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Many local rental spaces leave residents frustrated with rundown conditions

Some money is being invested to update housing for low-income families

Tonya Teasley points out a vent Thursday where water drips into her apartment from the floor above at Linwood Apartments in Gainesville.Teasley has had several problems in her apartment over the year and a half she has lived there, including floors peeling, leaks and countertops that need to be replaced. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0126CONDITIONS 0007 — Tonya Teasley points out a vent Thursday where water drips into her apartment from the floor above at Linwood Apartments in Gainesville.Teasley has had several problems in her apartment over the year and a half she has lived there, including floors peeling, leaks and countertops that need to be replaced. - photo by Erin O. Smith

While availability and cost impedes access to affordable housing, the poor physical condition of many units in Gainesville reveals the need to overhaul the existing stock. Broken heaters. Mold on the walls.