A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Detroit’s historic Leland Hotel, clearing the way for new ownership of the long-troubled downtown property but requiring that former tenants displaced after a power failure be compensated before the deal is finalized.
Former tenants of the condemned Leland House high-rise in downtown Detroit began returning on Tuesday, for the first time in nearly six months, to collect belongings they were forced to leave behind after a December power failure led the city to deem the building unsafe.
Residents of the historic Leland House in Downtown Detroit remain unable to retrieve their belongings more than a month after an emergency evacuation, as owners push toward a potential March auction of the troubled property.
Residents of the Leland House apartments in Detroit can rest easier, as power will remain on.
Last Friday, on the day after Thanksgiving, tenants living at the Leland House apartments in Detroit received a shocking letter informing them they would have to move out of the building because ownership was unable to pay a massive DTE Energy bill.
Residents of a downtown Detroit apartment building received notice Friday that they must vacate their homes by Wednesday due to an impending utility shutoff.