DETROIT – A house belonging to a mother and her daughter on Detroit’s west side came collapsed over the weekend, and they said their landlord wouldn’t answer their calls.
READ: Detroit family’s home collapses as landlord refuses to answer calls
Eva Hunter, 77, and her daughter, Nikki, were renting a home on West Philadelphia Street on Detroit’s west side. Over the weekend, the house came crashing down.
Now, Hunter is struggling to reduce her life into just a few bags.
“They told us we have to grab what we can. They condemned the house,” Hunter said.
Orlando Robinson rehabs houses. He’s working to get the family into a safe home for the time being. Then he wants to find a permanent home to fix up for the family.
With everything going on, Detroit police and building inspectors are looking for the landlord.
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