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At the conference, members of Blackstone Tenants Union (BTU) shared their experiences and accused Blackstone of delaying maintenance to pressure current tenants to move out so they can raise the rents further. Other issues include not offering repayment plans for late rents.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy family is not the only one that\u2019s going through this. [I] took it upon myself to go and speak to over 20 tenants. To my surprise, a lot of them are facing the same issues as I am from, harassment to being talked down to, to not having maintenance issues taken care of,\u201d said Viviana Rana, a member of the ACCE Tenant Union.<\/p>\n
Evictions result in a serious disruption to many aspects of people\u2019s lives and have an impact beyond those directly affected. Being evicted has been shown to lead to a number of physical and mental health problems, including stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, and even thoughts of suicide.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn.sdnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230407100637\/KakaoTalk_20230330_101607627_06-139x300.jpg\")
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In particular, children are most affected by evictions. They need a place that is physically and emotionally stable and safe, but eviction may lead them to physical danger, emotional trauma, academic decline and delays.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have had my own experiences with evictions and displacement, some of which have been used against me right now by the property owners who are trying to undercut our efforts to strengthen tenant protections in San Diego. We\u2019re not going to let that work. The shame is on them, not on us,\u201d said Sean Elo-Rivera, San Diego City Council President. \u201cWe will break them down across the state.”<\/p>\n
He concluded that housing is a human right.<\/p>\n
The Blackstone Tenants Union have the following demands of the investment company:<\/p>\n
1.\u202fLimit rent increases at all of its properties to a maximum of 3% per year<\/p>\n
2.\u202fWork with tenants behind on rent to make affordable payment plans<\/p>\n
3.\u202fStop all “no fault” evictions<\/p>\n
4.\u202fMaintain properties up to code and respond quickly to all health and safety issues<\/p>\n
5.\u202fStop using money and political influence to block local, state or national efforts to establish rent control or other basic tenant protections<\/p>\n
In addition, they called on elected officials to close \u201cno fault\u201d eviction loopholes, pass a Rent Control and Just Cause ordinance, and publicly support SB 567 \u2013 The Homeless Prevention Act.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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