/tags/problem-landlords Problem landlords en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-31/missouri-landlords-who-received-big-covid-relief-funds-left-tenants-high-and-dry Missouri landlords were found to cash in on the State Assistance for Housing Relief program even as they failed to provide basic maintenance and upkeep. Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-01-31/missouri-landlords-who-received-big-covid-relief-funds-left-tenants-high-and-dry Mike Fitzgerald /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-25/lawsuit-shines-light-on-massive-illegal-rooming-house-operation-in-south-st-louis Attorneys say the defendants preyed on vulnerable people by renting rooms in condemned buildings and in properties without permits to serve as rooming houses. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:07:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-01-25/lawsuit-shines-light-on-massive-illegal-rooming-house-operation-in-south-st-louis Emily Woodbury /podcast/we-live-here/2021-05-21/part-i-tenant-rights-resistance The pandemic triggered a major housing crisis, resulting in millions of renters and unhoused people across the country becoming at risk for being evicted or displaced. Meanwhile, those living in apartments with mold or pests have been stuck with environmental conditions that exacerbate asthma and COVID-19. Locally, tenants and housing advocates are pushing back by advocating for eviction moratoriums, holding landlords accountable, and working to create a tenants bill of rights. In this episode, we hear from the three working members of State Street Tenants Resistance about what motivates them to advocate for a tenants bill of rights, and the Community Empowerment Organizer of a local community development corporation will explain how to hold problem landlords accountable and what’s at stake when large companies and the state need to be held accountable, too. Fri, 21 May 2021 13:25:55 GMT /podcast/we-live-here/2021-05-21/part-i-tenant-rights-resistance Jia Lian Yang, Lauren Brown /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-13/teh-realty-troubles-spur-city-tenant-action-in-st-louis Samuel Rodgers has been a tenant at TEH Realty’s Blue Fountain apartment complex in St. Louis’ Baden neighborhood for about 13 years. Early on, he had… Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:08:22 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-13/teh-realty-troubles-spur-city-tenant-action-in-st-louis Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-13/bad-landlord-st-louis-attorney-explains-tenants-rights-and-how-you-can-fight-back Bad living conditions are stressful enough. But what about landlords that are neglecting their properties and abusing the rights of the tenants? On… Mon, 13 Jan 2020 21:59:35 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-13/bad-landlord-st-louis-attorney-explains-tenants-rights-and-how-you-can-fight-back Lara Hamdan