The 234 Apartment

NEW ORLEANS - People living along a certain stretch of Chef Menteur Highway have had to deal with a lot of issues, from substandard living conditions , to deadly shootings in their complex.  But now about a hundred families are facing a new notice that could put many of them out on the street. "You could see they have doors busted wide open ," said resident Charlene Walker . Residents living at 6000 Chef Menteur say they know their apartment complex makes headlines for shootings and crime, but they say it should be known for its maintenance issues.   "We don't have anybody back here doing nothing for us," said Charlene Walker as she showed Eyewitness News her apartment. Walker pointed to mold that had spread in her unit.  And it was just back in April when WWL captured how living conditions were as residents struggled to get repairs.  Trash was everywhere, and in one unit, a ceiling collapsed. MORE: Tenants call for help as apartment complex crumbles aroun...

After widespread maintenance and crime issues within the Chateu Lane apartments in New Orleans East, the complex is slated to be shut down, according to a report from WWL-TV, leaving more than a hundred families out of a home.  The apartment building, located at 6000 Chef Menteur Highway , has been foreclosed and failed to sell at auction, according to the report. Gulf Coast Bank now owns the property, and will no longer rent it to residents.  The company managing the property, Latter and Blum, offered residents $1,000 reimbursements for moving out by Aug. 31.  Multiple residents said they have nowhere else to go, and because the apartments don't qualify for Section 8 subsidies, they have been paying with their own money.  Can't see the video below? Click here.   "How could we up and find houses like that, and we just had to take them [kids] to find school clothes , tennis shoes and all that stuff and make sure our children go to ...

About 100 families in a dilapidated New Orleans East apartment complex  plagued by violent crime are being evicted next month, WWL- TV reported Monday  (Aug. 21). Residents of the complex at 6000 Chef Menteur Highway said they've had to deal with shootings and poor living conditions , including mold infestation , trash and a collapsed ceiling, according to the report. The apartment complex was foreclosed on but didn't sell at an auction, and owner Gulf Coast Bank is now telling current residents to leave by Sept. 9, the report says. Read the full WWL story here.