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Columbia Tenants Union urges city action on mold, safety and inspections at City Council public comment
Summary
A representative of the Columbia Tenants Union described widespread tenant complaints about mold, infestations, unauthorized landlord entry and arbitrary summer lease practices affecting students and others, and called for more frequent housing inspections and stronger enforcement.
At the Aug. 18 Columbia City Council meeting a representative of the Columbia Tenants Union urged the council to address affordable, safe and habitability concerns in rental housing, describing numerous tenant complaints ranging from mold and rodents to landlords entering units without notice.
Why it matters: Tenants' reports of habitability problems implicate public-health and housing-enforcement resources. The union said current inspection…
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