Kansas City Mayor Q Lashes Out At Landlords After Fed Court FAIL

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas isn't pulling any punches in his reaction to a federal judge shutting down a local housing ordinance.

The Mayor is entitled to his opinion but . . .

Read closely and these fierce words from Mayor Q might confirm that KCMO remains one of the worst places to own rental property in the Midwest. 

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Mayor Q challenging landlords to do social work might not be the flex that he imagines inasmuch as many complaints from property owners seemed legit and a lot of frustration came from small-timers who are just trying to eek out a living like everyone else. 

But we're not going to try to speak for the Mayor . . . Here's the quote and a glimpse at his full statement for those who haven't seen it yet . . .

"The actions taken by landlords to challenge the program in courts and in Jefferson City jeopardizes housing access for the over 17,000 Kansas Citians waiting for housing vouchers, which leaves over 17,000 Kansas Citians still looking for a stable place to live in our city, " said Mayor Lucas. 

"Having experienced homelessness in my own life, I can only hope that landlords spend time this winter working with the City, housing advocates in our community, and their renters to help people get and stay off the streets here in Kansas City, rather than looking to close the door to housing access through high-priced lobbyists and lawyers at our legislatures and in our courts."

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