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The ordinance passed by Shawnee City Council last year effectively limits the number of unrelated individuals who can live together in a single living space. Hundreds of residents signed a petition demanding a repeal to the rules, which critics have called "racist" and "classist."
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The company’s self-declared strategy is to buy single-family rental properties around the region. A Midwest Newsroom investigation uncovered neglect, aggressive evictions and rising rents where VineBrook moves in — mostly non-white neighborhoods.
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En el barrio de Historic Northeast, los residentes del departamento Gladstone Court, aún se estaban recuperando de un incendio eléctrico que los dejó sin calefacción durante tres días cuando recibieron notificaciones de que su contrato no sería renovado por parte de su nuevo propietario. Tras organizarse con el sindicato de inquilinos de KC Tenants, pudieron permanecer en sus hogares con alquileres razonables.
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Residents at the Gladstone Court apartment in the Historic Northeast were still recovering from an electrical fire that left them without heat for three days when they received lease non-renewal notices from their new landlord. After organizing with citywide tenant union KC Tenants, they’re able to stay in their homes with affordable rents.
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Seven plaintiffs have joined a class action lawsuit against Stonegate Meadows, a low-income apartment complex on East 42nd Street, alleging that the property owners refused to address "uninhabitable conditions" — including problems with black mold, rodent infestations and sewage backup.
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Since launching last June, right to counsel has helped hundreds of tenants avoid eviction, proof to advocates that the program is working.
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A fire knocked out the heat in a Northeast Kansas City apartment complex Friday, leaving residents in the cold indefinitely. The property owner, who serves on the board of a housing advocacy nonprofit, blames the issue on unhoused people breaking into the building. But the building has a history of code violations.
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Under Kansas City's Tenants Bill of Rights, rental housing must have functional heating, sewage, hot water, plumbing and electrical fixtures, and any provided appliances must remain functional. The Healthy Homes program can compel a landlord to resolve any violations.
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Republican Kris Kobach promises to sue the federal government every chance he gets if he’s elected Kansas attorney general. Plus, how a new program in Kansas City is already helping hundreds of tenants facing eviction.
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Since opening in June, more tenants are receiving legal representation, leading to better outcomes that avoid eviction and keep tenants in their homes.
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Since its inception in 2019, the Marlborough Community Land Trust has sold three renovated houses. Each was sold below market rate, in an effort to avoid gentrification.
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KC Tenants disrupted the council meeting Thursday afternoon in protest of the ordinance.