_Maxolotl t1_jbglbf3 wrote on March 8, 2023 at 10:05 PM

This city needs a fast-track process that lets city inspectors identify urgent repairs and give landlords a very short window to get them done.

Like, after 48 hours, the city needs to be able to hire contractors to do the work to city specs, and add the cost to the landlord's tax bill for that year.

We also need a way to quickly put repeat offenders into receivership or fine and lien them so hard they're forced to sell.

It takes way way too long to force a landlord to fix serious safety and habitability violations. If someone can't afford to maintain their building they shouldn't be a landlord.

Also one of the most annoying things about all the lists of terrible landlords that we see published every year is that they don't include clear face photos of the bastards. People should be nervous about social consequences of being this awful.

natekrinsky OP t1_jbh0vgo wrote on March 8, 2023 at 11:52 PM

This is a good idea, I'd add that repeat offenders should have their properties expropriated and either made public housing or given to the tenants in a TOPA situation.

Chewwy987 t1_je0jkrm wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Ba CB k in the 870s/80s building were taken over by the government they couldn’t handle the tenants so ended up selling it of. Sometimes tenants are purposefully destroying apartments to try to get nicer apartments or to not pay rent. When rents are low there’s limited funds to make such repairs often there are no funds for repairs so the building just gets left to fall into shambles