Residents of a notorious Prince George’s County apartment complex are getting a restitution package worth about $11 million after a legal settlement between their landlord and the state of Maryland.

The state’s case against Heather Hill Apartments in Temple Hills was supposed to go to court this month. Instead they reached the largest settlement in Maryland history involving a case with renters and an apartment management company.

It all stemmed from a single phone call from a resident to the Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General.

“Families have been forced to live in conditions that no one should have to ever endure,” Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said, announcing the settlement during a news conference in Largo.

When his office initiate

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