Overview
- An agreed temporary injunction signed Tuesday, Aug. 11 requires the complex to hire a licensed electrician within seven days and deliver a licensed structural assessment within 30 days.
- The order also compels management to install smoke detectors and provide fire extinguishers for every unit and to notify residents about the inspections and findings.
- Harris County must receive weekly progress reports from management so the County Attorney’s Office can monitor compliance and push for timely repairs.
- Residents and county filings describe long-running hazards including raw sewage on the property, exposed wiring and missing fire alarms, and recent incidents — a May fire that damaged four units and a deputy who was shocked at a breaker — helped prompt the court action.
- Management says it is working to make the fixes, but several tenants report no visible repairs and say they fear retaliation; the injunction builds on two active county lawsuits over fire safety and sewage at the 180-unit complex.