead Drive in Billings have been “severely neglected” since August 2019, when the buildings were sold to Rimrock Holdings LLC, and BP Asset Management (BPAM) took over the role of landlord. Failing plumbing, moldy ceilings and an “acute infestation of roaches” are among the issues many residents say have been neglected or totally ignored since day one of BPAM’s management of the premises.
The lawsuit’s plaintiff, Linda Long, said she had lived in Rimrock Park with her son Elijah since 1994; first in the building at 2141 Burnstead and later, in 2022 Burnstead. There are two defendants: 1) Rimrock Holdings, LLC, the company that owns the three apartment buildings (whose principal is David Dorn); and 2) BP Asset Management, the firm who manages the properties. Both defendants assumed these roles on August 1, 2019, when the properties were sold by the original landlord, HDA Properties.
In her 33-page initial complaint, Long details several different instances in which she says BPAM was negligent. For example, she described how “areas in the hallway ceiling were discolored and molding from water that was leaking from [the] pipes above,” beginning in late 2019. Photographic evidence shows the ceiling slowly rotting as BPAM staff reportedly did little, if anything, about the leak. A large portion of the ceiling was missing by August 2021, which left a gaping hole of exposed and leaky piping in the hallway… and an ideal environment for the Blattodea, more commonly known as the “cockroach.” (see pictures)
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