Oklahoma tenants who withhold rent over unsafe or unlivable conditions risk immediate eviction under state law. With few legal protections and limited remedies, renters like Tynesia Omopariola and Evandra Coleman say they’re forced to choose between enduring mold, floods, and vermin — or losing their homes altogether.
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