The City of Dallas has taken Eban Village to court, accusing the sprawling southeast Dallas apartment complex of months of dangerous conditions and recurring violence that city attorneys say have turned everyday living into a safety gamble. In a complaint filed April 30, officials say tenants have been left to navigate shootings, poor lighting and serious life-safety failures that allegedly put residents in harm’s way.
In court filings, the property is described as operating in a perpetual state of lawlessness, with allegations that people shoot one another and into vehicles and buildings, and that city code officers are showing up at the complex nearly every week, according to WFAA. The suit also claims that many buildings at the site have gone without working fire sprinklers and alarm systems for more than a year. The City Attorney’s Office is asking a judge for remedies that would force repairs and address what it calls serious public-safety hazards.
The property and reported conditions
Eban Village covers roughly 17 buildings and about 330 units in the South Boulevard – Park Row area, in a development listed at 3023 Park Row Ave. LoopNet describes the complex as a 330-unit multifamily property built in the 1980s. The city’s lawsuit zeroes in on several buildings and common areas where it says basic systems such as lighting, alarms and sprinklers are not functioning as they should.
Regulatory history
This is not the first time Eban Village has landed on regulators’ radar. An Agreed Final Order from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in 2024 details inspections and monitoring failures at the complex and lays out corrective steps the owners were required to take, according to the TDHCA record. That state action documents recurring compliance problems that the city now points to in its court complaint.
City says management failed to act
According to the lawsuit, Dallas officials met with the property’s management several times to push for fixes, only to see little meaningful progress. Code compliance staff continue to respond to the complex on a near-weekly basis, WFAA reports. The outlet notes that its request for comment from property management went unanswered. Court filings say the city has logged at least 36 calls for service at Eban Village, including routine responses to shootings at the complex.
What the lawsuit could mean
The city’s legal move is a code-enforcement tactic aimed at compelling life-safety repairs and eliminating conditions the complaint labels a public nuisance. If the judge sides with Dallas, potential remedies could include court orders to repair fire and safety systems, civil penalties, or other measures designed to protect residents. Property owners typically get a chance to respond, present their side and complete repairs before a court signs off on the most severe actions…