Water restored after dayslong outage at Lynchburg apartment complex

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — An emergency left neighbors at a Lynchburg apartment complex without one of their most basic needs for days.

Water had been off for more than 72 hours.

It was a relief for them Thursday night, but this week has not been easy for folks living at Park Place Apartments.

On Monday, neighbors say they received an email stating there was a water line break on the property.

They had to wait four days for crews to complete the repairs.

“I understand that infrastructure takes time, but I mean, this is the landlord’s issue, and they’re supposed to be able to talk to us about it and give us reasonable accommodations, and they haven’t given us either,” said Lawrence McCray, a neighbor.

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ABC 13 reached out to Park Place Apartments to find out why it took so long. They declined to comment.

ABC 13 also asked Greenbrier Management Company, which owns the complex.

They did not provide a comment.

The City of Lynchburg added that the water line is the landlord’s responsibility when the break is on the property, but they worked together to speed up inspections and help get the water back on.

“If you take things for granted that you’re accustomed to having, when you do not have them, you realize that was not a good idea,” said Walter Nelson Webber, who lives at the complex.

Groups had been donating potable water to help with everyday needs.

And Thursday, nonprofits delivered gallons of drinking water to help before everything was fixed.

Neighbors say they’re still skeptical because the water was turned back on Monday night, only to be shut off again the next day.

But as of right now, they have running water.