Cooper Apartments: Resident receives heirlooms 6 months after fire

The Brief

  • Six months after a fire at The Cooper in Fort Worth, a resident received only a fraction of his belongings under strict RPM Living limits.
  • Eliseo Acevedo retrieved cherished photos of his late father but lost furniture, clothing, and items he says may have been stolen.
  • Tenants say RPM’s rules and delays added anguish; the company has not responded to requests for comment.

FORT WORTH, Texas Nearly six months after a fire at a Fort Worth apartment complex left dozens of people stranded, one tenant finally received some of his belongings from the building.

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Wednesday was bittersweet as a former resident of The Cooper was forced to boil his life’s possessions down to a list that a crew could pack up within two hours.

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