Matthew
12-31-2007, 12:43 PM
Banks, mortgage companies and investors who fail to maintain vacant buildings in keeping with health and safety codes would be subject to stiff fines under a draft ordinance endorsed by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors.
The measure, prompted by an increasing number of foreclosures, is designed to make sure houses and other vacant buildings are secured to prevent children or vagrants from getting inside. Owners could be required to board up doors and windows, if necessary to prevent access, said Jim Wassner, county code enforcement supervisor.
Under the proposed ordinance, property owners who failed to maintain and monitor vacant buildings could be subject to fines ranging from $1,000 for a first violation to as much as $10,000 for repeat violations.
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The measure, prompted by an increasing number of foreclosures, is designed to make sure houses and other vacant buildings are secured to prevent children or vagrants from getting inside. Owners could be required to board up doors and windows, if necessary to prevent access, said Jim Wassner, county code enforcement supervisor.
Under the proposed ordinance, property owners who failed to maintain and monitor vacant buildings could be subject to fines ranging from $1,000 for a first violation to as much as $10,000 for repeat violations.
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