SE Houston family says rotting, city-owned tree they continuously warned officials about came crashing through roof

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A massive tree branch pierced right through the roof of a southeast side home in the Glenbrook neighborhood, causing massive damage. The homeowners say the city knew the tree was rotting for nearly a year, but did nothing about it.

– A massive tree branch pierced right through the roof of a southeast side home in the Glenbrook neighborhood, causing massive damage.Just getting by has been hard enough for Mario Mendoza and his familyTuesday, he said life got even harder when he and his family were awakened by a true nightmare. Part of a rotting tree near the sidewalk, owned by the city, came crashing through the roof of their southeast side home.

“In September, another big branch fell. That one did break our fence. Completely tore it down,” he said. Tuesday’s incident, their scariest yet because Mario Jr’s mother usually sits where the tree came in.

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