“’Out of Order: Houston’s Dangerous Apartment Epidemic’ found that Houston’s programs designed to ensure apartment safety are ‘flawed, fractured and improperly managed.’”
And this study comes nearly a decade after the STATE passed a law requiring HOUSTON to “establish minimum habitability standards” for multifamily rental buildings and inspect those properties?
I’m all for easing the regulatory burden on the business sector, in particularly small businesses, but in terms of consumer protection this lack of oversight is almost criminal. Half the city rents and Houston neglects them because why? Because they don’t pay property taxes?
“’Out of Order: Houston’s Dangerous Apartment Epidemic’ found that Houston’s programs designed to ensure apartment safety are ‘flawed, fractured and improperly managed.’”
And this study comes nearly a decade after the STATE passed a law requiring HOUSTON to “establish minimum habitability standards” for multifamily rental buildings and inspect those properties?
I’m all for easing the regulatory burden on the business sector, in particularly small businesses, but in terms of consumer protection this lack of oversight is almost criminal. Half the city rents and Houston neglects them because why? Because they don’t pay property taxes?