Minneapolis public housing tenants sweltering weeks after AC complaints

The Brief

  • Tenants at Heritage Park apartments in Minneapolis said their homes remain dangerously hot due to broken central air conditioning.
  • Management has provided portable air conditioners, but residents said they are not effective.
  • Some apartments also have a foul odor, and tenants said there has been little urgency to fix the problems.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) Tenants at a Minneapolis public housing complex said they are still suffering in sweltering heat and dealing with foul smells, with no real solutions from management.

Tenants say conditions have not improved since last month

What we know:

Residents at Heritage Park apartments continue to face high temperatures inside their homes because the central air conditioning remains broken.

Eddie Robinson, 75, is using two portable air conditioners he received from management, a high-powered fan and a dehumidifier, but his house is still hot.

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