In a press release yesterday, the Greg Meyers campaign challenged Slumlord-Rep. Hubert Vo’s assertions that he didn’t know about the significant problems at his apartments until recent publicity:
Lawsuits on file at the Harris County Courthouse reveal a startling pattern of management neglect, inadequate safety, physical intimidation, racial discrimination and retaliation at apartment complexes owned by State Rep. Hubert Vo.
These lawsuits directly contradict Rep. Vo’s previous claims to not have known about conditions at his apartment complexes prior to being confronted by city inspectors and recent media scrutiny. The lawsuits cover a period from 1996 to 2007 and were all confidentially
settled out of court by Rep. Vo.
The page goes on to describe details of the lawsuits, as well as PDFs of the legal filings.
Texas Monthly‘s Paul Burka notes that Vo’s reputation as a slumlord has become the major issue in the race, although he still thinks Vo is the favorite to win.
PREVIOUSLY: Slumlord-Rep. Vo: I hope voters won’t hold this against me, Slumlord-Rep. Vo cleans up his act, Stiles: Slumlord-Rep. Vo urged HPD to ease up on his slums, The serial slumlord saga continues, State Rep. Vo is a serial slumlord, Hubert Vo’s “next step toward positive change”: ridding himself of slumlord status!.
