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Residents tell Chester council of hazardous housing and call for stronger enforcement of out-of-state landlords
Summary
Multiple public commenters described unsanitary and dangerous conditions at rental complexes including Daniel Scott and Benjamin Banneker; city staff said inspectors have been dispatched and the city is working to hold absentee owners accountable.
During the public-comment portion of the Sept. 10 meeting, several residents described persistent housing problems at privately owned rental properties and urged the council to take stronger enforcement action against absentee and noncompliant landlords.
Speakers including a woman who identified herself as the mother of a resident injured earlier in the year and other long-term residents described infestations, sewer backups, lack of adequate maintenance, and children living near concentrated recovery-home populations. One…
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