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Aldermen call for faster action on vacant, boarded houses as housing stability and public safety concerns grow
Summary
Aldermen and public speakers urged the city to accelerate action on vacant and boarded houses, improve interdepartmental communication, and consider stronger tools such as a landlord registry or faster demolition/rehab pathways in 2026.
At the Dec. 30 Committee of the Whole meeting, Alderman Donlon urged the council and administration to take more aggressive steps to address vacant and boarded houses that are attracting trash and posing public‑safety and neighborhood‑stability problems.
Donlon said he has repeatedly raised individual properties and asked for timely action, including a request for a 24‑hour order in one case because of…
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