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