Mark Melton
Dallas evictions are at an all-time high, and to add insult to injury, the City of Dallas says landlords are now retaliating against renters who report code violations. Nearly 40,000 eviction cases were filed in Dallas County Justice of the Peace courts last year, meaning about 10 percent of renters were removed from their homes.…
Read More
Finda Koroma bought a house in Mesquite almost two decades ago. The 68-year-old home health nurse was evicted last month when The Hills at Tealwood Homeowners Association voted to foreclose on her property over a $3,500 debt she owed the HOA. Do homeowners associations have the power to foreclose even in a property rights state…
Read More
Let’s be clear. There’s nothing illegal about an investor, developer, or home flipper contacting a homeowner with hopes of purchasing a property and repurposing it. A problem arises, however, when predatory investors seek out the elderly or disabled and trick them into making the sale at well below market value under threat of eviction or…
Read More
As rents increase and Dallas experiences challenges with homelessness and a lack of affordable housing stock, life could become even more difficult for those on a fixed income trying to stay in an apartment. Senate Bill 986/House Bill 2045, introduced by Republicans Shelby Slawson of Stephenville and Brandon Creighton of Conroe would override a Dallas…
Read More
What do you do with a crime-ridden extended-stay hotel in close proximity to a major highway and a DART station that has been dubbed the “Hotel From Hell”? If Mark Melton is involved, it’s likely to be used for affordable housing. A letter of intent was signed last week by Volunteers of America to purchase…
Read More
