09/01/2026
This is the kind of action we need to see more of.
Austin has adopted new resident protections after mold complaints brought unsafe housing conditions to the city’s attention.
Families should not have to keep getting sick while landlords debate whether a problem is serious enough to fix.
When residents speak up, government should listen. When housing is unsafe, the rules should protect the people living there.
The answer is not silence. It is accountability.