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Landlords Evicted Maui Residents and Housed Wildfire Survivors for More Money. FEMA Didn’t Take Basic Steps to Stop It. (www.propublica.org)

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[–] whithom 26 points 1 month ago (19 children)

Wow, this is really placing the blame on fema when it’s the landlords who are at fault. No one wants to accept blame for their shitty behavior.

[–] Themadbeagle@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree with you, but who is suppose to be the one who does something about it when these individuals try to do awful things? The government shouldn't attempt to rely on good faith from individuals and should instead leave no wiggle room for this kind of behavior.

[–] whithom 4 points 1 month ago

It’s not fema’s job to cover all the bases. The tenant laws should have prevented that behavior. But no one wants to read an article about local laws, because fema makes headlines.

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