The Public Interest Law Center sued Columbus Property Management, a company with 34 Philly properties where many tenants use housing vouchers that's an affiliate of an affordable housing developer.
Because of leaks and debris falling from the ceiling in her 22-year-old daughter’s bedroom, she and her daughter have been sharing her room. Reese has trouble breathing, which she said her doctors attribute to poor air quality in her home. Vents are covered in what appears to be mold. In a statement Monday, Tracy Joyce, senior vice president of property management for Columbus, said the company is currently reviewing the lawsuit and won’t address specifics, citing the pending litigation.
“Columbus holds itself out as supporting vulnerable people, and the reality is far different,” she said.