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Residents describe unsafe building conditions and problems accessing city vacant-building aid; city staff urged to clarify rules
Summary
Multiple speakers described mold, leaks, pest infestations, elevator and HVAC failures in downtown housing and recounted difficulties using city vacant-building assistance and utility disputes; one caller cited Ohio law in alleging improper billing by Greater Cincinnati Water Works.
At the citizens forum, tenants and a retired city employee described unsafe living conditions in Cincinnati buildings and problems navigating city programs meant to preserve housing.
Jennifer McNay said she has lived downtown for 10 years and lives across from City Hall. She told council about repeated inspection issues she tied to mold, falling ceilings, pest infestations and persistent elevator failures that she said caused ADA violations and left…
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