Commentary: A new task force formed to hold landlords accountable for living conditions at their properties must center tenant concerns.
which ultimately resulted in the creation of the Proactive Apartment Inspection Task Force in October.
We are all former tenants at apartment complexes where we’ve experienced serious maintenance issues. Sylvia Flores began living in Seven Oaks in 2019 and immediately after moving in, her air conditioning would repeatedly go out. She pleaded with property management to fix the issue several times before filing formal complaints beginning in March 2022. The issue was not fully resolved until November after code enforcement intervened.
Deborah Watts had lived in Seven Oaks since 2017 and experienced a series of electrical outages that led to a variety of issues. The lack of electricity led to a lack of air conditioning, and as an elderly woman who suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure, she had much reason to be concerned for her health. Watts also suffers from sleep apnea, meaning the lack of electricity quickly escalated to a matter of life or death.
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