The Brief
- Milwaukee tenants reported being without heat and unable to reach their landlord during the extreme cold.
- Complaints received by FOX6 News point to Berrada Properties, which owns more than 400 buildings citywide.
- City officials warned tenants to document issues and contact DNS, noting that retaliation is illegal.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee tenants across the city say they have been left without heat during bitter winter conditions, with many reporting they have been unable to reach their landlord.
No heat complaints grow
What we know:
FOX6 News has received nearly a dozen calls and emails from viewers describing similar complaints, many of them tied to the same property owner.
The reports come after a 36-unit apartment building on Milwaukee’s west side was temporarily shut down, forcing more than 50 people – including children – to leave because of a lack of heat.
City leaders held a press conference on Monday, Jan. 26, to address tenant rights during extreme cold but did not name a specific landlord. However, the complaints received by FOX6 all point back to the same company.
Berrada Properties owns more than 400 properties in Milwaukee, including the west-side building that was shut down. That same week, another Berrada property without heat suffered a pipe burst and a ceiling collapse.
Former employee speaks
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