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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland joins Live at 9 to discuss ongoing issues at Peppertree Apartments and how to combat the crime problem residents across the city face daily.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After two collapsed walkways and a fire within one month, Peppertree Apartments’ lawyer told a judge they have made temporary repairs to keep more damage from happening. “They have braced several of the walkways,” Ben Sissman said. “We haven’t completed the work yet. As everybody knows, it is hard to get workmen […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Lawyers for the troubled Peppertree Apartments were back in Environmental Court Tuesday for an update on the progress the complex is making to fix walkways after two collapsed earlier this month. Last week, an engineer went to inspect the walkways and the temporary braces put in place to hold them up. Building inspector […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis’ mayor says he’s fed up with the owners and management of the Peppertree Apartments in Whitehaven, after the complex racked up hundreds of code violations and crime reports. In the latest incident at Peppertree, a woman and young girl fell through a second-floor walkway that collapsed Tuesday night. Code Enforcement is […]

UPDATE: The Memphis Fire Department said the fire started in the attic of the building due to an electrical malfunction. They said no civilians or firefighters were harmed in the blaze. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department responded to a fire at the Peppertree Apartments Wednesday morning. The Memphis Fire Department responded to the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A federal judge granted the City of Memphis’ motion to prohibit Peppertree Apartments from signing new leases for 120 days.  In his ruling, Judge John Fowlkes said Peppertree failed to keep the property up to code after two walkways collapsed in the recent weeks and a fire destroyed the leasing office. Earlier […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — We have an update on a Whitehaven family going on 12 days without power after an arson fire in a nearby apartment cut the power at their unit. WREG first told you Thursday about the family and the runaround they were getting to have their power restored. Friday, Problem Solver Stacy Jacobson […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Attorneys representing owners of the troubled Peppertree Apartments complex were back in court Tuesday, explaining what’s being done since the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced an end to its contract with the Whitehaven complex. Although the contract between the owners of the 306-unit complex and HUD has come to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A five-hour hearing in federal court downtown Wednesday ended with no decision on the City’s motion for a temporary restraining order against Peppertree Apartments and its owners TESCO Properties, Inc. At the heart of the matter is crime and safety at the 306-unit complex. “As our focus has been since day one and […]

Note: This story has been been updated to correct the amount of Tesco’s contract with HUD. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — New, internal records uncovered by the NewsChannel 3 Investigators show that despite demands, the owners of Peppertree Apartments delayed repairs, leaving residents in difficult conditions. Families at the Peppertree Apartments are still waiting for more details […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development confirmed the agency would start sending notification letters to families at the Peppertree Apartments on Friday, January 20th about their relocation. The notification letters are an initial step as leaders say the process could take months. Peppertree tenants to be moved amid ‘dire’ […]