Smarter Neighbors

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• 1 Mike D. // Aug 8, 2009 at 9:34 am

  Having dealt with similar situations here in North Delridge, most often via pie-in-the-sky-house-flippers-gone-bad, it is my understanding that the Vacant Building Code in the City has a long process that has multiple steps that must take place before DPD can take steps to secure a house, or in this case a construction site. ‘Monitoring’, I believe, has to do with the quarterly visits to the site to see if the property has been brought into compliance. Each of those site visits by DPD is connected with a fine/fee. Eventually, if there is no compliance on the part of the owner, DPD can secure the building and a fine/fee is associated with that service. If the fine/fee’s are not paid, a lien is put on the property for the costs incurred by DPD. IMHO, the process takes way to long, and as you have aptly demonstrated, there are negative impacts to the neighborhood and public safety. Let us not forget that it is owner, one BRUCE E. SELIN who is causing this problem and it is he who really needs to get his act together.

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