Tenant slams Tarek El Moussa’s response to luxury apartment project: He 'called us liars'
foxnews.comA tenant is not pleased with HGTV star Tarek El Moussa's contention he is not evicting residents from their North Hollywood, California, homes to develop a luxury apartment project.
El Moussa released a statement on social media Friday, which one tenant described as "deceptive." Clare Letmon, an organizer and tenant of the Hartsook Street bungalows, spoke to People magazine about the impact El Moussa's NoHo 138 project is having on her and her family. "He basically called us liars," Letmon told the outlet.
Following the tenants' initial complaints, Tarek claimed he was "being dragged for false accusations and misconceptions." The project, NoHo 138, is taking over bungalows on Hartsook Street in Los Angeles, where residents have lived for decades, according to FOX 11.To construct the 138-unit luxury complex, the project requires tearing down several of those bungalows, per People magazine.
Letmon told the outlet she and fellow Hartsook residents have not had direct contact with El Moussa since July 14 despite sending multiple requests to meet him in person.
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