DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Renters in Durham are now have more protection against landlords that aren't providing safe living conditions.

City officials said it wouldn't have happened without Milo Graber and the Riverside High School Affordable Housing Club.

"Especially the fact that it affects my peers and other people in [Durham Public Schools] and my classmates, it made the problem feel so much more real to me like something that this needs to be addressed," Graber said.

The group of teens brought their concerns to city council member Chelsea Cook. They collaborated to create the code amendment that now makes it unlawful to collect rent on properties with "imminently dangerous" conditions. • Left to right: Milo Graber, founder of the Riverside Affordable Housing Club poses for a picture

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