Kansas City Star Platforms Tenant Outcry Against Eviction & Rats

After "income-based-discrimination" proved EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR amongst voters & residents. Take a peek at the newspaper working diligently to spin the narrative with a tragic story of hard luck life . . . Which, of course, demands freebie housing . . . At taxpayer expense . . .

"She encountered problems with the residence, including a rat infestation.

' “It was a living hell,” she said.

"Court documents said she also provided evidence of locks that were in disrepair, leaks, and crumbling walls and ceilings. She went without electricity for a month. Healthy Homes, the city’s inspection program, intervened to get the electricity fixed, court records noted.

"The conditions made her depressed, she told The Star. Smith, who has a disability, said the situation was stressful and that she lost sleep over it.

"When she did not pay rent for seven months, White and Gray took her to court to evict her.

"Court documents said the two plaintiffs blamed Smith for some of the problems. "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . . And note that the lead photo for the newspaper shows a possum & not a rat . . .

A landlord tried to evict a Kansas City woman. Instead, a jury awarded her $40,000

Mary Smith said she lived in a house with a rat infestation and went without electricity for a month. Her attorneys said the landlord violated a Missouri law requiring rentals are habitable.