As the city forces Hillcrest Apartments to fix code violations, residents say their lives have been upended
Rosalind Hill grabbed clothes, some food and her dog Black Black when she left Hillcrest Apartments in Mesquite a few weeks ago for a room at the Budget Inn of Texas about 10 minutes away.
Hill’s room has a mini fridge and microwave, but she has no way to cook her own meals. She is spending more for gas, driving the 4 miles back to her apartment for food or other items. Without a way to cook in her motel room, she’s also spent additional money on fast food., many are older and disabled, including 50-year-old Kenny Mihm.City of Mesquite Building Inspector Joe Martinez walks past current resident Brittany Jones to test her water heat on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 in Mesquite, Texas.
These days, the roaches are the biggest problem. He had to throw away his microwave and store all his food in plastic containers because roaches invaded his pantry. When Jones returned to her apartment, she found a notice of inspection on her couch. A city building inspector determined on Monday that her unit had AC, heat and hot water; however, the unit still violated the order about not allowing open sewage near residents’ units.reporter that her AC was working and blowing cool air — however, water dripped from her ceiling where her AC was, leaving a wet pool on her carpet and water damage on her walls.
“This is a systemic problem. This is bigger than Hillcrest,” Jones said. “The fact that the city of Mesquite has not allowed any affordable housing to be built since 2015 is a problem. This is why Hillcrest can treat us like this. Who’s their competition?” He paid for his own window AC unit that he keeps in his bedroom. Mihm wants to move out and has searched everywhere in Mesquite and beyond for a place in his price range with no luck.
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