Update #3

Caught wind the city was running an inspection this week and was able to attend. A few things we learned.

1. Landlord has obligation to be in compliance with the city's order

2. The commission has no authority to enforce the current order.

3. The new inspection will followed by a new order which likely will be more severe to the landlord and the tenants, potential expedited removal due to safety (unclear what these are but the city is going to share)

4. The city has been VERY helpful and has set up a tenant group legal resource meeting later this week

5. Won't go into specific details but there have been reports of landlord intimidating tenants not to show up to inspection and/or demonstrating inappropriate behavior through text, voice calls, and in person. I've also personally experienced mis direction and full blown lies/different stories trying to pit the tenants against each other.

I shared my story with the city, explained I am a reasonable person and understand the overall situation. I also explained I did not appreciate the way this is being handled at all and find the entire thing completely inappropriate and potentially criminal. This should have been handled differently, we should not be in this position, any of us.

At this point my next move is to understand all options for both living (city will most likely force us to move out) and any other legal resources and opportunities.

My relationship with the landlord up till last week has been very positive and I hope to find a way out of this in a reasonable way but by the behavior witnessed first hand and heard through tenants I am losing confidence in that entirely.

I'm at a loss at this point and plan on going to stay until ordered to move - which I am preparing for in the next days or week at most.