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“No Justice, No Rent:” After Winter Storm Uri, Tenants Go on Strike Tenants at Villas Del Paseo were without water for weeks after February’s winter storm. Now, they’re organizing to demand better conditions at their complex. Tenants at Villas Del Paseo were without water for weeks after February’s winter storm. Now, they’re organizing to demand better conditions at their complex. Sam Russek Apr 1, 2021, 9:00 am CST Sam Russek Olga Villega’s apartment is humid from the gushing bathroom faucet, causing mold to spread and attracting bugs. Jaider Vara had tried his best to keep his wife and 5-year-old daughter away from the black mold that bloomed on the walls of their apartment in the Villas Del Paseo apartment complex in West Houston. Since a burst pipe flooded their one bedroom after Winter Storm Uri, he’d ripped out the carpet and disinfected the area covered in spores, but there was only so much he could do without tearing down the wa ....
AUSTIN, TX - Comunidad Partners, a minority and women-owned real estate investment firm specializing in workforce / affordable housing in culturally diverse neighborhoods, has become one of the first apartment owners in the U.S. to roll out free virtual healthcare services to its residents. “There is an urgent need for immediate access to healthcare, especially in the current environment and with our residents who are the most vulnerable and at-risk,” explains Antonio Marquez, Managing Partner at Comunidad Partners. “We view this amenity as an essential service to our workforce residents where many of them have lost health insurance during the pandemic or are underinsured. Plus, housing plays a pivotal role in health outcomes for residents and our responsibility is to ensure we provide resources to residents that can support their resiliency and help them look after their families’ health & well-being.” ....