A disabled tenant at the Harriet Tubman Terrace apartments in South Berkeley is suing the building’s management and owner along with 30 individuals over “uninhabitable conditions” and resulting injuries and damages.
The tenant, Jimmy Smith, claims that his apartment had “substantial defective conditions,” including no heat, no hot water in his shower, a broken intercom, a reduction in amenities and general dilapidation and lack of maintenance.
Residents at the Harriet Tubman House — an affordable housing complex for older adults and individuals with disabilities — have made claims regarding the safety and maintenance of the building before, including that multiple units had no heat, they weren’t made aware of renovations and some residents were exposed to asbestos…