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Salt Lake apartment complex hikes rent after receiving the most federal aid in Utah

Tenants of Downtown West said property managers “wouldn’t fix anything,” while raising monthly rent hundreds of dollars and filing lawsuits against those who couldn’t afford it.

(Eric Peterson | The Utah Investigative Journalism Project) Jeremy Arrieta broke his lease and left the Solara apartments in Salt Lake City, now named Downtown West, a year ago due to a septic leak inside and a fatal shooting outside his apartment. Now he's facing a lawsuit from the Law Offices of Kirk Cullimore.