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Pontiac outlines plan to identify unregistered rental properties; court dockets and an escrow option are part of enforcement
Summary
City code enforcement described a proactive effort using county data and increased court docket days to identify and prosecute unregistered rental properties; the department urged residents to report suspected unregistered rentals and described an escrow option for tenants.
Code enforcement manager Jack McIntyre told council on March 4 that the city has prioritized inspection and enforcement for rental properties that are unregistered or have expired inspections and that the department is using a county data report and upgraded internal processes to identify properties for enforcement.
McIntyre said staff found a large backlog when the current code team reorganized in late 2022 and prioritized inspection of registered rental properties with expired inspections. Over the most recent 12-month period staff conducted 9,773 rental inspections, the manager said; these…
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