I’M ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE VIRUS AND THE VACCINE. >> Karen: A SENIOR HIGH-RISE IN
>> Karen: A SENIOR HIGH-RISE IN
SERIOUS NEED OF REPAIR.
>> IT’S CRAZY!
>> Karen: TONIGHT, "HELP ME
HANK" INVESTIGATES. SEVERAL SENIORS IN THE PLYMOUTH
SEVERAL SENIORS IN THE PLYMOUTH
BUILDING IN DETROIT CALLED HANK
CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITIONS
IN THEIR APARTMENTS.
>> Jason: AFTER A FIRE IN ONE
UNIT CAUSED BIG DAMAGE IN THE
OTHER APARTMENTS BACK IN MAY. OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
OUR CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR HANK
WINCHESTER LIVE TONIGHT, AND
THIS IS A VERY TOUGH SITUATION
FOR THEM.
>> Hank: KAREN, JASON, YOU’RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HERE IN THE BUILDING BEHIND ME REACHED
THE BUILDING BEHIND ME REACHED
OUT TO ME, E-MAILING ME, "HELP
ME HANK," SAYING THEY WERE
DEALING WITH AN UNBELIEVABLE
SITUATION, DIFFICULT LIVING
SITUATION HERE WITHIN THIS
BUILDING. WE REACHED OUT TO BUILDING
WE REACHED OUT TO BUILDING
MANAGEMENT AND THE PEOPLE LIVING
HERE TELL ME THEY’VE NOTICED BIG
CHANGES.
I NEED SOMEBODY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE CANNOT
QUESTIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE CANNOT
LIVE LIKE THIS.
>> Hank: RIGHT NOW, I’M
DEMANDING ANSWERS AND SWIFT
ACTION.
>> Hank: YOU NEVER GAVE ME THE
INFORMATION! >> Hank: SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT
>> Hank: SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT
AND HOW MANAGEMENT AT THE
PLYMOUTH SQUARE APARTMENTS IN
DETROIT RESPONDED.
RIGHT NOW, YOU NEED TO SEE THE
PROBLEM.
>> IT’S NOT A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. IT’S NOT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
IT’S NOT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
>> Hank: HER APARTMENT HAS
LOOKED LIKE THIS SINCE MID-MAY.
>> EVERYTHING IS COVERED, CARPETS REMOVED, FLOORS TORN UP,
CARPETS REMOVED, FLOORS TORN UP,
DUST EVERYWHERE.
>> Hank: HER APARTMENT AND
SEVERAL OTHERS DAMAGED AFTER A
FIRE IN A UNIT ON THE TENTH
FLOOR AND CAUSED SMOKE AND WATER
DAMAGE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BUILDING.
>> IT’S JUST, YOU KNOW, CASESY!
>> Hank: THIS MAN ASKED US NOT
TO REVEAL HIS IDENTITY BUT HE
WANTS YOU TO SEE HOW HE’S BEEN LIVING.
>> IT’S VERY HECTIC AND VERY
INCONVENIENT FOR ME, VERY
STRESSFUL.
>> Hank: AN APARTMENT WITHOUT
WALLS OR APARTMENT REMOVED AFTER THE FIRE AND THAT WAS ABOUT 2
THE FIRE AND THAT WAS ABOUT 2
MONTHS AGO.
THIS WOMAN ALSO AFFECTED.
>> [INAUDIBLE].
>> Hank: SO WHAT’S TAKING SO
LONG TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS?
AND WHAT ARE THE TENANTS BEING
TOLD?
>> WHEN THEY SAY THEY’RE GONNA
GET BACK TO YOU, THEY MAY OR MAY
NOT GET BACK TO YOU.
>> Hank: THIS HAPPENED IN MID-MAY, YET THE CREW WAS
MID-MAY, YET THE CREW WAS
OUTSIDE DOING WORK TO REPAVE THE
PARKING LOT.
WE’RE TOLD THE RED CROSS OFFERED
$500 IN ASSISTANCE TO EACH TENANT AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT
TENANT AND BUILDING MANAGEMENT
SAID THEY ALSO OFFERED TO HELP
THOSE AFFECTED.
BUT DETROIT’S BUILDING & SAFETY
DEPARTMENT HAD ABSOLUTELY NO
IDEA PEOPLE WERE LIVING LIKE
THIS UNTIL WE MADE THE CALL. >> WE HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED.
>> WE HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED.
IN THIS SITUATION, WE WEREN’T.
>> Hank: SINCE THEN, THE CITY
HAS HAD AN INSPECTOR ON SITE.
>> NOW THAT WE’RE AWARE OF THE SITUATION, WE HAVE TALKED TO THE
SITUATION, WE HAVE TALKED TO THE
PROPERTY OWNER AND THEY’VE
GOTTEN ALL THE PERMITS AND WE’RE
GOING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION
SCHEDULE AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND GET WEEKLY UPDATES
MONITOR AND GET WEEKLY UPDATES
FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER.
>> Hank: I NEED THE INFORMATION.
>> Hank: I CONTACTED CORPORATE.
THE SPOKESPERSON WHO MANAGES THE BUILDING SENT THIS STATEMENT:
>> Hank: RESIDENTS ONLY RECEIVED
ASSISTANCE FROM THE RED CROSS AND ON NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RENT
AND ON NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RENT
CREDIT ON THE SAME DAY WE
HAPPENED TO CALL MANAGEMENT TO
TELL THEM WE WERE INVESTIGATING
THIS SITUATION.
BACK OUT HERE LIVE. BUILDING MANAGEMENT WAS NOT
BUILDING MANAGEMENT WAS NOT
REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE BUILDING
SAFETY DEPARTMENT OF DETROIT
ABOUT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THE
FIRE WAS JUST LIMITED TO THOSE
10 UNITS AND DIDN’T BURN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES.
MORE THAN 30 MINUTES.
AFTER TALKING WITH THE CITY, IF
THEY HAD KNOWN THE SITUATION AND
THE CONDITIONS PEOPLE WERE FLIFG
BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTED,
THEY WOULD HAVE WORKED TO GET
THEM OUT. THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE TELL ME
THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE TELL ME
THAT THE ONLY CREDIT THEY
RECEIVED OR FINANCIAL HELP WAS
FROM THE RED CROSS, NOT FROM
MANAGEMENT DIRECTLY. LIVE HERE TONIGHT, HANK