City Officials Warn 175 Tenants In Building In Foreclosure Of Possible Immediate Boot If Power Is Cut Off To Premises As Electric Bill Remains Unpaid

In Arlington, Texas, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reports:

• City workers went door to door at a north Arlington apartment complex Wednesday warning residents that the power may be shut off and urging them to make plans to move to alternate housing or an emergency shelter. Residents of the Bristol Pointe Apartments off Lamar Boulevard have been without hot water for three weeks because the gas was cut off.

• The city notified about 175 residents that they could lose electric power because the apartment management is far behind in its payments to Gexa Energy, Community Services Director Lee Hitchcock said. "This is significant. We decided to take the unprecedented step of notifying the residents what may happen and be ready," he said. "We can not allow folks to live in a situation that is unsafe."

• Bristol Pointe, owned by Allen and Shlomo Chelminsky of Florida, was posted for foreclosure and could be sold at auction Tuesday, according to public records. The complex has received 124 citations from the city because of the lack of hot water but passed its most recent annual inspection, Hitchcock said.

• Arlington police and fire chiefs could decide to evacuate tenants if the electricity is shut off, he said.

For the story, see Arlington preparing to evacuate apartments.

See also: The Dallas Morning News: Tenants of Arlington apartment complex warned of power disconnection.