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A Henrico County judge on Wednesday dismissed all charges against the owners of Essex Village apartments after building code violations were reported to have been corrected.

The 18 violations at the federally subsidized complex off East Laburnum Avenue near Richmond Raceway were mostly issued in June and included infractions such as failing to properly maintain balconies, roofs and air conditioning units.

County officials asked District Judge L. Neil Steverson to dismiss the case and Essex VA Investors LLC, the company that owns Essex Village, agreed.

Before dismissing the charges, Steverson said the decision was in keeping with how Henrico has handled such cases in the past. He said his “hope and prayer” was that the county and Essex Village’s owners could work together on any future issues at the property.

“Pass that along to whoever needs to hear it,” Steverson said.

Scrutiny of the 496-unit apartment complex intensified in 2016. Henrico has issued more than 100 violation notices to the owners of Essex Village to pressure them to make improvements at the property. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-4th, has called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to take more actions. In January, Essex Village failed a HUD inspection.