The Brief
- A Milwaukee landlord is charged in a federal drug conspiracy case.
- Community advocates say it is part of a larger issue with nuisance properties.
- Tenants have voiced concerns about what the case means for them.
MILWAUKEE – As tenants worry about their safety, stability and money, advocates say a federal drug conspiracy case involving a Milwaukee landlord is part of a bigger issue with nuisance properties in the city.
Landlord charged
The backstory:
A federal grand jury indicted 18 people, including S2 Real Estate owner Sam Stair, this week.
Prosecutors said Stair, who is in jail while waiting for his trial, rented properties to drug dealers for kickbacks and tipped off tenants and dealers about law enforcement while collecting higher rent, laundering the money through his business. Court filings said he owns roughly 150 rental properties, mostly on Milwaukee‘s south side.…