INC NEWS - question regarding city agencies

[Stancil, Constance]

I am sending an inspector out to inspect the property.  The owner should
have obtained a permit from the Inspections Department to perform this
type of work but he did not.  Rick Hester will contact Barry.  Gray
Dawson requested in an earlier email to Barry to get back with him if
Barry had further questions or concerns with the property.  In any case,
Rick Hester will take care of the situation and contact the owner to
make sure the property owner goes down to the Inspections Department to
get the appropriate permits.  Constance 

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To: bragin at nc.rr.com; inc-list at rtpnet.org
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - question regarding city agencies

Have you tried going through "Durham One Call"...

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Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:29 AM
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Subject: INC NEWS - question regarding city agencies

Hi all - there is a rental property on my block that has raised some
questions. After having to evict his last tenants, the owner has allowed
the property to sit unoccupied since October 2006. Fair enough. It's his
property, and if that's what he wants to do with it i suppose he can.

The question is, about 6-8 weeks ago, he hired a contractor to do some
exterior work. The contractor has busted up the driveway, removed the
front porch, and opened up some gaping holes in the brickwork just above
the foundation. 

And not returned for 6 weeks. I've left a message with the contractor
trying to find out what his plans are for finishing the project, but it
has not yet been returned. I've also emailed the directors of
Neighborhood Improvement Services, City and County Planning, and City
and County Inspections, trying to determine which if any city agency
would have jurisdiction in not allowing this property to sit in a state
of disrepair for much longer. I've heard back from Planning and NIS that
this is not their responsibility, but have not yet heard back from
Inspections. 

I was wondering if the collective wisdom of this group would be able to
suggest an answer to the questions, first, which agency is the
appropriate one to contact, and second, what other courses of action are
available. Our previous attempts to dialog with the property manager and
property owner (who lives in Massachusetts) have not yielded any
results.

I'm attaching photos of the house in its current condition. In case they
don't go through, you can view them here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bragin/neighborhood/1700Shawnee1.
jpg
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v181/bragin/neighborhood/1700Shawnee2.
jpg

Barry Ragin
1706 Shawnee St.

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