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What about bank owned or abandon homes? Thats 60% of my block...
What about bank owned or abandon homes? Thats 60% of my block...
Absolutely nothing you can do, unfortunately. You will not get them fined for lack of snow removal.
You could get them fined for other odd sanitation violations, but the notices would likely go in the garbage and there would never be any consequences. That's the city we live in. I'll push one shovel-width path clear in front of these properties if I have time, enough to help peds but not enough to be an enabler.
The city should do something like what st. paul does. After a while and a warning, the city removes the snow from the sidewalk and then bills the owner and possibly adds a fine on top of that. It's a win-win situation, the sidewalks get cleared and the various cronies of the alderman can get contracts to clear sidewalks and fees for doing so.
H3N3 said:Absolutely nothing you can do, unfortunately. You will not get them fined for lack of snow removal.
You could get them fined for other odd sanitation violations, but the notices would likely go in the garbage and there would never be any consequences. That's the city we live in. I'll push one shovel-width path clear in front of these properties if I have time, enough to help peds but not enough to be an enabler.
The city should do something like what st. paul does. After a while and a warning, the city removes the snow from the sidewalk and then bills the owner and possibly adds a fine on top of that. It's a win-win situation, the sidewalks get cleared and the various cronies of the alderman can get contracts to clear sidewalks and fees for doing so.
H3N3 said:How do you get money from the owners for snow clearing if you can't even get them to pay fines?
City Council enacts legislation that adds such assessments to property tax bills if not paid.
Us property owners are already fined for many other property violations. Last month I had to pay $300 just because the lid of my garbage dumpster in the alley was open by more than 6" for a couple hours. I even appeared in court seeking a dismissal, and the inspector was there with time-stamped photos of my dumpster. I had no recourse but to pay the fine right then, or risk onerous collection charges.
Failure to shovel front sidewalk snow inconveniences many more people than open dumpsters in alleys; certainly inspectors could be more active...
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