Cooper Apartments fire: Residents denied access to retrieve belongings 5 months later

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Five months after a massive fire at The Cooper apartments in Fort Worth, displaced residents say management is still denying them full access to retrieve belongings.

RPM Living, the property’s management company, is only allowing former tenants to request up to three boxes of items—excluding clothing—by describing them to a construction crew.

Residents argue most units remain structurally sound and want access to recover sentimental and valuable possessions left behind.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Residents at a Fort Worth apartment complex displaced after a fire in June are still fighting to get their belongings back.

The latest offer from management limits residents to three boxes of belongings, which they aren't allowed to retrieve themselves.

Cooper Apartments fire update