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Lynda
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Posted - 08/24/2007 : 10:05:22 AM
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massdee posted this in another ares of the blog but I thought if it actually became a reality that it would work: In the Globe I believe in last July:
I think this would apply here with these kids running like wild animals.
Beyond enforcement of the current state law, Dolan said he has asked Deputy City Solicitor Robert Van Campen to explore the possibility of additional local legislation in regards to homeowner liability. He added that the problem extends to landlords who own properties where police have multiple visits due to illegal activity on the premises, and said Van Campen is looking at other communities that allow a police chief to levy fines if a property becomes a “nuisance property.”
“I know neighborhoods, good neighborhoods, with tax-paying, law-abiding people that in some cases are terrorized by a home where there is consistent illegal activity and the landlord isn’t taking proper steps,” Dolan said. “There’s not a single lease that I’ve ever seen that didn’t say that if there’s illegal activity, that lease could be broken and moved on.”
Van Campen said the idea behind such a fines is that city money is spent responding to repeat offenders, and “if your property is one of those trouble spots where the police, fire and our public safety folks have to continue to respond to, we’re looking to recoup some of the money spent in responding.” |
Edited by - Lynda on 08/24/2007 10:07:10 AM |
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SAD truth about Everett
