Code Enforcement Docket This Week
July 12th, 2009 by Jennifer FarwellStarting today, MCNO has nearly 40 properties coming through Code Enforcement Court. These are abandoned properties that have been cited for violations ranging from not being cleaned and gutted to harboring unsanitary conditions.
MCNO has found that the city is more likely to take action against negligent owners if neighbors and appear to testify. Similarly, if residents have personal knowledge of a situation that gives the court a reason for leniency, it helps if they can back up the owner being cited. We know everyone is busy, but if we want these houses to be remediated, it will take all of us. To paraphrase the common adage, It takes a village to raise a stronger, cleaner city.
If you cannot attend a meeting, send your position to housing@mcno.org and we will print it out and deliver it to the meeting. You should also follow up with the city directly, as those who are fined usually have 30 days to remediate, after which time the fines kick in retroactively if they do not comply. Therefore, contacting the city any time before or in the 30 days after the citation can be effective. You can send a letter (preferred), call, or submit an online complaint. All the contact information for these options is available at http://www.cityofno.com/Portals/CodeEnforcement/. Address letters to Winston Reid, Director of Code Enforcement, and email or mail a copy to MCNO.
A list of the properties for this week, with the date and time they will be heard, is below. Note that the time is the start of the court hearing period, which usually runs about 3 hours. When a particular property will be heard depends on when (and if) the owner appears.
Stay tuned for the results of these and other hearings in our first regular Friday update at the end of this week.
Jen Farwell
MCNO
PROP ADDRESS CASE # DATE TIME
3215 Canal St. 09-001531 7/13/2009 9:15 AM
4133 D’ Hemecourt St. 09-001544 7/13/2009 9:15 AM
3321 Bienville St. 09-001524 7/13/2009 9:15 AM
4312 Bienville St. 09-001523 7/13/2009 9:15 AM
4145 Cleveland Ave. 09-001537 7/13/2009 9:15 AM
4534 Banks St. 09-001515 7/13/2009 9:15 AM
4604 S. Carrollton Ave. 09-001533 7/13/2009 9:15 AM
736 S. Salcedo St.(Rear) 09-001616 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
3016 Bienville St. 09-001662 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
600 N. Murat St. 09-001595 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
3221 Canal St. 09-001666 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
635 N. Scott St. 09-001618 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
411 S. Bernadotte St. 09-001660 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
419 S. Murat St. 09-001594 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
618 S. Alexander St. 09-001644 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
4318-20 Bienville St. 09-001661 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
200 S. Solomon St. 09-001619 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
220 S. Solomon St. 09-001620 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
301 S. Alexander St. 09-001642 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
316 S. Alexander St. 09-001643 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
441 S. Solomon St. 09-001621 7/13/2009 1:15 PM
229 S. Dupre St. 09-001689 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
2928 Conti St. 09-001677 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
2932 Conti St. 09-001678 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
314 N. Gayoso St. 09-001710 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
511 S. Gayoso St. 09-001712 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
736-38 S.. Lopez St. 09-001746 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
129 S. Gayoso St. 09-001714 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
318 S. Gayoso St. 09-001711 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
331-33 S. Cortez St. 09-001679 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
509 S. Genois St. 09-001723 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
4220 Orleans Ave. 09-001771 7/14/2009 9:15 AM
637 S. Salcedo St 09-001792 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
736-38 S. Salcedo St. 09-001793 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
223 S. White St. 09-001827 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
227 S. White St. 09-001825 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
3914 Palmyra St.(main plus Accessory) 09-001773 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
419 S. Pierce St. 09-001779 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
200 S. Solomon St. 09-001804 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
4051 Tulane Ave. 09-001818 7/14/2009 1:15 PM
4220 Orleans Ave. 09-001891 7/15/2009 9:15 AM
July 13th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I am currently on vacation in San Francisco and just saw the notice regarding the blighted property hearings. I obviously am unable to appear and, indeed, it is probably too late even for this written response. I do, however, want to go on record regarding the following properties which are all within less than a block from my home at 124 So. Solomon Street.
200 So. Solomon Street
220 So Solomon St.
4145 Cleveland St.
All of these homes have been in an extreme state of neglect for over 5 years—-even prior to Katrina. The quality of life for the residents in the neighborhood who have worked hard to make our neighborhood a desirable place to live has been very negatively affected by these home owners neglect of their property. PLEASE ! These homes need to be torn down!