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Residents press for faster notices and clearer criteria as council delays housing‑code violator rule
Summary
After months of community meetings, councilmembers and tenants urged clearer timelines and Health & Safety‑code‑based criteria for a proposed 'repeat housing code violators' program. Council continued the item and impaneled an ad‑hoc subcommittee to redraft the resolution.
The Merced City Council on April 20 delayed final action on its proposed multi‑unit substandard building inspection policy—often described in public comment as the “repeat housing code violators” program—after tenants and advocates said the draft lacks firm timelines and statutory habitability criteria.
City Attorney Cornwell explained a narrow revision staff had prepared: a clause limiting certain staff deadlines “not to exceed 30 days.” Several speakers and tenant‑advocacy groups urged a broader…
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