Houston renters face more health hazards in apartments after sewage leak Houston renters face more health hazards in apartments after sewage leak The City of Houston Code Enforcement has slapped an apartment complex with warnings for several more health hazards after a sewage leak. HOUSTON - First a sewage leak in their apartments, and now the City of Houston Code Enforcement has slapped an apartment complex with warnings for several more health hazards. Renters say they don't feel safe. "It's not good having to breathe in everything from the gas, the sewage, water sitting, a whole bunch of gnats and flies. It's horrible. It's hard to live here," said tenant Chinettia Fontenot.