Success in Durham has other tenant groups eyeing housing code changes

By: Greg Childress

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 825

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Durham tenants’ success in lobbying the city council to prohibit landlords from collecting rent if housing is dangerous or unhealthy has sparked interest from tenants in other cities who want to add teeth to their housing codes.

Tenants’ groups in Asheville, Carrboro and Wilmington are among those now considering asking their local elected officials to make changes to minimum housing codes similar to the ones adopted in Durham.

Under the Durham ordinance, which is modeled …

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