Across every ZIP code in Monroe County, renters spend about $450 less each month on housing than homeowners with a mortgage.
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Rochester tenant’s battle with landlord, rodents persists
Linda Barger is still waiting for her landlord to make court-ordered repairs to her apartment.
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A landlord’s victim fights back and blazes a trail for tenants
She lives with mice, buckling ceilings, and shoddy walls. But Linda Barger sued her landlord for repairs and won, becoming a pioneer for Rochester tenants’ rights.
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City effort aimed at increasing accountability of local landlords
The people in the apartment across the street are still partying, music blaring, at 2 a.m. The next-door neighbors moved out in the middle of the night and left heaps of trash at the curb. These are familiar scenarios for residents in some city neighborhoods, and they’re often left scratching their head and asking: where […]
