Fort Worth expands "NetForce" nuisance-enforcement effort after pilot successes

Oct 21, 2026

City compliance staff said the nuisance-enforcement task force is now a permanent program with multi-department coordination; outcomes at pilot properties included hazardous-building declarations, closures and major code corrections, and staff described plans to monitor and expand active cases as capacity allows.

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Brian Dougherty, co-compliance director, presented an update on the nuisance-enforcement task force, a multi-department initiative that coordinates code, development services, environmental, fire and police to target negligent property owners.

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