Police classified the call as a civil dispute between tenant and landlord. The report does not conclude that Medicaid fraud occurred, and no criminal charge has been filed.

The complaint adds to years of reports and investigations involving homes associated with Pruitt in Clayton and Henry counties. Tenants have alleged poor living conditions and said they paid rent without receiving care they believed was promised. Some residents were people with disabilities or were under probation supervision.

A separate 2025 police response to an Ellenwood home captured a tenant saying his Cobb County probation officer had directed him to Pruitt. The tenant told officers Pruitt was taking rent and trying to remove him. An officer explained that an eviction required proper legal notice and contacted the probation officer, who said the tenant could not remain under Henry County supervision if Pruitt did not want him in the house.

Photos attached to that police report showed an exposed ceiling, mold and a refrigerator secured with a chain and lock. The responding officer referred the property to code enforcement and Georgia Adult Protective Services, describing concerns about conditions for at-risk adults. An APS investigator later wrote that tenants described the landlord as visiting about once a month to collect rent.

The Georgia Department of Community Supervision says Pruitt is not a housing provider recognized by the agency. Department policy requires officers to verify where people under supervision live, but the agency has not said what checks, if any, were made at the Ellenwood address. Property records showed Pruitt did not own that house; he rented it from FirstKey Homes. The company said its leases bar commercial use and that it investigated the property before taking possession again.

FirstKey also said it inspected the Riverdale residence and took possession of it shortly after learning of the situation. The company said it enforces lease terms when it identifies violations.

State records identified one license connected to Pruitt: New Novis Corp., a 15-person adult day center in Stockbridge. The Georgia Department of Community Health said Pruitt was approved for the state’s Elderly and Disabled Waiver Program on Aug. 1, after an earlier investigation into his housing operations aired in July. The department has not said whether Pruitt or a related business billed or received Medicaid payments, or what services the approval covers.

Pruitt also registered C&J Pruitt Enterprises, a housing nonprofit that reported nearly $200,000 in contribution income in its latest public filing, for 2023.

Asked about the tenants’ allegations and records concerning housing conditions, referrals and Medicaid, Pruitt said the reporting was inaccurate but did not answer specific questions or provide documents supporting that claim.

The police complaint remains an allegation, not a finding of wrongdoing. The gap between housing and care oversight is significant for tenants who may rely on referrals from hospitals or probation officers and have limited options when a home is unsafe or promised services are missing.