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Council to rewrite resolution declaring Eddie Flores’ vacant rentals uninhabitable; item continued to Sept. 19
Summary
Kenneth city officials agreed to rewrite a draft resolution that would declare vacant properties owned by Eddie Flores uninhabitable because he lacks a rental license, and to return the item to the council on the 19th for further action and clarified language.
Council members discussed a draft resolution that would declare vacant rental properties owned by Eddie Flores uninhabitable because Flores does not hold a city rental license, and agreed to rewrite the measure and bring it back to the council on the 19th for formal action.
The issue matters because the draft, as written, could prevent utility reconnection and appear to make the properties permanently ineligible to be rented; council members asked staff and the city attorney to specify exactly why properties would be deemed uninhabitable and how the designation could be removed if a new, eligible owner brought a property up to code.
City Attorney: “WeTheyare uninhabitable because mister Flores does not have a license to rent property,” said the city attorney during the discussion, distinguishing a licensing-based finding from an uninhabitable finding tied to the…
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