It's not an ideal situation, but its all he's got after his car was totaled during a flash flood at his east Memphis apartment complex several weeks ago.
Clogged drains caused a part of the complex to flood, leaving his car and about a half dozen other cars on top of each other. His car valued at $7,000 was totaled.
And Armus thought for sure that the apartment management of Poplar Place Apartments, GMH Partners would help out. Until he received a call yesterday, "I was called on Tuesday morning, on Tuesday morning and informed they aren't going to do anything."
Armus' car insurance doesn't cover floods on private property leaving him with out a car.
He said the management did offer something, "I was told they were doing us a favor with a discount on his rent."
He says the proposed $500 off rent, doesn't help him or any of the other families get their cars back. Armus is filing a lawsuit against the management, claiming gross negligence.
"They just told us it basically wasn't there responsibility and that because it was a flood they weren't going to be accountable."
Flood drains on private property are the responsibility of the property owner to maintain.
Armus and his attorney William Jones say landscaping debris blocked the drains causing the flood, and when tenants called the maintenance crew, they did nothing. They think have a good case, but hopes it doesn't go that far.
"I'm hoping the owners of the apartment complex will step up and do the right thing for their tenants."
GMH management has no comment today, but did say weeks ago that this was an "Act of God".
Armus is planning on filing a suit with four other tenants at Poplar Place Apartments.
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