NEW: NBCNews has uncovered two more deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning in HUD-subsidized housing – a Michigan couple married for 35 years. Their grandkids were visiting when police found their bodies. - suzykhimm
carbon monoxide detectors in homes when they are sold and in rental housing, which must be inspected every three years. But Hickory Hollow is not subject to the same schedule of rental inspections since it is a housing cooperative, not a traditional rental property, and the last city inspection of the Flemings’ home was in 2007, before the city's carbon monoxide requirements went into effect, according to Michael Buiten, the city’s engineering manager.
But Anthony and Gwendolyn Fleming faced mounting financial pressure as they grew older, especially after Anthony hurt his back in 2011 and was forced to quit his job, according to Gunn. Through the Section 8 program, they received federal assistance to afford a place to live out their retirement years. They paid about $570 a month for their two-bedroom apartment at Hickory Hollow, according to a copy of their 2013 housing agreement obtained by NBC News, and HUD covered the rest.
Gunn believes Washington would have been far quicker to protect families from carbon monoxide poisoning had the previous deaths happened in wealthier communities. Instead, “these are low-income people, and it's almost like, ‘We don't care about them,’” she said.The Christmas decorations are still up in the Flemings’ back patio, hanging over the white gardening gloves that Gwendolyn left behind, as if she had just stepped into the house for a moment.
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