Apartment complex's troubles may be over

The Rev. Marion Bennett apparently has made peace with the city of Las Vegas officials who were seeking to shut down one of his low-income apartment complexes claiming it was too dilapidated and dangerous for habitation.

The city's Neighborhood Services Department had given Bennett notice earlier this month that all of the tenants were being moved out and the electricity turned off.

Bennett, a former state senator, countered with a lawsuit, and District Judge Mark Denton issued a temporary restraining order to halt the city action until a hearing this week on the motion for an injunction.

But the hearing was vacated because Bennett's attorney, John Fadgen, said a deal has been struck that will keep Bennett in business.

Fadgen said the 14 "deficiencies" that led city officials in March to demand the complex be vacated have been repaired.

He said additional problem areas identified by city inspectors since then will corrected within 30 days "and that probably will be the end of the case."

The original complaints specified electrical and plumbing problems in addition to broken fences, a lack of fire extinguishers and smoke detectors and piles of trash.

Fadgen said the later complaints involved more minor issues or cosmetic problems.

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