DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Currently, the Durham Housing Authority has 654 open work orders that tenants have filed and it is also working to hire more maintenance workers to help get caught up on repairs.
Meanwhile, some tenants tell CBS 17 they are having a hard time getting ahold of someone with DHA to report a maintenance problem in their apartment.
Officials call for more federal funding to rebuild aging Durham public housing complexes
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Rats, leaky pipes, and bulging ceilings are common problems that families at public housing complexes in Durham are forced to deal with on a daily basis.
While the Durham Housing Authority plans to launch a maintenance hotline that families can call to help speed up repairs, DHA officials said they are in need of more federal funding to rebuild many of those units.
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