"I have a hole in my bathroom ceiling you could put a child through," she said.
Council members agreed the lack of affordable housing continues to be a problem.
"Working people can't afford to live here," said Councillor Marjorie C. Decker, who chairs the council's committee on neighborhood and long term planning. "If we lose our housing, we lose our community."
Members agreed that rent increases should not be allowed to force out lower income members of the community.
"I urge the landlords whose rent increases are meant to clean out the building to bring in more affluent groups to reconsider," said Councillor Kathleen Born.
The council also passed a resolution requesting the Community Development Department to "develop a user-friendly guide to available housing" which would outline options for Cambridge residents.
"It's important that we have access to all information on affordable housing," Decker said.
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