Tenants at an eastern Jackson County apartment building have reached an agreement with their new landlord that allows them to stay in their homes, and ends an 8-month-long rent strike.
A majority of Independence Towers residents have withheld rent since October, making it the longest rent strike in the Kansas City region. Residents unionized and went on strike over long-neglected repairs and deteriorating conditions — holes in the ceiling, persistent pests, no air conditioning or heating, and appliances that don’t work.
The Independence Towers Tenant Union finalized the agreement with the landlord, Vijai Ponnezhan of PG Independence Towers LLC, an Indiana company linked to Dynasty Properties, in Illinois, during a meeting Tuesday. Union members voted to approve the deal Wednesday evening…