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Council reviews penalty options for proposed housing "rights and responsibilities" ordinance; law director to share alternatives
Summary
Councilors discussed the penalties under a proposed "rights and responsibilities" housing ordinance and asked the law department to provide alternative penalty structures, including sliding scales beginning with a minor misdemeanor rather than a first-degree misdemeanor.
Councilors discussed penalty levels and enforcement mechanics for a proposed "rights and responsibilities" housing ordinance during the Jan. 6 meeting and asked the law department to provide alternative penalty options.
The law director told council the draft ordinance initially treated violations as a first-degree misdemeanor, consistent with other housing-code provisions. He described the statutory penalties the ordinance could carry: a first-degree misdemeanor potentially carries up to six months in jail and a fine not more than $1,000; lower-level misdemeanors carry smaller maximum fines (the law director listed $750 for…
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