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Readers respond to "The Slumlord of South Minneapolis"

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So let me get this right. If I am late on my house payment (or rent) I can get thrown out of my home and have my credit rating slashed, but a convicted felon can traipse into St. Paul's Housing and Redevelopment Authority and receive $3.99 million in loans? Did they do even a basic background check? Either the City Council is complicit, or they're incompetent. Either way they should be ashamed of themselves.

Betsy Spitzer Minneapolis

Spiros goes scot-free

As far as I can tell, the city can apparently do nothing about this guy—not even with everyone on my block calling the cops over and over for just about everything imaginable. Isn't there something we can do about landlords like this? Again, thanks for the article...it's a welcome sight.

Michelle Layland Minneapolis

Seize the initiative, and the properties!

I'm appalled at the conditions that the most vulnerable people are forced to endure. It's quite obvious that in most aspects of our society, the only way to right the wrongs is to have money for attorneys. In my opinion, the city of Minneapolis should seize the buildings, collect the rents for the landlord, and not release the monies to him until the conditions are acceptable on an ongoing basis. I can't believe this is happening in the state of Minnesota!

Kathie Wright Edina

Forget about getting a new fridge

Thank you so much for printing the article about Zorbalas.

One time I tried to help my brother-in-law get his fridge fixed/replaced in his 3700 Grand Ave. S. apartment (it had been a month since they complained and nothing was done about it). When I went down to the UPi office, I was told that the owner was in Florida.

They never did get their fridge so they moved out instead.

This man needs to be stopped! Too many people are busy living their lives and trying to get by without having to fight for a clean, usable space to live in. They are paying for the space, and he's abusing that!

Thanks again for bringing this to attention. Is there anything the average person can do to help this situation?

Jessica Chavez St. Paul

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