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Neighborhood Services reports landlord compliance increases, HUD $7.75M home‑repair grant and planned demolitions
Summary
Director of Neighborhood Assistance described higher landlord registration and enforcement metrics, a major HUD home‑repair grant, and plans to demolish blighted properties; staff said residential demolitions will largely be completed by May 1 and that commercial demolitions require longer timelines.
At the City of Akron budget hearing, the director of Neighborhood Assistance briefed council on housing enforcement, demolition targets and federal grant awards that will fund repair and lead‑safety work.
Eufenci Lash, director of Neighborhood Assistance, reported the landlord compliance and rental registration program had 4,200 registered landlords, the highest since 2005. Lash told the committee the department completed more than 5,800 residential and commercial inspections in 2024 and brought nearly 700 properties into compliance. The department issued approximately 530 administrative penalties that generated about $150,000 in revenue.
Lash said the…
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