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Rent Strike at North Lawn Apartments | Kansas City News
Residents at North Lawn Apartments in Kansas City are staging a serious rent strike over life-threatening conditions—no AC or power during heatwaves, sewage backups, and unsafe yards. With a new owner, Shawn Johnson, stepping in amid unresolved issues from the previous owner’s financial collapse, tenants backed by the Kansas City Tenants Union demand rent caps, eviction protections, and urgent repairs. A city-approved $500K fix fund has done nothing; conditions are worsening, so residents are taking matters into their own hands. Johnson says he won’t collect August rent or evict strikers, but…
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