The meeting is Tuesday, June 26, 6 p.m. in DeKalb council chambers.
The joint meeting is a signal that the work of the Safe/Quality Housing Task Force is almost done and that proposals will come up for votes at council soon.
The city’s agenda does not list specific items, so I got mine from the DeKalb Area Rental Association. The issues include discussion of:
- Three different mandatory inspection ordinances
- Licensing and fee requirements for rental housing
- A new Vacant Housing ordinance with possible $500 fees
- Increased registration requirements and fees for rental housing
- A Disorderly House ordinance
I’ve attended several Task Force meetings. In my view, this whole exercise was started as another attempt by administrators to latch onto the teats of a new cash cow, aka DeKalb landlords. However, to my utter delight I have become a fan of the Task Force. This is no puppet committee.
Meanwhile, the cow in the form of DARA obviously is going to kick and kick hard; but please do not make the mistake of believing these ordinance proposals only affect landlords. Come for the potential fireworks but stay for a conversation that ultimately will involve all of us.
4 comments
Comment by markcharvat on June 23, 2012 at 1:30 pm
You probably saw this: Mayor Povlsen is Proposing another property tax!
This is a tax that you, the resident, will have to pay so that landlords can continue to do business in the city. We will all have to pay. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_YnPjdaxw&feature=g-all-u
Comment by yinn on June 23, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Yes, I’ve heard. This should not be considered for one minute until the merits of any new program are proven, AND the activities of Code Enforcement employees are accounted for — I hear one of them works at the airport, for example.
Comment by yinn on June 24, 2012 at 10:28 am
Read another take @DeKalb County Online.
Comment by markcharvat on June 25, 2012 at 4:28 am
I read through the background material for Tuesday Night’s meeting and could not find one one municipality that instituted a property tax or fee that was placed on ALL residences to pay for this program. Did anyone else spot this?
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