HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three days after the ceilings collapsed in a number of items on the Pine Shadows Residences, residents say administration has achieved little to handle the damaging circumstances.
On Wednesday, one mom and her two sons have been seen transferring out of the advanced on Blalock within the Spring Department space, not as a result of they needed to, however as a result of they felt they’d no different selection.
Her unit is one in all at the least six, in response to residents, with massive holes within the ceilings.
Residents inform ABC13 that leaks started following ongoing roof repairs, after which on Sunday, issues bought worse.
“It was traumatizing,” mentioned Emely Mejia, who lives in one other affected condo. She says the ceiling collapsed whereas she was mendacity in mattress.
“I used to be scared. I used to be like, ‘Oh my god, the entire ceiling goes to come back down,'” she mentioned.
She says much more of the ceiling gave method the next day, making a gaping gap that left her and her household uncovered to the weather.
“It is like residing outdoors with the rain leaking in every single place,” she mentioned.
As an alternative of considerable repairs, Mejia says administration coated the harm with a skinny, painted piece of drywall.
“It is simply coated,” she mentioned.
Reporter Jessica Willey went to the leasing workplace to ask when tenants might anticipate significant repairs. An worker responded briefly.
“We’re nonetheless engaged on it,” she mentioned, earlier than asking ABC13 to depart.
However on Wednesday afternoon, the one seen exercise was residents packing up and transferring out.
Mejia says she and her mom have reported the harm to the Metropolis of Houston. After residing at Pine Shadows for 18 years, they hoped to at the least be provided a brief unit.
“They mentioned no,” she mentioned. “They don’t seem to be doing something.”
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