The city of Milwaukee is suing one of the area’s most delinquent landlords, calling the company’s properties “public nuisances.”
Officials filed the lawsuit last week against Highgrove Holdings Management, LLC, also known as Residential Properties Resources. The Delaware-based company is owned by David Tomblin. It oversees 425 rental units in Milwaukee. The complaint alleges that as of January, only 218 of the units were occupied.
The city argues that the company uses a “business model that prioritizes investors over the health, safety and welfare” of Milwaukee residents. Milwaukee officials requested that its practices and properties be declared public nuisances and that the court appoint a receiver to take control of the company and its assets. They also are seeking delinquent tax payments, order corrections and other relief…