Why the house at 316 Amburgey Avenue in Odessa, Texas is abandoned. An inside look at an abandoned house exposed.

This news article will explain the reason(s) why the house at 316 Amburgey Avenue in Odessa, Texas is abandoned.


Odessa City Council building inspectors found the house at 316 Amburgey Avenue to be open and in disrepair during a routine inspection in December 2010. What they discovered was insulation missing from the ceiling of the wood building and broken windows. Odessa City Council board ordered the owner, Rosa Gonzalez, to remove the rear building and clear the lot of debris in December 2010.

Odessa City Council building inspectors found the house at 316 Amburgey Avenue to be open and in disrepair during another routine inspection during April 2011. What they discovered was insulation missing from the ceiling of the wood building, broken windows, and pieces of a fence resting on the building. Odessa City Council board ordered the owner, Rosa Gonzalez, to remove the rear building and clear the lot of debris in April 2011. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/289983054/)

“The City Council has also scheduled two public hearings to consider appeals from the city’s board of survey. The city’s board decides what to do with structures that the building official has determined don’t meet safety standards or which owners have refused or failed to remove or repair. The first appeal involves a property at 316 Amburgey Ave. that building inspectors found open and in disrepair. Pictures date stamped from March and April show insulation missing from the ceiling of the wood building, broken windows and pieces of a fence resting on the building. The board ordered owner Rosa Gonzalez to remove the rear building and clear the lot of debris in April. Initially agreeing, Gonzalez appealed on May 23, stating that while the property needs attention, it now is boarded up and doesn’t require removal. Pictures date stamped June 9 shows wood across doors and windows.”

Case File #: 11-0027U Dangerous Building Address: 300(316) Block Amburgey Avenue, PL to PL Dangerous Building Legal Description: Lot(s) 8, Block 41, Scharbauer Addition Specific structure(s): rear structure(s) Owner(s), Mortgager(s), Lienholder(s), Name and Address: First Savings & Loan Association Armando A. Gonzales P.O. Box 1952 C/O Rosa A. Gonzales Odessa, TX 79760


However Odessa City Council rescinded their order to order issued on January 26, 2011 to remove the structure(s) and clear the lot of all debris on January 30, 2013. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/292020856/)

Case File #: 11-0027U Dangerous Building Address: 300 (316) Block Amburgey, PL to PL Order: Rescind order issued on January 26, 2011 to remove the structure(s) and clear the lot of all debris. Table the case for one hundred and eighty (180) days; to repair rear structure(s)

Now the reason why this house is abandoned is because the house burned in a handful of house fires at least twice. The first house fire made Rosa Gonzalez’ house uninhabitable which lead to her abandoning the house.