A crew of four inspectors is about two years behind schedule. They are tasked with ensuring about 17,200 properties are up to snuff, and that number continues to grow.
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Brittany Felver of Duluth talks outside her home at Harbor Highlands on Friday, May 14, 2021, in Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Brittany Felver stayed employed throughout the pandemic, working at a child care center located in Duluth’s East Hillside.
But for the 27-year-old, work could be sporadic at times due to COVID-19 exposures and cold symptoms among the kids. There were times that closures, or even her own exposures, meant she wasn’t able to work.
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Tri-Towers Apartment Building, is the largest HRA property in the city, and HRA Director Jill Keppers said that even though the authority has access to funds that could help tenants, many have failed to respond and are falling behind on rent and utilities to the combined tune of more than $136,000 and counting. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
When Gov. Tim Walz declared an extension of Minnesota’s COVID-19 peacetime state of emergency Friday, he added another 30 days to a moratorium that should keep rental property residents with a roof overhead, regardless of their ability to make the rent, at least for now.