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  1. JimmyTreeX

    Ticketing Question- Code violations

    I have a question about issuing tickets for non-compliance. When performing an inspection, especially for tenant complaints, you can end up citing 10-20-30 violations. I’m not sure how many of you are familiar with slum lords, but my city is full of them, so unfortunately landlords not fixing...
  2. 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...
  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. C

    Leaking roof and black mold

    I bought a business in 2013 that has been in the same location for now, 37 years. Over the years we learned that the landlord was known for doing nothing to maintain his buildings. Now 8 years later, that has come to be true. The roof has leaked for too many years and now, with the help of...
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