The San Marcos Police Department, along with other city departments, conducted a criminal trespass operation at the Sutton Apartments, 518 Linda Drive, on Friday, Oct. 13, which encompasses 84 total apartment units, according to a press release Monday.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
Paul Rodriguez and dozens of his neighbors gathered Tuesday morning outside the front office of the Rosemont at Oak Valley apartments in Southeast Austin after 85 families received notice Friday that they were being evicted and must move out by July 31.
In a letter to residents, the complex told residents their leases were being terminated because of natural disaster and catastrophe caused by the February freeze that led to widespread power and water outages, and broken pipes.
“While Rosemont at Oak Valley has taken steps in order to mitigate the effects of any damage, we have found that the extent of damage experienced in your unit will unfortunately require that we terminate your lease and you to vacate the unit so that we may make the necessary repairs,” the letter states.
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Mueller Flats told Maria Rico it was ending her lease because of damage to her apartment caused by February s freeze. She had seven days to move out.
As Audrey Alvarez drove home from work Friday and past the electric gate of her apartment complex, her husband was on the phone, questioning her.
“OK, do you see anything by the trash cans?” Eric Limón asked. No, nothing.
Alvarez got to their building at the back of the complex and parked.
“Is there anything outside of where our steps are?” he asked. Nope.
She walked up the stairs to their apartment on the second floor.
Sundance Apartments was contacted multiple times via phone call for this story but did not respond.
Nearly 1 million Americans are evicted each year according to national estimatesâa process proven to result in severe financial, emotional and physical stress and long-term ramifications that can affect tenantsâ ability to find housing again.
In San Marcos, 540 apartment tenants had evictions filed against them in 2018. In 2019, that number increased to 673 tenantsâa 24% increase, according to Hays County Justice of the Peace court records. Prior to the pandemic, 2020 was on track for a similar increase before the U.S. government halted most evictions.
The implementation of the 120-day CARES Act eviction moratorium March 27 paused evictions in federally-subsidized housing, covering between 12.3 and 19.9 million households. After the moratorium expired in July, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued its own eviction moratorium Sept. 4, set to