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Residents urge council to probe shelter conditions, property-tax overassessment and tenant retaliation
Summary
Public commenters told the committee they're seeing shelter overcrowding and unsafe conditions, urged compensation for homeowners they say were overtaxed, and asked for protections against landlord retaliation and more vocational training opportunities.
Several residents used the meeting's public-comment period to press the committee on housing, shelters and property-tax concerns.
Jadonte Smith, who said he advocates for residents of Leland House Apartments, asked the council to "look into the affairs at Cass Community Social Services" and Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, saying there have been news reports about shelter conditions and that "women with children [are] sleeping in their vehicles." Smith asked for contact information to reach Deputy Mayor Brian White…
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