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Supporters of the bill contend that tenants are currently given the opportunity to live for months rent-free by charging that minor code violations make their abodes uninhabitable...
...When a tenant enters into a lease, they agree to pay x number of dollars every month--they don't get a bye or a free pass whenever they feel there are code violations; they get a free pass or damages when violations are decided by a court," he said...
...problems usually involve tenants who use code violation charges to evade rent, Schloming says...
According to Schloming, these tenants cite small code violations--or even create their own--and landlords are required to fix them...
Schloming and other SPOA members argue that the interests of small property owners coincide with those of low-income tenants--but those who do not fraudulently use code violations...