Mayor Small Announces City Will Inspect All Units at Stanley Holmes Village 

Atlantic City, N.J. (December 6, 2022) – City of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small, Sr. announced today, following complaints from residents regarding the conditions at Stanley Holmes Village, the City will inspect every unit in the complex.

Inspections will begin tomorrow, with the targeted completion of the end of the week. They will be conducted by the City of Atlantic City Department of Licensing and Inspections and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Inspectors will work in teams of two to check the following in each unit:

• Heat Temperature (minimum 68 degrees)
• Hot Water (90-120 degrees)
• Mold
• Rodent and Insect Infestation
• Operational Stove/Oven
• Operational Refrigerator
• Working Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors

Stanley Holmes Village falls under the Atlantic City Housing Authority. The City of Atlantic City has no jurisdiction over the Housing Authority, it’s run by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The City declared an emergency in October following resident complaints of deplorable conditions at Housing Authority properties, including Stanley Holmes Village.

Mayor Small also announced during today’s news conference the City will be providing blankets and space heaters to Stanley Holmes residents as needed, determined by the findings of the inspection. The blankets are provided by the Atlantic County Office of Emergency Management, American Red Cross and the Jewish Family Services of Atlantic & Cape May Counties.

“The City is taking an aggressive and historic approach to address this matter,” said Mayor Small. “Never before have City inspectors handled this complex. We will inspect every single unit, top to bottom, and build a plan of action based on the data we collect. We’ve been on this since day one. I’ve been in touch with Stanley Holmes residents every step of the way, letting them know what the City has been doing before we went public today. It’s easy to sit back and say ‘give the residents of Stanley Holmes a space heater.’ But as Mayor, that’s not conducive to good government. So, our professionals conducted research to find the exact type of space heater that we can purchase to ensure everyone’s safety. We want to do things the right way and the responsible way.”

“We felt we needed to come and inspect all the units. That’s a big task which we are prepared to do,” said City of Atlantic City Director of Licensing and Inspection Dale Finch. “We are putting all residents on notice. We need their cooperation. This will give us a good estimation into the extent of the problems, then we can go back and advise HUD of the conditions, and the seriousness of the situation.”