San Antonio City Council enacts new program aimed at punishing bad landlords

Following tenant protests last summer, the San Antonio City Council voted 10-0 Thursday in favor of implementing a new inspection program aimed at catching and punishing bad landlords. Under the rule change, complexes that receive three safety code violations within a six-month period will automatically be enrolled in the so-called “bad actor” apartment inspection program. City officials will inspect 5% of the apartments at those complexes for at least six months to ensure that safety violations are fixed.