APD reports 450 party violations, daily noise complaints in West Campus ZIP code since classes began
AUSTIN -- Nonemergency party reports made on student residences off campus have continued throughout the semester, and UT and housing management say they have little jurisdiction to enforce consequences.
Since the beginning of classes on Aug. 26 to Nov. 11, 450 reports about parties violating Austin’s COVID-19 policies in West Campus and the surrounding areas in ZIP code 78705 have been filed to the Austin Police Department’s nonemergency services, according to data obtained by The Daily Texan through an open records request. Complaints of loud noises and mass gatherings without social distancing occurred almost every day from Aug. 26 to Nov. 11, according to the reports.
With 39 complaints, the most reported property was the Quarters Montgomery House, whose management did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Regents West, whose two properties had 21 total complaints, said they were not aware of such incidents.
“We do not have any comment on this as we are unaware of parties going on at Regents West,” community director Maggie Gorton said in an email. “I will have to get with APD as these events are not happening in our common areas. If they are happening in individual apartments, we are not being made aware.”
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