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City solicitor reports progress on vacant building registration and other legal matters

5383475 · July 15, 2025
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Senior solicitor Dave Sobchik said the city's revised vacant building registration enforcement is producing results: properties no longer vacant rose and the number of properties not registered fell. He also detailed other legal work including tax-acquired property rules and pending Rule 80K hearings.

Dave Sobchik, senior city solicitor, told the council the legal department moved back to the old City Hall and provided an update on enforcement of the revised vacant building registration ordinance and other legal work.

Sobchik cited spreadsheet metrics showing progress since enforcement began: properties identified as "no longer vacant" rose from 31 to 47; properties on the vacant-property list fell from 75 to 68; properties…

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