Summary
DAH issued $18.4 million in blight judgments but collected only about 30%. Council members want a public guide to the most common tickets and floated an amnesty day, so residents don't get buried in fines they didn't know were coming.
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Last discussed Mar 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $12.8 million of $18.4 million in judgments goes uncollected each year.
Residents who get educated before receiving stacks of tickets, and the city's general fund if collections improve.
Residents, especially seniors, facing thousands in cumulative fines for violations they didn't know about.
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