The city’s renters need more protection from negligent landlords, Councilwoman Ana Sandoval (D7) said, while drawing attention to the owners of Seven Oaks.
Sandoval suggested that the current way the city does inspections and ensures habitable living conditions isn’t enough to prevent similar episodes from happening. “Clearly relying on the good will of the property management or company doesn’t always work,” she told the Report.inspections for large apartment complexes like Seven Oaks. Instead, inspectors respond to 311 complaints on a unit-by-unit basis.
Discovered violations don’t mean instant penalties. Landlords are given around two weeks to address problems. If a re-inspection later discovers the problems haven’t been fixed, the landlord is referred to a municipal court for citations, each of which carries a maximum penalty of $300. Violations at Seven Oaks discovered so far could add up to a total of $6,600 when decided by a municipal court sessions later this year.
Inspectors came out to the complex in early June and looked at about a quarter of occupied units in the 254-unit complex. More were found to be in violation of city codes than not. Michael Shannon, San Antonio’s development services director, toured the complex for the re-inspection of units. He said the complex has been slow to act, failed to repair many of the out-of-compliance units, and made inadequate repairs to others.Michael Shannon, San Antonio’s development services director, left, inspects property damage with Seven Oaks tenant Caleb Williams, who has lived at the complex since 2019.The 254-unit complex was bought for $27.
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