Harvey City Council holds meeting after allegations that apartment building was boarded up with tenants still inside

City of Harvey, property owners trade blame after homes boarded up, residents say, with them inside

The City of Harvey and property owners are trading blame after apartments were boarded up, residents say, while they were still inside. A heated city council meeting got underway on Monday night.

Tenants trapped in boarded-up apartments

A building in Chicago deemed unsafe but still being inhabited was boarded up.

Harvey City Council holds meeting after allegations that apartment building was boarded up with tenants still inside

HARVEY, Ill. — Several residents are still looking for places to relocate after their apartment complex in Harvey was deemed unsafe and boarded up. The property owner denies boarding up units while residents were still inside, but videos circulating on social media suggested otherwise. In a statement shared over the weekend, a spokesperson for the City of Harvey said the buildings had previously been declared unlivable, and evacuation was mandat…

Residents say their Illinois apartment building was boarded up with them still inside

“Seems like there’s a lack of compassion around here,” one resident trapped inside his home said.

Residents say their Illinois apartment building was boarded up with them still inside

“Seems like there’s a lack of compassion around here,” one resident trapped inside his home said.

Residents say their Illinois apartment building was boarded up with them still inside

“Seems like there’s a lack of compassion around here,” one resident trapped inside his home said.