A Clayton County home for disabled adults has been temporarily shut down.
Clayton County fire marshals closed the home near Riverdale Friday after learning that it was operating illegally.
It is a small home, Landry Merkison of the Clayton County Fire Department, told the AJC, at about 1,100 to 1,200 square feet.
Inside, two adults were running a personal care facility housing five disabled adults.
Officials learned of the home after a neighbor complained to the county’s commissioner’s office.
“They had been running the home for about six months,” Merkison said.
However, the home near Riverdale was running without the proper licensing. In addition, the home was missing other necessities like fire sprinklers, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers.
When they received the complaint, Merkison said they checked with the state and the county licensing departments to confirm the house was operating illegally.
Friday they arrived at the home and removed five adults from the home.
“One of them returned home with a relative and four others were taken to Southern Regional [hospital] for evaluations,” Merkison said.
The other four are expected to be transported to another facility until the Clayton home gets the proper licensing and code upgrades to serve as an assisted living facility, Merkison said.
In the meantime, the owners of the home will receive a violation notice and could possibly be fined. Fire officials did not name the owners of the home or provide an address.
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