Mold, leaks, rot: how Brad Pitt’s post-Katrina housing project went horribly wrong
The non-profit project was launched to feverish buzz with support of celebrities from Snoop Dogg to Ellen DeGeneres to Bill Clinton.
The houses now list a frightening array of defects: water intrusion, black mold, porches rotted through, stair rails collapsing, fires caused by electrical problems, plumbing problems and poor ventilation, according to a class-action lawsuit filed against Pitt and his charity by some of the remaining residents. Other residents have reported termite infestations, and multiple residents have fallen sick.
Brad Pitt stands before an environmentally friendly house under construction in the Hurricane Katrina-battered Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans in August 2007. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP
LOL....Particle board falls apart in the LA climate....Who would have guessed?
Now all involved are suing each other.
The non-profit project was launched to feverish buzz with support of celebrities from Snoop Dogg to Ellen DeGeneres to Bill Clinton.
The houses now list a frightening array of defects: water intrusion, black mold, porches rotted through, stair rails collapsing, fires caused by electrical problems, plumbing problems and poor ventilation, according to a class-action lawsuit filed against Pitt and his charity by some of the remaining residents. Other residents have reported termite infestations, and multiple residents have fallen sick.
Brad Pitt stands before an environmentally friendly house under construction in the Hurricane Katrina-battered Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans in August 2007. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP
LOL....Particle board falls apart in the LA climate....Who would have guessed?
Now all involved are suing each other.
