Illinois apartment tenants said they were trapped inside units after property was boarded up

Harvey, Illinois Residents Allege Tenants Were Boarded-Up in Apartments

Over the weekend in Harvey, Illinois, shocking footage emerged of residents in apartment buildings allegedly boarded up in their units.

Illinois tenants say they were still inside their homes when apartments were boarded up

HARVEY, Ill. (WTVO) — Residents were still living inside their apartments when the property managers boarded up their windows and doors on Friday night, leaving them trapped. According to WLS, city officials had been speaking with property owners about unfit living conditions and crime on South Halsted Street. On Friday, some tenants said they were shocked as workers nailed pieces of wood to their windows and doors while they were still inside.…

Illinois apartment tenants said they were trapped inside units after property was boarded up

Harvey, Illinois residents living in an apartment building became trapped inside their units after their doors and windows were boarded shut, according to reports.

Illinois Apartment Buildings Board Up Units Over ‘Imminent Safety Risk’ — With People Still Inside, Tenants Claim

An Illinois man claims he was boarded in his apartment after landlords determined there was an “imminent safety risk” and blocked doors.

Crews board up Harvey apartments, trapping some tenants inside, residents say

Residents of two apartment buildings in south suburban Harvey said board-up crews trapped some of them inside their units. Videos posted to social media showed crews boarding up apartment buildings near East 145th and South Halsted Streets.

Harvey residents boarded up inside their own apartments in condemned building

Harvey residents boarded up inside their own apartments in condemned building