Bronx residents stage strike to demand home and common area repairs

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Adriana: yesterday we said it,neighbor of a building in thebronx assures that the owner ofthe property does not repair yourapartments and common areas,that the corridors are unsafe.Alejandro Condis enters thehand what you are claiming.we will share information,so that if you are insimilar situations, knowWhat are your rights?mobile aleister.Alejandro: denounced bringfor the fifth time to this buildingfrom the bronx, where they are still inrent strike.>> it’s citic, it’s not life.I got sick.Alejandro: in the elevator we sawand mercedes.>> i can’t go down because i havewalking problemscut off the heating andbuilding electricity,losing the elevator therebecause the landlord no longer pays theaccount for the demand thatpresented demandingrepairs.>> here with a group that area riotAlejandro: he opened his home to uswith your demands.>> they put that wood on me.It is the door that closes and opens.I make the effort.>> certainly, it’s veryharda lady like mercedescan’t really open this.Alejandro: the worst, itches withoutbed bugs, peacock $700 paraexterminate them.emergency due tobedbugs, it has been a lot of expensepair in.Alejandro: Merced says thathacked so traumatized withthe situation of bed bugs,that under this table hashidden all the liquid,the chemicals to kill theseinsects.of this theephone humerus.when they call me it’s forask me for moneyalejandro: this call was todaysame at noon, but I wassir is a neighbors pay agoa year you comment the case is incourt, the money is given to hislawyer.review the guide for renterspublished by the prosecutor’s officeNY.the neighbors can sue, ifthey don’t fix it.until you pay the rent anduse that money to repairthe same.in this other apartment, seeHow’s the heating?all destroyed.they say this is endingwith the floor, but not onlythat.months ago, the sinkended regardlessthrough corridorswe call and send thisemail to companywe wait for an answer.the neighbors say they won’tstop until the lastcorner of this building berepaired. if you are passing bythe same, you can scan theode on your screen to