HOUSTON — The Houston City Council has unanimously approved a new program aimed at cracking down on some of the city’s most troubled apartment complexes. The effort targets ongoing safety and living condition complaints, including mold, broken fire alarms and plumbing problems.
The newly approved “High-Risk Apartment Inspection Program” comes after more than a year of reporting and discussion about deteriorating conditions at some Houston apartment properties.
The goal of the program is to identify apartment complexes with repeated issues and require faster inspections and repairs…