HUD tenants recently had concerns about bed bugs, issues with re-certification, retaliation by management, and the use of their community room in their building. Management at first did nothing to resolve the complaints. Tenants called MTO and building organizer David Wilson went to the building and informed them of their rights. Tenants in the Park Shore East building located at 6250 S. Harper then formed an association.
Tenants know that while committed individuals can make change, collective efforts are far stronger than the actions of individuals. The tenants association requested a meeting with management. Building management told the tenants they heard their issues and that they would be taken into consideration. At the next tenants’ association meeting, the leadership announced that the management brought in specially trained dogs to check for bed bugs and management agreed to extended time for the community room. It takes a tenants association to assert your rights, and organizing get the goods!
If you want to form a tenants association, call 773-292-4988 and request to speak with a community organizer.