I have not read all of this thread so this may have been covered earlier. One parent called into a talk radio station and said his son was living in a converted duplex with 20 other students and the landlord was charging each students $350 per month! He said he had pulled his daughter out of another house because it was a firetrap. He says he was lucky he was able to inspect his daughter's housing situation but that it would be hard for out-of-state parents to check, especially when the child is excited about moving off campus and living with his or her friends and assures the parent every thing is OK. Comment #1: I had no idea these houses generate this much income. Comment #2: Out-of-state parents have the responsibility to check their children's living arrangements.
Bill Dooley Kenny -----Original Message----- From: David Carlson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Mpls] Housing codes Michael Atherton writes: > Are smoke detectors not required in rental housing? I don't understand > how people could die of smoke inhalation if the smoke detectors had > been working and the required exits were up to code. Having just lived in a duplex in St. Anthony East with _absolutely_ no fire equipment (but plenty of hazards), I can say that the code is worthless unless rigorously enforced. U students in particular are not well-versed with maintenance code, and definitely fear eviction (or condemnation) actions. My duplex was _quite_ profitable for my landlord. Dave Carlson Formerly of St. Anthony East, now back in Cedar-Riverside, originally from Eagan REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
