City seeks to close boarding home

SAN ANTONIO A San Antonio boarding home operator has ignored repeated requests by the city to clean up her facility, which for the past year has been in violation of a host of health and safety codes, according to a lawsuit filed by San Antonio.

The home at 1123 Pasadena has been the site of accumulated trash, unsanitary living conditions, faulty wiring, unsafe food preparation, and a rat and insect infestation, the city alleges.

A judge could order the closure of the home operated by Doreen Silva, who also runs two other boarding homes in San Antonio, both of which are also in violation of codes, according to the city.

Silva has also failed, according to the city, to install a sprinkler system, part of an ordinance passed two years ago to make boarding homes safer for residents, most of whom are people with mental or physical disabilities. Silva was not available for comment.

Since the ordinance passed, 28 homes have voluntarily closed rather than comply with the new law. The city has shut down another six, stating they posed immediate danger to residents.

Read more about the controversy over boarding homes at ExpressNews.com or in Saturday's edition of the Express-News.

mstoeltje@express-news.net

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City seeks to close boarding home