Oakland residents win longest rent strike in city's history, push landlord to sell property

📆 7/29/2022 9:40 AM
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After a six-year battle and almost two-and-a-half years of not paying rent, the tenants at a 14-unit Oakland building claimed victory over their landlord. Instead of tenants getting evicted, their landlord is no longer involved.

"Pues esta victoria para mi representa que vamos a poder vivir en paz, tranquilos."

Maria Montes and Jesus Alvarez are some of the tenants who've lived in the building for over 15 years.Alvarez showed ABC7 News his kitchen sink. It hasn't worked for at least two years and mold is growing. Then his neighbor's bathroom had a leak. His ceiling paid the price. They claimed their landlord refused to make repairs for years. They organized and refused to pay rent."You are saying the landlord never thought that you and your neighbors were going to accomplish this.

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