LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — More than a dozen rental homes are sitting empty in Lebanon after the developer went silent. Now, the city is looking into potential legal action.
Lebanon Mayor Rick Bell told News 2 that the city has had had issues with the development since day one.
For the past several months, completed and unfinished homes have been left vacant equipment appears to be abandoned, and grass and weeds are overgrown, according to Bell.
“It is a bad situation all the way around. We understand that, we wish it was not there, we did not want it to be there in the first place,” Bell said.
The mayor said the project, formally known as the JCF 109 Living development, received the green light under the previous administration. He added the developer was approved to build a single-family modular subdivision where 224 units would be up for rent.
“As far as we can tell, no work is happening. We’ve heard rumors that they’ve gone bankrupt,” Bell said.
“So you’ve reached out to them, but have not heard back?” News 2’s Kendall Ashman asked.
“Since we’ve heard rumors of the bankruptcy, we have not talked to them,” Bell replied.
According to the mayor, the lot currently sits unoccupied.
“Frankly, it’s an eyesore. It’s something that wish I was not there… This is something that we will make sure doesn’t happen again,” Bell added.
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