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WEB UPDATE (10 p.m.): Apartment management tells FOX 2 that a part has been ordered and that heat is expected to be restored by Tuesday.

A Navy veteran once homeless is back on his feet - but back out in the cold, living with no heat.

"We have no heat and it's getting cold out here," said David Ferguson.

David Ferguson has been heating his apartment with his stove, driving up his electric bill, which he can't afford to do. The Navy veteran is on a fixed income. He was once homeless, but the Michigan Veteran's Foundation helped him get a place a couple of years ago.

Heat is included in his rent at the apartment complex at Southfield and Schoolcraft on Detroit's west side. Ferguson pays his rent, but the problem is there's no heat.


"It's cold - it's ice cold," Ferguson said, reaching toward the baseboard heating. "The maintenance man came and told me that the heat would be on in a couple hours and I was like - okay, fine. But that was last week and I still don't have any heat."

FOX 2 found the maintenance man, who says they got the boiler working last week.

"It's been on - it's just got to circulate," he said.

He says it's just got to circulate, but clearly that's not happening. Some have heat while others do not.

"They told me to wait and be patient," said resident Jeremy Gray.

Residents say it's not getting any warmer and they can't wait for warmth.

"It's getting cold - it's Detroit," Ferguson said. "I was born and raised here so I know how cold it can get."

FOX 2 left messages for the landlord, but we're still trying to get some answers.

