Families face uncertain future as forced renovations displace vulnerable residents

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Multiple low-income families in downtown Charleston are being forced to vacate their homes as their landlord plans to renovate the apartments.

Many residents, who have been given just one month to leave, are left without alternative housing options.

“And every time we always pay them in time. When my sister used to work, sometimes she paid them like three, four months advance that when she was working anyway,” Rita Thompson, a resident, said…

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