Barking Dogs: Code Enforcement Is All Barkand No Bite (Unless The Inspectors Have Assult Rifles)

Authors

Marilyn UzdavinesFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Abstract

In Detroit, Michigan, in 2014, 1 broken windows, a roof caving in, and a yard that had not been maintained for years is the view for its residents in a blighted and unstable neighborhood. Code enforcement inspectors are nowhereto be found. The local code enforcement department lacks the resources, manpower, and strategic plan to deal with blight on a massive scale

Publication Title

Washburn Law Journal

First Page

161

NSUWorks Citation

Marilyn Uzdavines, Barking Dogs: Code Enforcement Is All Barkand No Bite (Unless The Inspectors Have Assult Rifles), 54 Washburn Law Journal 161 (2014),
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/law_facarticles/362