Monessen: City profits from tougher stance on code enforcement
By KRISTIE LINDEN
klinden@yourmvi.com
Monessen continues to take a stricter approach to code enforcement as 2021 kicks into gear.
The city and code enforcement Officer Todd Carter brought in more than $165,000 in revenue in 2020.
The approach, which is supported in the city’s comprehensive plan, calls for requiring properties to be maintained by their owners and getting control of the blight in town.
The city’s code enforcement office has mailed its annual batch of landlord letters and vacant property letters to applicable property owners.
Landlord letters are sent annually to property owners who have tenants, or anyone who is the primary inhabitant if that is someone other than the property owner, including relatives or friends.
That ordinance has been in effect for more than a decade, and the fee schedule was last updated in 2019.
The newest letter regarding vacant, abandoned and foreclosed properties asks property owners for information, including contact information for property owners, as well as anyone who serves as a property manager.
There is a yearly fee associated with vacant, abandoned and foreclosed properties billed to the current name listed on the title as the property owner. The cost is $65 per year.
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