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Tenants and advocates urge city to intervene after Campus Edge residents face displacement
Summary
Multiple tenants and advocates told the council that Campus Edge Apartments residents are being forced from their homes, reported structural failures and unaffordable relocation costs, and asked the city to require the owner to meet relocation needs and to hold a public meeting with tenants and the owner.
Tenants from Campus Edge Apartments and housing advocates urged the Marietta City Council to intervene after residents said the property's owner initiated a demolition-and-redevelopment plan that has left many residents scrambling for housing, incurring moving and transportation costs and, in some cases, facing homelessness.
Multiple speakers during the unscheduled public-comment period said portions of buildings are structurally compromised, maintenance requests have gone unanswered, and residents have been given short notice to vacate. Speakers described tenants who cannot attend the meeting because they are sick, working multiple jobs, or otherwise overwhelmed by the…
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