Summary
A bedroom ceiling collapsed on children at an Orange Grove apartment complex, forcing the city to shut down the dangerous unit. This terrifying incident highlights just how tough it is for tenants to get landlords to fix major safety hazards.
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Impact analysis
Landlords face steep fines and costly emergency repairs, while tenants could get stuck paying for unexpected relocation costs.
Tenants everywhere benefit when these kinds of scary incidents push cities to crack down harder on slumlords.
The kids and families living in that apartment suffered major trauma and had to scramble to find a safe place to stay.
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