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Council committee backs clearer enforcement for uninhabitable dwellings and blight complaints
Summary
Committee discussed an amendment to ordinance 38‑11 to ease enforcement against people living in uninhabitable structures and reviewed existing nuisance code enforcement gaps for blighted properties, with staff promising training and better interdepartmental coordination.
A proposed amendment to city ordinance 38‑11 that would make it easier for police to remove people from uninhabitable dwellings and to hold landlords accountable drew detailed discussion at the Public Safety Committee meeting.
Attorney Edwards and Deputy Chief White described the amendment as removing some of the ambiguity officers previously faced. Reading from committee discussion, Edwards summarized that the approach focuses on the condition of the structure rather than tenants’ property rights: the property is…
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