Shameful: Flint Residents Face Unreasonable Water Liens That Could Force Them From Their Homes

The American Civil Liberties Union and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund are asking Mayor Karen Weaver and the Flint City Council to issue a moratorium on the placement of liens on Flint homes for unpaid water bills.

A news release says the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund is also urging city officials to suspend the local lien efforts.

"Not only is placing liens for unpaid water bills on Flint homeowners' properties unjust, but it raises serious legal concerns," Moss wrote. "Initially, when the city enters into an agreement to provide water to Flint residents in return for payment, there is an implied agreement ... that the water is fit for drinking." []

Flint Mayor Karen Weaver spoke with Roland Martin during Tuesday’s edition of #RolandMartinUnfiltered about the ongoing crisis in Flint and about the outrageous water liens that could force residents out of their homes.

Watch the 6.11.19 edition of #RolandMartinUnfiltered

-

#RolandMartinUnfiltered partner: 420 Real Estate, LLC

To invest in 420 Real Estate’s legal HempCBD Crowdfunding Campaign go to

-

✅ NOW AVAILABLE#RolandMartinUnfiltered Merch

✅ Subscribe to the #RolandMartin YouTube channel

✅ Join the #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BringTheFunk Fan Club to support factbased independent journalism

✅ Watch #RolandMartinUnfiltered daily at 6PM EST on YouTube

✅ Join the Roland Martin and #RolandMartinUnfiltered mailing list

The Roland S. Martin YouTube channel is a news reporting site covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended.