Nearly 50 tenants displaced by a massive fire at The Cooper Apartments in June are taking legal action, filing a lawsuit Tuesday to hold owners and management accountable — not just for the blaze, but for the weeks of confusion and silence that followed.
“Honestly, every day that I wake up for the past 45 days now, it feels like the first day of the fire,” said plaintiff Amy Ngo. “Because nothing has really changed.”
Loss of dignity and trust
Plaintiffs say they’ve lost not only their homes and belongings, but their sense of dignity and trust.
“I’ve already lost everything, but also feel like I can’t do anything about it,” said Alexandrea Carrera…