Apps for American tenants to keep negligent landlords on their toes
The tech-based tools cover heating problems, repairs and other housing issues
New York
WHEN Tom Hunter and his two roommates were left without heat for more than a month by a negligent landlord in New York, they began toying with an idea: an app that could help tenants keep landlords in check.
Two winters and two months of coding later, the friends are ready to launch Heat Seek NYC in late October in collaboration with two not-for-profit groups.
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