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Tenants and residents report lease retaliation, trash and rat infestations; council members pledge follow-up
Summary
Several residents asked council for help with alleged retaliatory lease violations at a Columbia-managed property, long‑running trash and rat problems near a behavior facility on Yale Street, and inconsistent trash collection in neighborhoods; council staff and members pledged follow-up.
Multiple speakers used the public‑comment period to report housing problems and neighborhood sanitation issues, asking the council to intervene.
Cynthia Ware, a resident at a tax‑credit property managed by Columbia, said she has faced repeated lease violations she believes are retaliatory after she complained to management. Ware told council she had submitted appeals and contacted state housing…
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