Demise of a Detroit high-rise: How out-of-state slumlord neglected low-income residents

Regency Towers CheneAbout this series: In October 2012, I moved into a low-income apartment high-rise on Detroit’s lower east side and began to investigate the treatment of residents, most of whom are seniors, veterans and people with disabilities. Little did I know what I was in for. 

The problems started when the St. Louis owner of the 20-story Regency Towers fired security in January.

Thieves began stealing catalytic converters in broad daylight. Drug dealers, thugs and other troublemakers loitered in the lobby, pulled fire alarms and stole from unsuspecting residents. When residents pleaded with the property manager, Kohner Properties, to bring back security, their response was always the same: “We can’t afford to.”

An overwhelming stench wafts from heaps of garbage and chunks of raw meat strewn across the lawn where the grass is hip-high in many areas.

While residents are deprived of a safe, clean environment, the company is raking in federal tax subsidies for low-income residents and people with disabilities. In the meantime, the company stopped paying its own taxes to the cash-starved city beginning in 2011, leading to its forfeiture in March, Wayne County records show.

Filthy conditions, bed bug infestations and poor air quality are routinely dismissed by the one remaining office manager, who has slammed the office door on tenants and even pounded me with a long, heavy set of keys earlier this month when I asked why she was ignoring residents’ complaints. So furious, she deactivated my electronic keys for the weekend in an illegal effort to keep me out of the building.

“They’re letting the place go,” the maintenance man, Charles Marshall, told me two weeks ago.
buy prednisone online https://www.lifefoodstorage.store/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/prednisone.html no prescription

“I have no supplies left. I can’t make repairs. They even stopped paying me.”

A few hours after the maintenance supervisor overheard Marshall talking to me, the company fired him.

On Friday, the company also terminated the building’s only cleaning person, Lucy, whose frustrations with an increased workload exploded when she discovered someone had stolen the catalytic converter from beneath her car in the middle of the day. Lucy, who was exceedingly sweet and quiet, kicked in three windows and tore off. The company never repaired the windows, and they remain open to trespass.

“I need to get the hell out of here,” complained Eugene Grissom, who was homeless a few years ago and said he’d prefer the streets to the bed bugs and other problems in the apartment. “These people are crooks.”

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

510 Responses to "Demise of a Detroit high-rise: How out-of-state slumlord neglected low-income residents"

  1. Pingback: custom signs

  2. Pingback: best outdoor umbrella for wind

  3. Pingback: Exotic

  4. Pingback: escort

  5. Pingback: escort

  6. Pingback: escort

  7. Pingback: Manifestation Miracle

  8. Pingback: Pool Remodeling Houston

  9. Pingback: hacklink

  10. Pingback: junk cars

  11. Pingback: instagram followers porn

  12. Pingback: junk cars

  13. Pingback: beylikdüzü escort

  14. Pingback: beylikdüzü escort

  15. Pingback: sex

  16. Pingback: Living memory locket keyring necklace

  17. Pingback: kant�wka

  18. Pingback: what is whatsapp channels

  19. Pingback: 手錶手機色情

  20. Pingback: 他妈的谷歌

  21. Pingback: 他妈的谷歌

  22. Pingback: Storage Company Cheltenham

  23. Pingback: Discount Code

  24. Pingback: waterfront motels jensen beach

  25. Pingback: liquid iv ft lauderdale

  26. Pingback: click for info

  27. Pingback: 他妈的谷歌

  28. Pingback: Storage Company Cheltenham

  29. Pingback: elewacje

  30. Pingback: 他妈的谷歌

  31. Pingback: casual club es real

  32. Pingback: american heritage biomass

  33. Pingback: Email Marketing

  34. Pingback: american heritage biomass

  35. Pingback: sklejka

  36. Pingback: spongebob videos

  37. Pingback: porno

  38. Pingback: Socialr

  39. Pingback: como comprar en target.com desde colombia

  40. Pingback: blaty drewniane

  41. Pingback: 他妈的谷歌

  42. Pingback: HR system

  43. Pingback: porno izle

  44. Pingback: porno izle

  45. Pingback: porno izle

  46. Pingback: Body care

  47. Pingback: fuck google

  48. Pingback: orzech amerykanski

  49. Pingback: fuck google

  50. Pingback: fuck google

  51. Pingback: fuck google

  52. Pingback: fuck google

  53. Pingback: fuck google

  54. Pingback: fuck google

  55. Pingback: garden designers london

  56. Pingback: fuck google

  57. Pingback: mca scam reviews

  58. Pingback: Comprar online

  59. Pingback: liquid iv ft lauderdale

  60. Pingback: Temulawak Cream

  61. Pingback: teeth whitening Cedar Park

  62. Pingback: jajajajajajaja

  63. Pingback: jajajajajajaja

  64. Pingback: jajajajajajaja

  65. Pingback: buy hacklink

  66. Pingback: fuck google

  67. Pingback: takipci porn

  68. Pingback: pornhub

  69. Pingback: radar detectors austin

  70. Pingback: Kurma

  71. Pingback: club flyer templates psd free only ClubFlyersPrints.com

  72. Pingback: Augustine

  73. Pingback: iv therapy boca

  74. Pingback: LiveStreamRugby

  75. Pingback: avast pro license key

  76. Pingback: liquid iv ft lauderdale

  77. Pingback: Massage Austin

  78. Pingback: sms lån

  79. Pingback: Derby commercial painter

  80. Pingback: ion kasino

  81. Pingback: garden design

  82. Pingback: new home communities Austin

  83. Pingback: vip

  84. Pingback: escortbayan

  85. Pingback: ???????

  86. Pingback: water damage Austin TX

  87. Pingback: Removals Gloucestershire

  88. Pingback: counter top air purifiers

  89. Pingback: romano's bankruptcy

  90. Pingback: Rugby Online Stream

  91. Pingback: psoriasis free for life pdf

  92. Pingback: deck building Austin

  93. Pingback: garden designers london

  94. Pingback: tapas bluewater

  95. Pingback: windows replacement

  96. Pingback: Learn More

  97. Pingback: follar

  98. Pingback: Huawei

  99. Pingback: cheap sildenafil citrate

  100. Pingback: Rafferty Pendery

  101. Pingback: Rafferty Pendery Scientology

  102. Pingback: Free WSET Course

  103. Pingback: neo2 scam

  104. Pingback: cheap inflatable water slides for sale

  105. Pingback: Data Recovery Services

  106. Pingback: Data Recovery Services

  107. Pingback: Look At This

  108. Pingback: hack para clash of clans

  109. Pingback: Data Recovery Services

  110. Pingback: programmer resume

  111. Pingback: resumes customer service

  112. Pingback: san antonio bail bonds

  113. Pingback: souvenir murah meriah

  114. Pingback: awangga souvenir

  115. Pingback: Auto Detailing Puyallup Seattle Tacoma

  116. Pingback: best ways to make money

  117. Pingback: Agnes

  118. Pingback: Bedside Lamps

  119. Pingback: junk car in austin

  120. Pingback: Surviving The Final Bubble

  121. Pingback: get brazzers accounts free

  122. Pingback: Tess and Trish

  123. Pingback: massage

  124. Pingback: Check This Out

  125. Pingback: Casino

  126. Pingback: edarling

  127. Pingback: Roulette

  128. Pingback: reddit bot

  129. Pingback: replacement bra straps

  130. Pingback: austin permanent eyebrow

  131. Pingback: birthday ideas

  132. Pingback: schedule maker

  133. Pingback: Art studio

  134. Pingback: spiegel.quoras.pw

  135. Pingback: Kids art classes mansfield

  136. Pingback: schedule maker

  137. Pingback: Online Gambling Offers

  138. Pingback: boligadvokater

  139. Pingback: garage door repair Austin TX

  140. Pingback: best decorative concrete contractor Austin

  141. Pingback: liquor stores near me

  142. Pingback: http://decorativeconcreteofaustin.com/

  143. Pingback: kenyascholarships.net

  144. Pingback: NBA Live Stream

  145. Pingback: Buy Beats Instantly

  146. Pingback: mill coffee ceramic grinder manual

  147. Pingback: cusco to lake titicaca

  148. Pingback: amway reviews

  149. Pingback: kopya icerik

  150. Pingback: Austin interior house painters

  151. Pingback: fuck you google

  152. Pingback: junk car Austin

  153. Pingback: best home air purifier for pets

  154. Pingback: permanent makeup Austin

  155. Pingback: spearguns

  156. Pingback: seo

  157. Pingback: http://christiantshirts.co

  158. Pingback: high seo ranking

  159. Pingback: whatsapp wiki

  160. Pingback: piante online

  161. Pingback: bulk messaging app

  162. Pingback: edarling

  163. Pingback: sleeping pills

  164. Pingback: verhuisservice den haag

  165. Pingback: bountiful divorce lawyer

  166. Pingback: Online

  167. Pingback: alopecia areata

  168. Pingback: Long Island Lice removal

  169. Pingback: Wire Stripper Machine

  170. Pingback: judi bola

  171. Pingback: Kamagra

  172. Pingback: white label casino

  173. Pingback: judi bola

  174. Pingback: deck builders Austin

  175. Pingback: Medix College Reviews

  176. Pingback: Medix College Reviews

  177. Pingback: Medix College Reviews

  178. Pingback: realitygang.easywomen.date

  179. Pingback: foro escorts

  180. Pingback: online dating

  181. Pingback: Lavino Ageless Moisturizer Review

  182. Pingback: game cheat apps download

  183. Pingback: Grammarly Review

  184. Pingback: cerrajero valencia

  185. Pingback: adult shop

  186. Pingback: Medix College Reviews

  187. Pingback: homone therapy pregnancy

  188. Pingback: education.aguide.win

  189. Pingback: City professional dentists church st

  190. Pingback: sturdee residences

  191. Pingback: californiapsychics.com reviews

  192. Pingback: Legacy Food Storage

  193. Pingback: boca-ratoneat24hours.bagging.top

  194. Pingback: free psychic readings

  195. Pingback: Wynell

  196. Pingback: Obsession Phrases Examples

  197. Pingback: https://www.youtube.com/user/tijuanthedon1

  198. Pingback: pintupartisilipat.webs.com

  199. Pingback: vip printing

  200. Pingback: Rolling gate repair NYC

  201. Pingback: Obsession Phrases Examples

  202. Pingback: The Lost Ways

  203. Pingback: jet porn

  204. Pingback: Private investigator Pretoria

  205. Pingback: Click That Link

  206. Pingback: candy saga

  207. Pingback: he said

  208. Pingback: Cosmetic Dentistry

  209. Pingback: listen to this podcast

  210. Pingback: casino no deposit bonus codes�

  211. Pingback: Clicking Here

  212. Pingback: mexican jokes

  213. Pingback: superiorsingingmethod.com

  214. Pingback: Find Out More

  215. Pingback: events heroes photography

  216. Pingback: voice lessons near me

  217. Pingback: Sexafspraak

  218. Pingback: Clash Royale Hack Android

  219. Pingback: Margherita

  220. Pingback: marquetry furniture

  221. Pingback: lawn mower repair

  222. Pingback: cartoon porn comics

  223. Pingback: Austin stained concrete contractor

  224. Pingback: cat sitter

  225. Pingback: brain peak reviews

  226. Pingback: Douglas Cotter

  227. Pingback: Eulalio Tirado Lizarraga

  228. Pingback: iOS 9.3 Jailbreak

  229. Pingback: overnight cat care naples

  230. Pingback: best pet care in naples

  231. Pingback: porno

  232. Pingback: adult coloring books

  233. Pingback: buy youtube views

  234. Pingback: 401k gold ira

  235. Pingback: Forex signals

  236. Pingback: Clicks

  237. Pingback: porno

  238. Pingback: Swimming Goggles

  239. Pingback: effective male enhancers

  240. Pingback: NLP Los Angeles

  241. Pingback: porno

  242. Pingback: how to get ex back on sims 3

  243. Pingback: titwala property

  244. Pingback: Shandong Junchuang Lock

  245. Pingback: family and newborn photography

  246. Pingback: installshield download

  247. Pingback: dog walker naples florida

  248. Pingback: startups in Chennai

  249. Pingback: display cabinets

  250. Pingback: streetview

  251. Pingback: See inside

  252. Pingback: See inside

  253. Pingback: listen to music

  254. Pingback: Anja

  255. Pingback: screen protector

  256. Pingback: Make money in Network Marketing

  257. Pingback: Does Qmee works?

  258. Pingback: singapore

  259. Pingback: 22 Minute Hard Corps Download

  260. Pingback: chwil�wki

  261. Pingback: https://www.facebook.com/SuperGaminator.Gutschein/

  262. Pingback: startups stories

  263. Pingback: Indian Wedding Photography

  264. Pingback: Bedavaruletoyna

  265. Pingback: expert advisor mt4

  266. Pingback: porno

  267. Pingback: inmobiliaria Isla Canela

  268. Pingback: Gym Shorts

  269. Pingback: gaming

  270. Pingback: led disco ball

  271. Pingback: melatonin 1mg source naturals

  272. Pingback: Womens Sportswear Short Top

  273. Pingback: Buy Isagenix Online

  274. Pingback: ecommerce seo

  275. Pingback: Customize Your Vape

  276. Pingback: kill toenail fungus

  277. Pingback: toenail fungus treatment

  278. Pingback: wood sunglasses

  279. Pingback: solar related

  280. Pingback: sexier.com review

  281. Pingback: Jacki Easlick

  282. Pingback: pro flight simulator 2017

  283. Pingback: trabaje desde casa

  284. Pingback: ban dat di an

  285. Pingback: Nootropics

  286. Pingback: ties

  287. Pingback: Solar Panels

  288. Pingback: 24 hour fitness

  289. Pingback: Mortgage Broker Singapor

  290. Pingback: cancer prevention

  291. Pingback: howrsehack.pl

  292. Pingback: duckbill check valve water flood diffuser

  293. Pingback: USA Box Express LLC

  294. Pingback: affärsjuridik i stockholm

  295. Pingback: Compatible Cartridge Brother TN-221 TN-225 Magenta

  296. Pingback: lyrics for musicals

  297. Pingback: Sacramento compounding pharmacy

  298. Pingback: exercise

  299. Pingback: technology news

  300. Pingback: car warranty insurance

  301. Pingback: carpet cleaning Austin

  302. Pingback: free messenger

  303. Pingback: starcom

  304. Pingback: fotos de bucetas

  305. Pingback: cooling

  306. Pingback: body goals

  307. Pingback: dog boarding

  308. Pingback: PSD Mockups

  309. Pingback: Harahan LA Robert Creely Attorney

  310. Pingback: top flight moving help

  311. Pingback: Business Speaker

  312. Pingback: Emile Lothrop

  313. Pingback: fly swatter sword

  314. Pingback: roasting pan hob safe

  315. Pingback: cosmetic caddy organizer

  316. Pingback: in home cat sitter in naples

  317. Pingback: Tailor made holidays Sri Lanka

  318. Pingback: icc t20 world cup 2016

  319. Pingback: australias most unreliable bank

  320. Pingback: Thai Porn

  321. Pingback: Adria

  322. Pingback: 12win download

  323. Pingback: strength and conditioning

  324. Pingback: Google penguin updates

  325. Pingback: tenerife forum

  326. Pingback: cushion engagement ring

  327. Pingback: https://in.pinterest.com/pin/361062095104131929/

  328. Pingback: Chante

  329. Pingback: http://8addiction.com

  330. Pingback: Clean Chocolate

  331. Pingback: Canberra landscaping

  332. Pingback: roofing companies

  333. Pingback: SME bank loan

  334. Pingback: tenerife estate agents

  335. Pingback: dog training school

  336. Pingback: العاب

  337. Pingback: REGALO BODA

  338. Pingback: virtual reality

  339. Pingback: Airline approved Dog Travel crate in Sri Lanka

  340. Pingback: kitchen items

  341. Pingback: punta cana village

  342. Pingback: music

  343. Pingback: how to lose weight

  344. Pingback: jump manual

  345. Pingback: fashionable jewelry

  346. Pingback: Cash 4 Clothes

  347. Pingback: bad parking

  348. Pingback: hcg injections

  349. Pingback: how to save a relationship,

  350. Pingback: junk car removal austin

  351. Pingback: chapter 13 attorney hershey

  352. Pingback: jw sticky notes

  353. Pingback: how make money online

  354. Pingback: bathroom scale with large numbers

  355. Pingback: real estate brokerage new port richey

  356. Pingback: freezer room

  357. Pingback: How to build business credit

  358. Pingback: whatsapp channels

  359. Pingback: bulk whatsapp marketing software

  360. Pingback: LA personal training

  361. Pingback: venapro walmart

  362. Pingback: make money affiliate marketing

  363. Pingback: ollas rena ware

  364. Pingback: jim corbett resorts

  365. Pingback: death

  366. Pingback: Email marketing USA

  367. Pingback: discreet dating

  368. Pingback: What Women Want In A Man

  369. Pingback: Liquor store near me

  370. Pingback: clickbank

  371. Pingback: water hose reel

  372. Pingback: travel insurance vietnam

  373. Pingback: studio production

  374. Pingback: Ipro Academy 2.0 Bonus

  375. Pingback: PURCHASE AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE

  376. Pingback: camera pen

  377. Pingback: make money online right now 2016

  378. Pingback: facts

  379. Pingback: Tattoo ลายสัก

  380. Pingback: consignment shopping in chicago

  381. Pingback: anastasiadate

  382. Pingback: key protector belt

  383. Pingback: diet pills

  384. Pingback: Tulsa SEO Company

  385. Pingback: free porn

  386. Pingback: Agen judi Casino 338a Online

  387. Pingback: net salary calculator

  388. Pingback: iq option martingale

  389. Pingback: Microcap Magazine

  390. Pingback: How To Tell Someone You Love Them

  391. Pingback: vapir rise

  392. Pingback: Erect on Demand

  393. Pingback: Buy Isagenix 9 Day

  394. Pingback: million miles

  395. Pingback: social media

  396. Pingback: carpet cleaning austin tx

  397. Pingback: new homes

  398. Pingback: house leveling austin texas

  399. Pingback: dog care in naples

  400. Pingback: Whitney

  401. Pingback: best digital marketing agency

  402. Pingback: display cabinets

  403. Pingback: security camera

  404. Pingback: water heater repair onion creek

  405. Pingback: Free Marvelous Designer howto tutorial

  406. Pingback: facebook

  407. Pingback: drain clearing tarrytown

  408. Pingback: designer ring

  409. Pingback: second hand clothes wholesale

  410. Pingback: Emergency drain clearing tarrytown

  411. Pingback: mejor agencia de publicidada malaga

  412. Pingback: Cheap Roller Banners

  413. Pingback: antispam e.v.

  414. Pingback: eating healthy busy

  415. Pingback: Home Insurance Singapore

  416. Pingback: Austin First - A1 Luxury Apartment Locators

  417. Pingback: Simple Drawing

  418. Pingback: guitar picks

  419. Pingback: Penginapan Murah Di Depok

  420. Pingback: Expert Lift iQ Review

  421. Pingback: my singing monster cheats

  422. Pingback: boom beach hack tool

  423. Pingback: navigate here

  424. Pingback: Carin

  425. Pingback: http://waterdamagerestoration-austin.com/

  426. Pingback: austin roofing company

  427. Pingback: popular italian boy names

  428. Pingback: tenerife blog

  429. Pingback: movietube

  430. Pingback: review

  431. Pingback: dr oz face serum

  432. Pingback: Residual Income

  433. Pingback: CANON PIXMA iP100 Driver Windows 7

  434. Pingback: L’Mage Advanced Moisturizing Complex Review

  435. Pingback: low calorie vodka

  436. Pingback: history of names celebrity

  437. Pingback: Dental Implants of Austin Texas

  438. Pingback: hair loss prevention

  439. Pingback: Schluesseldienst Berlin

  440. Pingback: th8 base layout

  441. Pingback: sacred 3 trainer

  442. Pingback: at here

  443. Pingback: Termite Treatment Perth

  444. Pingback: trump

  445. Pingback: royalclub

  446. Pingback: Freelance illustrator

  447. Pingback: best restaurant nottingham

  448. Pingback: CAT-5 installer

  449. Pingback: frankies bikinis 2016

  450. Pingback: Kinder

  451. Pingback: get instagram followers and likes

  452. Pingback: W3C

  453. Pingback: essay help online

  454. Pingback: Lorene

  455. Pingback: carmen luvana app

  456. Pingback: onion creek plumber

  457. Pingback: window tinting austin

  458. Pingback: Mortgage Relief San Antonio Texas Area

  459. Pingback: Stop Foreclosure Schertz Texas

  460. Pingback: FCPX Effects

  461. Pingback: Irvine Optometrist

  462. Pingback: dog groomer

  463. Pingback: Escort

  464. Pingback: golf course netting

  465. Pingback: golf range netting

  466. Pingback: golf netting

  467. Pingback: best snowmobile helmet

  468. Pingback: fastest web proxy

  469. Pingback: licensed plumber

  470. Pingback: Employment law firm

  471. Pingback: Back links

  472. Pingback: happy valentines day images

  473. Pingback: Ottawa personal injury attorneys

  474. Pingback: constipation

  475. Pingback: SEO Malaysia

  476. Pingback: ramalan bintang

  477. Pingback: league of legends clothes

  478. Pingback: www.insolltools.com

  479. Pingback: dog play pen

  480. Pingback: league of legends tee shirts

  481. Pingback: crusher

  482. Pingback: foundation repair

  483. Pingback: paintless dent repair training

  484. Pingback: bikiniluxe promo code

  485. Pingback: dr medora clinic

  486. Pingback: Shekhanzai

  487. Pingback: when is chocolate day

  488. Pingback: movie2k

  489. Pingback: Best buy bulk order smartphone accessories

  490. Pingback: see this website

  491. Pingback: my link

  492. Pingback: Joseph Lomonte

  493. Pingback: weight loss and diet plans

  494. Pingback: porno

  495. Pingback: chapter 7 bankruptcy gettysburg

  496. Pingback: amazon.com

  497. Pingback: banheira

  498. Pingback: netflix account password

  499. Pingback: http://www.flatratecomputerservice.com/laptop-and-tablets/

  500. Pingback: xcn5bsn5bvtb7sdn5cnvbttecc