His rental house wasn’t up to code. After calling the city, he got a notice to leave.

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His rental house wasn’t up to code. After calling the city, he got a notice to leave.

Retaliatory evictions are technically illegal, but some Wichita city officials say they happen anyway. It all started with the windows at Alvin Mitchell’s rental house, which he said were cementedshut. Mitchell said his brother, concerned, called the city of Wichita to inspect the Planeview duplex. “I’m his little brother,” Mitchell said. “He’s going to look out for me.” In late July of last year, a city inspector came out to look at the house. …