At Maple Creek Apartments in South Nashville, tenants say the walk from the parking lot to their front doors feels more like threading through a dump than coming home. Residents describe weaving around mounds of trash bags, loose debris, and a single roll-off dumpster that dominates entry paths and common areas. Doorways, they say, are clogged, and even the playground is spotted with garbage, leaving families feeling the complex is no place for kids.
According to NewsChannel 5, tenants report that four front-load dumpsters recently disappeared from the 108-unit complex and were swapped out for a single roll-off container that "has not been emptied since it arrived." Residents told the station they are seeing "rats, mice, bugs" around the trash and say several maintenance workers have been laid off and are still waiting on paychecks. The situation, as described, is out of step with Metro waste guidance cited by the station, which recommends eight 8-cubic-yard front-load dumpsters for a complex of this size.
Owner records and property size
Metro Board of Equalization records list Maple Creek TN LLC as the owner of the property at 2706 Glenrose Ave, according to Metro Board of Equalization minutes. Commercial listings describe Maple Creek Apartments as a roughly 108-unit complex, which tracks with the city's dumpster-capacity guidance; that size is reflected in the listing on Apartments.com. Business filings linking Maple Creek entities to Tamrak, a New York-based real estate group, appear in LEI records (LEI registry).
Codes action and the landlord's response
Metro Codes records show the property received a notice to fix in June, with a reinspection scheduled for July 15, NewsChannel 5 reported. The station also reported that, according to the leasing office's regional manager, trash pickup was scheduled that week and the property is waiting on parts for the dumpsters. Tenants told reporters they intend to watch that reinspection closely and say they are looking for documented fixes instead of verbal assurances.
What comes next
Residents say they doubt lasting improvements will happen without pressure from the city, which makes the July 15 reinspection a pivotal date for the complex. If inspectors find that violations still have not been addressed, the city can use its code-enforcement process to compel repairs and set compliance deadlines. In the meantime, tenants are asking for consistent trash pickup, effective pest control, and enough on-site staff to maintain what they describe as a basic standard of habitability.
