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Renters urge Mableton council to act on landlord repairs, call for tenant council
Summary
Speakers at public comment described flooding and sewage problems at rental units managed by corporate landlords, urged the city to set guidelines, and asked the council to create a tenant council board to oversee code enforcement and lease-renewal practices.
Several residents and community advocates told the Mableton City Council during public comment that corporate landlords are failing to maintain apartments and that the city should create a tenant council to protect renters.
Angela Winn described ongoing problems in her unit, saying the apartment “continue to be flooded and sewage coming into my unit” and that management told her it would not repair the problem,…
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