Landlord Sued For Operating Drug Houses

A Milwaukee landlord who owns more than two dozen properties is being sued by the city.  The city attorney’s office alleges about half of the properties are drug houses which have been designated as a public nuisance.  Vanessa Gomez-Arias manages the properties for her mother.  Although city officials say Leticia Gomez is aware of the drug activity, her daughter claims she doesn’t feel safe coming to the properties and that keeps her from checking on problem tenants.  If the city wins its case, it will assume control of the houses, kick out the tenants and sell the buildings — with the money going to Milwaukee’s anti-drug activities.