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  1. JimmyTreeX

    Issuing code appearance tickets. Service to LLC's.

    Hello again, I am writing to see how other Code Departments handle appearance tickets, specifically how they are served. My department has run into an issue (which has been getting progressively worse over the years) where around 60-70% of property owners and just about 100% of LLC's aren't...
  2. JimmyTreeX

    Code Court- Appearance Ticket- Failure to appear

    Unfortunately, at least in my City, owners don’t always comply with our citations. I’d say about 10% of our cases results in an appearance ticket for non-compliance. I’m sure this is nothing new to any of you. My question is: what do you do if the owner fails to appear? After the court...
  3. JimmyTreeX

    When an owner calls Code on their tenants

    Just looking for opinions on how you handle a landlord or property manager calling code enforcement on their own tenants? So technically, calling on theirselves. I know there are certain circumstances where it is acceptable, like when the tenants are living without power or in squalor, but we...
  4. jar546

    Writing up violations when more than one code section applies

    Whenever you have a violation that is covered by more than one code section, do you write up both (or more) or just one?
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