Highland Heights heard Tuesday about the potential increase in civil fines that could go into effect next month. This potential raise in fines comes after the city “looked to current times, inflation and action of other cities,” according to City Adminstrator Michael Giffen. However, the issuing of fines isn’t just something that happens automatically if […]
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New Code Enforcement Officer to join City of Highland Heights
The city of Highland Heights introduced its new code enforcement officer, Dave Fornash, at Tuesday night’s meeting. This comes after the recent resignation of previous Code Enforcement Officer William Hunt in September. Fornash has served as a police officer with the Highland Heights Police Department for 27 years and has lived in Highland Heights for […]
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Dayton adopts residential rental license and safety inspection program
Dayton City Council unanimously passed an ordinance to adopt a residential rental property inspection program at their meeting on Sept. 6. The program is designed to be complaint-driven and has bi-yearly proactive inspections from code enforcement. It will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Before this ordinance, the city had no residential property inspection […]
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Dayton seeks to adopt residential rental property inspection program
Unlike its neighboring river cities, Dayton has no residential property inspection program. The Residential Rental License and Safety Inspection program is designed to be complaint-driven and have bi-yearly proactive inspections from code enforcement. Dayton City Administrator Jay Fossett said the program is to protect tenants, not to punish landlords. “In speaking with other city managers, […]
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Fort Thomas may increase fines to address chronic code violators
Fort Thomas officials are considering a significant increase in fines for chronic violations of its code of ordinances covering maintenance of properties within the city. An amendment to the code would increase fines for third and subsequent violations. The fines will remain at $100 for a first and $200 for a second offense. If the […]
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Fort Thomas city administrator passes the baton
The city of Fort Thomas said goodbye to longtime City Administrator Ron Dill and welcomed his replacement, Matt Kremer. It was a bittersweet moment when Dill, who had been with the city for more than 36 years, choked back a few tears, gave his last report to council and took the opportunity to thank his […]
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Dayton passes ordinance for civil penalties for code enforcement violations
The city of Dayton passed an ordinance on May 3 to establish civil penalties for code enforcement violations. The ordinance will allow the city to cite a violation of $50 every day that the homeowner does not correct the problem. The violation will stop once the homeowner fixes the issue or reaches out to Dayton’s […]
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Dayton to begin cracking down on home code enforcement violations
At Tuesday’s Dayton City Council meeting, the council read and discussed an ordinance to establish civil penalties for Code Enforcement violations. The goal of the regulation is to crack down on abandoned homes, homes that aren’t being taken care of, and other unsightly matters outside of a property, such as trash buildup, broken windows, and […]
