After the rain, eviction notices for many

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A week after the rain stopped, the eviction notices started showing up.

By Labor Day, managers of swamped apartment complexes across the Houston area were informing tenants that it's time to pack up their things and find another place to live.

"These first floors units will not be livable and current conditions pose a significant danger to you," warned one sympathetically worded email to residents of a complex in Fort Bend County. "We regret that this damage has occurred, and we are taking steps as rapidly as possible to repair the damage," said another notice, tacked to the inside of a door in Bellaire.

The notices, affecting hundreds of local renters, order the residents out within five days. They also signal a difficult new chapter in the story of Tropical Storm Harvey for people who do not own a home.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/after-the-rain-eviction-notices-for-many/ar-AArjz6X?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

In fairness there's nothing else the landlords can do. I hope FEMA and the State of Texas can make emergency/temporary shelter available for these people.

[central scrutinizer]

1. That's better than demanding rent

For uninhabitable apartments.

[FBaggins]

2. As they should

If the landlord can't provide a safe/healthy place to live, they need to move.

(S)he already has incentive to fix things quickly since the mortgage isn't going to stop running... but you can't do those types of repairs with tenants.

The notice was probably another "gee I'm glad I'm renting" reminder.

[Lee-Lee]

3. That's really the only way they can handle it

I worked property management a long time ago.

They can't continue to rent or demand payment for an uninhabitable dwelling, legally or morally.

At the same time, breaking the lease even for good cause requires a legal process for them to do it. They have to follow the eviction procedures even in a clear cut case like this to be legal in insisting that people vacate. And to protect themselves legally.

It's a real no-win situation.