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Housing advocates press DBI to restore $200,000 for HUD outreach as tenants report unsafe conditions
Summary
Housing advocates and tenant outreach groups urged the Building Inspection Commission to press the mayor and DBI to release $200,000 left out of the final budget for HUD building outreach, citing mold, pest infestation and heating failures in HUD properties and the need for sustained tenant outreach and repairs.
Housing advocates addressed the Building Inspection Commission on Oct. 16 to press DBI and city officials to ensure that $200,000 budgeted for HUD-building outreach and tenant assistance is released and used to sustain tenant outreach services.
Fred Sherburn Zimmer of the Housing Rights Committee of San Francisco said the HUD outreach program that his group administers was at risk despite supervisor approval and that outreach and casework help tenants document repair requests and pursue DBI enforcement when necessary. "Some of these buildings are in really horrid positions with tenants…
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