Residents of Dallas boarding homes fear retaliation from their landlords, according to Christopher Christian, the city’s director of code compliance.Ever since Texas passed a law in 2021 increasing penalties for people operating illegal boarding homes, Dallas has been working on changes to how it regulates them.
The city defines a boarding home as a facility that provides lodging to three or more people who are unrelated to the owner by blood or marriage and also provides certain services. These can include laundry services, help with grocery shopping, money management and more. There are about 180 registered boarding homes in Dallas, Christopher Christian, the city’s director of code compliance, said at the meeting yesterday.
Tenants at some of these facilities have reported to the city that they often fear retaliation by the owners. The tenants aren't always aware of their rights at these facilities. The proposed changes would require operators to post information about tenants’ rights and responsibilities, and include language that specifically states that retaliation against residents is prohibited.
At the time, District 1’s Chad West said solving these problems could lead to new ones, such as resident displacement. If the city shut down all the out-of-code boarding homes or the ones operating illegally, the displaced residents would just contribute to the number of homeless people on the street or in shelters looking for help that isn’t always there.
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