The Houston City Council is considering adopting rules that would create a registry of “high-risk rental buildings” based on repeated health and safety violations.
After repeated delays, Houston city officials expect to move forward an ordinance cracking down on unsafe and unsanitary apartment complexes over the next three months.
The proposed rules would create a registry of “high-risk rental buildings” based on repeated health and safety violations. Buildings in the registry would be subject to ongoing inspections and fines for persistent violations.
Houston City Council members Tiffany Thomas and Martha Castex-Tatum will lead two community engagement meetings in the coming weeks before moving the ordinance through their housing and economic development committees next month…