The residents can't cook on their stove and have been left with cold water for weeks.
Rose Plaza Apartments resident Pamela Davis, 57, walks with help of a rolling walker around the apartment facilities where she lives, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Houston.For 14 days, Tamera Gaines has had to go outside and boil water over a propane tank, then lug it inside to pour in the tub for her father, who has Stage 4 cancer, to take a warm bath.
Talia Thomas has spent more than $500 on hotels so that her four children have a place to take a warm shower during a time of year that has included three graduations, two award ceremonies and several other end-of-the-school-year events.On HoustonChronicle.com:While neither their water nor gas stoves are heating up, the residents of Rose Plaza in Fifth Ward have reached a boiling point. The families living in the 75 units at 3031 Sumpter St.
Since utilities are covered in the roughly $1,000-a-month rent, residents are calling for gas to be restored, for the days they’ve lived without it to be prorated and for other maintenance requests, such as AC issues, to be taken care of in a prompt fashion. The City of Houston’s Building Code Enforcement has issued notice of the deficiencies, describing the situation as a “life safety” issue.
In August 2021, the building was purchased by the Houston-based Appian Way Opportunity Fund LLC, which brought Stagecoach Equity Inc. in as the property manager. Opportunity Funds are generally used to allow investors to take part in a sizable tax break meant to create jobs and spur economic activity in low-income neighborhoods, although. The president of Appian Way Opportunity Zone did not respond to a request for comment clarifying the nature of the fund.
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