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Commission authorizes lawsuits against property owners over vegetation and building-code violations tied to encampment

2220172 · January 13, 2025
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Summary

Roane County approved resolutions directing the county attorney to file suits against property owners whose parcels were cited for vegetation and building-code violations tied to homeless encampments and unsafe structures; commissioners described living conditions and neighborhood impacts.

Roane County commissioners voted to authorize the county attorney to file lawsuits against property owners listed in attached exhibits for vegetation and building-code violations after staff described hazardous living conditions and persistent neighborhood complaints.

The resolutions were presented together: one concerns vegetation and property maintenance violations, and the other cites building-code deficiencies.…

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