Alexis Scott is a single mother with a seven-year-old, and she was evicted from an apartment on Destrehan Avenue in Harvey, Louisiana after living there about seven months.
The landlord’s side of the story involves a $500 fine for siding and yard debris. Hers involves holes in the walls, mold in the bathroom and a thermostat that read over 90 degrees.
The gap between those two lists is what makes this case so hard to shake. FOX 8 New Orleans reporter Meg Gatto followed the case through the Jefferson Parish hearings.
Mold, Holes In The Walls And A Thermostat Set To 50 That Read Over 90
Scott says she stopped paying rent because she could not afford the repairs the place needed. She listed holes in the walls, mold in the bathroom, a broken front window, a gap under the door and a soft spot in the floor…