Enforcement against corporate rental property owners
Summary
Alders and the city attorney's office discussed how properties held by LLCs are pursued — through citations, circuit court actions, and receivership — and whether fines should be increased since deep-pocketed landlords treat citations as a cost of doing business.
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Last discussed Jun 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Chronic nuisance citations run $1,000 to $5,000 under current code; higher fines are under consideration.
Tenants and neighbors of chronically non-compliant rental properties would see better conditions and safety.
Negligible absentee and corporate landlords could face higher forfeitures and receivership.
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