Tenants at Gabriel Towers in Kansas City, Missouri, still are without air conditioning, despite being told it would be restored on Wednesday.
AFTER SPENDING WEEKSWITH OUT AIRCONDITIONING -RESIDENTS IN A LOCALAPARTMENT BUILDINGMAY HAVE TO WAITANOTHER DAY BEFORECOOL AIR IS RUNNING.AS 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JORDAN BETTSEXPLAINS - THE TENANTSNOW HAVE A LIST OFDEMANDS FOR THEIRLANDLORD.Dawn Ireland, lives in apartment"They don't care, straight upthey do not care.
If they caredabout us, this would of neverhappened."IT'S ANOTHER DAYWITHOUT AIRCONDITIONING AT GABRIELTOWER APARTMENTS INKANSAS CITY.Willa, lives in apartment"We can not sleep.
The kidsare so tired from the heat.
It'sjust wearing them out."FOR WEEKS, TENANTS SAYTHE AIR HAS BEEN APROBLEM.THEY WERE TOLD BYMANAGERS COMEWEDNESDAY COOL AIRWOULD BE RUNNINGTHROUGH THE BUILDING.BUT, NOW THEY COULD BEWAITING ANOTHER DAY.Dawn Ireland, lives in apartment"Just because we are on lowincome housing doesn't givethem the right to treat us likethey treat us."TENANTS DECIDEDENOUGH IS ENOUGH.THEY TOOK A LIST OFDEMANDS TO THEPROPERTY MANAGER ANDTO THE PROPERTY'SCORPORATEREPRESENTATIVE.Dawn Ireland, lives in apartment"Get everything fixed!
A lot ofus don't ask for that much,why can't they not do it?"OUT OF THOSE DEMANDS,ONLY TWO WERE NOTAGREED UPON, NEWMANAGEMENT IN THEBUILDING AND RENTREIMBURSEMENT FOR THEPAST MONTH WITHOUT AIRCONDITIONING.BUT, MILLENIA, THECOMPANY THAT OWNS THEBUILDING, TOLD TENANTSSAYS THEY WOULDCOMMIT TO THESEDEMANDS RANGING FROMA CLEANER ENVIRONMENTTO FUNCTIONING WASHERAND DRYERS.WHILE PEOPLE WHO LIVEHERE SAY THAT'S GREAT,THEY ARE WORRIED THESEARE FALSE PROMISES.Dawn Ireland, lives in apartment"It doesn't take that long toget a part.
They can set it upor whatever.
Get in here.
But,I don't think it's going tohappen."TENANTS SAY THIS FIGHTIS NOT OVER.James Stone, lives in building"It is going to happen.
We arenot going to quit.
We are notgoing to stop these protestsuntil things start changingaround here."IN KANSAS CITY JORDA
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