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Residents report missed notices, liens and selective blight enforcement during public comment
Summary
Multiple callers told the Detroit City Council they received late or misdirected notices, faced liens, and observed selective enforcement of blight rules; commenters asked the council for follow-up and equitable enforcement of city-owned properties.
Several residents told the Detroit City Council during public comment that notice and enforcement processes for blight and code violations are inconsistent and can result in liens or other penalties.
A caller identifying herself as "Warwick" said she received a collection notice after learning a "flight ticket" for long grass was mailed to an old address. "I never got the notice," she said, and added she had raised the issue at mayoral…
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