Code board gives Brown Suburban two weeks to fix windows, order electrical repairs after inspections find hazards

The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board ordered the property manager for the Brown Suburban condominiums to show progress on critical safety repairs within two weeks, after inspections documented multiple life‑safety violations at 3320 Bardstown Road.

At a hearing April 4, hearing officer and board member Chris Watland said his first priority was “the things for life and limb, windows screwed shut, these unsecured breaker boxes.” He set an April 25 status date for windows to be restored to operable condition and for breaker panels to be secured so residents can safely exit in an emergency.

Why it matters: inspectors reported boarded or taped egress points, unsecured electrical panels, missing exit signage and interior conditions that code staff described as a public nuisance, including feces, urine and syringes. Those conditions, the board said, raise immediate fire and public‑health risks for an occupied building.

Codes supervisor Tammy Goatley presented photos taken on April 2 showing missing lights, taped or boarded windows and damaged interior doors. Manager Susanna Parish, who identified herself as owner of Blue Air Property Management, told the board her firm was hired about three and a half weeks earlier, was submitting weekly updates to codes staff and had engaged electricians and roof/structural contractors. “We are actively working on all these violations,” Parish said; she said contractor schedules and limited funds slowed progress but that a roofer and electrician had been engaged and windows would be assessed the following week.

Wesley Barber, manager of code enforcement, emphasized that tents and other illegal outdoor habitation are separate violations and warned that occupied tents on the property could expose the owner to additional citations. Board members pressed the property manager to prioritize the “big” life‑safety items first. Watland said: “Those are the biggies in my book. People are gonna burn up,” underscoring the board’s urgency to have windows and breaker boxes fixed before addressing the full list of sanitation and maintenance items.

What the board ordered: the board set a status hearing for April 25, 2025, with a specific instruction that windows that are screwed shut be made operable and that electrical breaker boxes be secured. The board said it would revisit fines or vacate orders if the life‑safety items were not demonstrably addressed.

Next steps: Blue Air Property Management committed to contractor assessments in the coming days and said it would bring evidence of repairs to the April 25 status hearing. The board reserved broader enforcement options if the necessary repairs were not completed.