The owners of the troubled apartment complexes in Aurora have filed a lawsuit against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser to block a subpoena for the company’s records in a civil investigation.

Filed in Denver District Court last week by Brooklyn-based CBZ Management and its affiliated companies, the lawsuit also seeks a protective order to block the release of personal or financial information obtained in the subpoenas.

Weiser declined comment.

CBZ Management owns 11 properties in Colorado, including three apartment complexes in Aurora that nabbed national headlines for claims that a Venezuelan gang had taken over the buildings.

One of the company’s properties, Aspen Grove, was voluntarily shuttered in August, leaving about 300 people homeless. City officials cited a litany of health and safety issues that included rodent infestations, sewage backups and trash pileups. The owners are also seeking to close The Edge at Lowry in a case making its way through the courts.

The company has blamed the precipitous decline in living conditions on Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Venezuelan prison gang.

In September, the Colorado Attorney General’s office opened an investigation of CBZ’s business practices under the state’s Consumer Protection Act. Assistant Attorney General Adam Rice issued a subpoena for the company to produce a myriad of records related to its properties, specifically information on employees and leases as well as property maintenance and unit conditions.

CBZ Management had until Oct. 25 to respond to the subpoena, but negotiated staggered deadlines through Friday, Dec. 13.

Attorneys for CBZ Management could not be immediately reached for comment.

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated.