Lawyers for a majority of the former tenants of an apartment building the City Hobart rendered uninhabitable this summer filed a lawsuit against the property owner last week.
Valparaiso-based attorneys Joseph Miyake and Anthony Ashford filed the lawsuit against Joseph D. Gore and his rental company, Glenwood Properties LLC, on behalf of 18 of the 24 tenants of 215 East St. Miyake and Ashford filed the lawsuit Oct. 10, according to court records.In it, the attorneys contend that Gore, 35 of Valparaiso, “owed a duty of care to the plaintiffs ensuring that” 215 East St. was “maintained in a safe and habitable manner” according to, but not limited to, Indiana law.
Firefighters later learned that the woman had been moved out of the dwelling, officials said, but further investigation showed that the building had, among other problems, standing water in the basement, water leaking into the main electrical box and out of electrical outlets, and sewage from one unit bubbling up into another unit’s bathtub. City officials first posted bright yellow “Do Not Occupy” signs on the doors that afternoon; the order to shut it down completely came the next day.
The city ordered Gore to appear at its July 20 Public Works meeting, where he told that board he would appeal its decision and reappear August 3 for a hearing, the Post-Tribune previously reported. At that time, City Attorney Heather McCarthy acknowledged that Gore had taken steps to come into compliance.
By September 7, work had then been stalled because of misunderstanding over whether electrical work should be started before or after the building has been checked for asbestos, the Post-Tribune reported. Hansen told the Public Works board that of the 10 items discussed at the first public hearing on the matter August 3, only one — having a mold remediation company come in and air test the building — has been completed.
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