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Little Rock directors hear renters’ concerns, consider range of housing policy changes
Several members of the Little Rock Board of Directors advocated for stronger regulations and monitoring of rental housing on Tuesday during a discussion with renters’ advocates and city housing officials. Little Rock has multiple apartment complexes with histories of poor living conditions, such as mold, exposed electrical wiring, nonworking smoke detectors and a lack of […]
Last tenants in troubled Little Rock apartment complex offered assistance
The city of Little Rock and the court-appointed receiver for a troubled apartment complex have offered rental assistance for up to six months and $1,000 to help with moving costs to the residents who remain there, Deputy City Attorney Alan Jones said Thursday. The city’s goal since June has been to move everyone out of […]
Owners of troubled Little Rock apartments held in contempt of court, fined $1,000 per day
A troubled Little Rock apartment complex, its holding company and its out-of-state parent company have each been fined $1,000 a day since Aug. 14 and will continue to be until they comply with a Pulaski County Circuit Court order from February, according to a Tuesday order from a judge holding them in contempt of court. […]
Some tenants from troubled apartments have been relocated, Little Rock officials say
The city of Little Rock and a local nonprofit have relocated some tenants from a troubled apartment complex on Colonel Glenn Road to more stable housing, city officials said Wednesday and Thursday. Only 24 of the 151 units at Big Country Chateau remain occupied, city housing director Kevin Howard said in an interview. The city’s […]
Troubled Little Rock apartment complex will close; city plans to help residents relocate
A troubled Little Rock apartment complex will be closed and its few remaining tenants relocated, current management’s legal counsel said Thursday. City code enforcement has been pursuing a case against Big Country Chateau since 2019 in Little Rock District Court. Multiple inspections have revealed code violations at the apartment complex on Colonel Glenn Road, including […]
Foreclosure order delays completion of Little Rock court case against troubled housing complex
A Little Rock apartment complex with a history of code violations is facing a foreclosure order in addition to city and state legal action, Deputy City Attorney Alan Jones said Thursday in city environmental court. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Freddie Mac, owns Big Country Chateau’s mortgage. It filed a foreclosure […]
City court case against Little Rock residences with code violations near completion
The Little Rock environmental court cases against two residences with a history of code violations are still pending after a Thursday hearing. Big Country Chateau on Colonel Glenn Road has new citations against it after a February inspection, while a house on West 24th Street owned by a landlord with a history of legal issues […]
Judge grants request to freeze assets, name receiver for Little Rock apartments
(This story was updated by Sonny Albarado on Feb. 4, 2023.) A Pulaski County circuit judge on Friday froze the assets of the owners of the troubled Big Country Chateau apartments in Little Rock and issued a temporary restraining order to protect tenants. Judge Cara Connors also granted Attorney General Tim Griffin’s emergency request to […]
Apartment tenants plead for help over unsafe conditions, pending utility cutoffs
Little Rock officials and state Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office are working to extend utility and water cutoff deadlines at Big Country Chateau, an apartment complex that faced similar service cutoffs last year. Tenants received notice recently that Entergy Arkansas will cut off power to the 151-unit complex on Feb. 6 and Central Arkansas Water […]
Little Rock housing complex facing AG lawsuit might file to evict some tenants
Seven units at a Little Rock apartment complex still have unresolved safety issues after three months because management hasn’t been able to gain access to those apartments, the attorney representing the complex said Monday in city environmental court. Big Country Chateau will return to court Nov. 28, its fifth scheduled appearance, to address multiple city […]
Little Rock housing complex facing AG lawsuit set to go to city court Monday
Management of a housing complex on Colonel Glenn Road is scheduled for a Little Rock environmental court hearing Monday after multiple delays. Big Country Chateau faces several city code violations for unsafe and unhealthy living conditions, including mold, broken windows and scattered trash. Tenants have said that management often has not responded to maintenance requests […]
Little Rock housing complex facing AG lawsuit pleads no contest to city code violations
Management of a housing complex facing a state lawsuit pleaded no contest to several city code violations Monday in Little Rock environmental court. Sylvester Smith, the attorney representing Big Country Chateau, said about 90% of the “life and safety issues” at the complex have been resolved. The issues include mold, broken windows, scattered garbage and […]