{"id":2535,"date":"2019-02-05T21:57:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T21:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/?p=2535"},"modified":"2019-02-05T22:25:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T22:25:35","slug":"frail-public-housing-conditions-lead-gas-leak-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/frail-public-housing-conditions-lead-gas-leak-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Frail Public Housing conditions lead to gas leak deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2538\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2538\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/abc2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"501\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/abc2.png 797w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/abc2-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/abc2-768x610.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aerial view of Allen Benedict Court.\u00a0Two men were found dead in January due to gas leaks in separate apartments. Photo provided by the CHA online property directory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a recent tragedy, gas leaks at a Public Housing property in Columbia, South Carolina caused two deaths and the evacuation of 411 residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managed by the Columbia Housing Authority (CHA), Allen Benedict Court is reportedly the third oldest Public Housing complex in the country. Without adequate funding for program operations and capital improvements \u2014 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/hard-maintain-quality-public-housing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a nationwide issue that Affordable Housing Online has reported on recently<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 this unfortunate case could happen again in other parts of the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On January 17, two men were found dead in separate apartments at Allen Benedict Court. After the bodies were discovered, the Fire Department did a complete search of the complex and found 63 units with heightened levels of hazardous gas. They evacuated 33 households immediately, with Columbia\u2019s public safety officials ordering the evacuation of all the property\u2019s 244 units the next day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fire department officials found many indicators of poor conditions in addition to the gas leaks. They found faulty or missing fire alarms in many apartments, evidence of roach, rodent and possibly bedbug infestations, and charring inside some closets. Residents had complained in the months prior to the incident about smelling gas and sewer odors. The fire department responded to seven calls in 2018 from Allen Benedict Court about gas odors.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2537\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2537 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/abc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/abc.png 383w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/abc-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire department officials found faulty or missing fire alarms in many apartments, evidence of roach, rodent and possibly bedbug infestations, and charring inside some closets of Allen Benedict Court. Photo provided by the CHA online property directory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CHA has provided temporary shelter, transportation and meals to residents displaced from Allen Benedict Court. Residents are being temporarily housed at local hotels. On January 25, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colahousingauth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CHA\u2019s attorney announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that residents would not be returning to Allen Benedict Court and that the long term plan for residents is finding permanent housing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There has been a strong public response to the situation. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/local\/article225177170.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two residents are suing CHA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Moe Baddourah, a Columbia city councilman, has called for CHA\u2019s executive director (and others on CHA\u2019s management team) to resign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestate.com\/news\/local\/article225010505.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an email to fellow council members<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Baddourah wrote that, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe a resignation or resignations are in order, including the resignation of the Authority director. It\u2019s important to have confidence in the Authority\u2019s leadership during the process of finding accommodations for those who have been displaced. Furthermore, citizens should have the peace of mind that adequate accountability is in place to prevent a similar tragedy in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apnews.com\/4fb02952e73a440a8aa86151c206dcc7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CHA Executive Director Gilbert Walker said<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cWe\u2019ve done our best to keep them up to the standards we possibly can.\u201d The CHA\u2019s annual report said that it was seeking funds to demolish and renovate the 80-year-old property.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2536\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2536 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cha-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cha-logo.jpg 240w, https:\/\/affordablehousingonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cha-logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ve done our best to keep them up to the standards we possibly can,\u201d said CHA Executive Director Gilbert Walker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not unusual for older Public Housing developments to have problems. Roofs and boilers need to be replaced periodically. Piping needs to be checked regularly and replaced when needed. Lead paint and asbestos need to be cleaned up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding to the normal problems found with maintaining older buildings, Congress has underfunded Public Housing operations and capital improvements in the HUD budget for decades. This makes it difficult for even the best housing authorities to maintain the quality and safety of their properties. HUD has also limited the ability of Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) to stockpile reserves for emergencies, leaving them few resources for emergency repairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America\u2019s Public Housing stock is aging. Years of budget cuts have made it hard for PHAs to maintain and modernize their buildings. Local oversight of housing authorities is important, and they should be responsible when their decisions hurt their residents. But most importantly, Congress needs to provide enough funding to upgrade our nation\u2019s Public Housing so that the tragedy in Columbia will not happen again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Edited by Nathan Brunet<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent tragedy, gas leaks at a Public Housing property in Columbia, South Carolina caused two deaths and the evacuation of 411 residents. Managed by the Columbia Housing Authority (CHA), Allen Benedict Court is reportedly the third oldest Public Housing complex in the country. 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