A group of south Minneapolis renters are demanding action from their building’s management company, alleging major maintenance issues are being ignored and tenants are being threatened with eviction.
The tenants, who live in the building located off West 21st Street and Pillsbury Avenue in the Whittier neighborhood, say they’re facing terrible living conditions, from broken appliances to rodents and security issues.
Members of the group Renters United for Justice (Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia) gathered on Thursday to highlight the problems, saying that despite reaching out to management, filing dozens of maintenance requests and calling 311, the work isn’t getting done…