One Homex development is tucked against barren foothills in the city of Huehuetoca, 40 miles north of Mexico City. Anahid Figueroa, a 35-year-old dentist, moved to the development from Mexico City to be close to her mother, who lives next door. Yáñez assembled dozens of cases into a class-action lawsuit and forwarded the file to his superiors in Mexico City. An affordable housing development in Tijuana. Times researcher Cecilia Sanchez in Mexico City contributed to this report.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 26, 2017 10:07 UTC