How did a pastor with a spotty business record get a $825K gig with Dallas City Hall? He knew a guy
The house is brand new, but water leaks through a wall, soaking the bedroom carpet. Rain gutters are missing along the edges of the roof. A blank spot in the bathroom marks where a walk-in shower was supposed to be.
Its been a nightmare, said Jimmy Isbell, who owns the one-story house in southeast Dallas.
At age 75, he is afraid hell hurt himself stepping in and out of the bathtub. He and his wife have had to sleep on a mattress in the living room. Ive actually called this a demon house, he said.
Courtesy of the city of Dallas, his new house was built as part of a program to demolish and rebuild dilapidated houses owned by people with limited incomes mostly older and disabled residents.
But at least eight of the houses have had problems and all of those homes were built by the friend of a city official who sought special permission to help get his pal some work, a Dallas Morning News investigation has found.
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