The Brief
- Milwaukee officials say 11 properties have been shut down since Nov. 1 due to a lack of heat.
- More than 50 people were displaced from a Milwaukee apartment building deemed a life-safety issue.
- City leaders are proposing a “chronic violator” ordinance to increase fines for repeat offenders.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee city leaders are calling out landlords they say are failing to provide basic standards for tenants, including heat, after a growing number of properties were temporarily shut down this winter.
What we know:
Since Nov. 1, the Department of Neighborhood Services has placarded 11 properties citywide due to a lack of heat, meaning the buildings were temporarily closed. That number is up from seven during the same period last year. The increase comes after more than 50 people were forced from their homes last week.
Burst pipes, no water and no heat led to the shutdown of a 36-unit apartment building near 29th and Wisconsin, owned by Berrada Properties. The Department of Neighborhood Services called the conditions a “life-safety” issue.…