park one ten on the told the new york times and propublica that her apartment was infested with mice and so bad there were mouse droppings everywhere, mice in the laundry hamper and mice in her daughter s bed. the count threatened to fine kushner companies unless it made the necessary repairs which kushner companies did in all but nine properties. the place started to go down. reporter: vanessa johnson lived in the cove village apartments from 2001 until last year. you experienced rats i experienced the rats. they were in my ceilings. you could hear them walking. and so what was it like to hear rats at night? oh, my god, it was crazy. i could hear them gnawing but you can t see them but i could hear it. and it just made me crazy. reporter: in a statement to cnn, kushner companies said it invests substantial amounts in the properties and proud to own thousands of apartments in the baltimore area calling it a