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Subject: RE: [Mpls] what housing inspectors do
Moving the discussion forward. In my opinion, it really isn't a matter of
whether or not the City is staffed properly to conduct the necessary
inspections. It's more a question of where priorities (for the City) lay
Dennis Plante Responds:
Steve, whereas I currently don't own any rental property and whereas I never
said it to begin with, I don't think I'm making the statement that I
wouldn't bring my rental properties up to code. I in fact live in Jordan
and can only attest to what my somewhat trained
Jordan (work)
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Subject: Re: [Mpls] what housing inspectors do
Dennis Plante Responds:
Steve, whereas I currently don't own
Steve:
Dennis Responds:
Again, and more to the point, I have no doubt that you are both an
experienced and professional owner/investor of rental properties in MPLS.
However, as someone that works in Jordan, you should know full well that
there exists a large percentage of rental property
M.G. is close.
The inspections department takes in much more in fees than it runs on to do its job.
The rest goes to the general fund.
What people pay for is not what they get, they get less by a long shot.
Its a travesty IMHO that we pay for inspections and do not get them.
The city makes a lot
Moving the discussion forward. In my opinion, it really isn't a matter of
whether or not the City is staffed properly to conduct the necessary
inspections. It's more a question of where priorities (for the City) lay.
In the free enterprise system, the cost of doing business (if equal with
I almost choked reading this post. Mpls inspections is a model and some
of their inspectors sit on National boards?? Give me a break! I would
like to know the names of the ones who supposedly sit on these National
boards. Please tell me. What cities have modelled their inspection
programs
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From: Dennis Plante [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: RE: [Mpls] what housing inspectors do
Moving the discussion forward. In my opinion, it really isn't a
matter of
whether or not the City
160,000 units to inspect.
30 inspectors.
That would work out to a caseload of 5300+ per inspector.
Assuming 2 weeks vacation, that's 250 work days per year. With the paperwork
involved for processing violations and following up, I would venture that a
rate of one unit per day would be a
