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City outlines enforcement timeline for defaulted Brightmoor Homes phases
Summary
Detroit code enforcement and housing staff told City Council the city issued more than 100 citations this year and that two sampled Brightmoor phases have passed recent HUD inspections; staff proposed a six‑month compliance timeline and increased enforcement.
Director Dave Bell, director of BC, told the Detroit City Council that the city is stepping up enforcement and coordinating with housing staff to bring multiple Brightmoor Homes phases into compliance.
Bell said Brightmoor Homes at one point included 230 single‑family homes across five phases and that “Brightmoor Homes 2 and 3” were in default under HUD Home Investment Partnership loans. He said the city has issued 102 tickets for noncompliance since January of this year and that reinspection is required under HUD’s sampling-based inspections.
The council heard that…
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