State law allows renters to fall through cracks

362 views · Published 24 January 2015 · 2:57 · Indexed 24 September 2026

Channel: Tampa Bay 28 · 2015 · News & Politics

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A change in state law left some local renters to fall through the cracks of the very system designed to protect them from deplorable conditions. We questioned both city and state officials as to why Tampa's Code Enforcement officers no longer respond to calls for help from tenants in large apartment complexes.
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