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Occupancy: <br />Inregardstoregulatingoccupancy,Rosevilleandeveryothercitythatparticipatedin <br />thisstudyhavesomelimitationstothenumberofpersonsthatareallowedinacertain <br />sizedspace.Thisis,however,difficulttoenforce.Severalcitiesrequirethatrental <br />propertyownersmaintainatenantregistercontainingthenamesofthepersonsthat <br />arelegallyallowedtooccupyarentalunitandthatthisregisterbemadeavailableto <br />housinginspectorswheneverappropriate.Whilethisisnotasurefirewaytoregulate <br />occupancystandards,itdoesencouragepropertyownerstobemoreawareofwhois <br />actuallylivingintheirbuildings. <br />Storage: <br />SomeoftheconcernsexpressedbyRosevilleinspectorsrevolvearoundthefoodstorage <br />practices.Specifically,whenfoodisstoredinwaysthatmayattractrodentsorinsects. <br />TheCityofBrooklyn/;“·;©x­propertymaintenancecodehasafoodstoragestipulation <br />thatcouldbehelpfulinthiscase.Itstatesthat,{boowneroroccupantofabuilding <br />shallstore,place,orallowtoaccumulateanymaterialsthatserveasfoodforrodentsin <br />asiteaccessibletorodents(CityofBrooklynCenterBuildingMaintenanceand <br />Occupancy/š7;œu| <br />Infestation: <br />AnotherconcernofRosevilleinspectorsisthatthecurrentcode7š;­“x·prescribe <br />treatmentforinsectinfestationsotherthanstatingthatthetreatmentshouldnotharm <br />humanhealth.Thiscanbeimprovedbyspecifyingthatinfestationtreatmentsmustbe <br />conductedbyprofessionals.Noneofthecitiesthatparticipatedhavespecificordinances <br />relatingtothetreatmentofbedbugsandtheseoftengountreatedbecausetheyarenot <br />knowntocarrydisease.However,specifyingprofessionaltreatmentofinsect <br />infestations‘regardlessofdiseasecarryingpotential‘mayencouragerentalproperty <br />ownerstobemoreproactiveinpreventinginfestationsofanysort. <br />QualityofRepairs: <br />Asmentionedearlier,oneofthemostsalientproblemsidentifiedbyRosevillehousing <br />inspectorsistheshorttermnatureofrepairstoagingbuildings.Somecitiesintheir <br />propertymaintenancecodesdospecifythatrepairsmustbeof{©;¦z©’“like¨ÒŒz·ä| <br />orsomethingsimilar.AdjustingtheRosevillecitycodetoincludespecifications <br />regardingthequalityoftherepairthatmustbemadewouldbeanimprovementtothe <br />currentcode. <br />Complaints: <br />IthasbecomeobvioustotheCodeEnforcementDivisionandothercitystaffthatthere <br />areserioushealth/safetyandmaintenanceviolationsthat©;“x·beingreportedby <br />tenantsforavarietyofreasons.Coordinatingwithothercitystaff,neighbors,social <br />workers,andotherstoidentifyviolationsandthenfilecomplaintsonbehalfofatenant, <br />willhelptoreducetheseunreportedhealth/safetydangers. <br />23 <br /> <br />