SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
Management May Not Pre-Clear Resident Council Speech
Photos · October 30 meeting · Help Desk · Jackie Klacik email · Anti-retaliation notice
This afternoon Jackie Klacik, Vice President of Operations for Premier / PHMD, emailed the Council president and secretary. She copied the owner (Edgemark), HUD Omaha, site staff, and City of Omaha code enforcement. She demanded that the Resident Council stop issuing notices about maintenance, leases, or operations unless Property Management first approves them, and that unapproved notices come down.
The paper she attached is the Council’s Unit Help Desk form. That form states, more than once, that the Council is not management and not a lawyer. It collects conditions in a resident’s own unit, only with that resident’s consent, and lists public numbers for CMS, HUD, and the City.
Central Park Tower is HUD RAD / PBRA housing. Under 24 CFR §§ 245.100, 245.110, and 245.115, a tenant organization exists to address living conditions and terms of tenancy; it must be completely independent of the owner and management; leaflets, door contact, bulletin-board posts, and tenant surveys are protected; and owners shall not require prior permission before those activities. Management does not have automatic access to board business. Council meetings are independent unless the Council invites management to a stated issue. This website is Council speech. It is not a management notice and is not submitted for pre-approval.
COMMUNITY ROOM / TORNADO SHELTER
Douglas County District Court · CI 26-7666
Restore-access date: October 24, 2026
Order of dismissal without prejudice entered September 24, 2026. Owner was given 30 days to restore the Community Room. The room remains closed. Photos below.
Photos are Council record of common-area conditions. No unit interiors and no completed Help Desk sheets are posted.
Friday, October 30, 2026 — Meeting, election, and Community Room opening
All residents of Central Park Tower and Burt Street Apartments are invited. 12:00 p.m., Basement Community Room. If the room is still locked that morning, a new place will be posted the same day. This notice replaces the withdrawn July 30 notice. It is Resident Council speech. It is not submitted to management for approval.
Download the October 30 meeting notice (PDF)
Unit Help Desk form — September 30, 2026
Blank form only. Completed sheets with names, phones, or apartment numbers are not posted. Drop a copy at Apt. 110 (Donahue) or Apt. 202 (Lukat), or hand it to a Council member. This is the paper attached to Jackie Klacik’s 5:38 p.m. email.
Download the Help Desk form (PDF)
Jackie Klacik email — September 30, 2026, 5:38 p.m.
Notice of protected organizing and anti-retaliation — September 29, 2026
Letter to the registered agent for CPT Burt Apartments 23 LLC. Puts the owner on notice under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1439 and the RAD HAP contract: Community Room restoration by October 24, tornado-shelter access, parking, and no retaliation against Council officers or members.
Download the September 29 notice (PDF)
Issued September 29–30, 2026 — Central Park Tower Resident Council
Daniel Lukat, President (Apt. 202) · Steven J. Donahue, Secretary (Apt. 110)
This page is Council material. It does not speak for Premier, PHMD, Edgemark, CMS, HUD, or the City of Omaha.
MEETING CANCELLED
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 12:00 p.m. · Basement Community Room
CIVIL ACTION — STATUS AFTER SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA
Case No. CI 26 7666
Community Room and designated tornado shelter · 1511 Farnam Street
Dismissed without prejudice September 24, 2026 · Restore date October 24, 2026
The special meeting and election called for Friday, September 4, 2026, remains cancelled. The notice posted July 30 is withdrawn.
The Community Room has been closed. Council property was removed. The building’s designated basement tornado shelter has been closed. Official signage has been removed. The Resident Council will not convene in a room that management has locked and stripped.
On September 24, 2026, the District Court dismissed CI 26 7666 without prejudice. The owner was given 30 days — until October 24, 2026 — to restore the Community Room. The next all-resident meeting is Friday, October 30, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. See the notice at the top of this page. If the room is still locked that morning, a new place will be posted the same day.
Please keep bringing comments, advice, and complaints to the Resident Council. Do not rely on hallway rumors. Board business is the Council’s. Board members will not discuss the lawsuit with management.
Issued August 31, 2026 — Daniel Lukat, President (Apt. 202) and Steven J. Donahue, Secretary (Apt. 110)
Posted building-wide September 1, 2026 · Replaces the July 30, 2026 Notice of Meeting and Election
Status line on this page updated September 30, 2026
Notice to Residents — Community Room order — September 28, 2026
What the September 24 dismissal means, and the October 24 restore date
DOWNLOAD SEPTEMBER 28 NOTICE (PDF)
Hearing flyer — September 24, 2026
Posted before the 1:30 p.m. hearing in Courtroom 504
Filed Complaint — Case No. CI 26 7666
Public court packet (complaint, motion, affidavit, exhibits)
Preview below. Download the full 31-page file. In forma pauperis papers are not posted.
Plaintiff’s Photographic Exhibits — CI 26-7666
Doors, locks, card reader, empty Community Room, fitness room, kitchen cavity
Court photo index and stills filed in Donahue v. CPT Burt Apartments 23 LLC. CMS notice and Cohen-Esrey brochure are document exhibits A and B in the same file.
SLUM LORD DECLARES WAR ON HUD HOUSING RESIDENTS
Stealing fed money
Mission Statement We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all residents of Central Park Tower, 1511 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, are created equal, and that they are endowed with the same rights to safety, sanitation, dignity, and security of tenure. When those who control this HUD-assisted building refuse dialogue and issue unilateral dictates upon the elderly, the disabled, and the vulnerable—many of whom cannot read the notices against them or defend their own interests—they violate both the fundamental contract that authority must serve the people who live under it and the protections guaranteed under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1439 and 24 CFR Part 245.
Residents Thrown Into Trash Bin... HUD financed Slum Lord
July 30, 2026 meeting notice — SUPERSEDED.
The September 4 meeting announced below is cancelled. See the official notice at the top of this page.
DOWNLOAD ORIGINAL JULY 30 NOTICE (PDF)
Signed by Daniel Lukat, President — Central Park Tower Resident Council
CC: HUD Omaha, Senators Fischer & Ricketts, Omaha Mayor, ICE, and others
OMAHA'S 3RD WORLD SLIDE
Crack Den on Farnam Street gets Fed Money
Sewage leaks and Crumbling Sidewalks
The Elite Plan: Condemn the building and set historic building's residents out on the cruel streets of Hell's Kitchen, Nebraska
July 12, 2026 — Formal demand to HUD Office of Inspector General
Allegations of fraudulent "ghost" residents, improper funding, and denial of Resident Council rights at Central Park Tower and Burt Street Apartments.
DOWNLOAD FULL HUD OIG LETTER (PDF)
Signed by Daniel Lukat, President — Central Park Tower Resident Council
CC: HUD Omaha, Senators Fischer & Ricketts, Omaha Mayor, ICE, and others
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Our Urgent Issues
Bed Bugs Infestation
Rampant bed bug problems in HUD-funded senior housing, severely impacting health and quality of life.
Sewage Leaks
Raw sewage flooding floors, creating hazardous and unsanitary conditions for elderly and disabled residents.
No On-Site Management
No office hours or accessible management. Residents are left abandoned with no one to resolve daily crises.
Unauthorized Camping & Break-ins
Individuals not on leases entering the building, taking over common areas, and compromising safety in a senior-only community.
Massive Construction — Zero Voice
Surrounded by billions in downtown construction while residents have no representation or input.
Dog Waste Everywhere
No cleaning policy or enforcement, leading to unsanitary conditions throughout the property.
We demand accountability, transparency, and safe housing for our seniors and disabled neighbors.