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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Ramon Palacios points out damage in his apartment. (Jamil Donith/Spectrum News 1)
The mold crisis: Storm damage causes mold problem in apartments, which current state and local laws don’t regulate By Jamil Donith Texas
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The Austin Code Department does not regulate mold or conduct mold inspections.
Texas doesn’t have any laws addressing landlord’s duties or liability in dealing with mold
A man living in the Mueller Flats says he s been dealing with mold issues since the February storm
It’s difficult to deal with because there are few state and local laws regulating mold.
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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.
Code enforcement records show possible mold, rodent droppings and other health violations at Mueller Flats. Author: KVUE News staff Updated: 7:20 PM CDT May 6, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas Austinites living in what they call moldy conditions want the City to have tighter regulations for apartment owners. Several people went before the commission on Thursday.
Folks living in Mueller Flats and Arbors at Creekside were among those who testified. The KVUE Defenders showed you dozens of violations stemming from the February winter storms. Some of those problems are still not fixed.
Code enforcement records show possible mold, rodent droppings and other health violations at Mueller Flats.