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Barber School Lawsuit Over Toxic Building | Oakland News
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A beauty school in East Oakland, The Brothers and Sisters Barber Cosmo Academy, poured a million dollars into renovating a building they bought in 2024—only to get locked in a bitter legal battle with the former owners, the Mann family. The academy claims hidden toxic chemicals from old dry cleaners made the property unsafe and derailed their loan, while the Manns say they disclosed everything and the academy simply stopped paying. Lawsuits fly back and forth, with the academy now alleging fraud, wrongful foreclosure, and even health damage from chemical exposure. What started as a community-driven dream for jobs and training has turned into a messy legal tug-of-war over a building neither side can fully claim.
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