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City Heights slumlord on notice
Moving is pretty friggin difficult, and I can only imagine it especially difficult for a single mother of three! I'm betting she's not paying much on rent, but rental fees are on the rise as a result of the choice made by owners to raise rent costs due to raised opportunities for profit. With the renter living in a house dealing with infestation and poor maintenance, it's good to take a stand against such abuse! Places like this shouldn't be allowed to exist for rent, there are standards that must be met for the renters! If these standards can't be met, the owner should be fined until they meet them or have their property siezed from them, as well as be forced to fork over money as damages caused to the renter who then needs to then move! Cover the moving fees, cleaning fees to meet demands for getting her deposit back, pay for the hospital bill and medical needs caused by the infestation, cover the loss of wages from having to take time to deal with all this crap, there's so much heavier punishment that should be enforced as a result of the abuse. If it were possible, I'd hope she'd end up getting ownership of the room/property if nothing is done. That infestation causes problems for neighboring buildings, and the poor maintenance is a fire hazard to the entire block if something happens! JNOJR, your right, I'd avoid living in such a place with kids if I had any, but she's already there, so she should take this stand!— September 22, 2015 2:27 p.m.