Kansas City Rent Strike Winning?!?

Right now some federal cash garnered enthusiasm but the GOP administration might not very friendly to this cause moving forward and . . . Unfortunately . . . Could leave tenants out in the cold.

For now . . . Here's an update . . .

"Renters began their strike on Oct. 1 after months, if not years, of facing unlivable conditions including flooding, dirty water, heat and cooling outages, holes in their ceilings and walls, roach and mice infestations and sewage backup.

"In the last eight months, Independence Towers residents have also experienced three water shutoffs.

"Housing justice organization KC Tenants formed unions at both buildings earlier this year, with members withholding a collective $125,000 in rent as of Nov. 1."

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

KC renters in tenant union enter a second month of strike against landlords

Photo by Paige Eichkorn "NOT ONE CENT FOR THE SLUM LORDS!" "DON'T PAY RENT!" Tenants at Independence and Quality Hill Towers led chants and marched outside their buildings on Friday in protest of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's redaction of their offer for a bargaining meeting with Director Sandra Thompson in Washington, DC.

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