City Looking To Clean Up Blighted Properties

Today’s City Council study session included the idea of getting the city more involved in cleaning up blighted properties around Tacoma.  The proposed changes to our code enforcement ordinances would enable staff to issue a notice to a blighted property’s owner, fine the landowner if needed, send in Public Works to clean up the property, and bill the owner for the clean up.  What would then follow is the potiential for a lien on the property if the bill is unpaid.  Of course this discussion needs to move up to the City Council for approval.  This could be some exciting stuff heading our way.

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