MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After years of unsustainable living conditions and numerous court dates, Serenity Towers will be closing on May 22.
City of Memphis Special Attorney Carlissa Shaw says the closure comes after a decade of code violations and complaints.
“This city is in desperate need of affordable housing, but what it can’t look like is people who live with pest infestations, people who live with bed bugs, people who don’t have hot water or heating and air conditioning. It won’t look like that ever again,” said Carlissa Shaw, Special Attorney.
Despite looming May deadline, no residents have been relocated from Serenity Towers
In the Environmental Court on Thursday, it was revealed that 102 tenants remain, but most are expected to move out by next week…