Eviction raises questions about man’s authority over properties

A hammer. A doorknob. An arrest. And a court order that may never have been his to seek.

A video of an eviction on the city’s west side has surfaced at the center of a broader legal dispute — raising questions about a Corpus Christi man’s legal authority to control rental properties tied to a deceased man’s estate.

On February 17, Nueces County constables carried out a court-ordered eviction in the 1000 block of South Brownlee Avenue. During the process, Eric Lee Tunchez, who brought the eviction case, broke a doorknob at the unit. The tenant was arrested moments later…

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