With frustration rising over conditions at the Heritage House senior highrise, Oak Park’s village board may soon be considering a nuisance residential property ordinance that would provide the village greater means to compel property owners and management to maintain their buildings.
At the June 9 village board meeting, assistant village manager and neighborhood services director Jonathan Burch discussed the idea within the context of the issues plaguing Heritage House, 201 Lake St., which is operated by Pacific Management Inc.
The board received an update that night on compliance measures at the property from village code compliance manager Tina Brown for the property that is owned by Heritage House Associates LLC with Wellness America as managing member. It is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 rental subsidized property…