Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Latest local news, weather, high school sports in the Rio Grande Valley

Call 4 Action - Problems & crime plague Harlingen apartments
Posted: 09.08.2011 at 11:10 PM
9
Slideshow
Photo:
The manager at Camino Real Apartments in Harlingen told Action 4 News he is willing to fix tenant problems.

The building is old and has been around decades.

The number of complaints is many.

"The one below us, apartment 33 is just full of mold,” said tenant Mark Williams.  “My kids are on all kinds of allergy pills.”

“We would be without electricity for days on end,” said tenant Michelle Hale.

Hale uses a coffee pot to heat her granddaughter’s bath.

Her hot water heater doesn't work, neither does the lock on her front door.

"Someone has to be here all the time,” said Hale.  “We’ve been broken into twice.”

Since moving in just two months ago, Hale said she's become victim to two burglaries.

She blames the thefts on her broken door.

"I've been told repeatedly that someone is going to put a key and lock on but that never happened,” said Hale.

Hale hopes attention from Action 4 News will turn her headache of an apartment into a place she can call home.

She and her family just moved from Illinois to escape another bad neighborhood.

She said she does not want to move, because the apartment complex is within walking distance to her work.

She said her car is not working.

The apartment manager said he will begin repairs Friday.

He said he is also waiting on the city to come and inspect the property before he can make improvements.
Popular Stories
Thumbnail
Harlingen man remains missing for more than two weeks
Action 4 News Staff  |  Yesterday at 10:48 AM  |  9 comments
Thumbnail
Autopsy results released on girl run over by her own car
Nadia Galindo  |  Yesterday at 5:47 PM  |  17 comments
Thumbnail
Tangled web of texts grows, more arrests could come
Marcy Martinez  |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013  |  12 comments
Follow Valley Central
Get news and weather notifications on your phone by downloading the iPhone or Android app below
Sign up to get alerts and updates for breaking news, severe weather, and deals:
submit
ADVERTISEMENT
Special Features
Action 4 Deals
Get half-off gift certificates to restaurants & more through our Action 4 Deals program.
Hurricane Page
Action 4 News has placed all our Hurricane Season videos, maps, stories and resources on one page.
Fallen Heroes Page
Action 4 News has created a page to honor all of the Rio Grande Valley's 41 fallen heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Action 4 News Mobile App
Download the Action 4 News mobile app for iPhone or Android.
ADVERTISEMENT