Tenants of the troubled Ellis Lakeview Apartments are protesting eviction orders served amid a months-long rent strike they’re waging to force management to make repairs and collectively bargain with them.
“Major repairs have halted and regular maintenance is slow or unresponsive,” said Kimberly Marzette, a resident of 15 years, at a rally outside her Kenwood building. “Many of us got termination notices based on false balance(s) and retaliation.”
Marzette, weilding an oversized pair of scissors, proceeded to cut up an enlarged eviction notice as several tenants and supporters cheered. Marzette is one of 15 tenants refusing to comply with the eviction orders, most of which were served by Freddie Mac shortly after the strike began in late February…