OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Residents of a northwest Oklahoma Metropolis house complicated declare the proprietor deserted them and had the utilities shut off not too long ago, leaving residents scrambling for someplace to go.
The story went from dangerous to worse. KFOR first introduced you the story on the Copperwood 5 Star Residences off NW 34th Road and MacArthur Boulevard in June.
Residents claimed they have been left excessive and dry after their landlord left city. The buildings are torn aside, there’s overgrown grass and even a pair burnt down rooms on the property.
Now, issues have solely gotten worse. The proprietor ordered the utilities be shut off on the house regardless of folks nonetheless residing there.
Some residents now say they’re nonetheless attempting to determine what to do.
“It is simply been loopy,” stated Bobby Inexperienced, a present resident on the house.
Life on the Copperwood 5 Star Residences has been something however 5 stars. Inexperienced is likely one of the residents there who’s experiencing that firsthand.
“Just about the whole lot is ruined,” Inexperienced stated describing the objects in his house.
His roof is caved in in two rooms as a result of a pipe burst again in February’s winter storm. The roof can be nonetheless leaking.
“It was coming down like a waterfall,” Inexperienced stated. “This has triggered the water to go downstairs into the kitchen.”
In June, residents reached out to KFOR. They advised us there have been a number of points as a result of landlord leaving city and leaving the residences with out upkeep.
“It is only a shame,” stated Sade Commander, one other resident on the residences who spoke to KFOR in June.
KFOR additionally reached out to the proprietor in June to get solutions. He admitted he was residing in Colorado.
“I do not know what to do now,” the proprietor stated over the cellphone.
KFOR obtained a maintain of him once more Monday afternoon. He admitted to requesting the utilities be shut down, regardless of folks nonetheless residing there.
“Have you ever tried to repair this in any respect?” KFOR requested.
“No,” the proprietor stated over the cellphone. “I haven’t got any cash to do something now.”
“How are these folks imagined to take showers?” Inexperienced stated. “How are they imagined to drink?”
The proprietor claimed the residents didn’t pay lease for a complete yr. Now he stated he’s simply ready for everybody to maneuver out.
“What else would you prefer to say to any residents that also stay?” KFOR requested.
“I do not know what to do,” the proprietor stated.
Residents KFOR talked to stated they have been paying lease till issues stopped getting fastened. As for Inexperienced, he stated shifting out simply isn’t an possibility proper now.
“Hopefully, it does not get burned down or they do not come and block all this off earlier than I discover a place and get someplace to maneuver,” Inexperienced stated.
Based on Inexperienced, they’ve issues at occasions with homeless folks squatting within the rooms there. He stated typically they even set fires inside.
The proprietor stated he’s attempting to promote the property for $1.5 million however hasn’t had any takers.
