On August 31, a judge ordered north city landlords Reginald Williams and Kimberly Franklin to stop interfering with their tenants'"use, enjoyment and possession" of their rental property at 3925 Greer Avenue — and specifically barred them from shutting off the utilities.
Yesterday, ArchCity Defenders alleges, the landlords did just that.
In a motion for contempt filed late yesterday with Judge Robert Dierker, the non-profit law firm charges that the landlords directed Ameren to shut off the power, violating the judge's previous order. The attorneys are asking Dierker to hold Williams and Franklin in contempt.
The legal battle is the latest front in an ugly battle between the dozen or so tenants of the north city home and their two landlords.…