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MEDIA ADVISORY: Victims of Reserve at LaVista Walk Apartment Fire to Hold Press Conference Outside Property

Displaced families to discuss potential landlord negligence in fire

***Saturday, November 18th at 10:00 am, The Original Pancake House***

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Victims of the three-alarm apartment fire that displaced hundreds of residents of the Reserve at LaVista Walk will gather on Saturday, November 18th, to brief the community about the alleged negligent safety record of the building's commercial landlord, whose portfolio includes many other multi-dwelling properties across Atlanta.

"It's too late for the hundreds of us who called the Reserve home, but we hope to save tenants in my landlord's other properties the anguish of watching their home burn and knowing that their landlord failed in their most important duty to maintain a safe property," remarked fire victim Alyssa Greene, who will speak Saturday.

SPEAKERS: Reserve at LaVista Walk Fire victims and legal counsel
WHAT: Press conference and community update
WHERE: 1155 LaVista RD NE, Atlanta GA 30324
WHEN: Saturday, November 18th at 10:00 am

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404-595-8411
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Release Summary
Atlanta apartment fire victims to hold Saturday press conference on Reserve at LaVista Walk's safety record.
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Contacts

Cameron Champion
404-595-8411
cameron@deanthaxton.law

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