Milwaukee renter seeking help after part of her ceiling caves in

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"I heard a noise, I got up and checked on the kids I thought maybe one of them had fallen out of the bed, so I got up and checked on the kids," said Lametta Hamilton-Cooper. "I didn't see anything so I came into the bathroom." That's when she discovered her ceiling and the roof above had caved in. That was ten days ago. Since then, Lametta says not much has been done to fix it. And that's why she emailed TMJ4 News asking for help.
Lighthouse, our specialty reporting unit, got in touch with Lametta and is exploring the rights tenants like Lametta have, and what landlords are held accountable for.
"This is the bathroom, this is where the ceiling fell," explained Lametta as she pointed to a gaping hole in her apartment.
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@aprilroses17 4 дня назад

It's sad when so many ppl have to go tell on someone on the news to get anything done but glad it raises awareness

@mrhamburger6936 4 дня назад

The ceiling is probably been leaking water for some time

@katr3518 4 дня назад

How about clean the bathtub and proceed to use the usable shower and tub. Good grief.

@romktch17 4 дня назад

@@katr3518 Do you find yourself living in a new condemned building every other night? 😂 Anyone that thinks this is acceptable probably doesn't mind smoking cigarettes inside/bathes every other week

@Theguy-kq3yg 4 дня назад

The landlord is lying 🤦‍♂️

@bigcatproductions2789 3 дня назад

Stop paying Rent !

@bigcatproductions2789 3 дня назад

How many departments in Milwaukee County are broken?

@johneckert1365 3 дня назад

All of them. That what happens when a city elects Liberals to run it for 5+ decades.

@nancymcdermott5795 3 дня назад

Where is this property

@MidWestLife2022 4 дня назад

If I can't shower, I'm not paying rent!!! It's sad that there are no regular inspections of rental properties. Allowing landlords to get away with things like this. It says a lot about the character of the landlord and eventually he won't have a building to bring in extra cash if he doesn't readjust his budget and start investing in his property.

@johneckert1365 3 дня назад

If the tenant doesn't like the terms or conditions, they have every right & opportunity to leave.

@MidWestLife2022 3 дня назад

@@johneckert1365 actually once the lease is violated by the landlord the tenant has every right to withhold payment. A renters payment is reliable on all things within the terms of the lease for functioning. So unless thats the way it was when she signed her lease she has every right to stop payment . If the landlord don't like it he can repair it or take her to court and go for eviction. Either way, she's living rent free until action is taken. Which is quicker? Which is better for the landlord? Ain't too many renters out there willing to rent a place like that so good luck getting a new tenant

@johneckert1365 3 дня назад

@@MidWestLife2022 So why isn't this tenant out looking for a nicer place to live, rather than being a professional victim?

@MidWestLife2022 3 дня назад

@@johneckert1365 it's not being a professional victim when you pay money, sign a lease, and then that agreement is not upheld. If she wasn't holding up to her end he would evict her. Might as well live rent free seems how he don't wanna fix it while she saves for a new place cause no one's gonna stay there like that indefinitely. The city inspector will declare it uninhabitable

@romktch17 3 дня назад

@@johneckert1365 Landlord is breaking Wis Admin code and you're calling someone a professional victim 😂😂!! Please start taking some night classes, you're far too old to have such an elementary thought process.

@daBEAGLE1017 3 дня назад

Seeing how this is 414, im surprised that it wasnt rats, cockroaches and bedbugs that fell from her ceiling.

@romktch17 3 дня назад

Crazy how I live in 414 and have an incredibly nice apartment... What in the world kind of thought process is blanketing an area code?!?!? 😂

@daBEAGLE1017 3 дня назад

@@romktch17 well....do you live on the lakefront? Gotta love living in Brewtown. Hang tough friend

@Ephi691 4 дня назад

She talked to the media, the landlord will be evicting her soon.

@mrhamburger6936 4 дня назад

Joe Biden is her landlord

@DarkHype936 4 дня назад

If shes proactive she’d get a lawyer paid on contingency and seek damages. If he tries to evict in retaliation, the burden wouldnt be much for her legal team to prove

@johneckert1365 3 дня назад

Good

@puddiesmom 3 дня назад

Fix it and deduct the repair from your rent.

@CarriUSA 3 дня назад

Okay, what is that accent???? Maybe they do things differently from where he’s from?

@markstephens2709 3 дня назад

I can’t believe this is a real news story. She could have just cleaned it up and kept using the shower until it got fixed. Who just leaves it looking like that? What is she waiting for some animals to come in through that hole and start living there? Cover the hole. Clean it up. Call and get it fixed. Act like an adult.

@romktch17 3 дня назад

Found the homeless person!! 😂😂 How many different condemned buildings have you slept in this week? 5?

@johneckert1365 3 дня назад

Professional Victims aren't going to fix a damn thing.

@romktch17 3 дня назад

@@johneckert1365Is this comment section turning into a homeless meet-up? Calling someone a professional victim because an incompetent landlord won't do a competent job, is hilarious. That intelligence quotient ya got absolutely equals the amount of front doors you have.

@johneckert1365 2 дня назад

@romktch17 What's stopping her from fixing that roof and then deducting it off her rent? I guess she'd have to set aside her victimhood and be proactive about the situation though. We both know that won't happen.....

@johneckert1365 3 дня назад

If you owned a roofing company, would you want to go into that neighborhood? Get your tools or work truck stolen while your up on that roof. They'll steal your ladder too, then ya gotta climb down through the hole in the roof and into that lady's nasty bathtub. No Buenos 🚫

@romktch17 3 дня назад

There's no way in hell you passed high school.