Santa ana : tenants facing eviction promised sewer repairs
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A county judge accepted a developer’s promise to fix a broken sewer line Monday in a partly demolished Santa Ana housing tract where 200 low-income tenants are fighting eviction. Superior
Court Commissioner Jane D. Myers rejected a request from a tenants’ lawyer for an immediate order forcing repair. But Myers told lawyer Richard L. Spix that she would consider a court order
if the leak is not fixed overnight. Classic Redevelopment Corp. plans to build an $8.4-million project, including 172 new apartments, on a tract of land on West 5th Street that had 40
single-family homes on it. The City of Santa Ana approved the plan and issued a demolition permit, but work was delayed after Spix appealed an eviction order issued last September. Last
week, Spix rejected an offer by Classic to pay $2,000 a family in relocation aid. About 26 of the homes remain inhabited. Classic attorney Bryan A. Gianesin told Myers that the firm is
willing to repair the sewer line. Gianesin said Spix failed to advise Classic of the problem until Monday. MORE TO READ