Brad Pitt's foundation Make It Right is being sued by two homeowners who say the charity sold them 'defectively and improperly constructed homes'.
Pitt's foundation sought to build 150 homes in the Lower Ninth ward of New Orleans that were storm-safe, solar-powered, and 'green' for the price of $150,000 in 2007, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Two residents of Pitt's homes filed a lawsuit in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on Friday accusing Make It Right of unfair trade practices, breach of contract, and fraud.
Brad Pitt's foundation Make It Right is being sued for selling 'defective' homes by two New Orleans Lower Ninth ward homeowners
'While the citizens of the 9th Ward are grateful to Brad Pitt they were forced to file this lawsuit because the Make It Right Foundation built substandard homes, that are deteriorating at a rapid pace while the homeowners are stuck with mortgages on properties that have diminished values,' Ron Austin, the attorney representing the Lower Ninth Ward residents, said in a statement to NBC News.
'We have filed to make Make It Right make it right,' he added.
The project started in 2007 and by 2016 had spent $26.9million building 109 homes before construction and was halted.
Although Make It Right stopped about 40 homes short of its goal, it led the most visible recovery effort in New Orleans.
The homes were priced at an average of $150,000 for residents looking to resettle.
The lawsuit was filed by two New Orleans Lower Ninth ward homeowners on Friday. It accuses charity of unfair trade practices, breach of contract, and fraud. A home built by Make It Right pictured is above
Many of the houses, including the one pictured above, are falling apart, with roofs caving in, wood rotting and walls collapsing
Photos taken by Dailymail.com show another devastated property built by the charity
This Make It Right property is suffering from mold and rotten wooden walls, which are coming away from the house
But residents complain that the home isn't what they signed up for with many houses falling apart, some with rotting wood, plumbing issues, and roofs caving in.
The complaint says Make It Right 'fraudulently deprived homeowners of their right to pursue legal actions under Louisiana's New Home Warranty Act' because the charity knew about issues with the homes' building materials and designs - but never alerted homeowners.
The lawsuit claims that the plaintiffs' homes were 'deficiently constructed and built' with 'defective products' that led to damage such as the growth of mold and air quality problems due to improper ventilation. The homes also had structural problems, electrical problems, plumbing issues and rotten wood, according to the lawsuit.
The complaint adds that Make It Right arranged for engineer inspections of the home 'allegedly brought in specifically to render a report on the state of the Make It Right homes'. But homeowners were never given access to those reports.
From 2007 to 2016 Make It Right spent $26.9million and built over 100 'green' homes sold for $150,000
'The homeowners are gravely concerned that their homes, which suffer serious structural problems, will not last as long as their mortgages,' the complaint says. A finished Make It Right home pictured above in 2009
The lawsuit asserts that engineers found issues in the home but the charity didn't inform homeowners of the problems, citing a portion of the foundation's 2013 tax filing which accounts for $4.3million in 'warranty and repair liabilities'.
It also adds that Make It Right gave homeowners a nondisclosure agreement and documents that bound them to arbitration before agreeing to making repairs. But, the lawsuit says that the charity didn't explain these documents to the homeowners, 'fraudulently' obtaining signatures 'on agreements that would deprive homeowners of important legal rights while the homeowners are under duress.'
The complaint adds the homeowners noticed problems with the home as early as 2013 but they thought Make It Right would sort out the repairs.
'The homeowners are gravely concerned that their homes, which suffer serious structural problems, will not last as long as their mortgages,' the complaint says.
Pitt and Make It Right are yet to comment on the lawsuit.
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It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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