One day without
water was okay. But 7 days? Foreclosures in California have had a
direct effect on a west side man: drying-up his water supply.
Juan Gamez says his California landlord is in foreclosure. So, the
much-needed plumbing repairs are not being made.As a result, the renter
and families in three other units are stuck with no water.
Last week's hard freeze busted a pipe in the condo, leaving four
families with flooded floors and wet furniture. The water was turned
off by emergency crews. The landlord isn't talking with his renters,
but he has been cashing their rent checks.
"You need water to cook. We’ve been eating baloney sandwiches,” said Juan Gamez.
The landlord didn’t answer KENS-5’s calls, either.
The families say they'll start withholding their checks, since they don't know whom to pay.