Zenaida Gomez, a Richmond resident, has struggled with persistent mold in her apartment for two decades. Amidst these challenges, a new city initiative mandates inspections every three years for rental properties, aiming to improve tenant protections. While Gomez has sought repairs from her landlords, there has been a lack of adequate oversight resulting in slow and incomplete work. She advocates for better living conditions, both inside her home and in the community, reflecting a broader fight for tenant rights and environmental justice.
Gomez said the city has stepped in at her behest over the years, ordering repairs - such as a bathroom fan or stove hood - but with no regular oversight, the work has been slow going and inadequate, if it's done at all.
We're just really excited because [the inspections were] kind of one of the last important pieces to making Richmond really have some of the best tenant protections,
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