Substandard conditions like water damage and mold are among those tenants of landlord Matthew McGee are facing.
More than 50 tenants who live east of Troost have formed a union to get their landlords to address property situations.
Black mold, roach infestations, non-working appliances and structural issues are just some of the complaints of those who rent from Matthew McGee and Alex Schifman. Inhabitants of these apartments and houses say repeated calls for repairs go unanswered. What the newly formed McGee/Schifman Tenant Union plans to do to make these landlords bring their properties up to safe and healthy standards.
Nikki White, former tenant of one of Matthew McGee’s properties
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Five-year-resident of Newport Apartments Joy Brungardt walks into her unit Wednesday which is one of several properties listed as owned by Matthew McGee or Alex Schifman in Kansas City. Brungardt says there are several issues and problems that have gone unrepaired or unaddressed within the complex but she doesn t think McGee is not a cold heartless landlord.
Housing activists say the landlords “preyed on” tenants that couldn t afford to live elsewhere.
A group of 53 tenants has unionized to demand better housing conditions from their Kansas City landlords.
The group said that Matt McGee and Alex Schifman have a history of neglecting more than