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Rokita may not always be correct in his actions but the action taken is very necessary as these properties are disgusting
Yes. Even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut.
It’s nice that Rokita is taking small action since the state legislature took away the ability for Indianapolis to go after landlords.
Agreed but neither is Governor Holcomb or Joe Hogsett always correct. In fact, I cannot name one politician that is, can you?
Government stupidity at its finest. 600 health violations since 2017 and a $1M water bill that everyone else will absorb and the government stumbles into “action”. I’m sure that lawsuit will show em….
This was one of the classiest places to live when I moved from Ft Wayne in 1975. It was filled with you professionals and it’s so sad, but this is what happens with absentee ownership.
Same can be said of Lakeside Pointe. In the 70’s, that complex was one of the better apartment complexes.
I agree with Richard. I don’t know much about Lakeside Pointe, but Fox Club was THE place to live in the mid to late 70s. Unless ownership takes an active role in complex management, places like this will fall in to a state of disrepair. Unfortuanley, there are also a lot of absentee investment companies that buy places like this just to bleed the cash out of them and then let them go into receivership. Rokita hasn’t been in office that long so I’m glad he’s giving the situation attention.
Several local churches in the Nora community have been working for years to advocate on behalf of the residents for improvements at Lakeside Pointe. This has been previously documented in the local media. Great news the AG is now working to hopefully get the horrendous conditons fixed and force out the terrible ownership.
Interesting timing with this litigation.
I think ALL LANDLORDS should be held accountable for the disrepair of their rental property. It affects us all . The neighborhood declines and so do the property values. And worse, crimes goes up in an area where it looks like no one cares.
The unfortunate truth is that, absent government subsidies, owners (whether for-profit or nonprofit) of low to moderate income rental properties are going to encounter difficulties maintaining their properties to the quality expected by third parties with no dollars at stake. Municipalities should have (and exercise) the power to enforce basic health and safety requirements, but beyond that there is little that can be done when additional money invested in the properties won’t generate decent market returns. The only answer may be that the nonprofits complaining about run down properties or a government housing agency need to pony up the dollars required to fix the cosmetic problems by taking ownership of these properties and managing them according to acceptable standards. As the need for decent low and moderate income housing options escalate, the louder the complaints from people who don’t have a clue about how to address the problem and have no stake in its resolution. In the meantime, the problem goes unaddressed by those who do have the knowledge and the means, but lack the will or the incentive to deal with it.
Reprehensible this (or any) company has been allowed to operate in this manner for so long. Putting the health and welfare of so many while these P.O.S. landlords collect GOVERNMENT rent vouchers on this “not-for-profit”. Special place for these people down the road, but the legal posturing and threats by the health department don’t correct the squalor these residents are subject to. There is WAY more to this story but hope local media will keep a spotlight on this matter. City “leadership” in this / similar matters does not exist.
I worked with a guy who lived a Lakeside Pointe for 4 years. His heat went out during the winter and they gave him a space heater! The furnace was never repaired. Absolutely insane. He moved the next year anticipating more issues. I feel sorry for the people living there, but unfortunately most don’t have a choice. It’s all they can afford.