The state's top legal officer is cracking down on the Ohio-based owner of several Indianapolis apartment complexes, alleging that the landlord "systematically failed" to fix critical issues at its largest property in Castleton.

Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing the owner and property management company that oversee more than 1,200 units at the Lake Castleton Apartments complex in northeast Indianapolis. The companies ignored or failed to promptly address dozens of code violations deemed unsafe by local health officials, including "broken air conditioning units, sewage backups, water damage, mold and pest infestations," according to a Nov. 13 lawsuit .

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