Hundreds of Kansans Lost Their Apartment Due to Landlord Neglect. One Change in Law Could Help

Candice Montgomery stands outside the closed Aspen Place apartment complex in Gardner, Kansas. She is one of hundreds of former residents who were kicked out of their homes when Gardner officials condemned the property. (Dylan Lysen | Kansas News Service

GARDNER, Kansas — When the city of Gardner in eastern Kansas ordered Aspen Place apartments closed for unsafe living conditions last May, Candice Montgomery came home to a frantic neighborhood. She and other residents of the Gardner housing complex only had 48 hours to leave their homes. “It was total chaos,” Montgomery said. “My neighbors are everywhere, people…

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Nick’s Picks | Brace for Winter and Political Storms

Nick Haines

Be prepared for traffic headaches today and tomorrow as a strong winter storm drops the first significant snow of the season. How much snow will we get? It seems that depends on which weather forecaster you listen to. But the National Weather Service is predicting 2-5 inches, before the storm moves out early Tuesday evening.…

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