“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 walls and fixing the leak
At least 7 Houston apartments still without water following last’s month winter storms
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HOUSTON – Houston Public Works has identified seven apartments that are still without water Friday following the last month’s winter freeze. The department said this information is based on 311 calls.
Public works crews are monitoring the apartment buildings daily to make sure plumbers are on-site and working to restore water service, Director of Communications Alanna Reed said in an email.
Villas Del Paseo on Elmside Drive is one of the apartments on the city’s list.
“The water has not been on since the first night of the freeze,” said resident Crystal Williams.