As a matter of fairness, I think all properties should be inspected, including owner occupied houses. Back when I did Mpls Truth in Housing and home buyer inspections in the 80's and 90's, I found many of the owner occupied housing in "unlivable" condition also, though not to the extent as a percentage as the rental properties.
Steve Meldahl Jordan (work) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Plante" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [Mpls] Fire Department taking over housing inspections > > 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). > > Dennis Plante > Jordan > > _________________________________________________________________ > Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > 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 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
