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Local landlord criticizes sanitary districtbilling, deposit handling practices

Board of Sanitary Commissioner · April 1, 2026
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Summary

A landlord at the April 1 meeting criticized the districts deposit and final-bill procedures, saying deposits were included on final statements for sold properties and that bills were sometimes placed in third parties' names, causing collection and ownership issues.

Jim Shelton, a local property owner, used the meetings public-comment period to describe problems he said arise from the districts deposit and billing procedures. Shelton said he was not notified when the district began collecting a deposit, described a case where a final bill issued upon sale still showed a deposit charged to a tenant, and said he paid a deposit he did not receive back.

"This deposit idea is awful. It doesn't do anything," Shelton…

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