So here’s what’s really bugging y’all in Dallas right now, according to the latest 311 service requests: it’s those Code Concerns. We're talking 29,022 calls, folks. To put that in perspective, that’s almost twenty times more than the next highest issue, which was about single-family rental registrations.

Look— that’s not a typo. Twenty-nine thousand requests about everything from overgrown weeds to crumbling fences to trash piling up. It tells you something about what residents are seeing right outside their windows, doesn't it? It’s not the flashy big-ticket items, it’s the everyday stuff that makes a neighborhood feel like home, or not. The city's been trying to get a handle on code compliance for years, especially in some of the older parts of town, and these numbers show it's still a real uphill climb. It feels like we're always fixin' to get it right.

Then you got the single-family rental needs registration with 1,290 requests. That tells me a lot of folks are dealing with landlords they can’t track down, or properties that aren't being maintained. It’s not as high as the general code complaints, sure, but it speaks to a specific kind of frustration for renters in a city where housing is getting tighter and tighter. These aren't just numbers, mi gente, these are people's living situations.

Dallas on the wire — big hat, bigger story.

Lupe Treviño-Barnes.

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