linkdudesmash t1_jbpxrpf wrote on March 10, 2023 at 8:32 PM

“The JHA said that the notices were sent “due to preliminary reports received during an ongoing structural inspection,” but did not provide specific details about what issues exist at the homes, built in 1943.” Sounds like it’s not safe to live in.

ktappe t1_jbrft2x wrote on March 11, 2023 at 3:13 AM

"Ongoing structural inspection"?? That's not a thing. Inspections take hours, not months. It's an excuse to evict black people.

Blexcr0id t1_jbsk7ay wrote on March 11, 2023 at 11:15 AM

Or they're full of asbestos, lead paint, not built to code, or some other liability and the JHA doesn't want to pay to fix and/or remediate.

my404 OP t1_jbtsdqn wrote on March 11, 2023 at 5:32 PM

Classic example of the bike fail meme. Demand harsh cuts in funding, then come back later saying "OMG Look what THEY did!"

my404 OP t1_jbv0r5x wrote on March 11, 2023 at 10:54 PM

Also, from the Tribune Democrat, October 29, 2021:

"DeBartola wants to see a decrease in the amount of federally funded Section 8 housing operated through the JHA, which recently held an event designed to provide landlords with information and bring them into the program. He believes the voucher system plays a role in creating a transient population within Johnstown."

This isn't about "structural deficiencies". They have depopulated an ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD because of a small section of folks who believe "those people don't belong here".

my404 OP t1_jbur61y wrote on March 11, 2023 at 9:42 PM

"Let's hope that means these units will be torn down and not replaced" seems like a pretty bizarre response to that.