DALLAS (AP) – A state district judge has delayed efforts to evict more than 300 tenants from dilapidated homes owned by a family that officials have criticized for operating rundown properties.
Judge Ken Molberg on Monday granted a two-week extension for residents who had been ordered by landlord HMK Ltd. to move by Oct. 31.
HMK, owned by a father and son, sent a letter to the city last month saying it may seek to demolish the homes.
It’s believed HMK wants the tenants out so that it can benefit from lucrative redevelopment plans for a part of Dallas just west of downtown and the Trinity River.
Residents of the low-rent homes say they’re being forced to find other places to live in a city with few affordable housing options.
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