Minister of VROMI [Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure – Ed.] you have been talking about home repairs and roofs. It has been seven months since Hurricane Irma hit St. Maarten and many are still without proper roofs or any at all. Have you ever thought about Middle Region, where there are persons still without roofs?
There are persons who have lived in homes for almost 30 years and honestly paid their rent, yet their landlords can’t cover their homes. Some of the landlords have been giving their tenants stories upon stories and have not been doing anything to fix the situation. I think that it’s a shame, they are playing games and should be held responsible.
I refuse to believe or accept that they can’t afford to cover the homes of the tenants. Where has the rent money for the past 25 to 30 years gone? These landlords should be exposed because it is unfair for them to be living comfortably, while their tenants are still waiting to get back to their normal lives.
Name withheld at author's request.
