Kansas City Rent Strike FAIL Didn't REALLY Help Residents At Quality Hill Towers

Sadly, we learn that rough housing conditions persist near the loop and it seems that local political activism didn't do much to help.

Here's the highlight of prog blog propaganda with just a bit of useful information . . .

"Tenants at Quality Hill Towers say they continue to grapple with persistent maintenance issues into the new year. A Kansas City Beacon investigation found that Kansas City’s Healthy Homes Rental Inspection Program documented 74 health code violations during October inspections of 20 units . . .

"The Quality Hill Tenant Union has 163 members as of Jan. 13, representing 70% of the building’s occupied units, according to KC Tenants. At Independence Towers, where tenants also launched a rent strike in October, 76% of residents are union members, and 64% are actively striking.

"Members of the Quality Hill Tenant Union voted to pause their rent strike in November after striking residents began receiving lease nonrenewal notices, with deadlines to vacate between Dec. 31 and Jan. 19."

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

Healthy Homes found nearly 75 health code violations at Quality Hill Towers. So why is it considered habitable?