Spiders, mold and broken air conditioning. These are some of the complaints that the newly formed union of tenants living in Maple Grove apartments in Brandenburg delivered to their leasing office this month.
It’s a union the property owners have so far refused to recognize. Meanwhile, tenants say they’ve faced retaliation for organizing with their neighbors.
“Me and Carol have lived here 13 years, we’ve seen this place run right,” said union member Anita Durbin. “They used to get somebody in immediately to fix your air, your heat, or your toilet or whatever plumbing. We’ve seen it run right, and now we’re seeing it run into the ground.”…