Let us hope that the federal takeover of CHA housing in Chicago will lead to an improvement, not only for the tenants but for the taxpayers who are the ones who, in the end, are responsible for paying for upkeep and repair of the units.
Can HUD or some other entity involved in the day-to-day running of the CHA place some responsibility for maintenance on the tenants? I’ve seen photos of apartments with kitchen cabinets falling off the walls, big holes in doors and walls, broken windows and other destruction that certainly isn’t caused by CHA, HUD, taxpayers like me, but rather by the tenants of the buildings.
If their kids are the cause of the destruction, parents should be held responsible. If I rented an apartment from a private party and wrecked the place, I’m sure I would be held responsible for the damage; why can’t the tenants of the CHA apartments be held responsible for the maintenance of their units?
If the tenants can’t take care of their apartments, they should be asked to look elsewhere to find a place to wreck, not CHA buildings.
