Tenants of the Madison Park North Apartments have filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court against the owner and management of Madison Park North Apartments for deplorable living conditions.

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Tenants of a west Baltimore apartment complex are fed up with what they say are deplorable living and security conditions. Now they're fighting back and have filed a lawsuit.To Baltimore City, the Madison Park North Apartments are a notorious place.Mobile users tap here for video."It's affectionately known throughout Baltimore as 'Murder Mall' because of the type of violence that has happened there and taken place there over the past couple of decades," Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby said.But for the complex's residents, it's home. The president of the tenants association said it has lots of problems."We live with mice. My son fell through the steps," resident Yolanda Pulley said.Pulley said when she's complained on behalf of her family and other tenants, she's faced harassment and retaliation, including having her home raided and threats of eviction."Security lied on us and told them my son was a drug dealer. He doesn't have a criminal record," Pulley said.Pulley, along with 31 other adults and 44 children, are part of a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Baltimore City Circuit Court against the owner and management of Madison Park North Apartments, Central Maryland Security Services and All County Security Agency."To address the horrible maintenance, horrible health hazards and horrible crime situation that goes unaddressed by the landlord Shelby Kaplan Sloan," attorney Billy Murphy said.Sloan lives in California. Baltimore City housing revoked the license to operate the property. The battle is still in court. On appeal, Murphy said even if the city prevails, that's no compensation for the tenants -- all receive housing vouchers, but only for the Madison Park North Apartments."These vouchers are location specific, and so essentially the residents, because of their poverty, are trapped in this building. They can't move," Murphy said.He said he hopes to change the living circumstances of the tenants with the lawsuit. No monetary figure is listed."What may be necessary is to tear this place down, relocate the tenants into safe and sanitary housing, and put something there the community can be proud of instead of ashamed of," Murphy said. WBAL-TV 11 News contacted the All County Security Agency, which is based in Ellicott City, and was told "no comment."Messages for Central Maryland Security Service in Glen Burnie and calls to Sloan and her companies were not returned.