The passing of the 'bad actor' apartment inspection program follows protests from angry tenants last summer. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX SanAntonioNews TenantsRights housingjustice
Ashton Condel, a housing justice organizer, was escorted out of City Hall by SAPD last summer after demanding a meeting with Mayor Ron Nirenberg to discuss"dangerous" living conditions at the Seven Oaks Apartments. It's not immediately clear whether that complex would fall under the rules qualifying it for the city's new"bad actor" inspection program.Thursday in favor of implementing a new inspection program aimed at catching and punishing bad landlords.
What’s more, the new program and the additional inspections won’t cost city taxpayers a dime, according to city officials. The bad actor program will be funded by fines — $100 per unit, annually — levied against the apartment owners.
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