KC Tenants Blames City Hall For Rent Strike FAIL?!?

Kind of . . .

This power move asks for regulatory crackdown in order to give activists more leverage. 

Meanwhile . . .

Whilst this report isn't much more than an activist screed . . . Close readers will notice dire circumstances for low-income tenants that DID NOT IMPROVE despite election season protest.

Here's the word . . . 

Residents who had their units inspected report little to no improvement and believe Healthy Homes is too lenient on landlords. They argue that the current system doesn’t go far enough to protect tenants.

“They very rarely, if ever, use the accountability mechanism that is available to them,” said Tara Raghuveer, the director of KC Tenants. “In order for tenants to take Healthy Homes seriously they need to see results.”

In response to the KC Tenants rent strike, City Council members have met with Health Department leaders to discuss strengthening the Healthy Homes program.

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

Kansas City tenant advocates say city's rental inspection program is too permissive * Missouri Independent

Hell Woods has been couch-surfing between two friends' apartments since their landlord refused to renew their lease in November. A former two-year resident of Quality Hill Towers, Woods joined the building's tenant union and its now-paused rent strike after months of unresolved bedbug infestations and maintenance issues.