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Residents urge council to act on homelessness, tenant protections and affordable housing at public comment
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment described eviction experiences, shelter shortages and urged the council to prioritize tenant protections, enforcement and targeted housing assistance instead of a blanket property-tax cut.
During the public-comment period at the Oct. 14 Richmond City Council meeting, a string of residents, advocates and union representatives pressed the council to prioritize tenant protections, enforcement and expanded shelter and housing services.
Cindy Bell, who identified herself as a career educator and former Richmond resident, described a personal eviction she called unlawful and said her landlord ignored habitability complaints. Bell cited a city and state legal standard in her remarks and told council she had referenced the Virginia codes landlord-tenant provisions when raising the issue with the landlord. "Tenant rights are not optional," she said, and asked that the council place housing enforcement, tenant protections…
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