Brad Pitt’s ‘Make It Right’ class action lawsuit settlement

WEBVTT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MAKE IT RIGHT HOMES IN THE LOWER NINTH WARD, THE BRAINCHILD OF ACTOR BRAD PITT, ARE RIDDLED WITH PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO RESIDENTS. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AS MANY PEOPLE HERE SAY THE HOMES ARE DETERIORATING. BUT NOW THERE’S A NEW POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE. >> EVERYDAY WE ARE FINDING SOMETHING NEW THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, THIS THING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, THESE HOMES COULD BLOW UP. TAMMY: — TRAVERS: THE CITY ISSUED THIS LETTER TO DOZENS OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ON THURSDAY. INCLUDING MANY LIVING IN MAKE IT RIGHT HOMES. IT WARNS THAT NATURAL GAS LEAKS COULD BE AN ISSUE. ATTORNEY RON AUSTIN REPRESENTS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA. >> THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND IT’S SORT OF A MAJOR PEG IN THE WHEEL OF THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH THE MAKE IT RIGHT HOMES. TRAVERS: CITY HALL AND THE NOFD IS NOW OFFERING FREE INSPECTIONS TO HOME OWNERS TO SEE IF THEIR HOMES ARE LEAKING NATURAL GAS. THE CITY SAYS THE MATTER CENTERS ON HOW NATURAL GAS REGULATOR ARE INSTALLED. >> IT’S NOT JUST A FIRE RISK, IT’S A GAS RISK

Brad Pitt’s ‘Make It Right’ foundation reaches settlement over deteriorated homes

Updated: 12:28 PM CDT Aug 17, 2022

A settlement has been reached with Brad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation with over 100 homeowners who bought houses that deteriorated following Hurricane Katrina. A $20.5 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit, according to lead attorney Ron Austin. Austin said the settlement was filed in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans and awaits judicial approval. The settlement, reached after months of negotiations, will enable the Make It Right homeowners to conduct necessary repairs and live in a safe environment, Austin said. WDSU broke the story on the homes falling apart back in 2018. The case had been caught up in massive litigation ever since. The homes were built after Hurricane Katrina, a push by Pitt to help the heavily flooded Lower Ninth Ward. While the project was praised initially, the homes have deteriorated over time. In 2018, one home was torn down.

A settlement has been reached with Brad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation with over 100 homeowners who bought houses that deteriorated following Hurricane Katrina.

A $20.5 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit, according to lead attorney Ron Austin.

Austin said the settlement was filed in Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans and awaits judicial approval.

The settlement, reached after months of negotiations, will enable the Make It Right homeowners to conduct necessary repairs and live in a safe environment, Austin said.

WDSU broke the story on the homes falling apart back in 2018. The case had been caught up in massive litigation ever since.

The homes were built after Hurricane Katrina, a push by Pitt to help the heavily flooded Lower Ninth Ward.

While the project was initially praised, the homes have deteriorated over time.

In 2018, one home was torn down.

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