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Tenants press council over slum management; council schedules ordinance discussions on multifamily inspections
Summary
Dozens of public commenters accused private management companies of unsafe rental conditions and urged inspections and enforcement; the council agreed to put proposed multifamily inspection ordinances on a future agenda and to pursue related enforcement measures.
A sustained wave of public comment on Aug. 6 focused on tenant complaints about property conditions, alleged slumlord practices and the effectiveness of code enforcement. Multiple residents and tenant organizers urged the City Council to adopt a city-level inspection program and to hold property owners accountable.
Speakers named several large management groups and pleaded for stronger city action. "These slumlords, they have a name," said Alisha Nash of the Inland Empire Tenants Union. "It's Bridge Management, IE Hightowers, and PAMA Management.... People have reported they have rats. They have...water to the point that they feel they're about to fall through the floor. They have mold in their house." Nash said she had canvassed tenant complaints over several days and offered to provide documentation to…
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