City Shuts Off Apartment Complex's Water

City shuts off apartment complex's water

APARTMENT COMPLEX ARE LEFTWONDERING WHAT TO DO AFTERTHE CITY CUT OFF THEIRWATER.

ACCORDING TO THE CITYOF TULSA - THE IVY PLACEAPARTMENT COMPLEX HASN'TPAID THEIR WATER BILL SINCEDECEMBER... AND OWES26-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

2WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER IS TELLS US WHATSOME RESIDENTS PLAN TO DONEXT.

KATIE?KAREN, RESIDENTS AREN'T SUREWHAT TO DO.

SOME SAY THEYPLAN ON MOVING, BUT OTHERSARE STUCK THERE.

THEY SAYTHEY WERE GIVEN NO WARNINGTHEIR WATER WAS BEING SHUTOFF.THIS TRUCK WAS THE ONLYSOURCE OF WATER AT THE IVYPLACE APARTMENTS WEDNESDAYEVENING.

MANY RESIDENTSCAME HOME FROM WORK TODISCOVER THEY DIDN'T HAVEANY WATER.

RICHARD SMITHSAYS HE NOTICED IT WHILEGETTING READY WEDNESDAYMORNING.RICHARD SMITH, LIVES AT IVYPLACE APARTMENTS "Thismorning when I woke up andwashed my face, there was nowater, it was barelydripping.

But then there wasno water completely." THECITY SAYS IT SHUT IT OFFBECAUSE THE COMPLEX HASN'TPAID ITS BILL SINCEDECEMBER.

RESIDENTS SAYTHEIR RENT IS SUPPOSED TOCOVER UTILITIES SUCH ASWATER.

THEY ALSO SAY THECOMPLEX IS FULL OF FAMILIESWHO NOW HAVE TO FIGURE OUTHOW MEET THEIR FAMILY'SBASIC NEEDS.LAWANNA EDWARDS, LIVES ATIVY PLACE APARTMENTS "Who'sgoing to take care of thesekids?

How are these mothersgoing to feed their babies?We gotta wash dishes.

Wegotta cook." WE WENT TOWORK... AND FOUND A COMPANYCALLED "T-E-H REALTY" OWNSTHE COMPLEX.A BASIC SEARCH REVEALSSIMILAR PROBLEMS AT THECOMPANY'S OTHER APARTMENTCOMPLEXES.

RESIDENTS AT IVYPLACE SAY THEY'VE RUN INTOPROBLEMS HERE IN THE PAST...AND THE PLACE IS UNRELIABLE.RICHARD SMITH, LIVES AT IVYPLACE APARTMENTS "You payyour bills and all that andthey still.

You'll put in awork order.

Like I put in awork order for that windowand they still haven't fixedit.

That's going on a monthnow.

And they still haven'tfixed it.

So I cannot sleepin that room or nothingbecause it's so cold inthere."NOW, RESIDENTS ARE LEFT WITHNO WATER.

AND NO ANSWERS.LAWANNA EDWARDS, LIVES ATIVY PLACE APARTMENTS"Somebody needs to come in.Somebody needs to beaccountable for thesefamilies."THE CITY SAYS IT IS WORKINGWITH THE COMPLEX OWNERS TOFIND A RESOLUTION.

SO FAR,NO WORD ON WHEN THE WATERWILL BE TURNED ON.

KATIEKELEHER, 2 WORKS FOR YOU.BECAUSE OF TO