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Residents and council press for action on boarded-up housing; landlord-tenant ordinance delays criticized
Summary
Public commenters and councilmembers described boarded-up and vacant houses as a crisis in Carbondale and urged faster action on a stalled landlord-tenant ordinance; councilmembers debated obligations and next steps but took no formal vote.
Several residents raised boarded-up and vacant houses as a pressing problem for Carbondale during public comment, and councilmembers discussed reviving or changing the city—s approaches, including the landlord-tenant ordinance and rules permitting boarding up of vacant buildings.
Resident Brian Swoboda reported a deceased body found in an unsecured, boarded house next to his home and said numerous boarded properties depress property values, attract crime and…
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