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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
ThF Hono ble Mayor
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To : anMem ers of the City Co ission DATE: YAR 31'= FILE:
Discussion on Enforcement of
SUBJECT: Illegal Dwelling Units
f Jo Amola
FROM: +' C y Manager REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES:
BACKGROUND:
The attached report is submitted for your consideration as a summary of NET's efforts, thus far, to
address the illegal dwelling unit issue Citywide.
These code enforcement cases will be prioritized according to three criteria:
1. Homestead exemption status — Non-exempt properties will be prioritized
2. Number of illegal units —Properties with 3 or more illegal units will be prioritized
3. Condition of property —Properties invisibly poor condition will be prioritized
The attached report has yielded 618 active properties in the complaint tracking system, of which
315 have a non-exempt homestead status.
Based on the priorities listed above, NET Administrators have been instructed to proceed as
follows:
1. Issue a summons to appear at the code enforcement board to any and all open cases, which
have not already received one.
2. Refer for foreclosure all cases that have running fines. NET Administration will expedite
foreclosure action in coordination with the City Attorney's Office.
The second step of this process will consist of a thorough citywide survey to identify properties
with illegal units that may have been missed in the past. These will be identified in a preliminary
report based on the City's solid waste billing database and subsequent field -checks in areas with a
concentration of illegal units.
Compliance data shall be gathered on a bi-weekly bases and reports will be forwarded for your
reference on a regular basis. Thank you, in advance for your consideration on this matter.
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cc: Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney
Victor Monzon-Aguirre, Chief of Neighborhood Services
Edward Borges, NET Director
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ILLEGAL DWELLING UNIT COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
NET AREAS
TOTAL PROPERTIES
IN VIOLATION
TOTAL
NON-EXEMPT
ALLAPATTAH
CORAL WAY
79
142
60
60
DOWNTOWN
0
0
EAST LITTLE HAVANA
16
10
FLAGAMI
83
44
LITTLE HAITI
88
39
MODEL CITY
3
2
NE COCONUT GROVE
3
OVERTOWN
2
SW COCONUT GROVE-;
3
UPPER EASTSIDE
24
16
WEST LITTLE HAVANA
103
39
WYNWOOD /EDGEWATER
72
42
TOTAL
618
315
DISCUSSED