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Bright yellow signs papered windows two months ago at a west Jackson apartment complex, condemning the Grand Chateau as uninhabitable and warning trespassers they could be fined.
Despite the city’s efforts, several squatters remain in the dilapidated building. Furniture still sits abandoned in walkways, and clothes hang from railings.
Prompted by the city’s request, a city judge last month put the property’s owner, Ramesh Ramchandran, on notice: Fix the property or go to jail…