City Attorney’s Office
March 10, 2022
ASET and Reactive
◦ ASET currently has 12 open cases with
properties containing 217 rental units.
◦ Since October 1, 2021, the Reactive Unit has
opened 352 cases, closed 302 cases, and has
312 active cases.
Before After
8 unit complex. Initial ASET exterior inspection completed, and Notice and Order issued for 48 violations on April 13, 2021. Property owners signed a compliance agreement on May 7, 2021, and the rehabilitation is in progress.
Before In Progress
Before After
Abandoned four-unit apartment complex that suffered several fires between October 2020 and February 2021. The City filed for receivership on an emergency basis on December 17, 2020, and a receiver was appointed on February 18, 2021. The Receiver has completed substantial work at the property, and they are currently in escrow to sell the property to a new, responsible owner.
Before After
Proactive Inspections
◦ Currently, there are 86,350 individual rental units
registered in the Rental Housing Registry, which are
located at 30,732 registered rental properties.
◦ Since the inception of the program, over 13,500
Baseline Health & Safety and Compliance Re-
inspections have been performed.
The Mobilehome Parks team has 25 open cases
throughout the City and 35 closed cases. The team
has focused on training and the evaluation of all 27
parks in the City, along with responding to reactive
complaints.
The Department of Housing and Community
Development will be evaluating the City’s Mobilehome
Park program on March 22 and March 23.
A Maintenance Inspection will be conducted at Modern
Mobilehome Park in District 5 on April 13, 2022.
District Team Case Numbers (as of February 25, 2022):
District 1 – 480 cases
District 2 – 186 cases
District 3 – 566 cases
District 4 – 288 cases
District 5 – 258 cases
District 6 – 89 cases
District 7 – 480 cases
On July 19, 2021, amendments to the Vacant Building
Ordinance became effective increasing the requirements
for vacant commercial buildings. An inspector was
assigned to commercial vacant buildings, and he has made great progress in inspections and compliance.
To date, 46 cases have been opened on vacant
commercial buildings, and exterior inspections have been conducted on all of them. Notice and Orders have been
issued to property owners who have failed to respond to their Courtesy Notices. Re-inspections of the Noticed
properties will be taking place during the first week of March and citations will be issued, if necessary.
Encampment along Dan Ronquillo Dr.
between Roeding and West (District 3)
Property located at 2417 E. Belmont
(District 7) required immediate posting
against occupancy on January 7, 2022, as
the owner was working on a large-scale
construction while tenants still resided in
the house.
The School Area Team provides pro-active code enforcement around schools.
Since the last quarterly report, the SAT has completed inspections and outreach in the following eight school areas: Pinedale (D2), West Fresno (D3), Teague (D1), Harvest (D1), Sunset (D3), Thomas (D4), Muir (D3), and Balderas (D5).
SAT enforcement and outreach is now underway in the following four school areas: Fremont (D1), Burroughs (D7), Centennial (D4), and Aynesworth (D5).
School Legend
February 2020 to Present
1. Fort Miller Middle School
1 2
3 4
5 7
6 3. Olmos Elementary
2. Pyle Elementary
4. Wilson Elementary
5. Lincoln Elementary
6. Frank Lane Elementary
12 11
10 8
9 7. Rowell Elementary
8. Ericson & Norseman Elementary
9. Homan Elementary
10. Susan B. Anthony Elementary
11. Calwa Elementary
12. Mayfair Elementary
13 14
15 17
13. Jackson Elementary
14. Pinedale Elementary
15. West Fresno Elementary & Middle School
16 16. Teague Elementary
17. Harvest Elementary & Glacier Point Middle School
18 18. Sunset Elementary
19 19. Thomas Elementary
20. Muir Elementary
20 21. Balderas Elementary
21 22. Fremont Elementary
22 23. Burroughs Elementary
23 24.Centennial Elementary
24 25.Aynesworth Elementary
25 November and December
Community Engagement
Before After
Overgrown landscaping in Thomas Neighborhood.
Before After
Encampment in rear yard adjacent to school property in Calwa Neighborhood.
Abatement Team
◦ The existing abatement team consists of three Light
Equipment Operators and four Laborers. Six additional
laborers have been hired, and training has begun.
◦ Since the last code report, the abatement team has
completed 119 abatements, including board-ups, tall
grass/weed abatements, and junk/rubbish clean-ups.
Trash Collection
◦ Between the Tire Team and the Abatement Team, the
following amounts of trash and waste tires have been
collected so far in 2022:
January, 2022: 108,700
February, 2022: 218,900
Total YTD: 327,600
Code is pleased to help Mayor Dyer reach his
Million Pound Challenge!
Abatement Team – 6545 N Bungalow (District 2)
Before After
Abatement Team – 2008 W Hedges (District 3)
Before After
Abatement Team – 1666 E Homsy (District 5)
Before After
Abatement Team – 1518 W Vassar (District 1)
Before After
Demolitions
- The Demolition Team has facilitated ten demolitions since the last Code Enforcement report; eight completed directly by the City, and two completed by property owners with Code Enforcement oversight and motivation. Additionally, two properties have been fully rehabilitated by property owners after Code Enforcement motivation.
Further, four demolitions are in progress, two demolition applications are in progress, five rehabilitations by owner in lieu of demolition are in progress, and one application for rehabilitation by owner in lieu of demolition is in progress.
Demolitions – 1066 E Shaw (District 4)
◦ Demolition completed by Property Owner
Before After
Demolitions – 2957 S Newman (District 3)
◦ Demolition completed by City
Before After
Tires
◦ Since the last code enforcement report, the tire team has collected 6,327 waste tires.
◦ 171 waste tire facility inspections have been conducted. ◦ A Tire Amnesty Event was held on January 22, 2022, and an additional 1,134 waste tires were collected.
ABCUP Inspection Program
◦ Investigators provide an educational binder to the
business, which includes a notice of inspection two
weeks later. Then, during the inspection, the investigator goes over a checklist with the business representative. If violations are found, a Notice of Violation is sent, giving the business 30 days to correct the violation before a re- inspection occurs.
◦ As of February 24, 2021, 275 businesses have been
inspected, 46 Notices of Violation have been sent, and
40 re-inspections have occurred.
On July 26, 2021, the City launched the Eviction Protection Program (EPP) to help prevent illegal evictions.
Legal staff receives inquiries from tenants facing eviction, and they are screened. Eligible tenants are contacted by outside counsel for representation in the eviction
proceedings.
Tenants are also provided additional resources, including referrals to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program or housing resources, if necessary. In cases where tenants allege substandard housing conditions, an inspection is conducted to confirm and add merit to this defense.
Information is current as of February 24, 2021:
o Number of inquiries to the EPP: 466
o Number referred to outside counsel: 204
o Of those referred, many have had successful results:
o Five cases dismissed at trial
o Seventeen cases negotiating increased move out
time
o Four cases negotiating reduction of amount
o Seventy-five cases resulting in no eviction
proceeding on the tenant’s record
February 22, 23, and 24, 2022, the City held
Special Assessment hearings in front of the
Administrative Hearing Officer
First Special Assessment hearings in more
than two years
Total amount assessed on to County Tax
Rolls after hearings is $1,972,232.40.
Demolitions
o Fires and deterioration have led to an increased
number of emergency demolitions in the City, which
impacts the City Attorney’s Office budget.
o In FY 2020 - $345,011.80
o In FY 2021 - $375,238.70
o In FY 2022 - $371,487.22 year to date
Relocation
o A plan for relocation with funding is necessary as
there have been an increase in displacement due to
postings dangerous properties against occupancy.
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