Residents of a supportive housing complex in Skid Row are suing over dangerous and deplorable living conditions, including roach and bed bug infestations, broken elevators, and sewage leaks.
Tenants in a Skid Row supportive housing complex are suing over unsafe living conditions, including roaches, bed bugs, and sewage leaks. The apartment complex, built in part with city and county loans, was praised as a safe haven. Now, residents of this supportive housing complex are suing over dangerous and deplorable conditions, including roach and bed bug infestations, broken elevators, and raw sewage leaks.
Tenants claim they have been forced to live in inhumane conditions despite repeated complaints to management. Resident Thomas John Pikes showed Eyewitness News around his apartment and the horrible conditions he's enduring. 'The main issue here is the roaches and bed bugs,' he said, pointing to his walls lined with duct tape and insecticide. Pike is one of the tenants filing a lawsuit against the owner of Renato Apartments, claiming he is dealing with serious health hazards, including breathing in poison.While speaking with tenants of the building, Eyewitness News documented what appeared to be vomit, as well as human and animal excrement on the property. Tenant Booker T. Washington said residents are often forced to use the stairwell due to elevators not functioning properly. 'Sometimes both elevators are broken,' he said. 'We've had to carry people on wheelchairs up the stairwell.' SRO Housing Corporation is responsible for managing the property. Its CEO Anita Nelson stated they've spent more than $30,000 repairing the elevators and have both in-house and outside pest control services. When asked about the vomit and excrement, Nelson attributed it to janitor staffing. The organization said the tenants are primarily people who are older, from communities of color and diagnosed with chronic mental and physical disabilities. Most residents rely on Section 8 vouchers or other subsidies
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