University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, April 14, 197
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City codes state that "plumbing fixtures shall be maintained in good working order."
1325 Tennessee
Local fire department officials say that fire extinguishers should be recharged yearly.
The house located at 1325 Tennessee SL is another example of the kind of housing that surrounds the University. Its overall condition is run-down, except for recently completed work in one first-floor apartment.
Poor conditions at 1325 Tennessee include broken plumbing fixtures in the basement, fire escapes on the floor, broken windows and missing screens, and old electric wires which protrude from the walls and ceilings where pipes and switches were formerly located.
The fire extinguisher on the second floor
has not been checked since May 16, 1965. Officials at the fire department said that although there was no ordinance that required checking and recharging of fire hoses, they should be refilled every year to make sure they are in good working condition.
According to tenants, the total rent bill for all seven living units in the house is $650 a month. Last month's肾 know expenses, the water was spent on remodeling the kitchen, which cost $24 for water, about $15 for electricity, about $3 for gas and (using 170 figures) $34.76
for taxes. The difference between the known expenses, excluding the remodeling costs, is $450 million.
Also pictured on this page are two houses badly in need of repairs to their exteriors. Paint on both houses is peeling and flaking off. On one house, some boards on the underside of the roof's overhang have rotted and fallen away.
The various houses pictured on these two pages are not the worst examples of off-campus housing to be found, but they are examples of the kinds of conditions present in conversion housing provided for students by some landlords.
1339 Tennessee
Name of Student or Faculty ...
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OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
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Lawrence Address Phone
Lawrence Address
Landlord, property owner, or apartment manager to whom this complaint is related
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Directions to the Complaintant: Attach a separate page which describes in detail the problem or incident you would like reviewed by an appropriate campus committee. The person who will review the complaint should be named on the Mali or deliver this complaint to the Dean of Student Affairs, Office of the Chancellor, Hall A. A written response concerning the decision of the adjudicating委员会 will be sent to Hall B.
1135 Ohio
City ordinances state that "every dwelling or part thereof shall be maintained in good repair by the owner or agent . . ."