PHOENIX (AZFamily) — With a reduced rent and a town hall meeting, a Phoenix apartment complex is apologizing after tenants were left without working air conditioning for more than two months during a brutal heat wave.

On Saturday the 32nd, memos about the peace offer were posted all over Buenos Aires.

Our series of reports on this issue prompted the state’s top prosecutor to sue the landlord, and the case remains before the courts.

Tenants say the termination was a welcome surprise and a step in the right direction, but not nearly enough to make up for the months-long ordeal.

“Better than nothing, because nothing was done before,” said Edward Morgan, a local resident.

“Make waves of change” is the promise on the flyer, but tenants like Morgan and his girlfriend Sally Rivera will believe it when they see it.

“I don’t see any change,” Rivera said.

“I’m skeptical,” Morgan said.

The apartment complex has come under fire since more than 100 residents were without proper air conditioning for more than two months this summer.

Rivera ended up in the emergency room because of heat-related illnesses caused by inadequate housing.

“When I was in the hospital, did anyone care? No,” Rivera said. “It took them 65 days to do this and get justice.”

Arizona Family’s reporting prompted Attorney General Kris Mayes to sue Buenas Communities, the property’s owner.

“We will not stop fighting for the tenants of this apartment complex,” Mayes said in an interview with Arizona’s Family on August 15.

As of this week, the cooling system appears to be repaired and is cooling the units down to the permissible level, but there are concerns that this may not last.

“The reason we’re not going to give in and take our eye off the ball is because I believe too many of these landlords are basically just temporarily solving the problem, implementing a cheap fix and then hoping that the attorney general will go away and they’ll go back to their unacceptable and bad behavior once I’m no longer on the case,” Mayes said in an Aug. 15 interview with Arizona’s Family.

The new memo states that a community gathering with lots of food, fun and fellowship will be held to express gratitude for everyone’s understanding and patience.

The event is scheduled for August 23rd.

“Food, fun? What fun? It’s hot out there,” Rivera said. “I hope they apologize to the tenants.”

Each tenant will also receive a rental credit equivalent to one month’s rent, spread over the months of September, October and November.

“Thank you for thinking about it, but really ask yourself, is this enough to make us happy,” Rivera said.

“I think they’re finally starting to take responsibility, but they still need more accountability,” Morgan said.

The next court hearing is scheduled for late September. Mayes says the apartment complex’s owners must be held accountable not only for the air conditioning problems, but also for a number of other problems uncovered during their investigation, including faulty plumbing and bed bugs.

We will keep you updated on the progress of the case in court.

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