Overview
- Civil-rights leaders held a Thursday news conference demanding the immediate resignation or firing of MPHA Executive Director Abdi Warsame and an independent probe of Heritage Park conditions.
- A city councilmember's recent video showed mold-stained walls, boarded windows, broken balconies and other damage that residents say has left many units uninhabitable.
- MPHA says it provided HUD-based operating funding, owns the land, has invested more than $8 million over recent years and installed 165 furnaces since December while coordinating with court-appointed receiver Certus Financial.
- A Hennepin County court removed developer McCormack Baron Salazar from operations in late 2025 and appointed Certus as receiver, but questions remain about why dozens or hundreds of units stayed vacant and how maintenance money was spent.
- Long-term tenants report ongoing health hazards and legal battles over unrepaired units, and local leaders are demanding citywide inspections, health assessments for exposed families and a review of maintenance records.