I'm not sure you can demand rent from someone who has not signed and agreed to a lease.
Meanwhile, can someone remind me which corporations are being rewarded for their compassion for the public interest with the titles to these peoples homes? I think those corporations have an opportunity to speak now.
pfizer is the corp that is t aking these homes for thier new corprate offices
'I'm not sure you can demand rent from someone who has not signed and agreed to a lease.'
That is a true statement there. If the city claims to be the landlord then they also have the liability to fix the homes that they claimed to own and mow the yards.
Personally I would sell the property to the State, but demand payment be made in gold and silver coin like it states in the US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10.
"No State shall make anything but gold and silver COIN a payment of debt."