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Residents report sewage backups and apartment maintenance failures; council refers backflow and enforcement policy to committees
Summary
Multiple renters and residents told the Southfield City Council on March 17 that apartment sewage backups and chronic maintenance failures are creating unsanitary conditions; council leaders said the city will review enforcement and inspection options through its Neighborhood Services Subcommittee and building department.
Multiple renters and residents told the Southfield City Council on March 17 that apartment sewage backups and chronic maintenance problems are affecting tenants’ health and safety, and they urged the city to compel better owner compliance and enforcement.
Stacy Jackson, who identified herself as a Southfield resident, told the council there had been prior public testimony about sewer backups (including raw sewage) and said she was alarmed that the city had not held some large multifamily property owners accountable after years of noncompliance. “Shutting off a resident’s water is not an option,” Jackson said, stressing the potential public-health consequences if enforcement relies on water shutoffs.
Several other speakers described similar concerns. Keith Harris…
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