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Tenants at 215 Bath Street announce rent strike, call for repairs and halt to evictions
Summary
A tenant association at 215 Bath Street declared a rent strike on Feb. 1 and asked the city to force repairs and dismiss unlawful detainer actions; the statement was read to the council by a representative of the Santa Barbara Tenants Union during public comment on Feb. 11.
Stanley Tynckoff of the Santa Barbara Tenants Union read a statement to the City Council on Feb. 11 announcing that the remaining tenants at 215 Bath Street had begun a rent strike.
"We want repairs, not evictions," Tynckoff read on behalf of the tenants, who said they are withholding rent until conditions at the building improve or the city takes action against the…
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