SAHA Ups Buyback Offer For Mirasol Homes
POSTED: Friday, July 11, 2008
UPDATED: 6:54 pm CDT July 11,
2008
SAN ANTONIO -- Homeowners in the Mirasol Homes neighborhood are receiving increased offers from the San Antonio Housing Authority to buy back their homes.
SAHA has already spent about $5.5 million to decontaminate and repair more than 400 homes built by K-B Homes, but the authority's Board of Commissioners voted Thursday evening to increase the city's buyback offer to $30,000 per home, about $5,000 more than its previous offers.
"It's a better offer, but I still think SAHA could do better," homeowner Randy Zaragosa said.
Zaragosa has owned his home for seven years, but his family had to move out more than a year ago while workers cleaned up the contamination in his home's air conditioning unit.
Others in the neighborhood complain SAHA's new offer isn't taking into account their lease-to-buy program or those who rented the homes. Some of those affected have said SAHA has not addressed their complaints of health problems.
Previous Stories: - May 14, 2008: Mirasol Homeowner Claims Belongings Being Held Hostage
- October 26, 2007: New Mirasol Development Leader Has Hands Full
- October 17, 2007: SAHA Makes First Successful Buyback
- October 10, 2007: Mirasol Home Repairs Halted Again
- September 6, 2007: Homeowners Walk Out Of Mirasol Meeting
- August 11, 2007: Mirasol Homeowners Unsure Of Buy Back
- August 9, 2007: Mirasol Residents Reject Deal With Housing Authority
- August 6, 2007: Residents Oppose SAHA Buyback Program
- June 21, 2007: Congressman Informs Feds About Mirasol Homes
- April 9, 2007: SAHA Files Lawsuit Over Shoddy Construction
- August 13, 2004: Apparent Lead Poisoning Victim's Mother Frustrated With SAHA
- January 23, 2003: Mirasol Homes Residents Fill Out Survey
- January 7, 2003: Gonzalez Conducting Mirasol Homes Probe
- September 26, 2002: Mirasol Homes To Be Repaired
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