Tenant describes living conditions in Jones St. apartment complex

WEDNESDAY MORNING...FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE’VESHINED A LIGHT ON THE LOOPHOLEOMAHA LANDLORD WILLIAM STANEKWAS USING TO EVICT TENANTSDESPITE A FEDERAL BAN ONEVICTIONS DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.THROUGH THAT REPORTING WE’VEHEARD FROM MANY TENANTS LIVINGIN STANEK’S APARTMENT COMPLEX.3 NEWS NOW REPORTER KENT LUETZENBRINGS US ANOTHER TENANT’S STORYON WHAT SHE SAYS ARE THE LIVINGCONDITIONS WITHIN THE BUILDING."THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THATARE VERY QUESTIONABLE.

THERE ISA LOT OF DRUG USE, SOMETIMESJUST RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN.

THISGUY CAME OUT AND STARTED GETTINGIN MY FACE.

I HAD MY PEPPERSPRAY.

I HELD IT UP LIKE BACKOFF AND HE KEPT GOING.

IT DIDN’TSLOW HIM DOWN FOR SEVERALSECONDS.

HE GOT SEVERAL GOODHITS ON ME."IN THE LATEST ATTACK, THE TENANTENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL WITHCUTS TO THE FOREHEAD AND LEG ASWELL AS BRUISES UP THEIR ARM.POLICE RECORDS BACK UP THETENANTS CLAIMS.OMAHA POLICE RESPONDED TO THECOMPLEX BUT WERE UNABLE TO FINDTHE SUSPECTS INVOLVED.THIS IS NOT THE FIRST WE’VEHEARD OF DRUG USE IN THEHALLWAYS OF THIS APARTMENT ASMAIN DOORS ARE UNLOCKED ANDSTRANGERS COME AND GO AT THEIROWN WILL.TENANTS SAYS STANEK DOES NOTKEEP UP THE LIVING CONDITIONS b-EVEN AFTER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN-MADE TO THE CITY.OMAHA’S CHIEF CITY HOUSINGINSPECTOR SCOTT LANE SAYS 9 OUTOF THE 12 APARTMENTS IN STANEK’SBUILDING CURRENTLY HAVE AN OPENVIOLATION CASE.THE MOST RECENT TENANT STO COMEFORWARD SAYS THEY WOULD NOT BELIVING HERE IF IT WEREN’T FORTHE PANDEMIC.DO NOT USE IF WE CANNOT CHANGEVOICE AND BLUR VIDEO"WITH COVID LAST YEAR, BOTH OFMY KIDS WERE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR ALONG TIME.

MY SON HAS SPECIALNEEDS.

I WASN’T ABLE TO GET HIMANY KIND OF CHILDCARE THAT WOULDEQUIPPED TO HANDLE HIM.

SOWENT FROM WORKING FULL TIME TOJUST A FEW HOURS A WEEK.

SO MYFINANCIAL SITUATION TOOK A HUGENOSEDIVE LAST YEAR."THE TENANT CONTINUED TO DESCRIBETHE LIVING CONDITIONS, ADDING ATONE POINT THE TOILET DID NOTWORK AND THEY HAD TO USE ABUCKET.THEY SAY MICE ARE EVERYWHERE INTHE BUILDING, SOMETHING WE’VEHEARD FROM OTHER TENATNS WE’VEINTERVIEWED, AS WELL.THAT WAS KENT LUETZEN REPORTING.WE REACHED OUT TO STANEK F