The city is helping the 280 residents move to safer housing after taking the property owner to court.
Mouseholes by the floorboards, boxes overflowing with trash, exposed wiring and pools of stagnant water. These weren't the conditions Tamara Cantarell dreamed for herself and her four children, but it's all she could afford.Cantarell is one of the 280 people living in these deplorable conditions inside a shuttered college dormitory in the City of San Bernardino.
But according to city spokesperson Jeff Krause, San Bernardino will help every resident relocate, even if it takes more time. Krause added that the building was never permitted for apartment living and the owner is exploiting the vulnerable people who live there. He also said the city won't leave them stranded and promised housing vouchers for everyone being relocated. The building controller said he has tried to make repairs but the owner has a cash flow problem only exacerbated by vandalism on the former dormitory.
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