Dozens of renters in Passaic, New Jersey are accusing their landlord of not fixing problems plaguing their units.
PASSAIC, N.J. â A group of tenants in New Jersey are banding together to demand their landlord fix problems they say are plaguing their units.Dozens of renters who say they're from several buildings owned by one landlord, Alex Perez, took to the street and gathered at 919 Main Ave. in Passaic to say they're forming a tenants' union to make sure their voices are heard. They're being represented by the group Make The Road New Jersey.
'We've had hundreds of evictions in the past couple of years, and our immigrant Latino community cannot take it.'Passaic mayor says buildings have no open violationsPerez says concerns are being handled promptly and said, 'It is unfortunate and entirely unnecessary that a few of our residents have targeted our company.' He added he's confident his company will be 'fully and completely exonerated.
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