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City Steps In to Fix Unsafe Apartments | Topeka News
Kansas City council just voted to step in and fix a crumbling apartment complex in Northeast, where tenants are living in life-threatening conditions—no heat, no power, sewage flooding basements, and pests running wild. Using Housing Trust Fund money, the city will make emergency repairs costing up to $500K and place a lien on the property to ensure the landlord pays back. This isn’t the first time the city had this power—it’s just been unused. Councilman Johnathan Duncan emphasized that the city can force repairs, evictions, and charge owners, with the lien transferring to any future buyer…
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