Houston homeowner flags backyard hole, then city calls 16-foot well a ‘private problem’

Houston homeowner Karen Jennings has been trying to get a large opening in her backyard addressed, as a dispute continues over who should secure it.

She says repeated 311 requests to the city have not resolved the problem, leaving her with a hazard on her property that city records later described as over a dozen feet deep.

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As ABC13 Houston reported on its TikTok account (@abc13houston), Jennings filed 311 complaints after the hole appeared.

A Houston homeowner says a hole that opened in her backyard is old city infrastructure, but the city says it is an abandoned water well and a private problem.

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The owner of the plumbing company she uses told the station he believes the opening may be connected to older City of Houston infrastructure, possibly a manhole…

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