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Forest Cove Apartments, a Housing Trust Group development , has launched pre-leasing of its 120- unit luxury community , which is scheduled to open at 7674 E. Brainerd Road on May 1. With a variety of novel features, Forest Cove is singular in the Chattanooga market offering upscale amenities , lush greenery and park space, garages and a well- developed discount program for renters with local retailers. “Chattanooga has become a magnet for big employers, entrepreneurs and creative people attracted by its high-speed Internet, so we sought to create a cutting- edge apartment package unlike any other rental community in the area,” said Matthew Rieger, president/CEO of Housing Trust Group , a multi-faceted developer with operations throughout the Southeastern U.S. “We believe Forest Cove will be a pacesetter for apartments in the future. By combining greenery and park space with modern design and technology, we have designed Forest Cove as a retreat in a natural environment, and a plac...

Court of Appeals of Georgia. FOREST COVE APARTMENTS , LLC et al. v. WILSON. No. A15A0799.     Decided: August 21, 2015 Following the grant of their application for interlocutory appeal, Forest Cove Apartments , LLC and American Apartment Management Company (collectively, the “defendants”) appeal the trial court's order denying their motion for summary judgment in this premises liability action brought by Teresa R. Wilson after she fell from an upstairs bathroom while performing independent contractor work for the defendants at an apartment complex. Because the uncontroverted evidence of record shows that Wilson had equal knowledge of the dangerous condition that caused her fall, we must reverse the trial court's denial of summary judgment to the defendants. On appeal from the denial of summary judgment[,] the appellate court is to conduct a de novo review of the evidence to determine whether there exists a genuine issue of material fact, and whether the undisputed facts, v...