Mayor’s housing plan faces pushback over equity and urgency – Metro Philadelphia

Mayor’s housing plan faces pushback over equity and urgency – Metro Philadelphia

Water leaks, flickering lights and a broken bathtub, among other issues, have created a hazardous situation at Rasheeda Turner’s house, and her landlord and city inspectors, she said, have done little to remedy the problems. “I’m worried about having an electrical fire. It is going to take me to lose one of my kids or myself until you decide to do something,” said Turner, a mother of three young children, including an infant. “I feel like we’re …