The City of Detroit is once again sounding the alarm involving roughly 400 properties, saying many of them have unsafe conditions for tenants.
Watch Simon Shaykhet’s video report:
City sounds alarm on hundreds of Detroit rental properties, saying many are unsafe
As a proud Detroiter who owns rental properties, Cheryl Cureton says she’s excited about homes being renovated across the city, and yet troubled to see others neglected.
“I’ve been here all my life. I’d like to see the city come together. Have better rental properties,” said Cureton.
At a press conference today, Conrad Mallett with the Detroit Law Department responded to a Wayne County Circuit Court judge issuing a temporary restraining order barring the company Real Token LLC & affiliated companies from collecting rent until their properties are improved and issued a certificate of compliance.
NEWS CONFERENCE: Detroit Corporation Counsel Conrad Mallett explains tenant protections and the next steps in the city’s Real Token markets lawsuit
“Houses that really can’t be lived in, we are moving the people out,” said Mallett…