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Mayor to share housing-complaint dossier with Congressman amid hundreds of calls about substandard rental properties
Summary
Mayor Ralph Petrella said the city has received nearly 600 calls over three years about nuisance and substandard rental properties and will pass information to Congressman Rulli and HUD to seek broader remedies.
Mayor Ralph Petrella told council he will consolidate complaints and examples of substandard rental housing and share that information with the local congressional office and HUD.
"We've had hundreds of phone calls to one area over the last three years, upwards, almost 600 calls in three years," Petrella said, and he described collaborative work with the downtown business association, the Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority and other local groups. He said the packet will be provided to Congressman Rulli's staff and carried to HUD to seek higher-level assistance for widespread landlord noncompliance.
Petrella said the effort aims to protect residents living in deteriorated or unsafe units whether subsidized or private, and he asked council and staff to continue compiling evidence and contacts. Council did not vote on a specific ordinance at the meeting; Ms. Hoover did sunshine an ordinance amending Codified Ordinance 121.02 (purchasing) during the miscellaneous reports portion of the meeting.
