'A problem': City of Austin has no incentive for sellers to disclose active code violations

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Stephanie Cuestas said she wouldn't have purchased the property her flooring business runs out of now if she had known what was to come. Years later, Cuestas is still fighting a city battle over code violations that stemmed from the previous owner.
"It jeopardizes our business and our livelihood and we’ve been operating and servicing south Austin and west Austin clients for almost 30 years -- so this process is making us question if we can continue," she said.
Cuestas' bus