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From YouTube: William Church Testifies Before Philadelphia City Council on Philly Evictions 3 20 2017
Description
From the hearing of the Joint Committees on Licenses & Inspections and Public Health & Human Services held on Monday, March 20, 2017 to hear testimony on the following item:
Constituent William Church testifies on evictions and tenant rights.
A
Remember
the
City
Council
good
afternoon.
My
name
is
William.
Church
I
was
65
year
old,
Marine,
Corps,
veteran
I
suffer
from
extreme
anxiety
and
coupled
with
COPD,
as
you
can
see,
I
need
an
oxygen
tank
to
help
you
breathe,
unfortunately,
I'm
being
evicted
from
my
own
I
have
lived
in
my
current
apartment
since
may
of
2014.
A
A
Excuse
me:
the
landlord
made
an
inadequate
repair
initially
but
finally
repaired.
The
ceiling
after
weeks
of
complaints.
Recently
a
sewage
pipe
broke
in
my
basement,
causing
four
inches
of
raw
sewage
to
accumulate.
I
have
to
live
with
the
stent
and
the
germs
from
the
sewage.
The
conditions
have
impacted.
My
breathing
and
my
anxiety
I
contacted
the
landlord
numerous
times
about
the
pipe,
but
with
no
results.
My
landlords
I
have
refused
to
pay
rent
since
I'm
living
in
such
poor
conditions,
I
contacted
license
and
inspection
I
am
waiting
for.
A
An
inspection
of
my
home
I
would
prefer
to
remain
in
my
own
because
I,
like
my
neighborhood,
it
is
close
to
my
church.
I
have
friends
in
the
area
and
it
is
close
to
the
VA
hospital.
That's
where
I
receive
medical
treatment.
I
have
been
hospitalized
three
times
in
the
last
few
months.
My
living
conditions
are
impacting
my
anxiety
and
breathing.
If
I
must
relocate
due
to
the
poor
living
conditions,
it
would
be
very
difficult
for
me.