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Subject: [phillyblocks] Interesting proposal: Enable neighborhood groups to file complaints directly
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Subject: [phillyblocks] Interesting proposal: Enable neighborhood groups to file complaints directly
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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:35:17 EDT
Subject: L&I
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There has been a partial solution to the problems you identify floating around in the legislature for some years--- the idea of enabling parties in interest, including neighbors and neighborhood organizations to file exterior code complaints and if they are not acted upon by the municipality, enabling the party in interest to pursue the issue in court. I don't know how the bill's sponsor (who as I recall was Rep. Kirkland from Chester) came upon this idea, but in context it harkens to the "private attorneys general movement" that sought to empower individuals and communities to pursue public policy agendas through the courts.
One could envision community based organizations receiving training in code enforcement (one wouldn't want a system of harrassing your neighbor through the courts) and pursuing complaints in part in lieu (and perhaps financially supported by) of L&I. The bill has been bottled up by property owners and the City's legislative delegation has historically not been willing to do much to push this bill.
Locally, in years past the PA Low Income Housing Coalition (now the Housing Alliance of PA) in association with the Pittsburgh-based Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Coalition were advocates of this legislation, although if they are still pursuing this bill I don't know.
Daniel Hoffman
Employer-Assisted Housing &
Community Development Strategies
338 Wadsworth Avenue
Philadelphia, PA. 19119
267-408-9848
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