Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Windham may take landlords to court if their tenants break the law ...

Village officials are meeting with rental property owners today to discuss possible legal action, including property forfeitures, if a felony offense is committed on the property by a tenant.
Mayor Jim Moore, Police Chief Ed Perdian and Rental Housing Inspector Jack Murphy will meet with several rental property owners at 10 a.m. to discuss two recent drug activity ordinances recently passed by council as well as other proposed changes to ordinances affecting rental properties.
Perdian said Tuesday his hope is to see more property owners taking responsibility for what happens on their properties.
"Ignorance is not an excuse. Turning a blind eye is not an excuse," he said. "I'm trying to put people to the task of caring for the community like they should.