Trespassing creates safety concerns for Harmony Court senior apartment residents

Nestled in Northwest Bakersfield, Harmony Court Senior Apartment Homes offers pet-friendly living with beautiful scenery—at least that’s what’s written on their website.

23ABC Neighborhood Reporter Avery Elowitt spoke with several residents, who agreed to an interview but chose to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation.

“They are coming all hours of the night, all hours of the day. They damage some people’s property. Last week, I had something stolen off of my porch.”“We tell them, ‘Hey, you’re trespassing, you’re on private property. You’re on camera.’ And we get told that, ‘blank off’ and you know, ‘kiss -’”“Somebody broke the window one time… another time they used a crowbar to get in.”“Nobody feels safe in here.”“There’s no harmony here at Harmony Court.”

However, what the website doesn’t show is an ongoing problem with trespassers, many of whom hop over the property’s wall and allegedly cause property damage.

“The other day I had someone throw something— it looked like milk… all over the hood and some on the window. So I had to clean it up when I got to work,” said one of the residents…

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