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Residents urge Westminster to add rental housing inspectors after accounts of mold, pests and unsafe units
Summary
Sixteen speakers at the Jan. 27 City Council meeting urged the city to add three rental housing inspectors — including one bilingual Spanish speaker — to address long-standing repair problems in older apartment complexes. Council members asked staff to follow up and prepare a report on the program and next steps.
Sixteen residents and community advocates urged Westminster City Council on Jan. 27 to expand the city’s rental housing inspection program, citing repeated accounts of mold, pests, broken heat and plumbing, and safety hazards in older apartment complexes.
The concerns were raised during the meeting’s public-comment period by tenants and community organizers from several complexes, many speaking on behalf of United for a New Economy and Growing Home. Denise Barunda, community organizer for Growing Home, said the conditions she hears about through rental-assistance work often include “black mold ... bed bugs, unsafe staircases, and even aging plumbing issue that leaked human waste from the ceiling to people's houses.”
Why it matters: Speakers said tenants face health and safety threats and limited…
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