ATL Standard

The owner of an Atlanta building where a student-athlete perished in an elevator accident faces more violations.

11 Alive reported that the Georgia Fire Marshal’s office late last month visited the Highland Avenue building to deliver a notice of violations and inform its residents of the issues.

"These instances have demonstrated a pattern of disregard by building management of both State Law and the rules and regulations of this agency,” the Insurance Commissioner's Office said in a statement obtained by the station. “The safety of the residents of 444 Suites Student Housing is our number one priority and we will continue to explore any and all available actions to ensure management provides them with safe and properly functioning elevators and boilers."

JauMarcus McFarland on Aug. 31 was pinned to death between the second and third floors of 444 Highland Avenue NE.

McFarland attended Champion Prep Academy, a post-graduate school for students who have not entered college and are seeking to gain experience as students and athletes, 11 Alive reported.

The elevator in which McFarland rode at the time of its “collapse” continued to operate after its inspection certificate expired in August 2020, state records obtained by the station said.