Deteriorating Conditions with No Help in Sight
Clip: 3/24/2020 | 3m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Tenants in East Lake Meadows soon find things aren't getting things fixed.
Tenants in East Lake Meadows can’t get things fixed; the trash doesn’t get picked up, the grass doesn’t get cut, and raw sewage seeps into houses and playgrounds from open pits.
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Deteriorating Conditions with No Help in Sight
Clip: 3/24/2020 | 3m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Tenants in East Lake Meadows can’t get things fixed; the trash doesn’t get picked up, the grass doesn’t get cut, and raw sewage seeps into houses and playgrounds from open pits.
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