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Aurora’s plans to condemn apartment building over conditions leave Venezuelan migrants facing uncertainty

Fitzsimons Place’s managers cite gang activity, but city says it’s acting on litany of violations

Residents on Monday afternoon at the Fitzsimons Place apartment complex in Aurora on Aug. 5, 2024. The city planned to condemn the building in coming days, notifying residents as soon as Aug. 7 and giving them until Aug. 13 to vacate. The decision took some residents by surprise and will leave much of the immigrant population at risk of being left without a new residence. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Residents on Monday afternoon at the Fitzsimons Place apartment complex in Aurora on Aug. 5, 2024. The city planned to condemn the building in coming days, notifying residents as soon as Aug. 7 and giving them until Aug. 13 to vacate. The decision took some residents by surprise and will leave much of the immigrant population at risk of being left without a new residence. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Bruce Finley of The Denver Post
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An Aurora apartment building with a history of code violations is set to be condemned by the city this week, leaving residents — most of whom are Venezuelan migrants — at risk of being uprooted again.
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