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Housing committee refers amendments to Title 15 to update demolition, inspections and registration
Summary
The Housing & Neighborhood Assistance Committee reviewed and referred an ordinance updating Title 15 (land use/housing code) to revise procedures for hearings, repair/vacation/demolition, registration and mandatory rental inspections, increase penalties, and permit a bonded rehabilitation option for subsequent purchasers after demolition orders.
The Housing & Neighborhood Assistance Committee considered an ordinance to amend and supplement Title 15 of the Akron Codified Ordinances, touching sections on hearings, repair, vacation and demolition procedures, condemned-dwelling entries, registration requirements, mandatory rental inspections, and penalties.
Housing staff said the amendments grew out of prior work on vacant-building…
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