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Residents tell Miami-Dade housing committee they are sleeping poorly, face unsafe units and ADA gaps
Summary
Multiple residents told the Housing Committee they are homeless or living in units with safety and management problems and urged enforcement of federal ADA and HQS inspection standards; commissioners said staff visited sites and will continue follow-up.
Multiple residents told the Miami-Dade County Housing Committee on the record that homelessness and poor housing conditions are disrupting lives and that enforcement gaps are leaving people at risk.
At the start of the public-comment period Bernadette Andrews said she was homeless and asked the committee for help finding housing, saying, "I'm homeless... I'm trying again to see if I could really get any help to get me home," and that a prior stroke limits her options.
Yolanda Davis, who gave an address for the record, said neighborhood disturbances are preventing sleep and described people…
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