Ibuyiselwe ngo-Ephreli 10, 2024
9: 05 pm
Ibhalwe nguNora McKeown
CLEVELAND - Abaqashi ebhilidini elihlala edolobheni laseCleveland bathi umnikazi wendawo akalinaki ibhilidi futhi ubeka engcupheni ukuphepha kwezakhamuzi, ezineminyaka engaphezu kuka-62 noma ezinokukhubazeka.
Izakhamuzi zithi okuzikhathaza kakhulu e-St. Clair Place wuhlaka oluphukile lomnyango ongemuva ovumela abantu abangahlali lapho ukuthi bangene ebhilidini.
"Ngizizwa ngisengozini," kusho uMarlo Burress, isakhamuzi esineminyaka engama-20. “Uyazi, angizizwa ngiphephile uma ngihamba emahholo. Ngangijwayele ukuzivocavoca. Angikwenzi. Angisathandi nokuyibuka, kodwa kufanele. Abantu abalele ezitebhisini zethu. Angikwazi ukwehla ngenyuka ezitebhisini ngoba ngiyesaba. Ngizizwa ngisengozini enkulu ngoba lapho bengibona ngiphethe umoya-mpilo, bacabanga ukuthi bangangisiza.”
Abaqashi abahlala kulawa mafulethi ahola kancane iningi labo asebekhulile, bakhubazekile noma abanawo amandla omzimba - futhi bathi bakhathazekile ngokuphepha kwabo.
Ngokusho the I-Legal Aid Society yaseCleveland, omele i-St. Clair Place Tenant's Association, kube nezigameko eziqoshiwe zokungebona izakhamuzi abasebenzisa izidakamizwa, bephuza ngokweqile, futhi benza izenzo zocansi esakhiweni.
Bacela abanikazi bezindlu, i-Owner's Management Company kanye ne-St. Clair Place Cleveland, ukuthi baziphendulele ngalezi zimo futhi benze ukulungisa okudingekile.
UBurress uthe akafuni ukuhamba, kodwa ubengazizwa ephephile ophikweni lwakhe eminyakeni embalwa edlule - ikakhulukazi njengoba izinkinga zakhe zezempilo ziba zimbi kakhulu.
Uthe uma izinto zingashintshi, kuzofanele ashiye uCleveland ayohlala nendodakazi yakhe eFlorida.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi akulungile kangangokuthi abanandaba noma ukuphepha kwethu kubi,” kusho uBurress. “Ngiqonde, kubi.”
Sifinyelele kubanikazi bezindlu ukuze sithole isitatimende, kodwa asikezwa.
Nokho, empendulweni efakwe enkantolo yezindlu yaseCleveland, abameli bomnikazi wendawo bayawaphika amacala.
Abameli abane-Legal Aid bathi sekunekhasethi yokuxwayisa eduze komnyango ongemuva futhi uhlaka lubonakala lulungisiwe, kodwa abakaze baxhumane nabaphathi bezakhiwo.
Bathe isikhalo mayelana nezokuphepha egameni likasoseshini wabaqashi safakwa okokuqala ngoDisemba 2023.
NgoMashi 2024, bacela usizo oluphuthumayo ukuze balungise umnyango ongemuva kanye nokhiye wawo.
Manje balindele isinqumo seNkantolo Yezindlu YaseCleveland - okulindeleke ukuthi siphume noma nini.
Umthombo: Spectrum News 1 - Abaqashi baphakamisa ukukhathazeka ngokuphepha e-St. Clair Place