Simtob Management News Today

As part of the settlement, Simtob has agreed to pay for temporary housing and to repair its properties within the next few months.

Properties can be red-tagged if a fire occurred, if utilities need repairs or if there are dangerous conditions at a home, officials said.

City officials said they have reached a settlement which will force a property management company to fix up 21 properties in the city.

Dan Backus thought that investing in rental properties in 1978 would serve as a retirement plan. “I was thinking long term,” said Backus, 76, a retired building contractor from Mason about why he bought three Lansing rental properties. …

Community members worry that poor maintenance of red-tagged homes has put Lansing renters on the precipice of a housing crisis.

Councilmembers convened a special committee meeting to discuss the state of red-tagging in the Lansing and develop a plan to make its housing stock safer for residents.

According to the Code Enforcement Office, Lansing has 698 red-tagged homes and 329 pink-tagged properties.

The city of Lansing is suing Simtob Management after all families were kicked out of a South Lansing apartment building that was marked unsafe for red-tag code violations.

City officials are asking Ingham County Circuit Judge James Jamo to order the owners of the Holmes Apartments to complete repairs of all building safety and housing code violations within 45 …

City spokesman Scott Bean said state law prohibits the city from forcing defendants to pay for hotel bills, so they city went to court.