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Bill proposes rent withholding to fix substandard housing
Topeka Kansas AP The state should move to force unresponsive landlords to make necessary repairs while preserving the tenant's right to stay in the property A legislative interim committee heard a bill HB1339 from the 1973 74 session authorizing rent withholding into escrow until repairs are made Robert H Bohn Jr Legal Aid Society of Wichita said Census data show substandard housing in Sedgwick County and that strict housing codes could help until new housing is built He described the bill as placing direct economic pressure on landlords to repair or lose rent in escrow if health safety or comfort is endangered.
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Topeka
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Robert H. Bohn Jr
Legal Aid Society of
Wichita
Bohn
Special Legislative Committee On State and Local Affairs
Sedgwick County
County Health Department
New York