Greg Abbott and the Texas Attorney General’s Office obtained a temporary restraining order against two Hidalgo County developers after uncovering deplorable living conditions.
Abbott’s office said Wednesday that [the developers] illegally broke up two residential lots[,] leased a home and placed up to 10 mobile home units on the property. The housing units lacked basic infrastructure and were leased under oral, month-to-month agreements.
–The Monitor
The residences were “unfit for human habitation and constitute a public health nuisance.”
New lawsuit to protect #RGV from unsafe and deplorable living conditions in colonias. #txlege https://t.co/HRxDkQnPFC
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 19, 2014
The Office of the Attorney General is seeking penalties for each subdivided lot.