Kansas City Rent Strike FAIL 2024?!?

Consider . . .

With the holidays coming up and tougher times for all locals . . .

IS THE KC RENT STRIKE REALLY THE BEST WAY TO HELP LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OR JUST ANOTHER POLITICAL FLEX?!?!

Consider . . .

IF ACTIVISTS REALLY WANTED TO STICK IT TO LANDLORDS . . . WOULDN'T THEY FIND TENANTS BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS?!?

Any building owner might go bust if their tenants walked out and fought over broken terms. And then their building was tagged as a slum.

But no . . .

We notice familiar arguments and, again, the obligatory tour of nasty living conditions that accompanies all of these stories that typically fade from the spotlight after election season.

Check-it . . .

The Independence Towers union — together with the Quality Hill Towers Tenant Union — launched a rent strike Oct. 1 to demand better living conditions. The strike is organized by KC Tenants. The unions are advocating for maintenance improvements, collectively bargained leases and national rent caps on federally backed buildings.

KC Tenants says both properties were purchased with multimillion-dollar loans backed by Fannie Mae in 2021.

The tenant unions want a national rent cap of 3% for all buildings that receive loans backed by Fannie Mae, which is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. They also seek repairs and maintenance for their respective buildings, as well as collectively bargained leases for residents.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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