BRENTWOOD, Mo. — A landlord who is accused of renting out condemned St. Louis properties filled with health and safety violations is now facing violations at a home in Brentwood that she was renting to her elderly father.
According to a statement from a Brentwood spokesperson, the home owned by Dana Daugherty was condemned after the city's planning and zoning department found debris, animal waste, insect infestation, and other safety concerns during a search last week. The home was being rented to Daugherty's elderly father and two other people at the time despite it being located in a single-family residential district and not having proper occupancy permits, the statement said.
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Last month, the City of St. Louis filed a lawsuit against Daugherty and others, accusing them of targeting disadvantaged people and renting our more than 40 illegal rooming houses in neighborhoods like Gravois Park, Benton Park West and Carondelet.
St. Louis' lawsuit said no background checks were made and Daugherty solicited clients from homeless shelters and food banks.
Days after the lawsuit was filed in St. Louis, the Brentwood Municipal Court issued a search warrant for her property. According to the Brentwood statement, police and zoning department employees conducted the search, where they found uninhabitable conditions. One of the people living in the home was arrested for violating parole.
The people living inside the home vacated the property, one of whom was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Daugherty was issued a summons in Brentwood for renting rooms in a single-family residential district without proper permits.
The statement said Brentwood's contractor removed three trailers of debris from the exterior of the property. Daugherty will be given the chance to clean up the property, the statement said. She can be in the home from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Daugherty has three months to clean out the property, otherwise, Brentwood can get another warrant and clean the property itself.