He made a stab at giving me what I wanted and included what amounts to a vailed threat, that he, and the board, I assume, want to caution me that I should have a legitimate reason for asking for this information and that I had better assure myself I have the support and interests of all the council members..."

They will not cross lines of being legal council but they will give you some regulatory background on the matter and may take a complaint from you on him.The collection of the will fall under civil law.

(I'm not a lawyer nor do I pretend to be legal council)That section you posted is from the TREC 535.16.

It took two public hearings, one with the planning and zoning commission, and, if that passed, then another with the full city council.

Travis WestCIEC (Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant; American Council for Accredited Certification)MAC0326 (Licensed Mold Assessment Consultant; Texas Department of State Health Services)

Also, these concens go through plenty of political checks, city councils need to approve, the public housing authority signs off as to the needs not being met, your state representatives have input as to the project does not unfairly compete with for profits in that district, the state economic development folks review the projects and in some places the Governor may sign off.

Thks Michael for pointing that out.The new Cert of Occupancy building inspection is just out also which was done by the city council.

Need council - have a feeling this house will sell very fast in the First Look period, as have others we've had our sights set on.

Is it a planned development or district that required city council approval?

They council members in ther parish for all kinds of problems including finances.