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About 2,400 landlords were cited for nearly 6,000 emergency code violations between January 2019 and February of this year in Columbus. Most landlords had only one or two emergency violations, but ...
Mar. 3—Temporary blemishes evolving into permanent eyesores have attracted the attention of city officials looking to update Meadville's property maintenance code. If the recommended changes are ...
According to Schaupp, the general condition of the lower Greenmont area is a result of multiple factors, including lax enforcement of property maintenance codes. "Also, you can't charge a lot of ...
The Fair Housing Act was passed at the urging of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Congress passed the federal Fair Housing Act (codified at 42 U.S.C. 3601-3619, penalties for violation at 42 U.S.C. 3631) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 only one week after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Landlord harassment is the willing creation, by a landlord or their agents, of conditions that are uncomfortable for one or more tenants in order to induce willing abandonment of a rental contract. This is illegal in many jurisdictions, either under general harassment laws or specific protections, as well as under the terms of rental contracts ...
Code enforcement. Code enforcement, sometimes encompassing law enforcement, is the act of enforcing a set of rules, principles, or laws (especially written ones) and ensuring observance of a system of norms or customs. [1] An authority usually enforces a civil code, a set of rules, or a body of laws and compel those subject to their authority ...
The lack of local maintenance codes can contribute to poor housing quality and less investment in areas, according to a study from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania. Almost 90% of rural ...
The Broken Windows Theory is a valuable tool in understanding the importance of maintenance in deterring crime. Broken Windows theory proponents support a zero tolerance approach to property maintenance, observing that the presence of a broken window will entice vandals to break more windows in the vicinity. The sooner broken windows are fixed ...