NUMB:
980209
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 1
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. NARDELLI
TITL:
A substitute ordinance relating to the transfer of health department and department of building inspection orders to correct violations to new owners of investor-owned residential properties.
SECS:
59-10 cr
59-11 cr
200-12.7 cr
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This ordinance requires any person selling, transferring or conveying an ownership interest in a residential property that is investor-owned at the time of such sale, transfer or conveyance to expressly inform any person acquiring or receiving an ownership interest in the property of any outstanding orders to correct violations of ch. 66 (toxic and hazardous substances), ch. 80 (nuisances) or the building and zoning code. It also provides that whenever there is a change in ownership of an investor-owned residential property, and that property has outstanding orders to correct violations of the specified chapters, the department of building inspection shall not grant an extension of the time period for compliance solely on the basis of the transfer of ownership.
BODY:
Whereas, Investor-owned single-family and duplex properties accounted for 66% and 63% of all single-family and duplex properties with department of building inspection orders in 1994 and 1997, respectively, even though investor-owned properties accounted for only one-fifth of the total number of single-family and duplex properties in those years; and
Whereas, Correction of health and building code violations on investor-owned residential properties is often delayed by changes in ownership of such properties; and
Whereas, This problem could be rectified by requiring that orders to correct health and building code violations on an investor-owned residential property be automatically transferred to the new owner of any such property at the time of sale, with no extension in the time for compliance permitted solely on the basis of the transfer of ownership;...
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