Everyone deserves a safe home, one with adequate heating, windows that seal and open, flushing toilets, and safe electric and gas lines.
Everyone deserves a home without mold, with stable floors, and front and back doors that shut and lock properly. A home that has a working tub or shower, a functioning hot water heater, a roof that doesnt leak.
And everyone deserves affordable housing.
If you own your own home or are lucky enough to have a terrific landlord, these things seem obvious.You may even take them for granted. If, however, you are poor, disabled or elderly, the qualities above may resemble little more than a wish list.