Call MCM owners, Guy Malul and Dorit Cohen and tell them to meet with representatives of Renters United Philadelphia and take immediate action to address pest infestations!
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For over a year and a half, tenants of MCM buildings across Philadelphia have called on their landlords — Guy Malul and Dorit Cohen — to meet with them about the unsafe, unhealthy, and substandard conditions in MCM buildings.
Tenants in multiple MCM buildings are facing cockroach and rodent infestations in their kitchens, sleeping areas, and ceilings, keeping them up at night and contaminating their food and cooking materials. Other tenants live in units with structural concerns like sinking floors, leaking ceilings, and sparking electrical sockets. MCM has refused to repair the elevators in four buildings, risking the health and safety of elderly tenants and tenants with disabilities. Moreover, despite all these problems and more, MCM has continued to raise tenants’ rent year after year — even throughout a pandemic when many tenants faced chronic unemployment and unforeseen illness.
MCM tenants deserve the opportunity to speak directly with Guy Malul and Dorit Cohen, the owners of MCM management, about their concerns, and to find ongoing and sustainable solutions to these chronic problems. However, until now, their requests have been met with silence.
We can’t wait! The building conditions are already an emergency. Help us keep the pressure up on MCM by calling the owners to 1) renew our demand that they meet with representatives of Renters United NOW; and 2) take immediate action to address the health and safety concerns in their buildings.
Phone Zap Instructions and Script
We’ll be making phone calls together this Friday at 4:00pm from a Zoom meeting. You can register here to get the zoom link. If you can’t join us there, then call whenever you’re able on Friday, August 20th. Here are some call tips!
- Try practicing the script before making the phone call or join us at 4:00pm on Zoom to practice.
- There’s a chance you will just leave a voicemail. It will still have an impact.
- Let us know once you’ve made the call by texting 952-217-6537
Call both owners: Dorit Cohen and Guy Malul
Dorit Cohen: 917-449-9899
Guy Malul: 201-681-4109
Script if they pick up the phone:
Call both owners: Dorit Cohen and Guy Malul
If they pick up the phone:
Hello, my name is__________ and I’m a tenant living in an MCM property. We’re calling because some of our members are still dealing with mice and bug infestations
Will you commit to:
- Hire a professional, OUTSIDE exterminators to do a monthly extermination for rodents and insects. We want these exterminations to begin with 5224 Wayne Ave. where there is significant mice infestation in certain units and
- Commit to meeting with a group of MCM tenants to discuss all the issues we’ve been bringing up, including broken elevators, rent increases and shoddy repairs
If yes, when can we count on you to do these things?
If no, share why this is important to you.
If they argue or say “we’re doing exterminations, we need tenants to keep their apartments clean:” If you were, then people wouldn’t still have mice and bedbugs. We don’t need traps, we need regular, monthly exterminations. Can we count on you to do that?
If you leave a voice mail:Hello, my name is__________ and I’m a tenant OR supporter of tenants at MCM properties. We’re calling to demand MCM immediately hire OUTSIDE exterminators to do a monthly extermination for rodents and insects. We want these exterminations to begin with 5224 Wayne Ave. where there is significant mice infestation in certain units and commit to meeting with your tenants to discuss their health and safety concerns. Thank you.