Houston Slumlord News

FROM ABC13 HOUSTON

https://abc13.com/abc13-renters-rights-houston-landlord-problems-refuses-to-fix-home-brad-batteau/13228532/

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- At a home in the 2800 block of Berry Street in Houston's Third Ward, old campaign signs have been used to patch up holes and windows, and the current renter, Mary Gomez, says the central heat and A/C have not worked for months.

She has had enough.

"I wish I would have seen that on TV before I moved over here. I wouldn't have done it," Gomez explained.

Gomez is referring to this ABC13 story in back in April of 2021.

It was months after the big freeze, and still, tenants had not been able to get their landlord to fix their pipes.

That landlord's name is Brad Batteau. At the time, he told ABC13, he could not make the repairs because tenants owed him rent money.

Batteau owns the home Gomez moved into this February, as well as fifteen others in Third Ward, according to county records.

"Well, first of all, the air conditioner. We really need that. It's gotten super hot. (Monday) it was 88 (degrees) in here," Gomez explained.

Besides that, Gomez says there are holes in the home, so they are constantly dealing with rats and other pests inside, and there are also issues with the sink and tub draining