/tags/vulnerable-in-vickery Vulnerable in Vickery en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /government/2022-10-04/an-apartment-landlord-to-dallas-refugees-lost-a-big-verdict-will-it-affect-citys-push-for-repairs A Vickery Meadow landlord embroiled in a lawsuit with the City of Dallas has lost a jury trial in a separate case. It may complicate whether repairs happen at his apartments, as the city wants. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /government/2022-10-04/an-apartment-landlord-to-dallas-refugees-lost-a-big-verdict-will-it-affect-citys-push-for-repairs Bret Jaspers /news/2022-08-01/judge-dissolves-vickery-meadow-apartment-agreement-city-of-dallas-says-residents-at-risk A judge has voided an agreement between the city of Dallas and a landlord it’s accused of not maintaining safe apartments. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-08-01/judge-dissolves-vickery-meadow-apartment-agreement-city-of-dallas-says-residents-at-risk Bret Jaspers /news/2022-06-13/religious-freedom-or-life-safety-clash-over-dallas-apartment-complexes-lands-in-federal-court For the owner of two apartment complexes in Northeast Dallas’ Vickery Meadow neighborhood, the issue is religious freedom. He says the city of Dallas targeted him and his tenants with “harassing inspections,” and city employees wanted to rid the property of “religiously motivated organizations and community prayer.” Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:01:15 GMT /news/2022-06-13/religious-freedom-or-life-safety-clash-over-dallas-apartment-complexes-lands-in-federal-court Bret Jaspers /news/2022-05-02/rodents-bad-plumbing-no-ac-vickery-meadows-residents-still-wait-for-landlord-to-make-repairs This is the first story in a four-part series. Read the second, third and fourth stories. Blocked exit pathways. Leaking roofs. Decaying walls and ceilings. Faulty plumbing. These are just some of the alleged problems at two Vickery Meadow apartment complexes in Northeast Dallas, home to many refugees who have just recently arrived in the U.S. Mon, 02 May 2022 14:16:25 GMT /news/2022-05-02/rodents-bad-plumbing-no-ac-vickery-meadows-residents-still-wait-for-landlord-to-make-repairs Bret Jaspers /news/2022-05-02/from-despair-to-hope-and-disrepair-refugees-in-vickery-meadow-start-a-new-life This is the second story in a four-part series. Read the first, third and fourth stories. Step inside Today’s Discount Food Mart near the corner of Park Lane and Fair Oaks Avenue and you’ll likely be greeted with música norteña, a type of regional Mexican music. The store is stocked with a rainbow of helados (popsicles), tortillas and an array of Mexican spices. Mon, 02 May 2022 14:15:17 GMT /news/2022-05-02/from-despair-to-hope-and-disrepair-refugees-in-vickery-meadow-start-a-new-life Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom /news/2022-05-02/a-daunting-task-dallas-code-inspectors-root-out-unsafe-or-unhealthy-conditions-in-apartments This is the third story in a four-part series. Read the first, second and fourth stories.Amy Del Toro rattles balcony rails, checks the temperature coming out of hot water faucets, scans the walls for water damage and looks for evidence of six-legged residents that have no business being in the apartments she inspects. Mon, 02 May 2022 14:14:05 GMT /news/2022-05-02/a-daunting-task-dallas-code-inspectors-root-out-unsafe-or-unhealthy-conditions-in-apartments Alejandra Martinez /news/2022-05-02/cockroaches-everywhere-for-many-refugees-in-dallas-home-can-be-a-health-hazard This is the fourth story in a four-part series. Read the first, second and third stories. Everywhere, all the time, cockroaches.Rashidah Yusof says that’s just part of life for her family in their Vickery Meadow apartment. No matter how much she cleans, the bugs are relentless. Mon, 02 May 2022 14:13:54 GMT /news/2022-05-02/cockroaches-everywhere-for-many-refugees-in-dallas-home-can-be-a-health-hazard Christopher Connelly