Landlords fail to fix major issues all the time.
In her Raleigh home, April Chambers was forced to brave a recent winter without heat. Joy King, renting from Rayna Mike in North Memphis, slogged through a summer without air conditioning.
If your landlord or property manager is treating you like this, you may feel helpless. It’s hard to know what to do, especially if you can’t find anywhere else to live.
So, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism reached out to local experts and advocates, asking what steps tenants should take. Below are six pieces of their best advice.
Unfortunately, none of these tips can fully overcome a legal system that favors landlords, experts said.
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