In a message dated 8/1/2003 12:02:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> What part of Jordan do you live in where the inspectors, housing or fire, hit every > house once a month? Front door, back door, makes no difference if nothing is done > about the infractions.< I can't speak for Anne's experience, but as for me, the inspectors have responded effectively every time I've called them. And, I've had orders written on my property; each time it was either justified or if not, corrections were made promptly when I asked. Dennis Plante wrote: >A more relevant question to be asked - what neighborhood does city inspections even >stay current with? There are numerous rental properties in the Jordan community >alone that have been "operating" with "provisional" rental licenses (meaning they've >never had an inspection to see if they were "fit" for habitation).< Well, there's well over 100,000 rental units in the city, and there are about 25 licensing inspectors. There's more involved than just the inspection, especially if problems are found. And rental licensing is only one piece of the housing inspections program. So, it's going to take a while to get to every building, duplex, single home, etc. Plus, as I recall, the rental licensing program was on hold for a while due to a challenge to the program. In the meantime, the department responds daily to complaints about unsafe conditions, so it's not like Hell House is ignored. --M. G. Stinnett Jordan TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
