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TWO apartment buildings are facing mass evictions but residents have called out housing programs for moving them there.
Tenants in two Southeast Houston, Texas properties have asked the city council to investigate what they claim to be longstanding issues with the buildings.
One of the apartment buildings filed more than 250 evictions this year while the other filed nearly 120, according to data from Texas Housers, a housing advocacy group.
Residents of Cabo San Lucas and Redford apartments have also questioned why housing programs had sent them to properties with supposedly known issues, in a meeting at the Houston City Hall.
It is unclear which programs moved them there but documents show that the city deemed both of the buildings a nuisance last year, according to ABC-owned KTRK-TV.
An agreement was supposedly entered between the city and both apartments to improve living and safety standards, but these provisions were voluntary.
Both properties have also had a change of owners since the agreement was drawn up.
According to the agreement, seen by KTRK-TV, nearly 1,300 phone calls to the police were made from the Cabo San Lucas and nearly 1,680 from the Redford from January 1, 2022, to November 2022.
These supposedly included a number of calls for violent crimes like murder and robbery.
A Redford resident, Natisha Myles, explained how the violence has affected her.
Myles said: “I’m tired of being afraid for my life.
“I am thankful for receiving a place of shelter, but a bullet has no eyes and goes through walls”
Another resident, Samantha Moody, questioned why a supportive housing program placed her there and claimed she had been a victim of violent crime at the building twice.
Moody said: “These people have dropped the ball on us.”
Residents complained to city officials about the mass evictions they faced and questioned why they were moved to apartments the city supposedly knew had issues.
Another Redford resident, Frederick Mims, said: “Help us hold them accountable.
“At some point, they have to take their hands out the cookie jar.”
Myles added: “These organizations we were placed under were funded to help guide us to get the help that we needed to get back on our feet.
The US Sun has reached out to Cabo San Lucas and the Redford for comment.
