Water to be shut off at multiple Shreveport apartment complexes next week - KSLA

Water to be shut off at multiple Shreveport apartment complexes next week

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Three apartment complexes will soon have its water turned off due to lack of payment.

For several months, certain owners of multi-unit apartment complexes have failed to pay their water & sewerage bills, leading to large balances that are unfair to rate-paying citizens, say city officials. Because these complexes are served by master meters, the billing is not assessed to individual tenants but to the landlord, whose responsibility it is to ensure that the bills are paid.

Due to increasing balances and the landlords’ lack of communication, the city will disconnect water service at the Jolie Apartments, the Pines Apartments and Villa Norte apartments on Tuesday, May 14. Other utilities may also be disconnected on that date for the same reasons.

City personnel have been made aware that last night (May 7), tenants at the Jolie Apartments were given notice that their water and electricity would be cut off imminently. The mayor, city council and city personnel regret it’s come to this.

City officials are working with other community organizations to assist residents of the affected apartments to find alternative housing. If you are in need of alternate housing options, reach out to the Department of Community Development at 318-673-5900.

Going forward, the City of Shreveport says they will take every available step to collect the amounts owed to the tax-paying public, to hold irresponsible landlords accountable, and to do what it can to prevent this situation from happening again.

For additional information, contact Leigh Anne Evensky at 318-205-4993.

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