The Brief
- The company that owned and operated Heritage Park in north Minneapolis faced similar complaints and legal action over a St. Louis public housing complex.
- Tenants in both cities reported mold, rodents and water damage, with Minneapolis residents recently going without air conditioning during scorching heat.
- The Minneapolis NAACP is calling on the city’s public housing chief to step down, while the former management company blamed rising costs and a lack of support.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Tenants at a north Minneapolis public housing complex are dealing with the same problems that once led to a lawsuit against the property’s former owner in St. Louis.
Trouble for management company in two cities
What we know:
McCormack Baron Management, the company that owned and operated Heritage Park in Minneapolis until last year, was once sued by Missouri’s attorney general over what he called “intolerable conditions” at a St. Louis public housing complex. The lawsuit, in 2018, cited rodent infestations, mold and other issues.
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, who was Missouri’s attorney general at the time, sued both the local housing authority and McCormack Baron Management.…