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Tenants and advocates press council to strengthen code enforcement and issue 90‑day public report
Summary
Multiple tenant-advocates told council about unsafe rental conditions — mold, sewage, lack of heat and structural failures — and asked for a 90‑day public report on strengthening code enforcement and for tenant town halls; councilmembers asked staff for follow-up.
Several tenant advocates and organizers used the public comment period on Dec. 16 to press the Greensboro City Council to act on substandard rental housing and code enforcement.
Malia Imes, who leads an eviction court watch, described weekly tenant accounts of hazardous conditions including mold, caved-in ceilings, sewage in units, maggots, and prolonged loss of heat or air conditioning. She urged the council to…
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