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Resident recounts alleged illegal eviction and urges council to prioritize tenant protections

5944352 · October 14, 2025
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A Richmond resident told the council her family was displaced after an 'illegal self-help eviction,' urged stronger enforcement of tenant rights and called for housing enforcement to be placed on the council agenda.

At the council's public comment period, Cindy Bell described losing her home after what she said was an illegal "self-help eviction" by her landlord and urged Richmond City Council to place housing enforcement, tenant protections and the city's homeless crisis on a future public agenda.

Bell, who identified herself as a former Richmond resident and a career educator, said she became homeless after missing a single paycheck and that her…

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