October 19, 2026
(ST. LOUIS, MO)
WHO: Organized tenants of Northern Village apartments, housing advocates, and organizers with We the Tenants campaign: ArchCity Defenders, Action St. Louis, and Tenants Transforming Greater St. Louis.
WHAT: Organized tenants of Northern Village Apartments will present their collective demands – at least $450,000 in relocation assistance approved by the St. Louis County Council, and compensation from the landlord, Mazal in St. Louis, LLC, and the property management company, TGBG Management – at a press conference prior to the County Council’s scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
To demand a fair response from the County and the landlord, and to draw attention to severe, unlivable conditions at Northern Village, a growing number of renters have organized to collectively advocate for their interests with the support of We the Tenants, a campaign anchored by Action St. Louis and ArchCity Defenders, and Tenants Transforming Greater St. Louis. Leaders of the organized tenants will speak about how the Mazal and TGBG’s exploitation and the County’s failure to hold them accountable severely impacted their lives, and will present their demands.
The Northern Village tenants demand that:
1. The St. Louis County Council approved $450,000 in relocation assistance delivered as direct cash assistance to each renter-household, and
2. The landlord, Mazal in St. Louis, and the property manager, TGBG Management, meet with representatives of the Northern Village tenants to negotiate fair compensation for the harms they have caused to the tenants.
WHEN: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
WHERE: Northern Village Apartments, 5303 Lucas and Hunt Rd, St. Louis, MO 63136
WHY: Renters at Northern Village Apartments did not cause these hazardous, unlivable conditions.
Northern Village management, Mazal in St. Louis, LLC, and TGBG Management, have continuously profited while failing to maintain basic living and safety standards for residents.
St. Louis County has failed to hold negligent property owners accountable.
Tenants of Northern Village are demanding the County Council approve $450,000 in direct relocation assistance and that management compensate residents for the dangerous conditions they suffer through.
Media Contact:
Z Gorley, Director of Communications, ArchCity Defenders
(314) 898-8185 | zgorley@archcitydefenders.org