Houston proposes new apartment inspection program

Houston is considering a proposed ordinance that would create a high-risk apartment inspection program, which would require properties with 10 or more habitability citations within 12 months to register as a “high-risk rental building.”(Cassandra Jenkins/Community Impact)

Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer proposed during a May 27 Proposition A committee meeting an ordinance that would strengthen enforcement and inspection of apartments with unsafe environments.

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